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- 1928: birth of Sy Barry, American comic-book and comic-strip artist, best known for his work on the strip The Phantom
- 1946: first issue of Treasure Chest, American Christian comic book which ran until July 1972
- 1949: death of Frank Miller, American cartoonist best known for Barney Baxter
- 1951: debut of Dennis the Menace, popular American comic strip by Hank Ketcham
- 1962: birth of Graham Nolan, American comic book artist, best known for work for DC Comics on Batman-related titles
- 1967: birth of Massimiliano Frezzato, Italian comics creator best known for I custodi del Maser
- 2007: death of Arnold Drake, comic book writer and co-creator of Deadman, the Doom Patrol and the Guardians of the Galaxy
- 2017: death of Murray Ball, New Zealand cartoonist known for his work for Punch magazine
