MySQL has other functions for returning just a part of a date: MONTH() and DAYOFMONTH():
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE sales_rep(
-> employee_number INT,
-> surname VARCHAR(40),
-> first_name VARCHAR(30),
-> commission TINYINT,
-> date_joined date,
-> birthday date
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)
mysql>
mysql> INSERT INTO sales_rep values(1,'James','Writer',10, '1989-01-01', '1969-02-02');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> SELECT MONTH(birthday),DAYOFMONTH(birthday) FROM sales_rep;
+-----------------+----------------------+
| MONTH(birthday) | DAYOFMONTH(birthday) |
+-----------------+----------------------+
| 2 | 2 |
+-----------------+----------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> drop table sales_rep;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
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