On what date was C.S. Lewis born in Belfast, Ireland?

C.S. Lewis was born on 29 November 1898 in Belfast, Ireland.

His birth name was Clive Staples Lewis, and he was the second son of Albert James Lewis and Florence Augusta Lewis. His older brother, Warren, became a lifelong companion and later a military historian.

Lewis grew up in a Protestant family and spent much of his childhood in Northern Ireland before being educated in England. His early life included a strong interest in mythology, literature, and imaginary worlds, interests that later shaped both his scholarship and fiction.

The date is sometimes confused with the publication dates of his best-known books, many of which appeared decades later. Lewis died in 1963, aged 64, but his birthday remains an important reference point in biographies of the author.