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- 1867: first appearance of Ally Sloper, one of the earliest comic strip characters, in the British magazine Judy
- 1921: birth of Bill Draut, American comic book artist best known for his work at Harvey Comics and DC Comics from the 1940s to the 1970s.
- 1926: birth of René Goscinny, Polish-French comics author best known for creating Asterix and writing many stories for Lucky Luke
- 1932: final appearance of Happy Hooligan, popular American comic strip by Frederick Burr Opper
- 1943: birth of John Costanza, American comic book artist and letterer who has worked for both DC and Marvel.
- 1947: birth of Jiro Taniguchi, Japanese manga artist
- 1950: birth of Gary Larson, American comics artist best known for The Far Side
- 1951: birth of Peter Blegvad, American comic strip creator best known for Leviathan
- 1961: birth of Jimmy Palmiotti, American comics writer and inker
- 1968: birth of Billy Mavreas, Greek-Canadian comics artist
- 1971: birth of Kristy Quinn, American comics editor
- 1974: birth of Derec Aucoin, American comics artist
- 2000: launch of Megatokyo, American manga webcomic by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston
- 2000: debut of The Joy of Tech, Canadian webcomic by Nitrozac and Snaggy
