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- 1903: birth of Fran Striker, American writer for radio and comics, best known for creating the Lone Ranger, Green Hornet, and Sgt. Preston of the Yukon characters
- 1932: birth of Jacques Lob, French comics author, best known for writing Blanche Épiphanie and Superdupont
- 1944: birth of Skip Williamson, American underground cartoonist, best known for the character Snappy Sammy Smoot
- 1954: birth of Stephen R. Bentley, American cartoonist and the creator of Herb and Jamaal
- 1963: birth of Brian Haberlin, American comic book artist, writer, editor and producer.
- 1966: birth of Stefano Gaudiano, Italian comic book artist who works for Skybound as one of the main inkers
- 1975: birth of Chynna Clugston, American comic book creator best known for Blue Monday
- 1984: death of Don Newton, American comic book artist known for his work on The Phantom and Aquaman
- 2006: first appearance of Ratz, a comic strip by Hunt Emerson, in the British comic The Beano
