Illustrator & author
Raymond Briggs
Drew The Snowman without words, and When the Wind Blows, about an elderly couple following government advice through a nuclear attack.
Raymond Redvers Briggs was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author. Achieving critical and popular success among adults and children, he is best known in Britain for his 1978 story The Snowman, a book without words whose cartoon adaptation is televised and whose musical adaptation is staged every Christmas.
- Born
- 1934-01-18, London, EnglandA Thursday
- Died
- 2022-08-09, Brighton, EnglandA Tuesday, aged 88
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1934-01-18, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 27°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 8°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 26°40′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 23°27′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Aquarius | 16°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 22°35′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 16°20′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 23°34′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 12°03′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 23°34′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2022-08-09, Brighton, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 16°51′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 10°06′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 8°21′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 27°10′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 23°25′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 8°29′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 22°17′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 18°49′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 24°59′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 26°52′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Raymond Briggs was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.