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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/A.+A.+Milne

Alan Alexander Milne (pronounced /ˈmɪln/) (18 January 1882 –31 January 1956) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of Pooh overshadowed all his previous work.

Today is for Karl and Rosa

my four for today

69 – Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, but rules for only three months before committing suicide.

1919 – Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the most prominent socialists in Germany, are tortured and murdered by the Freikorps.

622 – Molière, French playwright (d. 1673)

Feast day of – Paul the Hermit

And today?

1129 – Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.

for the Great white Zulu and other Golcondans
1761 – The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marhatas. The Afghan victory changes the course of Indian History.


83 BC – Marcus Antonius, Roman politician (d. 30 BC)

A day for my Moslem , Byzantine, Zulu,Orthodox and 24th Regiment of Foot friends

630 – Prophet of Islam Muhammad leads an army of 10,000 Muslims to conquer Mecca.

1879 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins.

Great Black Zulu
347 – Roman Emperor Theodosius I "the Great" (d. 395)

Feast day of Theodosius the Cenobiarch