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- 1872: birth of W. Heath Robinson, English cartoonist, illustrator and artist, best known for drawings of whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives
- 1915: birth of Allen Bert Christman, American comics artist known for co-creating Sandman (Wesley Dodds) and drawing the Scorchy Smith newspaper strip
- 1917: birth of Cees van de Weert, Dutch comic artist, known for his work at the Marten Toonder Studios
- 1940: birth of Gilbert Shelton, American underground comix artist known for The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
- 1944: birth of Andy Yanchus, American comics colorist known for his work for Marvel Comics
- 1952: birth of David Anthony Kraft, American comic book writer, publisher, and critic
- 1967: birth of Dean Haspiel, American comic book artist, writer, and playwright
- 1974: birth of Adrian Tomine, American comics artist, best known for his comic book series Optic Nerve
- 1982: birth of Ian Flynn, American comics artist best known for working on Sonic the Hedgehog
- 1992: death of Walter Neugebauer, Croatian comic book artist and animator, one of the founders of comics in Croatia
- 2005: death of Eduardo Teixeira Coelho, Portuguese comic book artist best known for Ragnar
