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- 1881: birth of Gene Carr, American pioneering comics creator
- 1881: birth of Werner Wejp-Olsen, Danish cartoonist, internationally known for his work on Dick Danger
- 1912: birth of Charles Addams, American cartoonist best known for The Addams Family
- 1929: first appearance of Buck Rogers, American comic strip by Dick Calkins
- 1929: first appearance of Tarzan American newspaper comic strip, drawn by Hal Foster (later famous for Prince Valiant)
- 1934: debut of Jungle Jim, American comic strip by Alex Raymond and Don Moore
- 1935: first appearance of Flash Gordon, American comic strip by Alex Raymond
- 1943: birth of Liz Berube, American comic book artist and colorist best known for Archie Comics and DC Comics
- 1945: birth of Jay Lynch, American underground comix artist best known for Nard N' Pat and his work in Mad magazine
- 1947: start of Steve Canyon, American comic strip by Milton Caniff which ran until 1988
- 1953: birth of Kevin Dooley, American writer and editor for DC Comics until 1999
- 1953: birth of Bob Wiacek, American comic book artist and writer, working primarily as an inker
- 1959: birth of Karl Kesel, American comics writer and inker, primarily working for DC Comics
- 1964: birth of Aaron Lopresti, American comic book artist who has worked in the industry since 1993
- 1965: birth of Fabrice Giger, Swiss comics publisher best known for Les Humanoïdes Associés and Humanoids
- 1967: first appearance of Luc Orient by Greg and Eddy Paape in Tintin
- 1971: birth of Tina Anderson, American yaoi comics author
- 1990: debut of Baby Blues, American comic strip by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman
