{"id":7631,"date":"2026-10-02T00:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T04:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=7631"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:46:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:46:46","slug":"birthdays-322","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=7631","title":{"rendered":"Birthdays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeanne Betancourt<\/b> (born Burlington, Vermont, 1941) writes books for children. She is best known for her Pony Pals<\/i> series. Children can visit her website at: Jeanne Betancourt<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Charlie Brown<\/b> and Snoopy<\/b> (born 1950) are the creations of Charles Schulz. Their last comic strip was published on February 13, 2000.<\/p>\n

\"The

The Pot that Juan Built<\/p><\/div>\n

David Diaz<\/b><\/span> (born Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1960) has illustrated at least 35 books for children and has received many awards. He earned a 1997 Jane Addams Award for Wilma Unlimited<\/i>, the 1995 Caldecott Medal for Smoky Night,<\/i> a Pura Belpre Honor Award in 2004 for The Pot that Juan Built<\/i>, a Pura Belpre Honor Award in 2006 for C\u00e9sar: \u00a1S\u00ed, Se Puede! Yes, We Can!, <\/i>and a Pura Belpre Honor Award in 2010 for Diego: Bigger Than Life<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\"Gandhi\"

Gandhi<\/p><\/div>\n

Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi<\/b> (born Porbandar, India, 1869; died New Delhi, India, January 30, 1948) led India\u2019s fight for independence from Great Britain. Trained as a lawyer in England, Gandhi stressed the use of nonviolence. He was assassinated in his garden by a Hindu who resented Gandhi\u2019s views about Moslems. Children could read Demi\u2019s book, Gandhi<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Groucho Marx<\/b> (born Julius Henry Marx in New York, New York, 1890; died Los Angeles, California, August 19, 1977) was an actor. He and his brothers formed the Marx Brothers. Two of their most famous movies are Animal Crackers<\/i>, produced in 1930, and Duck Soup<\/i>, premiering in 1933. He was also the host of an early television show, You Bet Your Life.<\/i><\/p>\n

Dirk Zimmer<\/b> (born Goslar, Germany, 1943; died Poughkeepsie, New York, September 26, 2008) illustrated children\u2019s books. His works include In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories<\/i> and Weird Wolf<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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