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• 1885: birth of Bud Fisher, American comic strip creator best known for Mutt and Jeff
• 1947: launch of 't Kapoentje, a youth supplement published by the Flemish newspaper Het Volk notable for its comics
• 1953: birth of Tiziano Sclavi, Italian comics author best known for Dylan Dog
• 1957: birth of Yves Chaland, French comics author and artist best known for The Adventures of Freddy Lombard
• 1968: birth of Jamie Hewlett, English comic book artist best known as cocreator of Tank Girl
• 1975: death of Otto Soglow, American comic strip creator best known for The Little King
• 1971: last publication of Smash!, British comic
• 2001: debut of Todd and Penguin, American webcomic by David Wright
• 2004: final issue of .hack//Legend of the Twilight, Japanese manga created by Tatsuya Hamazaki and Rei Izumi