Birthdate: August 9, 1914

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland

Died: June 27, 2001

Finnish author Tove Jansson was the woman behind the phenomenally successful children’s books and comics on the fictional white hippo-like creatures she called Moomins. While the Moomins books have been translated into more than 50 languages, Jansson’s literary works also include several other novels and short stories.