From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- 1902: birth of Al Smith, American comic strip creator best known for continuing Mutt and Jeff
- 1904: birth of Theodor Seuss Geisel, American children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, and filmmaker, better known as Dr Seuss
- 1913: birth of Alex Graham, Scottish cartoonist who created the comic strip Fred Basset
- 1923: birth of Tatjana Wood, German-born artist and comics book colorist for DC Comics
- 1952: birth of Mark Evanier, American comic book writer best known for Groo the Wanderer
- 1962: death of J. F. Horrabin, English writer and cartoonist, known for creating The Adventures of the Noah Family
- 1970: debut of Conchy, American comic strip created by James Childress which ran until 1977
- 1978: birth of Tomeu Morey, Spanish comic book colorist
- 2001: launch of 8-Bit Theatre, American sprite comic by Brian Clevinger
- 2002: start of Modern Tales, webcomic subscription site
