Follow TV Tropes

Following

Context Main / SignificantBirthDate

Go To

1''If the birthday of a character is included in a work, then it is either plot-relevant or [[RuleOfSymbolism significant for the character]]. Or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs both]].''
2
3In RealLife, people are born on random dates. In fiction, while it's possible for the creator to just choose a random date, if a character's date of birth is given (even if it's just in [[AllThereInTheManual supplementary material]]), then nine times out of ten, it has some sort of [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic symbolic meaning]]. This can be a character obsessed with romance being born on [[UsefulNotes/AmericanHolidays February 14th]], or an unlucky character being born on [[ThirteenIsUnlucky Friday the 13th]]. The meaning can also be ironic, such as a bright and cheerful character being born on [[UsefulNotes/AllHallowsEve October 31st]]. It can also, owing to WhenThePlanetsAlign, have actual meaning.
4
5Compare DiedOnTheirBirthday, where a character's birthdate also comes to signify the day one dies. May lead to an IRememberBecause. Can often overlap with SignificantReferenceDate, if the birthday is a reference to some real-world date, such as the date of their first appearance, the premiere/publication of some work within the franchise, the birthday of the person who inspired their creation, etc.
6
7----
8!!Examples:
9
10[[foldercontrol]]
11
12[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
13* ''Manga/XxxHolic'':
14** Watanuki in was born on April 1st, a date with significance in both the East and the West. It's also a date personally significant to Creator/{{CLAMP}}; they consider it the anniversary of their founding. Sakura Kinomoto of ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' was also born on April 1st, which is a pretty important coincidence... The main character Sakura of ''Tsubasa Chronicle'' also has the same birthday. [[spoiler:Guess what. It's a plot point.]]
15** Sakura's brother Touya was born on February 29th, meaning the poor guy could only have a birthday every leap year. His mother always added it to her date calendars.
16* Aoi from ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'' was born on the day of UsefulNotes/{{tanabata}}, which celebrates the once-a-year meeting of Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair) across the Milky Way. It's the Asian equivalent to Valentine's Day.
17* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' joined in this trope with the release of the second official Guidebook.
18** [[WorldsStrongestMan Levi]] was born on December 25th.
19** [[TheSmartGuy Armin]]'s birthday is November 3rd, which is celebrated in Japan as Culture Day.
20** Krista was born on January 15th, the original date Coming Of Age day was celebrated in Japan (1948 - 2000).
21** [[AmbiguouslyBi Reiner]] shares his birthday, August 1st, with the unofficial "holiday" known as {{Yaoi}} Day.
22* In ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'', Azuki's birthday is November 5. This has absolutely no bearing on the plot of ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'', but it seems to be the creators' olive branch to the month of November after ''Manga/DeathNote'', which had particularly nasty developments occur in all three Novembers featured in the series, and ''especially'' November 5.
23* Interesting variation in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': [[HeartwarmingOrphan Rangiku Matsumoto]] [[CrapsackWorld did not have a birthday]] until her [[UsedToBeASweetKid childhood friend]] [[CheerfulChild Gin]] found out and made the day they met her birthday.
24** The reason for that is because she never really counted days until she met Gin.
25* PlayedWith in ''Manga/BlueExorcist:'' [[PolarOppositeTwins Rin and Yukio]] celebrate their birthday on December 27, two days after Christmas, so they grew up celebrating the two events together. Given that the pair are both {{Anti Anti Christ}}s, a Christmas birthday seems to have some interesting symbolism.
26* All characters in ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'' share their birthdate with the author they're named after. This has become such a thing that it is a sure-fire way for fans to determine the birthday (and, as such, their zodiac sign) of characters who didn't get officially named one, but are still named after a writer. For example, Andre Gide is assumed to have his birthdate on November 22.
27* In ''Manga/CaseClosed'', Shinichi's birthday is 4th of May, the day when Literature/SherlockHolmes and Dr. Moriarty supposedly fell of the Reichenbach falls.
28* ''Manga/DeathNote'':
29** What could be a better day for a [[SweetTooth sugar loving]] detective to be born than Halloween, the day random strangers give candy to whoever knocks on their door, and being anonymous is perfectly normal?
30** There's also Misa, whose birthday falls on Christmas. Quite appropriate for a character who's [[TheIngenue childlike]], [[{{Kawaiiko}} cute]] and willing to give of herself to others (specifically, Light); this is {{Inverted}}, however, [[spoiler:by the end of the series, in which her ''death'' date [[AlasPoorVillain is revealed to be Valentine's Day]], a little over a year after she lost the love of her life]].
31* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'':
32** In ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'', Masaru Daimon's birthday is stated to be April 2nd, the same as the airdate of the anime's first episode.
33** In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02TheBeginning'', Lui Ohwada's birthday is on February 29, which technically means he only celebrates his birthday every 4 years. [[spoiler:He originally got his Digivice on February 29, 1996, the birthday of a four-year-old Lui. Ukkomon makes a point of giving him a birthday gift on each date, the latest of which is on 2012]].
34* In ''Earth's Defense Family,'' Seiko was born on July 7, the same day as the Japanese festival Tanabata. She notes the irony of being born on a romantic holiday while she's currently in a failing marriage, and spends the day with her not-quite-lover, Hayakawa.
35* PlayedWith in ''Anime/EdenOfTheEast'': the main character has IdentityAmnesia and discovers among his possessions numerous fake passports. He notices that one, "Takizawa Akira," has a birthday just one day different from Saki, the soon-to-be-LoveInterest whom he just met; he takes this as a sign and chooses that as his new identity. Incidentally, both dates were in the final week of the Showa Era, which fits into the show's major theme of building a new society.
36* In ''Anime/{{Free}}'', Haruka Nanase is born on June 30th - the same date as American swimmer Michael Phelps.
37* In ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'', Kaname was born on December 24. So was Tessa. In fact, ''every'' Whispered has the same birth date and time, to within three minutes. There's a reason for this...
38* The birthdays of many ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' characters coincide with historic battles.
39* Victorique of ''Literature/{{Gosick}}'' was born on December 25, Christmas Day. Fitting and ironic, considering her intended fate.
40* ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'' has few examples of significant birthdays:
41** The protagonist Hinata Shouyou’s birthday is June 21st, the longest day of the year. His name means “sunny place” and he has a sunny personality with bright orange hair and warm brown eyes.
42** His friendly rival Kageyama Tobio’s birthday is December 22nd, the longest night of the year. Kageyama means “shadow mountain” and in contrast to Hinata he has a colder and less friendly demeanour. He also sports jet-black hair and navy-blue eyes.
43** Team’s libero Nishinoya was born on 10/10 in contrast to team’s TheAce Asahi who was born on 01/01. Like Kageyama and Hinata, they are opposites and complements: Nishinoya short, loud, and blunt and Asahi the GentleGiant. Again like Kageyama and Hinata, their names also reflect this with Nishinoya Yuu meaning “Western Valley Evening” and Azumane Asahi meaning “Eastern Peak Morning Sun”.
44** Tsukishima’s loyal friend and {{Sidekick}} Yamaguchi Tadashi was born on November 10th, the same day as the famous loyal Japanese dog Hachiko. Tadashi and Hachiko are also written with the same kanji.
45* In ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', character birthdays are often a country's Independence Day. This is because [[MoeAnthropomorphism said characters are personified countries.]]
46* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'':
47** CheerfulChild Gon was born on May 5th (a.k.a. Children's Day in Japan).
48** Killua's birthday (a.k.a. 7/7) falls on Tanabata, a Japanese festival holiday centering around a folklore tale of star-crossed lovers. Killua and the character of Orihime share some similarities, and the beginning of the Tanabata myth also shares some themes with the beginning of Killua's character arc as both are employed by their fathers, both are unhappy in their lives and wish for connections with others that their work prevents, both eventually abandon their work entirely after meeting another person (which displeases their fathers), and both of their fathers (Silva and Orihime's father) allow their children to pursue their important bond, but expect that their children will return to their roles in time.
49** Kurapika's birthday is April 4th. In Japanese culture, [[FourIsDeath the number 4, due to one of it's possible pronunciations, is considered the number of death, and April is the fourth month of the year.]] This date reflects his determination to apprehend or kill the members of the Phantom Troupe, and he is indeed referred to as a "god of death" in one of their predictions.
50** Leorio's birthday is on March 3rd which is the date the manga first came out. This is more of an irony since [[OutOfFocus Leorio receives the least amount of screen-time out of all of the main characters in the story]].
51** All of the four characters listed above share a feature where the number of the month and day of his birthday are the same. This is also true for Hisoka who was born on 6/6 (though his birthday in itself has no significance unless you consider the number 666).
52* ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}'': Most Jewelpets have their birthdays in the months equivalent to the birthstones they represent. So Ruby was born in July, Garnet in January, Sapphie in September, Diana (diamond) in April, etc.
53* ''Literature/JuniTaisenZodiacWar'': Every character was born on the same day as their birth month. ex: Tiger was born on January 1, Ox on February 2, and Rat on March 3. The Twelve Criminals from the sequel were also born on these days.
54** Invoked with Snake and Dragon. Despite being twins, they were registered by their parents on October 10 and November 11, respectively.
55** Subverted with Rabbit, whose birthday (and real name) is unknown, but implied to be December 12, which is also the day the tournament takes place.
56* All five members of the student council in ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' have their birthdays on holidays (and all of them are on the same day of the month as month of the year).
57** Kaguya's birthday is New Years, [[DefrostingIceQueen a time of new beginnings]]. She shares her birthday with her ShadowArchetype Maki (and, by extension, Maki's twin brother Mikado).
58** Shirogane's birthday is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysanthemum_Day Chrysanthemum Day]]. Chrysanthemums are the symbol of the Imperial house of Japan, which is both fitting with his role as StudentCouncilPresident, and ironic due to him being a PennyAmongDiamonds.
59** Fujiwara and Ishigami were both born on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinamatsuri Hina-matsuri]].
60** KiddieKid Miko was born on Children's Day.
61* ''Manga/KomiCantCommunicate'': Komi's birthday is December 25th.
62* In ''Manga/LuckyStar'':
63** Kou Yasaka's birthday is on Setsubun.
64** Akira Kogami: Valentine's day, but not much is made of it.
65** Hiyori's birthday is May 24th; Konata's is the 28th. This proximity gives Hiyori a greater sense of them being [[{{otaku}} kindred spirits]]. (No word on how Konata perceives it.)
66** The Hiiragi twins' birthday is on UsefulNotes/{{Tanabata}}.
67** Misao's birthday is July 20th, which is the original fixed date of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Day Marine Day]] (''Umi no Hi''), formerly Marine Memorial Day (''Umi no kinen bi''), and still falls on it when the 1st of July is a Wednesday. Hiyori says the day predicts a [[GenkiGirl high-energy life]].
68** SchoolNurse Fuyuki Amahara's is September 17th, which is Respect for the Aged Day (''Keiro no Hi'') when the 1st falls on a Saturday.
69* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'':
70** Nanoha's birthday is March 15, probably the single most {{iron|y}}ic date possible. First, it's the [[EtTuBrute Ides of March]], a day associated with the antithesis of [[ThePowerOfFriendship her life philosophy]]. Second, it's Hounen Matsuri, a Shinto fertility festival that features the procession of a giant wooden phallus, something she would have no interest in as a lesbian.
71** Hayate Yagami was born June 4th (6/4). It invokes both the NumberOfTheBeast and FourIsDeath, which fits her status as master of [[ArtifactOfDoom The Book]] [[ArtifactOfDeath of Darkness]].
72* Every single one of ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun'''s seven main characters has a birthdate that has some relevance to their characterization.
73** Nozaki's first name means "Plum boy" and he was born on Plum day (6/6).
74** Sakura was born on Sakura (Cherry Blossom) day (3/27).
75** Mikoshiba is known around school for being a flirty ChickMagnet and was born on Valentine's day (2/14).
76** Kashima often wears costumes because she acts in the drama club and was born on Halloween (10/31).
77** Hori has a leg fetish and was born on Nice-Knee-High's (as in the socks) day (11/28),
78** Seo, who has tons of admirers who have never seen her face, was born on Tanabata (7/7) which celebrates two deities who are star-crossed lovers.
79** Wakamatsu suffers from insomnia and was born on Sleep Science day (9/3).
80* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'':
81** [[TheHero Izuku Midoriya]], the successor of BigGood [[TheCape All Might]] and inheritor of his Quirk [[SuperEmpowering One For All]], shares his birthday (July 15) with his upperclassman Mirio Togata, who was at one point being considered to inherit OFA before All Might met Izuku.
82** His ArchEnemy [[TheHeavy Tomura Shigaraki]], meanwhile, was born on April 4 ([[FourIsDeath 4/4]]). He also shares his birthday with Recovery Girl, Yuuei's [[{{Irony}} school nurse]].
83** [[YamatoNadeshiko Ibara Shiozaki]], a [[TokenReligiousTeammate devout Christian]], was born on September 8, the feast day of the Virgin Mary.
84** 1-A's Kirishima and 1-B's Tetsutetsu were both born on October 16, reflecting how they're practically copies of each other, as they share similar [[SuperToughness Quirks]], [[HotBlooded personalities]], stats, costumes, and even went to the same internship after the Sports Festival.
85** [[{{Goth}} Fumikage Tokoyami]]'s birthday, October 30, is the day before Halloween. It's also known as "Devil's Night", an informal holiday in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}} infamous for the widespread arson that plauged the city from the late '60s to the '90s. {{Iron|y}}ic, as Tokoyami's [[CastingAShadow Quirk]] is weak to light.
86** [[GooGooGodlike Eri]]'s birthday, December 21, can be read as 12/21. It goes forward, then backwards. Her [[DevolutionDevice Quirk]] rewinds things to a previous state.
87** [[PlayfulHacker La Brava]], [[GentlemanThief Gentle Criminal]]'s sidekick whose Quirk is ''literally'' ThePowerOfLove, was born on February 14 - Valentine's Day.
88** [[GratuitousNinja Edgeshot]]'s birthday, February 22 (2/22), is Ninja Day in Japan.
89** [[RighteousRabbit Miruko]]'s birthday, March 1, references the March Hare from ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland''.
90** [[GenkiGuy Loud Cloud]], [[spoiler:[[TragicBromance late friend and classmate]] of [[SternTeacher Aizawa]] who was later [[WasOnceAMan revived]] as Kurogiri and made Shigaraki's [[TheCaretaker caretaker]]]], was born on May 5, a.k.a. Children's Day.
91** His Purple Highness, a Pro Hero from the ''[[Manga/MyHeroAcademiaVigilantes Vigilantes]]'' spin-off and all-around Music/{{Prince}} [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed pastiche]], even shares his birthday (June 7) with His Purple Badness.
92** [[{{Eagleland}} American]] Pro Heroes [[CaptainPatriotic Star and Stripe]] and [[AttentionWhore Captain Celebrity]] were born on July 4, American Independence Day.
93** [[GiantWoman Mount Lady]]'s birthday, August 11, is Mountain Day in Japan.
94** [[AnimalThemedSuperbeing Hound Dog]]'s birthday is November 15, celebrated in Japan as ''Shichi-Go-San'' (7-5-3), a rite of passage that celebrates the growth and well-being of children. A fitting birthday for Yuuei's guidance counselor.
95** [[CanonForeigner Anime-original]] Pro Hero [[{{Notzilla}} Godzillo]]'s birthday, November 3, is the release date of the [[Film/Godzilla1954 movie]] that [[{{Expy}} directly inspired]] him.
96* ''Anime/MyHime'': Miyu's birthday is July 4th [[spoiler:being a RobotGirl made by a secret organization from America]]. Alyssa's birthday is April 1st [[spoiler: being [[TykeBomb an artificial HiME]], also by that secret organization]].
97* The title character of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' was born on October 10th (10/10). When the manga was first serialized, October 10th was Health and Sports Day in Japan, a fitting birthday for the energetic protagonist. This lost some meaning when the holiday was moved to the second Monday in October to create a three-day weekend.
98** Kiba Inuzuka's birthday is July 7th (7/7), as is the case for his loyal nin-dog, Akamaru.
99* [[https://qmisato.tumblr.com/post/97427931769/%E1%B4%9B%C9%AA%E1%B4%8D%E1%B4%87%CA%9F%C9%AA%C9%B4%E1%B4%87-%E1%B4%8F%D2%93-%E1%B4%87%E1%B4%A0%E1%B4%80%C9%B4%C9%A2%E1%B4%87%CA%9F%C9%AA%E1%B4%8F%C9%B4-%E1%B4%A1%E1%B4%87%E1%B4%87%E1%B4%8B-%CA%99%CA%8F-%E1%B4%A1%E1%B4%87%E1%B4%87%E1%B4%8B-%CA%99%CA%80%E1%B4%87%E1%B4%80%E1%B4%8B%E1%B4%85%E1%B4%8F%E1%B4%A1%C9%B4 According to this timeline]] of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', some of the characters' birthdays just so happen around the same time as [[ABirthdayNotABreak various tragedies]] throughout the show.
100** [[spoiler:Kaji is killed]] on December 7th (the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor), the day before Misato's birthday on December 8th (the day the U.S. declared war on Japan in World War II) and three days after Asuka's birthday on December 4th (the Japanese were preparing their attack on Pearl Harbor).
101%%** Interestingly, Kensuke's birthday (Sept. 12, 2001) and Kaworu's birthday (Sept. 13, 2000) are a day and a year apart, and Asuka and Misato's birthdays (12/4 and 12/8, respectively) are four days apart.
102** Kaworu [[spoiler:is killed]] on December 25th (Christmas), and the next day, December 26th (Boxing Day), is Toji's birthday as well as the first day of ''End of Evangelion''.
103** All the main characters share the same birthdays as their Japanese voice actors/actresses.
104*** Shinji and Megumi Ogata – June 6
105*** Misato and Kotono Mitsuishi – December 8
106*** Asuka and Yuko Miyamura – December 4
107*** Kaji and Kōichi Yamadera – June 17
108*** and the list goes on.
109* ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'': Hazuki Fujiwara's birthday is on Valentine's Day, and this plays a role in a "Naisho" episode.
110* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
111** Luffy's birthday is on Children's Day (May 5), Usopp's is April Fool's Day, and Chopper's is Christmas Eve. Sanji's, Franky's, and Brook's are word puns. Zoro's birthday is also a word pun, but it falls on Armistice Day.
112** Nearly every major character has a birthday like this, and almost all were chosen by the fans -- Oda just said "[[AscendedFanon Sure, why not?]]."
113* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' does this. Honey, who is [[OlderThanTheyLook older than he looks]], was born on February 29, the joke being that he ages only every four years. The twins Hikaru and Kaoru were born on June 9 (6/9), showing that [[SiblingYinYang they're alike, but different]]. Or, [[LOL69 you]] [[{{Twincest}} know...]]
114* ''Manga/TheQuintessentialQuintuplets'': The Nakano sisters' birthday is on May 5, that is, the fifth day of the fifth month.
115* ''Literature/ReZero'': Subaru's birthday is on April Fools' Day, fitting for all of his [[BornUnlucky bad luck]].
116* In ''Manga/RentAGirlfriend'', Mami Nanami's birthday is on [[ThirteenIsUnlucky November 13th]]. [[FetishizedAbuser She's not a pleasant person.]]
117* ''Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles'': Oscar's birthday is on December the 25th. Plus [[spoiler: she dies at age 33 on July 14th]].
118* In ''Anime/Sk8TheInfinity'' Reki's birthday is August 8th and Langa's is February 8th. August is the middle of the summer and Reki has a sunny personality with bright red hair and warm eyes. February is the middle of the winter and contrary to Reki, Langa has a cooler disposition with icy blue hair and matching eyes. Reki's name uses the kanji 'sun' as radical and Langa is an ice-themed character with his skating nickname being "Snow". The 8 in both birth dates is a reference to the name of the series and the symbol of infinity.
119* ''Manga/SkipBeat'':
120** Maria Takarada's birthday is December 24th. Shortly before her fifth birthday, she begged her [[{{Workaholic}} overseas-working]] parents to please come home to spend her birthday with her. Unfortunately, this led to her mother dying in an airplane crash ''on'' her fifth birthday. She's been rather reluctant to celebrate since.
121** Protagonist Kyouko's birthday happens to be the day after, December 25th.
122* For ''Manga/SlamDunk'', super rookie Rukawa is born on New Year's Day (1/1), TheAce Sendoh on Valentine's Day and protagonist Sakuragi on April Fool's.
123* In ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure'', the birthday of every Cure is also the same day as a significant event in space travel.
124** Hikaru’s birthday is April 12, the day the Soviet Union launched Yuri Gagarin into space.
125** Lala’s birthday is July 7, Tanabata. This is the only one pointed out in the show proper.
126** Elena’s birthday is September 8, which is also the premiere date of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''.
127** Madoka’s birthday is November 23, the day Edwin Hubble made public his discovery of the Andromeda galaxy.
128** Finally, Yuni’s birthday is October 11, the same day the Apollo 7 mission was launched.
129* ''Anime/{{Symphogear}}'': Kirika's birthday is April 13, a reference to the lyric "Death 13" from her original ImageSong ''Gokuren • Igalima''. April is the fourth month, connecting it to FourIsDeath. And ThirteenIsUnlucky.
130* Mochizou of ''Anime/TamakoMarket'' was born on 10 October, a day known as the "mochi day"-- fitting for the child of mochi makers whose name also means [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep "mochi maker"]]. Tamako herself was born on 31 December (New Years Eve), and is always forgotten because it's the busiest day of the year for mochi makers like her family.
131* ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' has a curious subversion. Barnaby's birthday is on Halloween, a date chock full of implications, but this isn't alluded to at all in his BirthdayEpisode.
132* ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' uses this with a few characters.
133** Protagonist Ken Kaneki and the legendary [[TheDreaded Kishou Arima]] were both born on December 20th. It turns out to be one of ''many'' similarities between them.
134** Shuu Tsukiyama's birthday, March 3rd, is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinamatsuri Hina-matsuri]].
135** [[ChildEater Donato]] [[SinisterMinister Porpora]] was born on Valentine's Day.
136** Nimura Furuta's birthday is February 29th, also known as Leap Day. His given name, Nimura, is a play on 2-2-9.
137* In ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'', Quiche's birthday is February 14th, aka Valentine's Day. He's an obsessed stalker who will flirt with his crush at any and all times, even while he's actively trying to kill her.
138* On ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'', the absurdly unlucky protagonist Ataru Moroboshi was born on [[FourIsDeath April]] [[ThirteenIsUnlucky 13th]], the second-unluckiest day of the year in the Japanese calendar, and in the year he was born was also the anniversary of the Buddha's death.
139* All four main characters of ''Anime/WeissKreuz'' have significant birthdays: [[ChivalrousPervert Youji's]] is March 3, which is Girls' Day in Japan; Aya's is July 4, American Independence Day, and he lives in the U.S. for a couple of years, plus his EvilCounterpart is American; Ken's December 23, the Emperor's Birthday (from 1989 to 2018, during the reign of Emperor Akihito) and the day before Christmas Eve, he's a lapsed Catholic; and Omi is the ever-popular February 29. Interestingly, it's been deduced that the WK anime takes place in 1998. Omi's canon age is 17. Count backwards and you realize that Omi's year of birth ''wasn't actually a leap year.'' [[FridgeBrilliance Of course, Omi Tsukiyono is a made up identity and doesn't technically exist; why should his birthday?]]
140[[/folder]]
141
142[[folder:Asian Animation]]
143* In ''Animation/InfinityNado'', Dawn's birthday is August 17th, which would make his WesternZodiac symbol Leo, the lion. Leo is a fire symbol, which fits Dawn because his Infinity Nado powers are based around fire.
144* Xia An'an from ''Animation/FlowerAngel'' was born on February 14th, Valentine's Day. She's associated with the camellia flower, which represents love and affection.
145* Doby and Disy from ''Animation/DobyAndDisy'' were both born on June 1st, making their zodiac symbol Gemini, the twins. Sure enough, they're twins.
146[[/folder]]
147
148[[folder:Card Games]]
149* In ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', Urza was born on the first day of the year and Mishra was born on the last. This meant that Urza was one year older than Mishra except on Mishra's birthday. [[spoiler:That very day is the day that Urza activated the Golgothian Sylex, destroying pretty much everything, including the brother he had been warring against for decades, [[PyrrhicVictory "winning" the war]] and [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascending to Planeswalker-hood]].]]
150[[/folder]]
151
152[[folder:Comic Books]]
153* ComicBook/{{Asterix}}: Asterix and Obelix, who are best friends, were apparently born on the same birth date. This is however a SeriesContinuityError with the album "Obelix and Company" in which only Obelix' birthday is celebrated.
154* From ''Franchise/{{Batman}}: ComicBook/TheLongHalloween'':
155-->'''Alberto Falcone:''' ''[To his dad, Carmine]'' Do you even know when my birthday is? I'll give you a hint. It falls on a holiday.
156* In ''ComicBook/LiberalityForAll'', one of the main characters was born on September 11, 2001.
157* Before the ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}}, both Comicbook/{{Superman}} and [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]][[note]]Note that this is NOT [[WillingChanneler Billy Batson]]'s birthday; there was a whole story where he picked out a special one out for Cap.[[/note]] celebrated their birthdays on February 29th, the leap year day. Certainly the most memorable Superman birthday story was Creator/AlanMoore's ''ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything''.
158* Jenny Sparks (from ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'') was the spirit of the 20th Century so obviously was born on January 1st 1900. In ''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}'' it was revealed that this was the birthdate of a raft of superhumans designed to act as humanity's "immune system". ''The Authority'' also subsequently featured Jenny Quantum, the spirit of the 21st century, who was born... well, you get the idea.
159* Steve Rogers, the original ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, was born July 4, 1917. [[note]]For international tropers, July 4th is the anniversary of the day America officially became an independent nation, making it a fitting birthday for Steve.[[/note]]
160* ComicBook/{{Urbanus}}: In "De Hete Urbanus" it is revealed that Urbanus' mother was born on April 1st. This is why people always forget the birth date, because they are too busy thinking up April Fool's Day pranks.
161* Post ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]], whose first hero identity was as the first ComicBook/{{Robin}} a bird whose migrations are considered to herald spring, has his birthday on March 21st, the first day of spring. [[note]]This is the second time his birthday was changed as it was originally November 11th until ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths changed it to the week before Halloween[[/note]]
162[[/folder]]
163
164[[folder:Comic Strips]]
165* In ''Snake Tales'', the ButtMonkey Snake's birthday is April 25, Anzac Day.
166[[/folder]]
167
168[[folder:Fan Works]]
169* The ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' {{Continuation}} fic ''Fanfic/DanganronpaParadiseLost'' has a few symbolic birthdates:
170** Daisuke Hiyori, the Ultimate {{Hikikomori}}, was born on the most isolated day of the year, [[UsefulNotes/LeapDay February 29th]].
171** Noriko Aino, Daisuke's StalkerWithACrush, was born on Valentine's Day.
172** Shion Nanashi was born on April 1st, just like [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Monaca Towa]]. [[spoiler:Because [[CanonCharacterAllAlong she is an amnesiac Monaca Towa]]]].
173** Ice skater Miyuki Nagasu was born on July 23rd - the same day the International Skating Union was founded.
174** Televangelist Yashiro Fujiwara was born on January 2nd, sharing a birthday with real life televangelist of ''The PTL Club'' infamy Jim Bakker.
175** Goh Hanma was born on March 18th, the anniversary of the arrest of several members of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spur_Posse Spur Posse]] on charges of sex crimes. His backstory involves him [[DefectorFromDecadence cutting ties]] with a group of {{Jerk Jock}}s with a similar ''modus operandi'' to the Spur Posse.
176* ''Fanfic/TheDifferentverse'': Per canon, Spike hatched the day of the Rainboom. [[spoiler: Dinky was born at the same time.]]
177* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/ExtendedStay'': The Warden and the Mistress's twins Matilda and Ethan are born a month early on the same day their parents get married. However, the anniversary/birthday is never revealed.
178* In chapter 1 of [[https://www.deviantart.com/slifofinadragon/ SilfofinaDragon]]'s ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' fanfic ''Finally Home'', the first day on Chosokabe Motochika's ship heading back from Aki (Mori Motonari's land) is the seventh anniversary of UsefulNotes/DateMasamune and UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura's son Masa's [[TragicStillbirth stillborn]] son, fathered by the late Oyamada Nobushige, though the baby (Tsukitora) was revived by [[HotWitch Kyogoku Maria]], and had been introduced to Masa on that day. Masa mentions it's Tsuki's birthday in [[https://www.deviantart.com/slifofinadragon/art/Finally-Home-Ch-1-pt-4-814321362 chapter 1 part 4]].
179* The OmnidisciplinaryScientist protagonist of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12497471/1/Fire-Emblem-Heroes-Kiran-s-Story Fire Emblem Heroes: Kiran's Story]]'', who has demonstrated to be the key to create a new era of progress in the world of Zenith and even all the other worlds the heroes he summons come from, was born on January 1st 2000. It's even stated he came out from his mother just a few seconds after everybody yelled Happy New Year.
180* In ''Fanfic/HorseshoesAndHandGrenades'', Gentaro's birthday is on November 30th. This is significant, zodiac wise, in that while he is considered to be a Scorpio, he's actually born under the sign of Ophiuchus. [[spoiler: It's hinted that he's also a descendant of Asclepius, the man who would become the original serpent-bearer.]]
181* ''Fanfic/{{Kitsune}}'': From "Chapter 9", after getting a fake birthday due to a GenderBender:
182--> I was now officially fifteen, with a 'birthdate' of January 1st, 1992. My birthday was the day I got shot, or rather the day my 'late father' got shot.
183* In the ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' fanfic ''Fanfic/MaFille'':
184** Glass Joe's birthday is September 18th, the day that ''Punch-Out!!'' on the NES was released[[note]]however, the years are off by a few years; ''Punch-Out!! NES'' released in 1987, while Joe's year of birth is 1984[[/note]].
185** Von Kaiser (a German man)'s birthday is October 3rd, which is German Unity Day.
186** Aran Ryan, who is Irish, was born on St. Patrick's Day.
187* In ''Fanfic/TheNewRetcons'' Claire was born on April 1, the same day as [[ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse April]]. [[spoiler:This was yet another reason Elly resented April, as she just reminded Elly of having to give Claire up for adoption.]]
188* In ''Fanfic/ThePrivateDiaryOfElizabethQuatermain'', Literature/TomSawyer's birth date is given as March 21st, the first day of spring. The author explains that she couldn't find a canonical birthday for the character, so she decided that one made sense for a character who describes himself as an optimist. Meanwhile, the [[OriginalCharacter title character]] of the series, who manages to ''forget'' her own birthday at one point, has the same birth date as the author because "I'm not using it very much just now, so I let her borrow it."
189* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6708953/1/School-Spirit School Spirit]]'', a crossover fic in which Harry Potter has the memories of Harry Dresden, it is mentioned that Harry D's birthday is the same day that Harry P was orphaned. Harry has never once thought that this might be a coincidence.
190* In ''Fanfic/WhereTalentGoesOnVacation'', Akira Azuki, the Ultimate Actress and a fan of Creator/WilliamShakespeare, particularly ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' and ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'', was born on the Ides of March, the date Caesar was assassinated.
191[[/folder]]
192
193[[folder:Films — Animation]]
194* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBossBaby'', at the end of the film, [[spoiler:Tim's new baby daughter has her birth date written on a tag on her crib as 3/31/17, which was the day of the film's theatrical release.]]
195* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainUnderpantsTheFirstEpicMovie'': A FreezeFrameBonus shows that Professor Poopypants was born on [[AprilFoolsDay April 1st]], which is ironic considering he hates when people laugh at his [[UnfortunateNames very silly name]].
196* ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' director Jared Bush gave each member of the Madrigal family sans Alma a birthday relating to a notable day in Colombia, where the movie takes place. As an example, Isabela's birthday is August 7th, which is Battle of Boyacá Day.
197* ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'': Multiple:
198** Elsa and her sister Anna, were born on the winter and summer solstices, respectively, according to [[https://twitter.com/alittlejelee/status/506956591724105729/ Word Of God on Twitter]]
199** From [[https://johnaugust.com/2014/scriptnotes-ep-128-frozen-with-jennifer-lee-transcript Word Of God in an interview]], Elsa was born WhenThePlanetsAlign, being born 1,000 years after an alignment of Saturn.
200[[/folder]]
201
202[[folder:Films — Live-Action]]
203* ''Literature/BornOnTheFourthOfJuly'' is pretty self-explanatory. It's also heavy with irony, as the man with the significant birth date is maimed in the Vietnam War and becomes an anti-war activist.
204* ''Film/AVeryLongEngagement'': The main character is a young woman who was born on 1 January 1900.
205* In the song and movie ''Film/YankeeDoodleDandy'', "Little Johnny Jones" (as played by George M. Cohan [as played by Jimmy Cagney]) claimed to have been born on the 4th of July. Cohan himself was probably born on the 3rd.
206* In ''Film/TheOmen1976'', Damien is born on 6 June at 6 a.m. [[NumberOfTheBeast Think about that a second.]]
207* In the 1970 Disney film ''Film/TheBoatniks'', the main character, a clumsy Coast Guard ensign, was born on December 7, 1941 -- the day of the Pearl Harbor attack.
208* ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'':
209** Provides an in-joke in ''Film/TrailOfThePinkPanther'', where we learn that Inspector Jacques Clouseau's birthday fell on September 8; this was the birthday of his first actor and the role's creator, Creator/PeterSellers.
210** In ''Film/CurseOfThePinkPanther'', it's revealed that Clouseau's ButtMonkey nemesis, Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus, was born on April Fool's Day.
211* In the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' film series, the titular unlucky date is the birthday of VillainProtagonist Jason Voorhees.
212* In ''Film/CantBuyMeLove'', nerdy protagonist Ronald says he was born on July 20th, 1969 -- the day of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
213* ''Film/TheBourneSeries'': Jason Bourne is told he was born on 4/15/71. It's a code, the character telling him that is passing on vital info. [[spoiler:It's not his actual birthday, but a New York address (415 71st Street) where Bourne can find the answers to his questions.]]
214* In ''Raintree County'', John and Susanna's son Jimmy is born the day the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar Civil War]] begins.
215* In ''Film/TheCuriousCaseOfBenjaminButton'', the titular character was born on the same day WWI ended.
216* ''Film/ForrestGump'':
217** Forrest was born on June 6, 1944, the date of D-Day, when the Allied forces landed in Normandy, France during WWII.
218** Jenny was born on July 16, 1945, the date of the Trinity Test when the United States successfully tested an atomic bomb in the New Mexico desert. [[spoiler:Her date of death - March 22nd, 1982 - is also significant, as it was the launch date of the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' on STS-3...which landed at White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico, the only shuttle mission to do so.]] The latter would at first glance seem not so significant within the film's context as the Columbia disaster happened long after the film's release. However, the backup commander for mission STS-3 was Ken Mattingly, who was portrayed by Creator/GarySinise (Lt. Dan) in ''Film/{{Apollo 13}}'', which also starred Creator/TomHanks.
219* In the first ''Film/FinalDestination1'' movie, the main character's birthday is the 25th September. It coincides with the departure time (9:25) and his designated seat (25 I) of the ill-fated flight he was supposed to be on.
220* ''Film/{{Jack|1996}}'', a boy who suffers a unique form of RapidAging, was born (prematurely) on Halloween.
221* ''Film/CasinoRoyale1967'' - archvillain wannabe Creator/WoodyAllen plots to replace all the world's leaders with his robotic doubles on April Fools Day, his birthday.
222* ''Film/{{Identity}}'': A group of seemingly unrelated people are [[DwindlingParty slowly being killed off]] while trapped at a remote motel during a storm. At one point it's revealed that every single one of them have the same birthday, which [[ContrivedCoincidence simply doesn't seem possible]]. [[spoiler:This is because they're all imaginary identities of a man with multiple personality disorder.]]
223* According to a FreezeFrameBonus in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', John Connor's date of birth is February 28th, 1985, a year after a leap year (1984) and the last day of February in non-leap years.
224* ''Film/{{Twitches}}'': Alex and Camryn were born on Halloween night.
225* ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'': According to [[spoiler:his tombstone in 1985-A]] in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'', George [=McFly=] was born on April 1, 1938, which is fitting given that George starts out as an ExtremeDoormat and ButtMonkey before his future son Marty helps him [[GrewASpine grow a spine]].
226* ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'': Film/JamesBond's passport lists his birthdate as April 13, 1968. The first ''Literature/JamesBond'' novel, ''Literature/CasinoRoyale'', was published on April 13, 1953, exactly 15 years earlier.
227[[/folder]]
228
229[[folder:Literature]]
230* Parodied in ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants'' where fun hating DeanBitterman, Principal Krup was born on AprilFoolsDay.
231* ''Literature/{{Circleverse}}'': [[GreenThumb Plant mage]] Rosethorn was born on Longnight, the winter solstice. Ironic because she's a plant mage, and her leafy friends are mostly all asleep on her birthday. She prefers to celebrate at Midsummer instead for this very reason.
232* In ''Literature/TheDarkIsRising'', Will was born on the winter solstice. [[spoiler:He was also born under a caul and is the [[MagicalSeventhSon seventh son of a seventh son]]. No wonder he ends up saving the world.]]
233* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'':
234** Harry Dresden was born on Halloween. His mother deliberately had him around that time so that he'd be born with the ability to affect Outsiders.
235** [[SuccubiAndIncubi Incubus]] Thomas Raith was born on Valentine's Day.
236* The main character of ''Literature/TheEight'' by Katherine Neville was born on April 4, which ties in with a lot of the book's numerology and is also said to be an Islamic holy day.
237* ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
238** The Weasley twins -- who are known for being practical jokers -- were born on April Fool's Day.
239** Tom Marvolo Riddle Jr., better known as Voldemort, was born on New Year's Eve.
240** Harry Potter was born on author J.K. Rowling's birthday, July 31st. And there was a prophecy in [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix book 5]] that the MessianicArchetype would be born as the seventh month closes. It's stated that it ''could'' also have referred to Neville -- born on July 30th.
241* In the ''Literature/HoratioHornblower'' books, or at least [[RetCon the ones published later]], Hornblower was born on July 4, 1776, something which he is occasionally teased about (it otherwise [[RedHerring never becomes important]]). It is worth noting that Hornblower was written to be a man of [[AudienceSurrogate 20th century sensibilities]] who is fighting in the Wars of French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, and thus has some opinions that are regarded as a touch "Republicist" by those who he has offended (or who just feel like needling the nervous skinny guy for fun). Mind you, the author, C. S. Forester, an Englishman though born in Egypt, eventually moved to California to stay, and was likely aiming the books at an American audience. Making Hornblower the same age as the U. S. -- and why not exactly the same age? -- helps fix his place in history in the readers' minds.
242* In ''Literature/TheHungerGames'', Katniss Everdeen's birthday falls on May 8, the date most European countries celebrate as the day Germany surrendered and World War II came to an end.
243* ''Literature/JamesBond'' nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld was born on May 28, 1908. So was Bond creator Creator/IanFleming.
244* ''Literature/{{Lolita}}'': Dolores Haze was born on January 1st, 1935 -- and [[spoiler:"Mrs. Richard F. Schiller" died in childbirth on Christmas Day, 1952, a week before her eighteenth birthday. Dolly Haze, whose childhood was stolen from her, never lived to grow up.]]
245* In ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', Bilbo and Frodo were born on the same day, seventy-eight years apart. This is part of the reason why Bilbo chose his eleventy-first birthday as the day to leave the Shire -- it was also Frodo's thirty-third birthday, which meant that he was now old enough to inherit Bag End without the Sacksville-Bagginses being able to contest Bilbo's will on the grounds of Frodo's youth.
246* Salman Rushdie's novel ''Literature/MidnightsChildren'' is about a man who was born on the exact moment of Indian independence -- 15 August 1947 at midnight -- and who realizes he can [[MagicalRealism communicate telepathically]] with all the other people in India who were also born on that date.
247* ''Literature/TheMessengerSeries'': It is the age of 13 that makes a person eligible to chosen by Favour, as it is the age of the boy who originally rode him to defeat evil. The chosen will begin to experience strange, inexplicable events in the days and weeks running up to their birthday as a sign of what is to come. The story therefore begins with Rose turning 13 and being chosen by the Great Grey Horse to become the next Messenger.
248* ''Literature/{{Misery}}'': Annie was born on April Fool's Day.
249* In ''Literature/SomethingWickedThisWayComes'', the two main characters were born on Halloween and the day after. The day after being All Saints' Day.
250* ''Literature/TillEulenspiegel'': The title character is born on the same day as king Philippe II of Spain. As fate will have it Philippe II of Spain will terrorize the Lower Countries as an adult and the grown up Eulenspiegel will lead the Dutch/Flemish resistance against the Spanish king.
251[[/folder]]
252
253[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
254* On ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer,'' Anya claims to have been born on the Fourth of July, with her family jokingly calling her their "little patriot." At the moment she's trying to hide the fact that she's a +1,000-year-old ex-demon, however, so it's likely that she just picked that date for convenience.
255* Richard ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'''s birthday is April 1, April Fools' Day. In "The Lives of Others", [[spoiler: Kate Beckett led Castle's friends and family in pulling off an elaborate [[RearWindowInvestigation Rear Window-themed]] practical joke as a birthday gift]].
256* ''Series/TheColbertReport'': [[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/61793/april-18-2006/stephen-jr--hatches- The eagle named after Stephen was born on Patriots' Day.]] Stephen hopes that this will be a significant birthday and that Stephen jr. will grow up to become the first raptor president.
257* ''Series/ColdCase'': The major suspect in one case claims the victim was planning on leaving her fiancé and running away with him, despite knowing him only a short time. The accompanying flashback has him telling her that he was born on Valentine's Day, so he believes in LoveAtFirstSight and grand romantic gestures. Then the team learns that the victim got teary when February 14 was called in the draft lotto, even though it meant her fiancé was safe. It's the first indication that the suspect is telling the truth.
258* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
259** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E7AGoodManGoesToWar "A Good Man Goes to War"]]:
260--->'''River:''' It's my birthday.
261*** [[spoiler:It's also the episode right after Melody's birth.]] Admit it, you went back to this moment when River's identity was revealed.
262** In [[Recap/DoctorWho2012CSTheSnowmen "The Snowmen"]], Clara Oswin Oswald was born 23 November and [[spoiler:lived to the age of 26]], both matching the original ''Doctor Who''. The present-day Clara Oswald was also born 23 November.
263* In ''Series/HouseOfAnubis'' the ChosenOne is born on a specific day at a specific time once every 75 years. Joy Mercer was believed to be it because she was born at 7:00 PM on the 7th day of the 7th month [[spoiler:But it was really Nina, as she was born on the true 7th hour- 7:00 AM.]]
264** Sarah Frobisher-Smythe, the former Chosen One, was born on 1:00 on the 1st of January.
265* ''Series/JimmyKimmelLive'': In October 2023, Creator/JimmyKimmel invited Music/SnoopDogg to the show to celebrate his birthday, and noted that Snoop's birthday, October 20, was precisely 6 months from [[FourTwentyBlazeIt April 20]], as befitting Snoop's reputation as a stoner icon, and humorously declared October 20 "Dogg Father's Day".
266* ''Series/MoneyHeist'': In the beginning of the Season 2 finale, wherein Moscow's funeral is held by the robbers following his death at the end of the previous episode, it's revealed that he was born on International Labor Day, something Mónica comments on because of him being an ex-laborer.
267* ''Series/Sense8'': A Sensate cluster is always composed of individuals who were born at the exact same moment regardless of their global location. The [[ArcNumber eight]] protagonists of the series were all born on August 8, 1988 i.e. 8/8/88.
268* In ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' Sam's brother, Dean, and Sam's great love, Jessica Moore, share the same birthday, January 24th. Creator/EricKripke said the reason for this is "not a creepy, mythology, conspiracy reason. January 24 is my wife's birthday, and it's kinda my valentine to her."
269* ''Series/That70sShow'': Caroline, [[{{Yandere}} Fez's overly-obsessive girlfriend]] during season 3 was born on May 13, 1960, which was a Friday, meaning she was born on Friday the 13th.
270* On ''Series/TheXFiles'', Mulder was born on October 13. While the birth ''day'' was chosen because it's also creator Creator/ChrisCarter's birthday, the ''year'' (1961) was likely chosen to make it a Friday the 13th.
271[[/folder]]
272
273[[folder:Music]]
274* 'Levon', according to Music/EltonJohn, was 'born to a pauper of a pawn on a Christmas day'. The song is from 1971. Move forward to 2010, and guess who has a son on a Christmas day? Zachary Jackson ''Levon'' Furnish-John. It's unknown if anyone was suggesting that the name be the first one.
275* Music/{{Gorillaz}}: Murdoc Niccals is a Satanist and possibly TheAntichrist, and was born on [[NumberOfTheBeast June 6, 1966]].
276* Music/GreenDay's "Music/TwentyFirstCenturyBreakdown" has the line "My name is No One, the long lost son, born on the Fourth of July" - given it's a RockOpera about the difficulties of American life, very ironic.
277* ''Music/HypnosisMic'': Each Fling Posse member's birthday is a reference to an aspect of their personality and behavior.
278** Ramuda, who usually shows a sweet and carefree attitude, was born on Valentine's Day.
279** Gentaro, who has a tendency to fool people, was born on [[Main/AprilFoolsDay April 1.]]
280** Dice, who loves gambling, was born on [[Main/LuckySeven July 7 (7/7).]]
281* The Spike Jones song "My Birthday Comes On Christmas" is about a kid's lament over how being born on December 25th means he only gets presents once a year instead of twice.
282* Music/{{Vocaloid}}:
283** Most Vocaloids as characters are considered to be born on the day their voice bank released, with a few exceptions. Music/HatsuneMiku's birthday (August 31) is a canonical example of this.
284** Kizuna Akari's character birthday is December 22, the same day her predecessor Yuzuki Yukari was introduced through her Vocaloid and Voiceroid packages in 2011.
285* The five members of the fictional musical group Music/{{Beatcats}} are FunnyAnimal cats, as suggested by the group's name. All of them were born on February 22nd, National Cat Day.
286[[/folder]]
287
288[[folder:Roleplay]]
289* The [[PlayByPostGames roleplaying game]] ''Roleplay/HonorableHogwarts'' adds significant birthdays for several characters, including Valentine's Day for a [[KavorkaMan ladies' man]], [[ComicBook/VForVendetta November 5th]] for a RebelliousSpirit, and Earth Day for another political-activist character. The [[GeniusBonus Brazilian Independence Day]] even comes into play.
290[[/folder]]
291
292[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
293* Player characters in ''TabletopGame/SpiritOfTheCentury'' are by default "Centurions", all born on January 1st 1901 because they're in some mystical way connected to and destined to help shape the century to come. Which of course serves mostly as a handy excuse for them to regularly get involved in two-fisted pulp action adventures as members of the Century Club.
294[[/folder]]
295
296[[folder:Theatre]]
297* ''Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance'' features the character Frederic who was born on February 29th, which causes issues when his apprenticeship is due to end on his "21st birthday".
298[[/folder]]
299
300[[folder:Toys]]
301* A few characters in the ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'' series have significant birth dates.
302** Mametchi, the SeriesMascot, was born on November 23rd, which is when the first Tamagotchi toys were originally released in Japan in 1996.
303** Kuchipatchi, one of Mametchi's friends, has his birthday on May 18th, which is when the original Tamagotchi toys came to the United States in 1997.
304** Himespetchi was born on February 14th (Valentine's Day), and her primary characteristic is that she has a huge crush on Mametchi, especially in the [[Anime/{{Tamagotchi}} TV show]].
305** Lovelitchi's birthday, September 10th, is also the birthday of her voice actress (Kei Shindou) in the 2009 TV show.
306[[/folder]]
307
308[[folder:Video Games]]
309* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' loves these:
310** [[{{Irony}} Ragna's birthday is March 3 (Girl's Day)]]. It's also the Hinamatsuri (doll's day).
311** [[MeaningfulName Noel's]] birthday is on Dec 25 (Christmas), with Mu's rebirth falling on 7th January (Christmas for the Eastern Orthodox church).
312** [[OfficialCouple Jin's birthday is Feb 14 (Valentine's Day), coupled with Tsubaki being born on March 14 (White Day)]]; [[spoiler:the same is true for their alter-egos, Hakumen and Izayoi respectively]].
313** Rachel the ''vampire'' is Oct 31 (Halloween).
314** IdiotHero Taokaka is Feb 22 (World Thinking Day and Cat's Day in Japan).
315** [[{{Irony}} Tager's (November 23rd) is Labor's Thanksgiving Day in Japan, and International Day to End Impunity worldwide.]]
316** AnimeChineseGirl Litchi is [[UsefulNotes/{{Tanabata}} Jul 7 (Chinese Valentine's Day)]].[[note]]It also reflects [[StarCrossedLovers her relationship with Arakune.]][[/note]]
317** Bang was born on New Year's Day, making [[PunnyName his name]] a reference to "Start the New Year off with a Bang."
318** Cute little boy Carl is May 5 (Children's Day).
319** Nu was born on ''New'' Year's Eve.
320** Hazama is Apr 29 (International Dance Day). Fitting for someone who looks like a [[Music/MichaelJackson Smooth Criminal]].
321** Makoto's birthday is April 2 ([[HiddenDepths International]] [[OneOfTheKids Children's]] [[Fridge/BlazBlue Book Day]]).
322** Valkenhayn's is on September 15th, the earliest day that Respect For The Aged Day can fall.
323** [[SplitPersonality Platinum's]] is on December 13th - the Twins Day in Japan.
324** [[{{Irony}} June 1st is International Day for Protection of Children, and Relius' birthday]].
325** Amane's birthday is November 15th; Shichi-Go-San (7-5-3) is a Japanese children's rite of passsage festival that falls on that day.
326** [[AxCrazy Azrael's is on World Mental Health Day, October 10th]].
327** Bullet's birthday (August 2nd) is Pants Day in Japan, which she's... [[LegFocus lacking]].
328** Kagura the skirt-chaser was born in January 15th, is the earliest day where the International Fetish Day would fall.
329** Kokonoe the ''scientist'' is Apr 18 (Invention Day).
330** Celica was born in September 8th, also the birth day of Virgin Mary, and it reflects her motherly and benevolent personality as well as being a nun later.
331** Jubei's is September 3rd, when the Chinese celebrate VJ day (Jubei was born in the 12th Hierarchical City of Kukunochi, in China)
332** Naoto's birthday (December 1st) is called the "Iron Day" in Japan. His surname, Kurogane, means "black iron".
333** Nine the witch's birthday (Apr 30th) is the UsefulNotes/{{Walpurgisnacht}}, aka Hexennacht (Witches' Night).
334** Es' birthday is October 15th, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. It's a reference to her source game, [[spoiler:as she's the Embryo Storage.]]
335** Mai's birthday is in April 4th, aka Happiness Day in Japan.
336** Arakune[=/=]Lotte Carmine's birthday is on AprilFoolsDay.
337** Yuuki Terumi was born on the UsefulNotes/LeapDay.
338** GodOfTheDead Izanami was born on April 22, [[FourIsDeath the 4th month of the year]], and a pair of 2's make a 4.
339** Subverted with Lambda-11 (born on September 1) and Hibiki (November 7), as these days doesn't have any significance.
340** As a side note, ''Continuum Shift Extend'' begins with a cutscene showing [[spoiler:Mu-12 activating herself]] on December 25th [[spoiler:to show that she's Noel.]]
341* ''VideoGame/CookieRun:'' Dark Enchantress Cookie's birthday is April 30th, known as The Night of Witches in Germany.
342* Angel from the ''VideoGame/DanceCentral'' series. He's a typical casanova who was born on February 14th.
343* Several characters in ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' have birthdates that relate to the first supposed sighting of the kind of legendary creature in the real world:
344** Morrigan: Morrigan's date of birth (1678) coincides with the first appearance of a [[SuccubiAndIncubi succubus]] in Scotland.
345** Felicia: She was born in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1967. This is most likely a reference to "Curse of the Catwoman," a poem written circa 1967 by Edward Field.
346** Jon Talbain: His surname sounds similar to "Talbot," the surname of the main character from the 1941 film version of ''[[Film/TheWolfMan1941 The Wolf Man]]''. Talbain was born in 1940. While the titular Wolfman is named Lawrence (nicknamed "Larry"), the film also depicts his father: Sir John Talbot.
347** Lord Raptor: In 1889, "The Country of the Comers-Back" (aka "Le Pays De Revenants") was an essay depicting zombies published in ''Harper's Magazine''. The character was originally conceived as a dead WWI-era soldier, which made for plot oddities when his story was revised to make him a metal rockstar and thus had him start his human career a few decades too early.
348** Victor: Mary Shelley's famous work, ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}: A Modern Prometheus'', was originally published in 1818. Its final revision was in 1830, the birth date of Victor. 101 years later, it was adapted into a film for the [[Film/{{Frankenstein 1931}} second time]] (the [[Film/{{Frankenstein 1910}} first film]] was made in 1910), which launched the career of Creator/BorisKarloff. This is the best-known adaptation.
349** Rikuo: His birth date (1953) coincides with release date of the classic horror film ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'' (1954). The film is centered on an amphibious creature that besieges anyone foolish enough to go out to sea. The creature was played by actor Ricou Browning.
350** Sasquatch: Whereas the typical yeti/Abominable Snowman/Sasquatch/Bigfoot was originally sighted in 1811, Sasquatch was born in 1903. This was the same date that Western scientists discovered Central Africa's breed of mountain gorillas. That same year, a newspaper printed the testimony of a man who said he watched as a man was killed by aborigines, which he said looked like a black man, but covered all over with gray hair. Concept art for Sasquatch had him originally resembling a gorilla.
351* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind '': The player character's birth date makes them eligible for [[TheChosenOne the Nerevarine Prophecy]], however, it's Subverted as the actual date is never revealed.
352--> "...born on a certain day, to uncertain parents..."
353* The PlayerCharacter of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' was born on 7/13/2258, a reference to Literature/TheBible verse [[Literature/BookOfMicah Micah 7:13]], "The earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the result of their deeds." It sums up the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' universe nicely.
354* In ''VideoGame/FatalFury'', Mai Shiranui's birthday falls on January 1 - New Year's Day.
355* ''VideoGame/FateExtra'': Kiara's birthday is June 4, which ''might'' be because it's the Feast Day of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnina St. Saturnina]], a legendary Christian virgin martyr.
356* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
357** Most of the second generation characters in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' have birthdays that correspond to the release dates of earlier games in the series (in Japan). The one that doesn't, the [[PlayerCharacter Avatar's]] child Morgan, is born on Children's Day.
358** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', Morgan's {{Expy}}, Kana, is born on April 19th; ''Awakening's'' release date.
359** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', Shamir's birthday is in March, which the in-universe month is called the "Lone Moon." [[spoiler:Also, Rhea, Seteth, and Flayn's birthdays all fall on the in-universe holidays of Saint Seiros Day, Saint Cichol Day, and Saint Cethleann Day respectively. This is because they are one and the same.]]
360* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'':
361** On the first day of each Zodiac sign, there is a character born on that day which reflects that sign. For example: Kokomi, who is associated with fishes, is born on the first day of Pisces.
362** Bennett is [[BornUnlucky notoriously unlucky]], and was born on [[UsefulNotes/LeapDay February 29th]].
363** Lisa, one of the most fanservicey characters in a game known for its fanservice, was born on [[LOL69 June 9th]].
364** Yoimiya, called the Queen of Summer Festival, celebrates her birthday on June 21st, the first day of summer.
365* ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'': Djeeta's birthday is stated to be March 10th in ''VideoGame/PrincessConnect'', which is the same day ''Granblue'' started service.
366* ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'': Endou Mamoru's birthday is on August 22nd, which is the release date of the first game.
367* ''Franchise/TheIdolmaster'':
368** [[VideoGame/TheIdolmaster Yukiho Hagiwara]]'s birthday is on Christmas Eve.
369** Cat enthusiast [[VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls Miku Maekawa]]'s birthday is 2/22 (Cat Day).
370** [[VideoGame/TheIdolmasterSideM Teru Tendo]] was born on February 23, the same day of ''[=SideM=]'''s pre-registration date. This fits with his status as the SeriesMascot for the game.
371* ''VideoGame/{{Kunio|Kun}}'' (of ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansom'' fame) was born on November 27 - the same birthdate as Creator/BruceLee.
372* ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor'': The protagonist of the first game, Jimmy Patterson, was born on November 11, 1919 -- the first anniversary of the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, also known as Armistice Day (UK/Commonwealth)[=/=]Veteran's Day (USA). The protagonist of the second game, Manon Batiste, has May 1, 1912 as her birthday, the traditional beginning of summer and rebirth in the European equinox. [[YouAreInCommandNow Which makes the events of]] the first mission ''Midnight Rendezvous'' all the more painful and tragic.
373* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'': [[Creator/HideoKojima God]] is [[{{Anvilicious}} not subtle]] in the ''MGS''-verse.
374** Otacon's father was born on the day of the Hiroshima bombing. Compounded by his grandfather having been ''part of the Manhattan Project''.
375** Ocelot was born during the invasion of Normandy. As in, his mother gave herself a c-section on the battlefield.
376* The eponymous character of ''VideoGame/NieR'' is a WellIntentionedExtremist willing to go to any lengths to rescue his daughter. Fittingly, his birthday is September 11th.
377* Nanako Dojima from ''VideoGame/Persona4''[='=]s birthday is October 4th. In ''VideoGame/Persona3'', [[spoiler:this was the date Shinjiro killed Ken's mother and the date of his own death two years later.]]
378* A number of characters in ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' were born on some significant date.
379** Amitie was born on May 5th, Children's Day, explaining her cheerful and friendly attitude.
380** Dapper Bones was born on Christmas Eve, which is considered a romantic holiday in Japan. He's a CampGay skeleton who is searching for a long-lost lover.
381** Ocean Prince and Serilly were born on March 5th and 12th, respectively. This means both have the [[WesternZodiac zodiac sign]] Pisces, the fish. Ocean Prince is a minnow while Serilly is a mermaid.
382** Popoi the cat's birthday is February 22nd, Cat Day.
383** Ragnus was born on AprilFoolsDay, poking fun at how he's a ButtMonkey.
384** Sig's birth date is June 16, or [[NumberOfTheBeast 6/16]]; the otherwise normal boy has a demon arm.
385** Witch, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a witch]], was born on Halloween.
386* In ''VideoGame/ResonanceOfFate'', Leanne's birthday is on December 25 - Christmas.
387* ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'':
388** Cerebella's birthday is April 11th - the first release date of the game, on Xbox Live.
389** Valentine's birthday also happens to be December 25th, on Christmas.
390** [[EldritchAbomination No-one knows what Double's birthday is.]]
391* One adaptation of the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' origins had Dr. Robotnik born on the 6th of June, 2006 - [[NumberOfTheBeast 06/06/06]].
392* In the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'', Cervantes De Leon is another born on New Year's Day.
393* In ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', Ken Masters was born on February 14 - Valentine's Day. Appropriately, he is the only character who gets married at the end of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''.
394* ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland'': Averted; Lilia was born on New Year's Day, but no one makes any mention of this fact, his birthday is treated like any other character's birthday, and New Year event stories run separately without any mention of his birthday.
395* Ichiban Kasuga and Masato Arakawa from ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'' were both born on New Year's Day 1977. It's even more significant in the case of Ichiban, whose name literally means "Number One", thus he's born on 1/1.
396[[/folder]]
397
398[[folder:Visual Novels]]
399* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'':
400** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'':
401*** [[TeenGenius Chihiro Fujisaki]] was born March 14th aka Pi Day.
402*** Kiyotaka Ishimaru was born on August 31st, the last day of school summer vacation in many places, fitting with his extreme dedication to school.
403*** In a more ironic take on this, the mastermind was born on [[spoiler:Christmas Eve, a day intended to spread hope around the world]].
404** ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'':
405*** Protagonist Hajime Hinata was born on January 1st aka New Year's Day, "Hajime" means begining.
406*** Chiaki Nanami shares her birthday with the aforementioned Chihiro. March 14th is also the White Day, a day where boys will give cookies as a return present for the reciprocated girl's Valentine's Day chocolate, marking Chiaki's role as the main character's LoveInterest.
407*** Peko Pekoyama was born on June 30th, which is also the birthday of Usagi Tsukino from Franchise/SailorMoon. This is a reference to her Japanese voice actor, Creator/KotonoMitsuishi, who was specifically chosen for Peko due to her previous role as Usagi on the Sailor Moon anime.
408*** Mikan Tsumiki, the Ultimate Nurse, was born on May 12th, International Nurses' Day.
409*** Nekomaru Nidai was born on February 22nd, Cat Day in Japan, referencing the "Neko" in his name.
410*** Sonia Nevermind was born on October 13th, arguably the [[ThirteenIsUnlucky (second) spookiest day]] in the same month as Halloween, referencing her fascination with the strange and occult.
411*** The Ultimate Lucky Student, Nagito Komaeda, was born on the 28th day of the 4th month. In Japan, [[FourIsDeath the number 4 is considered unlucky because one of its pronunciations (''shi'') is similar to how they would pronounce "death"]]. In China, 8 is considered a lucky number because it is pronounced similar to the word "fortune" (''ba or fa''); the word is also similar phonetically to the word for a "hundred" (''bai''), alluding to greater wealth, and the laid down 8 is a symbol of infinity. [[FridgeBrilliance 28 equates to "double luck"]], meaning that Nagito's birth month represents his bad luck while his birth day represents [[UnluckilyLucky the double luck which cancels the aforementioned misfortune]].
412** Monaca from ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'' was born on AprilFoolsDay. [[spoiler:She "fooled" everyone into [[ObfuscatingDisability believing she was crippled]].]]
413** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'':
414*** Kaito Momota, the Ultimate Astronaut, was born on April 12th, the International Day of Human Space Flight.
415*** The Ultimate Maid Kirumi Tojo's birthday is May 10th, which is also known as Maid Day in Japan.
416*** Ultimate Anthropologist Korekiyo Shinguji's birthday is July 31st, sharing with the most famous Japanese anthropologist Kunio Yanagita.
417*** The Ultimate Robot K1-B0 was created on October 29th, the Internet's anniversary.
418*** Maki Harukawa was born on February 2nd, which is a play on her name. The Setsubun bean-throwing ritual of Mame''maki'' occurs on this date, which is the last day before spring, or "Haru".
419* Rea Himuro from ''VisualNovel/DiesIrae'' is born on December 25th, Christmas day as well as [[spoiler:the day that the ritual of the Golden Alchemy is to be completed with her as it's sacrificial maiden]].
420* ''Creator/{{Lovestruck}}'':
421** ''VisualNovel/VillainousNights'':
422*** Bat's birthday is March 20, which is typically when the March equinox falls -- one of the two days of the year when day and night are of equal length, fitting for someone with {{light|EmUp}} and [[CastingAShadow shadow]] powers.
423*** Zeke's birthday is 12/12 -- twelve, like the number of hours on a clock, fitting for someone with [[TimeMaster time powers]].
424** ''VisualNovel/QueenOfThieves'': Nikolai's profile lists his birthday as February 29th, UsefulNotes/LeapDay, which emphasizes his exceptionality.
425** ''VisualNovel/SinWithMe'': Cal is Irish-American, and his birthday is on St. Patrick's Day.
426** ''VisualNovel/ReigningPassions'': The love interests' [[FictionalZodiac birth signs]] reflect things about their characters. Amara (the Wanderer) has been going aimlessly through life. Sevastian (the Betrayer) is weighed upon by the supposed betrayal of his ancestor. Xenia (the Seeker) is a [[TheSpymaster spymaster]]. Lyris (the Martyr) has a tendency for [[MartyrWithoutACause self-sacrifice]].
427* Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}:
428** Touko's birthday is August 8th (8/8) while Aoko's birthday is July 7th (7/7).
429** ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'':
430*** Rin's birthday (2/3) is roughly the beginning of the Holy Grail Wars, or at least the Fifth Holy Grail War.
431*** Rin's birthday (February 3rd, 1987) and Sakura's birthday (March 2nd, 1988) are a month, a day, and a year apart (if you go by M/D formatting, the numbers in their birthdays are switched - Rin is 2/3 and Sakura is 3/2).
432*** Illya's birthday is November 20, also internationally known as Children's Day.
433*** Shinji's birthday is May 5th (5/5), which is Children's Day in Japan.
434*** Kirei's birthday is December 28th, a couple of days after Christmas.
435** ''Literature/FateZero'':
436*** Irisviel's birthday is February 1st. Like Rin, this is roughly the beginning of the Holy Grail Wars, assuming they always start at the beginning of February like the fifth iteration.
437*** Kiritsugu's birthday is November 11 (11/11), Veteran's/Armistice Day. Coincidentally(?), this is also Children's Day in Croatia.
438** ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'': Kohaku and Hisui's birthday is March 12, which is 12/3 in D/M formatting.
439** ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood'':
440*** Nanako was summoned on March 20th (spring equinox) and was sacrificed on June 20th (summer solstice).
441*** Len's birthday is September 9 (9/9).
442* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice''[='s=] Rayfa Padma Khura'in, who was born on Christmas Eve 2013 (making her one of the only characters in the series to have an exact birthdate).
443* ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunterNG'':
444** Kaoru is obsessed with the supernatural, and fittingly was born on [[UsefulNotes/AllHallowsEve October 31st]].
445** As an Easter Egg, the spirit-hunting protagonist was born in April- specifically, he was born on [[FourIsDeath 4/4]].
446[[/folder]]
447
448[[folder:Web Animation]]
449* ''WebAnimation/AstroLOLogy'': While the exact dates are never given, the WesternZodiac characters' birth dates are shown to be in the month where their zodiac symbol begins, so for example Leo's birthday is in July while the Gemini twins' birthday is in May.
450* In ''WebAnimation/DragonShortZ'' (a spinoff of ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'') Goten is born on Christmas Day, his [[SomeoneToRememberHimBy posthumous]] father Goku's favorite holiday.
451* ''WebAnimation/RWBYChibi'': Ruby's birthday is officially 31st October (Hallowe'en). It's used in a skit where she takes advantage of her friends because of this, so they end up using Hallowe'en celebrations to get their revenge by forcing her to dress up as a rubbish bin.
452[[/folder]]
453
454[[folder:Webcomics]]
455* In ''Webcomic/EerieCuties'', Nina Delacroix, Layla's younger sister, was born on Easter. As a consequence, unlike the rest of her vampire family, she [[VegetarianVampire feeds on chocolate instead of blood]]. She's still capable of feasting on the latter, mind you; the other reason she doesn't is because [[spoiler:[[CreepyDoll her doll Blair]] is deliberately stunting her growth under the belief that developing a taste for blood could [[SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan awaken the dormant spirt of an evil vampire queen]] that he believes she's the reincarnation of]].
456* Ramset from ''Webcomic/GumballWarrior'' was born on [[AprilFoolsDay April 1st]]. It plays into his nature as being a goofy [[ThePrankster prankster]], as April 1st is a day for pranks and giggles.
457* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
458** The protagonist of was born on April 13th [[spoiler:or rather, that was the day he rode a meteor in from the Veil]], which would be a fairly ordinary day... if [[ArcNumber the numbers 4/13 didn't keep popping up everywhere]]. His friends are partial aversions, as they were all born in December... on the 1st, 3rd, and 4th.
459** It turns out that the birth date seems to relate to their patron troll as well. [[LovableNerd John]] has [[TokenEvilTeammate Vriska]] ([[WesternZodiac Scorpio]]), because 4 + 1 + 3 = 8. [[DeadpanSnarker Rose]] has [[TeamMom Kanaya]] ([[WesternZodiac Virgo]]), as 1 + 2 + 3 = 6, [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy Dave]] has [[ManipulativeBastard Terezi]] ([[WesternZodiac Libra]]), since 1 + 2 + 4 = 7, and finally [[GenkiGirl Jade]] has [[HairTriggerTemper Karkat]] ([[WesternZodiac Cancer]]), because 1 + 2 + 1 = 4.
460** Another ArcNumber is 6/12. Karkat was born [[spoiler: or, again, sent to his planet]] on the twelfth day of his planet's sixth "[[AlternativeCalendar month]]" of the "[[AlternativeCalendar sweep]]".
461* ''Webcomic/TheLegendOfGenji'': Nami was born in the Northern Water Tribe on a winter solstice. In-universe, a solstice is when spirits can exert the most influence over the physical world. Because of this, Nami has powerful spiritual abilities which are [[PowerIncontinence difficult for her to control]].
462* ''Webcomic/NextSoundOfTheFuture'': {{Invoked}}; the first generation of Hatsune Miku [=V4X=] android units (including main protagonist Shine) were created on August 31st to match up with the anniversary of Hatsune Miku V2’s first press (also matching with the RealLife release dates of the software). [[spoiler: Rushing this release date is what caused Shine to be created with a manufacturing error that made her voicebox malfunction.]]
463* ''Webcomic/WeakHero'':
464** Gray's birthday is May 15th, or 5/15, which as a number symbolises opportunity and change- the same number is used for Stephen's hospital room, and it's his hospitalisation which provides the catalyst for Gray to become a BullyHunter.
465** Donald was born on Christmas Eve, and some of his [[TattooAsCharacterType tattoos]] indicate that he's either Christian or has a religious background.
466[[/folder]]
467
468[[folder:Web Original]]
469* In ''Literature/ArcanaMagiZero'', Alysia Perez and Megumi Miyazaki were both born on February 29th, 2000, which made Megumi wonder if she and Alysia shared a common greater destiny as Guardians of the Gate to the Shrine of Four Mythic Elements.
470[[/folder]]
471
472[[folder:Western Animation]]
473* In ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', Finn's birthday is March 14th, Pi Day.
474* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': One-Eyed Wally was born on the Blue Moon Shut-In; thus, he has to celebrate it alone at home.
475* In ''WesternAnimation/TheCrumpets'', Granny was born on [[AprilFools April 1st]], 1901. Appropriately, she is a liar and one of the show's biggest jerks.
476* ''WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck'': In the comics, Donald's birthday is Friday the 13th, to emphasize he was BornUnlucky. In animation, his birthdate is July 6th, the day of his debut cartoon ''The Wise Little Hen''.
477* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': Huey, Dewey and Louie's birthday is April 15th, the day they made their screen debut in the short ''Donald's Nephews''.
478* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': [[PolarOppositeTwins Dipper and Mabel]] were born on August 31st; reflecting both the end of their summer vacation in the titular town (and, by extension, the end of the show) and the [[ComingOfAgeStory the end of their childhood]], the latter being something that [[SeekerArchetype Dipper]] is eager for but which [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Mabel]] comes to fear.
479* In ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', Eugene was born on Friday the 13th. Yes, he was ''literally'' BornUnlucky.
480* WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo was born on February 14th, Valentine's Day. His defining character trait is being flirty and obsessed with finding someone to date.
481* ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'': In "Best Friends", Bugs' birthday is July 27th, while Daffy's is April 17th; these were the dates they debuted in ''WesternAnimation/AWildHare'' and ''WesternAnimation/PorkysDuckHunt'', respectively.
482* ''WesternAnimation/MeteoHeroes'': The protagonists (Andrew, Su, Angelita, Adam, Giorgio and Patty) obtained their super powers on their 10th birthday, their birthdays are all on April 22nd "Day of the Earth" and use their powers to protect the enviroment.
483* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
484** Spike was born on the day that Rainbow Dash performed her first Sonic Rainboom, which allowed for The Mane Six to earn their Cutie Marks and discover their special talents.
485** Pinkie Pie's birthday is the day after her alligator Gummy's birthday.
486** Rainbow Dash's birthday is also the anniversary of the day she moved to Ponyville, thus Rarity calls it her "birth-iversary".
487* ''WesternAnimation/RogerRamjet'' was born on April 1st; April Fools' Day.
488* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
489** Bart's birthday also falls on April 1st.
490** Marge's birthday was once mentioned as being the same as Creator/RandyQuaid (October 1st), but [[NegativeContinuity other episodes have contradicted this]]; her "canonical" birthday is now the otherwise insignificant March 19.
491** Barney's birthday is mentioned in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS10E10VivaNedFlanders Viva Ned Flanders]]" as being the same as UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler (April 20) or Series/{{Lassie}} (July 15) depending on the version. [[note]](The first two network airings, the syndication reruns and the Canadian airings have the Hitler birthday; the third network airing, the U.K. airings and the DVD have the Lassie birthday. The UsefulNotes/{{Columbine}} shootings [which happened the same day as the second network airing] may have prompted the [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents viewer complaints]] that led to the change.)[[/note]]
492* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981'', Jokey and Gargamel share the same birthday -- Halloween!
493* In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Awesom-O", [[ButtMonkey Butters]]' birthday is revealed to be [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror 9/11]].
494** PlayedForLaughs in the first ChristmasEpisode--a mid-credits scene cuts to UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} sitting alone with a birthday cake, sadly singing HappyBirthdayToYou.
495* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': Star Butterfly was born on Stump Day, [[YouMeanXmas the Mewni equivalent of Christmas]]; however, she does not celebrate it that day because it would anger the Stump.
496* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' has an InUniverse example — [[SupportingProtagonist Ezra]] was born on Empire Day 19 BBY, i.e., the exact day that the Galactic Empire was founded.
497* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': [[NiceGuy Steven]]'s birthday is on August 15th, which is the same day as Steven Sugar, the creator's brother, whom Steven is [[WriteWhoYouKnow based on]] and [[{{Tuckerization}} named after]].
498* While ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' is born on July 14th, 1986 (as seen on his driver's license), his voice actor, Tom Kenny, is born on July 13th, 1962, seeing how the latter is older than the former.
499* ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'': [[SupportingProtagonist Shiro]]'s birthday is February 29th (Leap Day).
500* In ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice,'' WordOfGod says that some character birthdays are actually just dates of real people whom he knows. Wally seems to be a specific {{Aversion}} of this trope: his birthday is November 11, Veteran's Day, which goes unmentioned in the episode about it.
501** In season three, Halo's birthday is August 28, an ActorAllusion for Creator/ZehraFazal.
502[[/folder]]
503
504[[folder:Others]]
505* Dates (and especially months) are so important in ''[=SmaPro=]'' that the birthdays of the characters are given at the homepage and [[https://img.animatetimes.com/2020/02/5e579462d3cd2_de6baaf5005235dece8e2410eb6f4f6b.png prominently featured alongside their names]]. This is because each character represents the month they were born, and as such, they technically all fall under this trope. However, there are a few special ones:
506** Ohshun Setsuki's birthday is New Year's Day.
507** Ninomiya Mashiro's birthday is Valentine's Day, and he secretly dislikes that.
508** Akakuma Nanaya's birthday is the seventh of July, Tanabata.
509** Then there's a few others who have a repetitive birthdate as well, like Badr (8/8) and Juuniya (12/12). Ryusengetsu's birthdate is repetitive as well, but in a different way (11/22).
510* In ''Creator/{{Sanrio}}'':
511** [[ElegantGothicLolita Kuromi]]'s birthday is October 31, Halloween.
512** Badtz-Maru's birthday is April Fools' Day.
513[[/folder]]
514
515[[folder:Real Life]]
516* Japanese author [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryūnosuke_Akutagawa Ryūnosuke Akutagawa]] got his name from being born on dragon hour, dragon month and dragon year.
517* For someone born on December 25, ''every Christmas'' is your birthday. UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton (1642), Creator/HumphreyBogart (1899), Creator/RodSerling (1924), Music/JimmyBuffett (1946) and [[Music/{{Eurythmics}} Annie Lennox]] (1954) all had this distinction.
518* In an inversion, some notable people have ''died'' on Christmas Day: Creator/WCFields (1946). Creator/CharlieChaplin (1977), Music/DeanMartin (1995), Music/JamesBrown (2006), Music/EarthaKitt (2008), Jason Wingreen (voice actor of [[Franchise/StarWars Boba Fett]]) (2015), Music/GeorgeMichael (2016) and Lee Mendelson (producer of ''Franchise/{{Peanuts}}'' animation, including ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'') (2019). Since Martin ("Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!"), Brown ("Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto"), Kitt ("Santa Baby") and Michael ("Last Christmas") all recorded popular Christmas songs, there was added significance for them. Also, veteran character actor Barton [=MacLane=] was born on Christmas (1902) and died on New Year's Day (1969).
519* In another inversion, three US Presidents, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe (the 2nd, 3rd and 5th, respectively), all died on July 4th (Adams and Jefferson on the same July 4th, even), while a fourth (Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President) was born on that date.
520* Metal guitar virtuoso Music/SteveVai was born on June 6, 1960 (6-6-60). [[RockMeAsmodeus May explain where he got his near-otherworldly skills...]]
521* Princess Beatrice of York (granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II) was born on August 8, 1988 (8-8-88). So was Italian basketball player Danilo Gallinari, to the point where he wears #8.
522* Vietnam veteran [[Film/BornOnTheFourthOfJuly Ron Kovic]] was indeed born on July 4, 1946.
523* [[Franchise/TheMuppets Muppeteer]] Steve Whitmire, who succeeded Creator/JimHenson as the performer of Kermit the Frog for many years, was born on September 24, 1959 -- which happened to be Henson's 23rd birthday.
524* Similarly, Creator/MollyRingwald was born on February 18, 1968, which was the day Creator/JohnHughes turned 18.
525* Physicist Creator/StephenHawking was born on January 8, 1942 - three hundred years to the day after the death of astronomer Galileo Galilei. And inverted with his death date, March 14, 2018 which was UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein's birthday and Pi Day.
526* {{Squick}} to anyone born exactly 9 months after a parent's birthday or anniversary.
527** People born on November 14 have to live with the fact that they were born nine months after Valentine's Day.
528** Likewise, anyone born around September 25 will have been born nine months after Christmas.
529** [[FridgeHorror Then again, anyone born on or around]] [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror June 11, 2002...]]
530* Music/GioachinoRossini was born on February 29, 1792, something pianist and comedian Music/VictorBorge saw as evidence of the composer's laziness - he only had to celebrate his birthday every four years!
531* Creator/AndyKaufman was born January 17, 1949. Creator/JimCarrey, who played Kaufman in ''Film/ManOnTheMoon'', was born January 17, 1962. (One TV ad for the movie even pointed this out.)
532* Astronaut Ken Mattingly was born in Chicago on March 17, 1936. Creator/GarySinise, who played Mattingly in ''Film/Apollo13'' was born March 17, 1955...also in Chicago.
533* Creator/ChristianBale (January 30, 1974) played former Vice President Dick Cheney (January 30, 1941) in ''Film/Vice2018''.
534* Retired Buffalo Bills Quarterback Jim Kelly (February 14, 1960) and his son, Hunter (February 14, 1997).
535* Music/ElvisPresley and Music/DavidBowie, two of the most famous RealLife examples of TheRockStar, share a birthday -- January 8th (1935 and 1947, respectively). Bowie has joked about his birthday getting stuck in the shadow of Presley's.
536* If we also included significant birth ''weeks'' in this trope in regads to date proximity, Creator/WilliamShatner and Creator/LeonardNimoy would certainly fit. They were born four days apart in March 1931 (Shatner on the 22nd, Nimoy on the 26th).
537* Creator/SylvesterMcCoy (the Seventh Doctor), Creator/SophieAldred (his companion Ace), and Creator/AnthonyAinley (the Master) were all born on the 20th of August, in 1943, 1962, and 1932, respectively. The three of them would go on to star together in the last story of ''Series/DoctorWho''[='s=] original series, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS26E4Survival "Survival"]].
538* Novelist Emily Brontë, famous for ''Literature/WutheringHeights'', was born on July 30, 1818. Pop singer Music/KateBush was born on July 30, 1958, and would later write a hit song called "Wuthering Heights".
539* Music/JohnLennon (October 9, 1940) and his son, Sean (October 9, 1975). John considered 9 his lucky number, which explains composition titles like "Revolution 9" and "#9 Dream".
540* Creator/CharlieChaplin was born on April 16, 1889. UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler was born four days later on April 20. Even in the 1930s people found it funny that both men had the same toothbrush moustache and looked similar. Chaplin would later satirize Hitler in ''Film/TheGreatDictator''. It doesn't help that April 20 is also [[MarijuanaIsLSD International Weed Day]] ''and'' the day of [[UsefulNotes/{{Columbine}} the Columbine shootings]]. [[note]]There's been speculation the shooters chose the date deliberately due to being neo-Nazis or to spare the school's stoners who skipped 4/20 to get high; other evidence points towards the shootings having been planned for April 19, the day of the Oklahoma City bombing and the end of the Waco Siege, but delayed due to a cache of ammo being delivered only on the night of the 19th.[[/note]]
541* Stan Laurel (Creator/LaurelAndHardy) was born on June 16, 1890. This makes him a Gemini (the "twins" sign), which is fitting for half of the most famous comedic duo in the world.
542* Classic horror film legends Creator/VincentPrice and Creator/ChristopherLee were both born on May 27th (Price in 1911, Lee in 1922). Lee's fellow Film/HammerHorror film star Creator/PeterCushing was born on May 26th (in 1913). Additionally, Lee was born a day after the 25th anniversary of the original publication of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'', which was one of his most famous roles.
543* Comedian Brian Doyle-Murray was born on Halloween 1945, exactly three weeks after the Chicago Cubs lost the World Series for the last time, not making any further appearances until 2016, when they beat the Cleveland Indians. Doyle-Murray once compared his situation to that of Creator/MarkTwain, who famously was born and died around appearances put in by Halley's Comet, and joked that he would die the year the Cubs next made it to the World Series and also about having a deal with God regarding that that he'd get to stick around for the Series itself. (He is still alive in 2021, just over four years after the Cubs won the World Series.)
544* Actress Creator/MackenzieDavis' date of birth is AprilFoolsDay 1987; other people who are April Fools Day babies include Creator/DebbieReynolds, Asa Butterfield and Ali [=MacGraw=].
545* Many people have [[DiedOnTheirBirthday died on their own birthdays]]. Elizabeth of York, wife of [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfTudor Henry VII]], was born on February 11, 1466 and died on February 11, 1503. Creator/WilliamShakespeare was (probably) born on April 23, 1564 and died on April 23, 1616.[[note]]Only his baptism date, April 26, was recorded[[/note]] Creator/IngridBergman was born on August 29, 1915 and died on August 29, 1982. Music/MerleHaggard was born on April 6, 1937 and died on April 6, 2016.
546* In terms of sharing birthdays, it should be noted that statistically speaking, there is a 50/50 chance that a random group of twenty-three people will have at least two people who share a birthday. Increase the size of the group to 75, and the odds increase to 99.9% [[note]]The odds don't reach 100% until you have 367 people in one room, due to leap years.[[/note]]
547* Averted (sort of) in real life, [[https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/articles/howpopularisyourbirthday/2015-12-18 data on the average number of births per day in the UK]] showed that the average number of births per day was generally lower on special occasions than on normal days. In particular, the number of births on New Year's Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day was hugely decreased compared to the average. This was probably because these are the only bank holidays which occur on a specific date each year, and hospitals usually don't schedule caesareans and induced births for bank holidays. The number of births on April Fool's Day and Christmas Eve were also both lower than average.
548* Creator/JeffGoldblum's first son, Charlie Ocean, was born on July 4, 2015 -- fitting for the son of one of the leads of ''Film/IndependenceDay''! In the runup to [[Film/IndependenceDayResurgence the sequel's]] release Creator/ConanOBrien said "That's fantastic: You had a son to promote the movie you were coming out with a year later!"
549* The first two Sōkantoku [[note]]General Manager[[/note]] of Music/AKB48 Takahashi Minami and Yokoyama Yui birthday's share some significant birthday. Takahashi Minami was born in April 8, 1991 (4/8) and admittedly was one of the reason she passed the 1st generation audition, while Yokoyama Yui was born in December 8, 1991 with December 8th is when the group making their debut in 2005.
550* New Year's Day is a surprisingly common birth date for people involved in the creation of institutions or "pioneers" of some sort. Huldrych Zwingli (one of the early leaders of UsefulNotes/TheProtestantReformation), icons of UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution Paul Revere and Betsy Ross, Pierre de Coubertin (founder of the modern UsefulNotes/OlympicGames), J. Edgar Hoover (first [[Main/FBIAgent FBI director]]) and [[Music/GrandmasterFlashAndTheFuriousFive Grandmaster Flash]] (HipHop pioneer) all shared the 1st of January as birthdays.
551* Creator/PamelaAnderson already appeared in Canadian newspapers right after her birth because she was born exactly 100 years after the formation of the Dominion of Canada at 12:01 a.m. and therefore became Canada's "centennial baby".
552[[/folder]]

Top