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Happy Birthday, old chum.

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A Horse and a (Great) Dane, "Neigh"-bours, and BFF. :D

Happy birthday for yesterday old chap.

According to a public database of births, birthdays in the United States are quite evenly distributed for the most part, but there tend to be more births in September and October.[13] This may be because there is a holiday season nine months before (the human gestation period is about nine months), or because the longest nights of the year also occur in the Northern Hemisphere nine months before. However, it appears the holidays have more of an effect on birth rates than the winter: New Zealand, a Southern Hemisphere country, has the same September and October peak with no corresponding peak in March and April.[14] The least common birthdays tend to fall around public holidays, such as Christmas, New Years Day and fixed-date holidays such as July 4 in the US. This is probably due to hospitals and birthing centres not offering labor inductions and elective Caesarean sections on public holidays.
Based on Harvard University research of birth records in the United States between 1973 and 1999, September 16 is the most common birthday in the United States and December 25 the least common birthday (other than February 29, because of leap years).[15] In 2011, October 5 and 6 were reported as the most frequently occurring birthdays.[16]
In New Zealand, the ten most common birthdays all fall within a thirteen-day period, between September 19 and October 1, corresponding to conception in December. The ten least common birthdays (other than February 29) are December 24-27, January 1-2, February 6, March 22, April 1 and April 25. This is based on all live births registered in New Zealand between 1980 and 2014.[14]
According to a study by the Yale School of Public Health, positive and negative associations with culturally significant dates may influence birth rates. The study shows a 5.3% decrease in spontaneous births and a 16.9% decrease in Caesarean births on Halloween, compared to dates occurring within one week before and one week after the October holiday. In contrast, on Valentine's Day there is a 3.6% increase in spontaneous births and a 12.1% increase in Caesarean births.[17]

Happy Birthday

Well my date of conception would have been due to my father's leave dates during the War.

Thank you Gordon. Thank you Zoooo.

Quote: George Kaplan @ 18th December 2016, 6:33 PM

Happy Birthday, old chum.

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A Horse and a (Great) Dane, "Neigh"-bours, and BFF. :D

Lovely picture.

Thank you George K.

Quote: Will Cam @ 18th December 2016, 7:22 PM

Happy birthday for yesterday old chap.

Thank you. It was on the 18th but I am now wondering if yours was 17th Will. If so, Happy Birthday.

Quote: Steve Sunshine @ 18th December 2016, 9:44 PM

According to a public database of births, birthdays in the United States are quite evenly distributed for the most part, but there tend to be more births in September and October.13 This may be because there is a holiday season nine months before (the human gestation period is about nine months), or because the longest nights of the year also occur in the Northern Hemisphere nine months before. However, it appears the holidays have more of an effect on birth rates than the winter: New Zealand, a Southern Hemisphere country, has the same September and October peak with no corresponding peak in March and April.14 The least common birthdays tend to fall around public holidays, such as Christmas, New Years Day and fixed-date holidays such as July 4 in the US. This is probably due to hospitals and birthing centres not offering labor inductions and elective Caesarean sections on public holidays.
Based on Harvard University research of birth records in the United States between 1973 and 1999, September 16 is the most common birthday in the United States and December 25 the least common birthday (other than February 29, because of leap years).15 In 2011, October 5 and 6 were reported as the most frequently occurring birthdays.16
In New Zealand, the ten most common birthdays all fall within a thirteen-day period, between September 19 and October 1, corresponding to conception in December. The ten least common birthdays (other than February 29) are December 24-27, January 1-2, February 6, March 22, April 1 and April 25. This is based on all live births registered in New Zealand between 1980 and 2014.14
According to a study by the Yale School of Public Health, positive and negative associations with culturally significant dates may influence birth rates. The study shows a 5.3% decrease in spontaneous births and a 16.9% decrease in Caesarean births on Halloween, compared to dates occurring within one week before and one week after the October holiday. In contrast, on Valentine's Day there is a 3.6% increase in spontaneous births and a 12.1% increase in Caesarean births.17

Happy Birthday

Truly fascinating. Thank you kindly Steve.

I can't get the quote to go blue though. Was it done on a special machine? Cool

Quote: keewik @ 18th December 2016, 10:55 PM

Well my date of conception would have been due to my father's leave dates during the War.

In my case, it was probably my 32nd Mum's birthday - 14 March 19??.

They didn't have intimate relations on any other occasion so far as I am aware. :S

Happy Birthday, mate.

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Happy Birthday, Horseradish!!

Thank you all very kindly - and what lovely presents.

They were all on my Birthday or Christmas list.

I will now be able to ask Father Christmas for three different things.

Gold, innocence and mirth,

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