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- 1912: birth of Ami Hauhio, Finnish artist, best known for co-creating the science fiction comic Maan mies Marsissa
- 1912: first appearance of The Teenie Weenies, American comic strip by William Donahey which ran until 1969
- 1912: birth of Bob Wood, American illustrator during the Golden Age of Comics, co-creator of the series Crime Does Not Pay
- 1917: birth of Joe Letterese, American comic book letterer
- 1930: birth of Sam Grainger, American comic book artist best known as a Marvel Comics inker during the Silver Age
- 1932: death of John "Dok" Hager, American cartoonist, creator of the comic strip Dok's Dippy Duck
- 1944: birth of Jordi Bernet, Spanish comic book artist known for Torpedo and Clara del Noche
- 1955: birth of Paul Kupperberg, American writer and comics editor
- 1959: birth of Mark Heike, American comic book creator and editor, mainly known for his work for AC Comics
- 1962: birth of Denis Beauvais, Canadian artist whose work has appeared in comic books and role-playing games.
- 1970: birth of David Lapham, American comic book writer, artist, and cartoonist, best known for his work on the independent comic book Stray Bullets..
- 1975: first issue of Monster Fun, British comic marking the first appearance of X-Ray Specs, comic strip by Mike Lacey
- 1997: debut of Crazy for Daisy, British comic strip by Nick Brennan in The Beano
- 1999: launch of Elf Life, American webcomic by Carson Fire
- 2002: start of Pixel, American webcomic by Chris Dlugosz
- 2006: death of Jean Roba, Belgian comics artist best known for Boule et Bill
