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- birth of Steve Wands, American comic book letterer
- birth of Ron Wilson, American comics artist known for his work with the Marvel Comics character The Thing
- 1955: birth of Len Strazewski, American comic book author who wrote Starman after Roger Stern
- 1958: birth of John Totleben, American comics artist best known as inker of Swamp Thing
- 1963: last appearance of Knockout, British comic which ran for almost 24 years
- 1963: birth of Antonio Serra, Italian comics author best known for Nathan Never
- 1967: birth of Tim Bradstreet, American comics artist best known for his cover art for Punisher and Hellblazer
- 1968: birth of Warren Ellis, British comics author
- 1977: death of Frank Engli, American animator, artist, and letterer
- 1980: first issue of Nutty, British comic with the first appearance of Bananaman, comic strip created by Steve Bright and John Geering
- 1993: death of Malcolm Hancock, American comic strip creator known for Malfunction Junction
- 2001: start of Cromartie High School, Japanese manga by Eiji Nonaka
- 2001: debut of Parallel, Japanese shōnen manga by Toshihiko Kobayashi
- 2002: launch of Unshelved, American webcomic by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes
- 2017: death of Dick Bruna, Dutch author, artist, illustrator, and graphic best known for his creation Miffy
