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- 1927: birth of Lothar Dräger, German comic writer
- 1932: birth of Jack Caprio, American cartoonist, writer, and agent, served as cartoon editor for Creator’s Syndicate and National Cartoonists Society vice president
- 1936: first appearance of Jo, Zette and Jocko, comic series by Hergé
- 1948: birth of Joe Staton, American comic book artist and author
- 1955: birth of Tom Yeates, an American comic strip and comic book artist best known for illustrating the comic strips Prince Valiant and Zorro
- 1964: birth of John Delaney, American comic book artist known for his work at DC Comics and Bongo Comics
- 1970: birth of Tim Townsend, American comic book artist known for his work at Marvel Comics
- 1982: death of Charles Plumb, American cartoonist best known for work on the comic strip Ella Cinders
- 2004: death of George Woodbridge, American comics artist best known for his work with Mad Magazine, e.g. 43-Man Squamish
- 2017: death of Jan Kruis, Dutch comics artist most well known for the family strip Jack, Jacky and the Juniors
