Last Sunday (October 20) out at the Roxbury club in Hollywood, Uncle Snoop Dogg (Lion/Zilla) celebrated his 42nd birthday with friends, artists and ...

The reason: On this day in 1968, Snoopy walked into a surprise birthday party, so “Peanuts” officials give the beagle his cake-topping candles to blow out every Aug. 10.

While Snoopy's official birthday is Aug. 10, today marks the anniversary of his debut. On Oct. 4, 1950 , audiences met the pup. Soon after, readers would discover that Snoopy was no average dog.

Snoopy’s birthday was acknowledged in a strip that ran on Aug. 10, 1968. It is unclear whether that was his first-ever birthday; if so, that would make him 47 years old, 329 in dog years. Snoopy ...