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- 1914: birth of Joe Shuster, Canadian-American comic book artist, co-creator of Superman
- 1917: birth of Reginald Smythe, British comic strip author and artist, best known for Andy Capp
- 1942: birth of Jeff Millar, American comic strip writer and film critic best known for co-creating the Tank McNamara comic strip
- 1942: birth of José Antonio Muñoz, Argentinian comics artist known for graphic novels like Alack Sinner
- 1949: birth of Bob Larkin, American comics artist primarily known for his painted covers
- 1951: death of Dudley Fisher, American comic strip creator best known for Myrtle
- 1957: birth of Gerard Jones, American comic book writer known for Green Lantern
- 1969: birth of Howard Porter, American comic book artist
- 1972: birth of Simone Bianchi (artist), Italian comic book illustrator, painter, graphic designer and art instructor
- 1989: death of Jean-Michel Charlier, Belgian comics writer best known for Redbeard, Buck Danny and Blueberry
- 2000: the first strip of the webcomic GU Comics by Woody Hearn appears online
- 2001: debut of Nodame Cantabile, Japanese manga by Tomoko Ninomiya
- 2007: death of Doug Marlette, American editorial cartoonist, known for his popular comic strip Kudzu
- 2017: death of Mangesh Tendulkar, Indian artist as cartoonist and humourist
