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• 1817: birth of John Leech, British caricaturist and illustrator, best known for his work for Punch
• 1905: birth of Al Taliaferro, American comic strip creator best known for working on Donald Duck
• 1963: birth of Patrick Zircher, American comic book artist
• 1966: birth of Karine Haaland, Norwegian comic strip creator known for the strip Piray
• 1970: birth of Jason Pearson, American comic book writer and artist,one of the original members of Gaijin Studios
• 1983: death of Rory Hayes, American underground comix creator known for his work in Arcade and Bijou Funnies