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- 1907: birth of Erkki Tanttu, Finnish comic artist, creator of the long-running comic strip Rymy-Eetu
- 1917: birth of Bill Wright, American comic artist, known for his work on Disney comics
- 1927: birth of Oto Reisinger, Croatian cartoonist and caricaturist, best known for Štefekove pustolovin
- 1931: debut of Dick Tracy, long runninbg American comic strip by Chester Gould
- 1948: first daily appearance of Pogo, American comic strip created by Walt Kelly
- 1952: birth of Todd Smith, American comic artist who worked on comics for DC, Marvel, Claypool, and Archie
- 1978: birth of Jesus Aburtov, colorist for Marvel Comics
- 1983: death of Dino Battaglia, Italian comic artist
