Born on January 18
A. A. Milne's Birthday
A bear of very little brain.
Next: January 18, 2027
Where it comes from
Alan Alexander Milne was born in London on 18 January 1882, and this Story marks his birthday. He studied mathematics at Cambridge, wrote humorous verse and essays for Punch and had success as a playwright before he found his true calling in verses written for his son, Christopher Robin.
How it's celebrated
There is no formal observance, but his birthday is a perfect day to read a Pooh story aloud, or to play Poohsticks from a bridge over a stream. The real toys that inspired the books, Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga and Tigger, can be seen at the New York Public Library, and Ashdown Forest in Sussex, near the Milne family…
Did you know
Pooh's name came from Winnie, a black bear at London Zoo who had been the mascot of a Canadian regiment from Winnipeg, and Pooh, a swan in one of Milne's poems.
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Star sign
Capricorn · December 22 – January 19 · Earth sign
Patient and ambitious, climbing steadily to the top.