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- 1938: birth of Jim Steranko, American comic book writer and artist best known for his work on Nick Fury
- 1946: birth of Ron Fortier, American author, primarily known for his Green Hornet and The Terminator comic books
- 1948: birth of James Sherman, American comic book artist
- 1956: birth of Robert Loren Fleming, American comic book writer, best known as the co-creator of Thriller
- 1969: birth of Andy Smith, comic book artist
- 1977: death of René Goscinny, Polish-French comics author best known for creating Asterix and writing many stories for Lucky Luke
- 1979: death of Al Capp, American comics author and artist, best known for his creation Li'l Abner
- 1983: death of Jean-Marc Reiser, French comics artist
- 2007: death of Paul Norris, American comic book artist best known as co-creator of the DC Comics superhero Aquaman
