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Beatle Paul McCartney celebrates his 22nd birthday on June 18, 1964 while on tour with the band in Sydney, Australia. Giving Paul lots of birthday kisses are some of the Australian models invited to the party.
A beaming Shirley Temple sits next to a cake at her seventh birthday party on April 23, 1935, hosted at 20th Century Fox Studios in California.
Marilyn Monroe blowing out a single candle on a birthday cake to celebrate her 30th birthday on June 1, 1956.
French actress Brigitte Bardot poses for the cameras on her 22nd birthday on September 28, 1956 before blowing out the candles on a anniversary cake.
Pablo Picasso, flanked by his French friend poet Jean Cocteau, cuts a birthday cake to celebrate his 75th anniversary on October 25, 1956 in Vallauris, France.
Charlie Chaplin takes a swipe at "The Tramp" topping his birthday cake as Sophia Loren looks on in mock horror. Chaplin was celebrating his 77th year on April 16, 1966, during a break from directing 'A Countess in Hong Kong,' which stars Loren and Marlon Brando.
John Lennon is seen being fed birthday cake by Claudette Orbison while her then-husband Roy Orbison, the couple's son Roy Jr. (foreground), and Ringo Starr look on. It was the Orbison's 28th birthday and a party was thrown in London on April 23, 1964.
Yul Brynner and Swedish-born actress Britt Ekland join forces to blow out the candles on Brynner's birthday cake at a reception at the Dorchester Hotel in London on July 11, 1966 to celebrate the actor's 46th birthday.
Muhammad Ali tears into a boxing-themed cake on January 17, 1971 on the occasion of his 29th birthday. It was a rare departure from his strict training routine during the run-up to his March 8 title fight with Joe Frazier. The clash was billed as the "Fight of the Century."
John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono pose with the former Beatles' birthday cake on December 9, 1971— the singer's 31st birthday.
Rolling Stones' front man Mick Jagger blows out candles on his 29th birthday cake on July 26, 1972 at the end of the final performance of the group's 30-city, three-month tour of the United States and Canada.
Henry Fonda cuts his birthday cake on May 16, 1980 as his daughter Jane and son Peter look on. Fonda senior was celebrating his 75th birthday.
Bob Hope uses a sword to cut his 80th birthday cake on May 29, 1983 as celebrities Christie Brinkley, Cheryl Tiegs, Dudley Moore, George C. Scott, Hope's wife Dolores, First Lady Nancy Reagan, and US President Ronald Reagan watch. Hope eventually reached the ripe old age of 100.
Venerated English stage and screen actor John Gielgud cutting his birthday cake at the Old Vic in London on April 14, 1984. The actor was celebrating his 80th birthday, and received a standing ovation.
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Prince William blows out candles on a birthday cake presented to him on June 21, 2003, during a visit to the Anglesey Food Fair in North Wales. The young prince was turning 21.
Charles, Prince of Wales and heir-apparent to the British throne, lifts and admires the birthday cake made for him at a huge party to celebrate his 40th birthday on November 14, 1988.
To the delight of the Queen, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is presented with a birthday cake during a royal visit in England on June 11, 2009. The prince's birthday had in fact fallen a day earlier, on June 10, when he tuned 88.
David Bowie holding his 40th birthday cake during a visit to Gstaad in Switzerland on January 8, 1987.
Glen Campbell with his guitar-shaped birthday cake, presented to the singer and musician on April 22, 1973 as he turned 37 while touring England.
Beyoncé receives a birthday cake in her likeness during the singer's appearance on MTV's 'Total Request Live' show on September 5, 2006 in New York City. She had turned 25 on September 4.
Britney Spears presents Michael Jackson with a 44th birthday cake at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on August 29, 2002.
Hollywood actor Cary Grant was born on January 18, and fellow star Randolph Scott on January 23. So actress Nancy Carroll gave them both a chocolate birthday cake on the 18th, the occasion of Grant's 29th birthday.
Clark Gable celebrates his 37th birthday on February 1, 1938 by sharing his cake with fellow actor Spencer Tracy. Both men were making the movie 'Test Pilot' (1938) at the time.
Burt Reynolds laughs out loud as he goes through a 'This is Your Life'-type skit on the 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' on February 11, 1982. It was Reynolds' 46th birthday and Carson had presented the actor with a giant cake and said, "Burt, here is your true love," whereby out popped a huge photo of Reynolds. Along for the gag was actor Dom DeLuise.
Director Spike Lee celebrates his 49th birthday at the 'Inside Man' premiere after-party at Rose Hall in the Lincoln Center on March 20, 2006 in New York City.
Snoop Dogg poses with a super candle-lit birthday cake during his 40th birthday party at The Rolling Stone Lounge on October 18, 2011 in Hollywood, California. The rapper was actually born on October 20.
Christina Aguilera celebrates her birthday with a specially made low cut cake on December 18, 2011 in Hollywood, California. She was celebrating her 31st birthday.
English actor Ben Kingsley stoops low over his birthday cake to blow out a single candle during a party to celebrate his 68th birthday on December 30, 2011 in Capri, Italy.
Obviously still friends, Richard Burton is pictured with his ex-wife, Elizabeth Taylor, at her 50th birthday party on February 27, 1982. Taylor's birthday cake is decorated to look like the front page of the Times newspaper with headlines of congratulation. Sadly, Burton died two years later.
Western movie star John Wayne cutting his 62nd birthday cake at a party on May 26, 1969, which was also dedicated to his 40 years in film and to mark the forthcoming June 12, 1969 premiere of director Henry Hathaway's film 'True Grit,' in which Wayne starred. The superstar birthday guests are (left to right): Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Rock Hudson, Fred MacMurray, Wayne, James Stewart, Ernest Borgnine, Michael Caine, and Lawrence Harvey.
Birthdays are always special occasions, and often celebrated with a anniversary cake. In fact, the presentation of a cake and the blowing out of candles is very often the highlight of the moment, and usually captured in photographs for posterity. And it's no different for celebrities, who take equal pleasure in marking another year with star-studded parties and plenty of pizzazz.
Click through and toast the celebs enjoying a happy birthday bash.
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Birthdays are always special occasions, and often celebrated with a anniversary cake. In fact, the presentation of a cake and the blowing out of candles is very often the highlight of the moment, and usually captured in photographs for posterity. And it's no different for celebrities, who take equal pleasure in marking another year with star-studded parties and plenty of pizzazz.
Click through and toast the celebs enjoying a happy birthday bash.