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- 1851: birth of
A. B. Frost, early American comics artist and writer
- 1877: birth of
May Gibbs,
Australian comic strip artist known for Bib and Bub and Tiggy Touchwood
- 1902: birth of
Cecil Jensen, American
editorial cartoonist
- 1920: first issue of
Film Fun,
British comic book which lasted for 2225 issues
- 1920: birth of
Georges Pichard,
French comics artist known for Blanche Épiphanie and other erotic cartoons
- 1921: birth of
Antonio Prohias,
Cuban comics artist best known for the creation of
Spy vs. Spy for
Mad magazine
- 1926: birth of
Oscar González Guerrero,
Mexican comics artist known for Zor y Los Invencibles
- 1929: first appearance of
Popeye by
Elzie Crisler Segar in the comic strip Thimble Theater
- 1947: birth of
Alfonso Azpiri, Spaniard author and illustrator
- 1957: birth of
Ann Nocenti,
American
journalist, writer, teacher, editor, and
filmmaker, known for her work in
comic books
- 1967: birth of
Tom Brevoort, American
comic book editor, known for his work for
Marvel Comics
- 1968: birth of
Tony Bedard, American comics writer
- 1970: birth of
Genndy Tartakovsky,
Russian-American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, storyboard artist, comic book writer and artist
- 1978: birth of
Mason Mastroianni, American comics artist and grandson of
Johnny Hart, known for
B.C.
- 1981: birth of
Rachelle Rosenberg, American comics colorist
- 2017: death of
Pascal Garray,
Belgian
comics artist and
cartoonist best known for his work on
Peyo's
The Smurfs