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- 1920: birth of Machiko Hasegawa, Japanese mangaka best known for Sazae-san
- 1927: birth of Jef Nys, popular Belgian comics creator best known for Jommeke
- 1952: birth of Dann Thomas, American comic book writer
- 1953: birth of Fred Hembeck, American cartoonist best known for his comic book parodies
- 1957: birth of Guy Gilchrist, American comic strip artist known for continuing Nancy
- 1961: birth of Denys Cowan, American comics artist, television producer, co-founder of Milestone Media.
- 1964: birth of Mark Paniccia, American comic book editor and writer.
- 1968: birth of Rhoda Shipman, American comic book writer known for Pakkins' Land
- 1971: final appearance of Abbie an' Slats, American comic strip written by Al Capp and drawn by Raeburn van Buren
- 1982: last issue of Jackpot, a British comic which ran from 1979
- 2006: death of Seth Fisher, American comic book artist
