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August 21, 1920 - Daphne Milne, wife of writer A.A. Milne, gives birth to a son who the couple name Christopher Robin. He will later be immortalized in his father's books "Winnie-the-Pooh" and "The House at Pooh Corner."

August 23, 1986 - The U.S. Senate passes a bill, Public Law 99-391, designating December 5, 1986 as "Walt Disney Recognition Day."

August 25, 1958 - Tim Burton, filmmaker, writer, and producer of such joint Disney films as "James and the Giant Peach" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas," is born in Burbank, California.