How to add a birthday to Google Calendar

Forgetting a friend or a relative’s birthday can lead to some less-than-ideal situations. Luckily, in today’s digital age there are many ways to get reminded of a birthday. Most commonly, we get notifications on Facebook, but more and more people are trying to stay away from the social network — or simply don’t add a birthday to their profile — so there’s a risk that you might miss the important event. As an additional layer of protection against such mishaps, you can add birthdays to your Google Calendar as well.

Adding a birthday to a calendar sounds like a pretty straightforward process ...