What is the world record for siblings born on the same day?

The most siblings born on the same day is 5. Catherine (1952), Carol (1953), Charles (1956), Claudia (1961) and Cecilia Cummins (1966) were all born on February 20th. The odds of this happening is about 17.7 billion to one. How many children did they have in total?

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What is the record for most siblings born at once?

In 1997, the McCaughey septuplets, born in Des Moines, Iowa, became the first septuplets known to survive infancy. Multiple births of as many as eight babies have been born alive, the first surviving set on record goes to the Suleman octuplets, born in 2009 in Bellflower, California.

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How common is it for siblings to be born on the same day?

The random odds against five single siblings sharing a birthdate are one in 17,797,577,730 - almost 4 times the world's population.

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What is the most family members born on the same day?

A Pakistani family has made history after they set a Guinness World Record under “most family members born on the same day” category as all nine family members share the same birthdays, August 1.

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What is it called when siblings are born on the same day?

Calling them Irish twins is just an informal way of classifying siblings that are born close together. Twins are two children born from the same conception, carried during the same pregnancy, and born together, either on the same day or a day or so apart.

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Who were the 5 siblings born on the same day?

The most siblings born on the same day is 5. Catherine (1952), Carol (1953), Charles (1956), Claudia (1961) and Cecilia Cummins (1966) were all born on February 20th. The odds of this happening is about 17.7 billion to one.

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What are Dutch twins?

The Dutch Twins are Kit and Kat, 5 years old and not yet big enough to be called by their real names, Christopher and Katrina. They live in a typical Dutch household, around the turn of the last century. The book follows their day-to-day adventures and accidental mishaps.

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What is the rarest day to be born on?

December 25 (Christmas Day) is the least common birthday, while January 1 (New Year's Day) is the second least common. December 24 (Christmas Eve) also makes the list as the 3rd least common birthday while July 4 (Independence Day) is the 4th least common birthday.

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What are the rarest days to be born in order?

What are the rarest birthdays?
  • July 4 (8,796 average yearly births)
  • January 2 (9,307 average yearly births)
  • December 26 (9,543 average yearly births)
  • November 27 (9,718 average yearly births)
  • November 23 (9,883 average yearly births)
  • November 25 (9,954 average yearly births)
  • October 31 (9,978 average yearly births)

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Can siblings be born on the same day and not be twins?

However, depending on the time of day the babies are born and how long the timespan is between each baby's birth, twins can be born on different days. Twins are defined as two offspring born together, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are born on the same date.

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What are the odds of 3 siblings being born on the same day?

The chance that the third is born on that day as well is 1/365, and assuming that there is no common factor linking those birthdates then the total chance of the three birthdays coinciding is 1/ (365 x 365 ) = 1 in 133000, or 7.5 in 1,000,000. This is quite small.

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What is the closest two siblings can be born?

(Identical twins come from a single fertilized egg that splits in half, while fraternal twins occur when two different eggs are fertilized simultaneously). So, how many months apart are Irish twins? It's technically possible for two siblings to be as close as 9 or 10 months apart.

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Who had 12 siblings?

The record- breaking lineage starts with Jose Hernández- Pérez. The oldest son of Modesto and Martina and the first of the siblings, Jose was born on 30 December 1924.

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Who is the oldest sibling?

If you're the firstborn child, your birth order would be referred to as the oldest child. If you're the second born, you're a middle child—however, there can be multiple middle kids in a family. If you're the last sibling to be born, you're the youngest child or the baby of the bunch.

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Is there a day no one born?

February 3rd is the only day where no one in history has ever been born. Despite much scientific study, there is no explanation for this phenomena. Historically it has been referred to as “the empty day” or “nobody's birthday”.

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What are the top 10 rarest birthdays?

What are the rarest birthdays? Surprisingly, none is in February. They cluster around holidays. December 25, January 1, December 24, July 4, January 2, December 26, November 27, November 23, November 25 and October 31st.

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How rare is the rarest birthday?

February 29 has the lowest total number of births over the twenty year period because it only occurs once every 4 years. However, the average number of births on February 29 takes into account the day only occurs on a leap year, resulting in a value just under the overall daily average.

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What are July babies called?

Those that are born in July are either a Cancer or Leo. Cancer birthdays fall between June 21 – July 22, while Leo birthdays fall between July 23 – August 22. Cancer babies are often known for being caring, protective and empathetic.

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What is the most popular birthday?

According to real birth data compiled from 20 years of American births, mid-September is the most birthday-packed time of the year, with September 9th being the most popular day to be born in America, followed closely by September 19th.

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Is April 3 a rare birthday?

Your April baby's birthday is pretty rare.

Your little one is unlikely to need to share the limelight on their birthday because April birthdays are not super common. Only two April birthdates made their way into the top 200 most popular birthdays (April 4th at 144th and April 11th at 189th), while 11 landed below 300.

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What are reverse twins?

Mirror twins, or mirror image twins, is a term used to describe a characteristic of some twins whose features appear asymmetrically—that is, on opposite sides. When these twins are facing each other, it is as if they are looking in a mirror.

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What is an Eskimo twin?

From watching "The League," we're heard the term Eskimo Brothers for dudes who've slept with the same girl. Urban Dictionary, the source for all things slang, likewise defines Eskimo Sisters -- or Pogo Sisters -- as "two women [who] have slept with the same man in their past."

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Can twin cousins exist?

Quaternary twins are defined as the offspring born less than nine months apart to two sets of identical siblings. They don't share a womb, or even a parent, but the DNA they inherit from their twin parents makes them not only cousins, but genetic brothers.

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