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- 1902: birth of
Alex Gurney, Australian artist, caricaturist, and cartoonist, and the creator of the
Bluey and Curley strip
- 1926: birth of
Bob Haney, American comic book writer known for the
Teen Titans
- 1936: birth of
Francisco Ibáñez Talavera,
Spanish comics author and artist best known for
Mortadelo y Filemón
- 1937: birth of
Dan Adkins, American comic book artist known for
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
- 1954: birth of
Bob Budiansky,
American
comic book writer, editor, and
penciller, best known for work on
Marvel's
Transformers comic
- 1958: first appearance of the comic strip
Jonah, drawn by
Ken Reid, in
The Beano
- 1961: birth of
Javier Saltares, American comic book artist
- 1962: birth of
John Coulthart,
English comic book artist known for his work based on the writings of
H. P. Lovecraft
- 1967: birth of
Naoko Takeuchi,
Japanese
mangaka best known as creator of
Sailor Moon
- 1969: birth of
Harold Sakuishi, Japanese mangaka best known for
BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad
- 1970: birth of
Stefano Raffaele,
Italian comic book artist
- 2002: death of
Rand Holmes,
Canadian artist and illustrator probably best known for his work in
underground comix
- 2007: death of
Jay Kennedy, American
editor and writer, author of The Official Underground and Newave Comix Price Guide
- 2012: death of
Fran Matera, American
comic strip artist best known for the strip
Steve Roper and Mike Nomad