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- 1880: birth of Johnny Gruelle, American comics creator known for Mr. Twee Deedle
- 1927: birth of John Glashan, Scottish comic strip creator best known for Genius
- 1946: birth of Vittorio Giardino, Italian comics artist, known for Sam Pezzo and Jonas Fink
- 1947: birth of Joost Swarte, Dutch comics artist, works in and coined the term Ligne claire style
- 1958: birth of Tim Harkins, American comics artists, primarily known as a letterer
- 1959: first appearance of Boule et Bill by Jean Roba in Spirou
- 1964: birth of Wade Winningham, American writer known for his work on the comic book Shuriken
- 1969: birth of Mark Millar, Scottish comics author
- 1986: death of Gardner Fox, American comic book writer, creator of Sandman and Flash
- 1992: death of Peyo, Belgian comic author and artist, creator of The Smurfs
