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- 1902: birth of Alex Gurney, Australian artist, caricaturist, and cartoonist, and the creator of the Bluey and Curley strip
- 1926: birth of Bob Haney, American comic book writer known for the Teen Titans
- 1936: birth of Francisco Ibáñez Talavera, Spanish comics author and artist best known for Mortadelo y Filemón
- 1937: birth of Dan Adkins, American comic book artist known for T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
- 1954: birth of Bob Budiansky, American comic book writer, editor, and penciller, best known for work on Marvel's Transformers comic
- 1958: first appearance of the comic strip Jonah, drawn by Ken Reid, in The Beano
- 1961: birth of Javier Saltares, American comic book artist
- 1962: birth of John Coulthart, English comic book artist known for his work based on the writings of H. P. Lovecraft
- 1967: birth of Naoko Takeuchi, Japanese mangaka best known as creator of Sailor Moon
- 1969: birth of Harold Sakuishi, Japanese mangaka best known for BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad
- 1969: birth of Lee Moder, American comic book and TV writer
- 1970: birth of Stefano Raffaele, Italian comic book artist
- 2002: death of Rand Holmes, Canadian artist and illustrator probably best known for his work in underground comix
- 2007: death of Jay Kennedy, American editor and writer, author of The Official Underground and Newave Comix Price Guide
- 2012: death of Fran Matera, American comic strip artist best known for the strip Steve Roper and Mike Nomad
