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- 1954: debut of Hi and Lois, American comic strip created and written by Mort Walker and drawn by Dik Browne
- 1955: birth of Sandy Plunkett, American comic book artist known for his work with Marvel Comics
- 1963: birth of Steve Epting, American comic book artist
- 1969: birth of Rachel Dodson, American comic book artist and inker
- 1969: start of Whizzer and Chips, British comic which ran until 1990
- 1973: death of Walt Kelly, American comic book artist and author best known for Pogo
- 1975: first appearance in The Beano of the British comic strips Ball Boy by Malcolm Judge and Tom, Dick and Sally by Dave Jenner
- 1978: birth of Sarah Dyer, American comic book artist known for her work on Action Girl Comics
- 1994: birth of David Mariotte, American editor at IDW Publishing who has contributed to the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing.
- 1995: first volume of Flame of Recca, Japanese manga created by Nobuyuki Anzai
- 1997: death of Milt Neil, American animator, toy designer, and comics artist, known for his work for Disney Studios
- 2006: release of 1001 Nights of Snowfall, graphic novel by Bill Willingham, a prequel to Fables
- 2006: death of Miriam Engelberg, American comics artist best known for Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person
- 2006: death of Don R. Christensen, American comics writer known for his work on Disney comics
