Let's make this birthday one to remember.

78 years old (Born on April 12, 1947)

Happy Birthday, Tom Clancy! May your day be filled with more thrilling twists than "The Hunt for Red October" and fewer close calls than Jack Ryan faced in "Patriot Games." Your knack for crafting suspenseful plots has kept readers on the edge of their seats—and submarines—for decades.

Here's hoping your birthday celebration is as legendary as your storytelling. Whether it's navigating political intrigue or stealthily maneuvering through literary waters, you've consistently delivered pulse-pounding adventures. Cheers to another year of espionage-filled excitement—may it be free from rogue agents and full of cake that's easier to find than a Soviet submarine!