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- 1946: last episode of Terry and the Pirates, a classic American comic strip, by Milton Caniff: the series is continued by George Wunder until 1973
- 1950: birth of Sean Martin, Canadian cartoonist best known for Doc and Raider
- 1952: birth of Paul Becton, American comic book letterer
- 1963: birth of Dave McKean, British comics author and artist, best known for the graphic novel Cages
- 1987: death of Raeburn van Buren, American comic strip artist best known for Abbie an' Slats
- 1991: death of Tony Strobl, American comics artist bets known for his work on many Disney comics
- 1998: death of Jean-Claude Forest, French comics artist and author, best known for Barbarella
- 2003: death of Don Lawrence, British comics artist best known for Trigan Empire and Storm
