birthday

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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office said Celeste was declared dead on Sept. 8, one day after her 15th birthday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

When Robert emerges, to lift her spirits by offering a bottle of champagne to celebrate her birthday, Catherine steps warily out of her shell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The U.S. is celebrating its 250th birthday this year, but baseball has been embedded in the fabric of the country for far longer than that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Cox hopes to mark his 80th birthday in June with a party in the UK, but fears his US commitments might make that tricky.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

On my twelfth birthday I thought of nothing else.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff