Web Resources
- Birth Data
- Statistics of births (persons born in the United States). "The National Vital Statistics System, the Federal compilation of this data, is the result of the cooperation between the NCHS and the States to provide access to statistical information from birth certificates." From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Vital Statistics System.
- Birthday Foods
- Multicultural information. This encyclopedic article explores various foods prepared and enjoyed by different cultures during birthday celebrations.
- Birthday Traditions from Around the World
- Scroll down their page to begin reading.
- Celebritorium: Celebrity Birthdays
- Lists of celebrities and their dates of birth.
- Factmonster.com: Today's Birthday
- Profiles of historical/famous people born today.
- Famous Birthdays on this Day in History
- From HistoryOrb.com. Also see their Today in History page for interesting trivia of the day.
- PBS Parents: Birthday Party Themes
- Thematic guides and ideas for parents and guardians of young children.
- Planetary Age Calculator
- How old would you be on Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and other planets in our solar system? Also calculate your weight! From the University of Texas at Arlington. (Note: Pluto isn't listed here. See next site.)
- Your Age on Other Worlds
- Calculate what your age would be on other planets and when your next birthday would occur (in Earth years). From Exploratorium: The Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception.