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- 1920: birth of
Sandro Angiolini,
Italian comics author known for Isabella
- 1922: birth of
Maurice Maréchal, Belgian comics artist, best known for the series
Prudence Petitpas
- 1926: birth of
Tom K. Ryan, American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip
Tumbleweeds
- 1927: birth of
Peter Spier,
Dutch-American illustrator and writer, creator of
Sophie for
Spirou
- 1932: launch of
Napoleon and Uncle Elby, American newspaper
comic strip created by
Clifford McBride
- 1958: birth of
Greg Adams, American comic book artist best known as an inker for
Marvel comics
- 1959: first appearance of
The Three Bears,
British
comic strip by
Leo Baxendale which still appears in
The Beano
- 1962: birth of
Tom McCraw, American comic book artist, writer, and creator, best known as a colorist for
DC Comics
- 1970: first issue of
Cor!!, British comic book which ran until 1974
- 1977: death of
Joe Musial, American
cartoonist who drew
The Katzenjammer Kids
- 1977: launch of
Howard the Duck as a comic strip, by
Steve Gerber and
Gene Colan
- 1992: death of
Martin Goodman, American comics publisher best known for
Timely Comics
- 1997: death of
Manny Stallman, American comics artist, known for his work during the
Golden Age of Comics
- 2004: death of
Kate Worley, American comic book writer known for
Omaha the Cat Dancer
- 2012: death of
Jean-René Le Moing, French artist, one of the co-creators of
Pilote