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- 1905: final appearance of The Upside Downs by Gustave Verbeek in the New York Herald
- 1924: birth of Stan Kay, American comic writer best known for work on children's comic books and newspaper strips
- 1957: birth of Bob Petrecca, American comic book inker
- 1962: first appearance of Iznogoud, French caliphate comics series by René Goscinny and Jean Tabary
- 1964: birth of Norman Felchle, American conceptual and comic book artist
- 1964: birth of Kevin Tinsley, American comic book colorist
- 1976: birth of Scott Snyder, American comic book writer
- 1982: death of Wally Bishop, American cartoonist who drew his syndicated Muggs and Skeeter comic strip
- 1986: death of Alfred Bestall, British comic strip author best known for continuing Rupert the Bear
- 1992: death of Walter Clinton, American artist and animator, known for assisting on newspaper comics
