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- 1915: birth of Dick Sprang, American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on the superhero Batman
- 1930: birth of Jean Roba, Belgian comics artist best known for Boule et Bill
- 1945: birth of Jim Davis, American comic strip creator best known for Garfield
- 1959: birth of Ian Akin, American comic book artist, known primarily for inking for Marvel Comics
- 1960: birth of Jon J. Muth, American writer and illustrator of children's books,graphic novels, and comic books
- 1964: birth of Salvador Larroca, Spanish comic book artist
- 1966: birth of Michael Lark, American comics artist and colorist
- 1967: birth of Will Pfeifer, American comic book writer
- 1967: death of Violet Moore Higgins, American cartoonist, children's book illustrator, and writer
- 1972: death of Fanny Cory, American cartoonist and book illustrator best known for her comic strips Sonnysayings and Little Miss Muffet
- 1982: birth of Ed Piskor, American alternative comics creator known for his work with Harvey Pekar and with Jay Lynch
- 2000: death of Chic Stone, American comic book artist best known as an inker on Fantastic Four
- 2006: end of Honey and Clover, Japanese manga by Chika Umino
