Literature · Art · 1914–2001
Tove Jansson
Author and illustrator who created the Moomin characters
Did you know?Beyond her children's books, she was an accomplished fine artist and produced several anti-fascist illustrations during the Second World War.
Tove Marika Jansson (Finland Swedish:; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Finland-Swedish author, novelist and comic strip author, painter and illustrator.
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- Would be
- 112
- Age at death
- 86
- Years since death
- 25
- Born
- August 9, 1914 · Helsinki, Sweden
- Died
- June 27, 2001
- Cause of death
- Lung cancer
- Nationality
- Finn
- Known for
- Literature, Art
Family
- Father
- Viktor Jansson
- Mother
- Signe Hammarsten-Jansson
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- Born on August 9Born on August 9 too? You share your birthday with Tove Jansson, Whitney Houston, Gillian Anderson and 24 more famous people. See your full list of birthday twins.Date page
- Died on June 27Tove Jansson is remembered every June 27, along with 12 other notable people who died on this day. Discover what else happened on that date.Date page
- See the front page from the day Tove Jansson was bornA newspaper front page for 9 August 1914, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayTove Jansson would be 112 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryTove Jansson's 113th birthday is in 288 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!113th
- Death anniversaryThe 26th anniversary of Tove Jansson's death is in 245 days. A moment to remember their legacy.26th
- Leo zodiac signLeo people are known for being confident, generous and dramatic. Are you a Leo like Tove Jansson? Meet your star-sign twins.Zodiac
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