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- 1902: birth of Ed Dodd, American comic strip creator best known for Mark Trail
- 1928: birth of Giorgio Rebuffi, Italian comics artist, best known for creating the bizarre superhero Tiramolla
- 1963: first appearance of Achille Talon by Greg, in Pilote
- 1966: birth of Vince Locke, American comic book artist known for his work on Deadworld and A History of Violence
- 1969: birth of Olivier Coipel, French comic book artist, known for his work on books such as House of M, Legion of Super-Heroes and Thor.
- 1988: death of Bill Hoest, American cartoonist best known as the creator of the gag panel series, The Lockhorns
- 1991: death of Tom of Finland, Finnish comics artist known for his erotic gay comic books
- 2000: debut of Mac Hall, American webcomic by Ian McConville and Matt Boyd
