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Birthdates of our apostles, listed by months


 Day/Mon/Yr       Apostle                       
01 Jan 1903    Alvin R Dyer                     
08 Jan 1805    Orson Hyde                     
08 Jan 1813    Albert Carrington              
10 Jan 1862    Reed Smoot                     
11 Jan 1827    George Q Cannon                
12 Jan 1840    Francis M Lyman 
18 Jan 1806    William M'Lellin               
24 Jan 1945    D Todd Christofferson          
31 Jan 1872    John A Widtsoe

02 Feb 1842    Moses Thatcher                 
04 Feb 1832    Charles W Penrose             
06 Feb 1886    LeGrand Richards               
06 Feb 1951    Ronald A Rasband               
09 Feb 1800    Hyrum Smith                    
09 Feb 1873    Melvin J Ballard               
20 Feb 1874    George Q Morris                
21 Feb 1816    Jedediah M Grant               
22 Feb 1811    Ezra T Benson                  
23 Feb 1861    George F Richards                 
25 Feb 1799    John E Page                    

01 Mar 1807    Wilford Woodruff               
12 Mar 1857    Rudger Clawson                 
12 Mar 1859    Abraham H Cannon                
13 Mar 1811    William B Smith                
21 Mar 1872    Hyrum Mack Smith               
23 Mar 1906    Richard L Evans                
28 Mar 1899    Harold B Lee                   
28 Mar 1895    Spencer W Kimball              
30 Mar 1813    Amasa M Lyman                  

02 Apr 1821    Franklin D Richards             
03 Apr 1814    Lorenzo Snow                    
04 Apr 1870    George Albert Smith             
12 Apr 1807    Parley P Pratt                  
02 Apr 1889    Henry D Moyle                   
03 Apr 1870    Alonzo A Hinckley               

04 May 1865    Charles A Callis               
06 May 1915    Marvin J Ashton                
09 May 1796    Lyman Wight                    
09 May 1898    Nathan Eldon Tanner            
15 May 1858    John W Taylor                  
15 May 1844    Anthon H Lund                  
31 May 1933    Henry B Eyring                 

01 Jun 1801    Brigham Young                  
10 Jun 1877    Sylvester Q Cannon             
11 Jun 1917    Joseph B Wirthlin              
14 Jun 1801    Heber C Kimball                
15 Jun 1952    David A Bednar                 
18 Jun 1879    Stephen L Richards             
23 Jun 1910    Gordon B Hinckley              
24 Jun 1804    Willard Richards
26 Jun 1817    George A Smith 

01 Jul 1855    Orson F Whitney   
06 Jul 1926    Neal A Maxwell 
18 Jul 1961    Patrick Kearon
19 Jul 1876    Joseph Fielding Smith
29 Jul 1915    Bruce R McConkie
31 Jul 1920    James E Faust

02 Aug 1897    Matthew Cowley 
04 Aug 1899    Ezra Taft Benson
05 Aug 1922    L Tom Perry
06 Aug 1955    Gary E Stevenson
09 Aug 1951    Neil L Andersen
12 Aug 1932    Dallin H Oaks
21 Aug 1809    Charles C Rich
21 Aug 1927    Thomas S Monson
24 Aug 1868    Joseph F Merrill
24 Aug 1932    Robert D Hales
25 Aug 1858    Matthias F Cowley

01 Sep 1871    J Reuben Clark, Jr
02 Sep 1906    David B Haight
08 Sep 1873    David O McKay
08 Sep 1940    Quentin L Cook
09 Sep 1924    Russell M Nelson
10 Sep 1924    Boyd K Packer
16 Sep 1852    Anthony W Ivins
18 Sep 1848    John Henry Smith
19 Sep 1811    Orson Pratt
19 Sep 1897    Marion G Romney
20 Sep 1811    John F Boynton
21 Sep 1862    James E Talmage
25 Sep 1835    Marriner W Merrill

01 Oct 1844    John W Young
02 Oct 1958    Ulisses Soares
03 Oct 1806    Oliver Cowdery
08 Oct 1928    M Russell Ballard
14 Oct 1834    Joseph A Young
24 Oct 1811    Lyman E Johnson
24 Oct 1883    Hugh B Brown
27 Oct 1814    Daniel H Wells
31 Oct 1875    Albert E Bowen

01 Nov 1799    Thomas B Marsh
01 Nov 1808    John Taylor
03 Nov 1807    Luke S Johnson
06 Nov 1940    Dieter F Uchtdorf
07 Nov 1900    Mark E Peterson
07 Nov 1928    Richard G Scott
09 Nov 1818    Erastus Snow
13 Nov 1838    Joseph F Smith
13 Nov 1952    Dale G Renlund
14 Nov 1799    David W Patten
14 Nov 1907    Howard W Hunter
22 Nov 1856    Heber J Grant 
23 Nov 1870    Richard R Lyman
23 Nov 1872    Abraham O Woodruff

02 Dec 1886    Adam S Bennion
03 Dec 1940    Jeffrey R Holland
08 Dec 1831    George Teasdale
11 Dec 1896    Delbert L Stapley
18 Dec 1836    Brigham Young Jr
23 Dec 1805    Joseph Smith Jr
23 Dec 1953    Gerrit W Gong

Interesting notes:

·  The month with the most apostolic birthdays is November with 14. The months with the fewest number of apostolic birthdays are April and July with six each.

·  On several occasions there have been two apostles serving together that have had the same birthday (day and month).   Orson Hyde and Albert Carrington served together for 8 years, both having the birthday of January 8.   Presidents Harold B Lee and Spencer W Kimball served side-by-side for almost 3 decades, sharing the birthday of March 28.   Thomas B Marsh and John Taylor served together in the Quorum of 12 for 3 months, sharing the birthday of November 1.   John W Taylor and Anthon H Lund served together for 16 years, sharing the birthday of May 15.


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