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- 1827: death of Thomas Rowlandson, British cartoonist and comics artist
- 1938: first issue of Spirou, Belgian comics magazine, featuring first appearances of Spirou and Tif
- 1942: birth of Dan O'Neill, American underground comix artist, founder of the Air Pirates
- 1962: death of Bob McCay, American animator and comic artist, known for is work on children's comics
- 1962: death of Bob Wickersham, American cartoonist during the Golden Age of Comics
- 1965: birth of Teri Sue Wood, American comic artist best known for her independent-comics series Wandering Star
- 1971: birth of Michael Turner, American comics artist best known for his work on Witchblade
- 2007: death of Art Saaf, American comics artist from the Golden Age of Comics
