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- 1907: birth of George Waiss, American comic artist and animator, best known for his work for Disney
- 1959: first appearance of Asterix, French comic by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny, in the first promotional issue of the comics magazine Pilote
- 1967: birth of Alonzo Washington, American comic book creator, founder of Omega 7 Comics
- 1976: birth of Allen Passalaqua, American comic book artist
- 1997: death of Ruth Atkinson, American cartoonist and comic book writer-artist, creator of Marvel Comics character Millie the Model
- 2001: death of Hank Ketcham, American comic strip creator best known for Dennis the Menace
- 2008: death of Marty Links, American cartoonist best known for her syndicated comic strip Emmy Lou
- 2010: finale of the web comic 8-Bit Theater is published online
- 2017: death of Vic Lockman, American Christian cartoonist and comic strip writer
