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1890: debut of Comic Cuts ,British comic magazine and first weekly comic paper
1928: birth of George Kashdan , American comic book writer and editor, primarily for DC Comics, who co-created such characters as Tommy Tomorrow, Mysto the Magician Detective, and others.
1929: birth of Piet Wijn , Dutch comics writer and artist best known for Aram and Douwe Dabbert
1956: birth of Dave Sim , Canadian comic book writer and artist best known for Cerebus the Aardvark
1962: birth of Steve Geiger , American comic book artist
1964: birth of Linda Medley , American comic book author and illustrator
1969: death of Arthur "Bugs" Baer , American cartoonist known as ghostwriter of Mutt and Jeff
2000: death of Dick Sprang , American comic book artist best known for his work on Batman
2002: death of Dave Berg , American comics artist known for the Lighter Side in Mad magazine
