Why can't I parse this json data in Google Chrome console
<p>I type this in chrome console </p>

<pre><code>    var data = [
{
    "name":"john doe",
    "birth":"09/07/15"
},
{
    "name":"jane doe",
    "birth":"09/07/15"
}
];

JSON.parse([data[0]);
</code></pre>

<p>but I got error </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token o
      at Object.parse (native)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>why ?</p>