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- 1947: birth of Mike Grell, comic book writer and artist known for his work on Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes
- 1982: death of George Brenner, American cartoonist who created comics such as The Clock, Bozo the Iron Man, and 711
- 1962: birth of Rafael Kayanan, Filipino-American comics artist known for his work on Conan the Adventurer
- 1975: birth of Akimine Kamijyo, Japanese mangaka best known for Samurai Deeper Kyo
- 1977: launch of Jeff MacNelly's Shoe, American comic strip about a motley crew of newspapermen, all of whom are birds
- 1982: death of Reed Crandall, American comic book artist, known for his work during the Golden Age of Comics
- 2001: death of Johnny Craig, American comic book artist best known for his work with EC Comics
- 2002: death of Fred Guardineer, American illustrator and comic book writer-artist who contributed two features to the seminal Action Comics #1
