No, it shouldn't. Outlook isn't designed to do that.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
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> When I add a birthday/anniversary to a contact, the subsequent calendar item
> does not have the category I assigned to the contact. Shouldn't it ?
>
> Thanks!