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1913: birth of Manuel Gonzales , Spanish -American comics artist best known for the Mickey Mouse
1922: birth of Harry Bishop , British comics artist best known for licensed Western strips in the U.K. as Gun Law and Bonanza as well as the licensed Tarzan strip
1937: birth of Dino Leonetti , Italian artist and founder of Dino Leonetti Studios, best known for the erotic comic Maghella
1946: last appearance of Male Call Milton Caniff
1948: birth of Max Allan Collins , American comics writer known for Road to Perdition and Dick Tracy
1953: birth of Dan Mishkin , American comic book writer , and co-creator the DC Comics characters Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld and Blue Devil .
1966: birth of Claudio Castellini , Italian comic book artist best known for Nathan Never
1983: death of Hergé , the most famous Belgian comics author and artist, creator of The Adventures of Tintin
1986: first publication of U.S. Acres Jim Davis
1999: death of Giovan Battista Carpi , Italian comics author known for working on Disney comics
2004: debut of Suzuka Japanese romantic manga by Kouji Seo
2005: first appearance of Asatte no Houkou J-ta Yamada
2007: death of Osvaldo Cavandoli , Italian cartoonist , best known for his series of short animated cartoons La Linea
