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• 1953: birth of L. Lois Buhalis, American comic book letterer
• 1957: death of Guido Fantoni, Italian comics artist known for work with Florence-based publisher Mario Nerbini
• 1964: birth of Sergio Cariello, Brazilian-American comic book artist known for his work on The Lone Ranger
• 1966: birth of Javier Hernandez, American comic book creator best known for El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie
• 2002: death of Alfredo Pons, Spanish writer-artist, co-founder of the studio La Omertá
• 2005: death of Romano Scarpa, Italian comics author best known for his work on Disney comics
• 2017: death of Leo Baxendale, English cartoonist and publisher, creator of the Beano series Minnie the Minx and The Bash Street Kids and co-founder of the British comics Wham! and Pow!