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- 1907: launch of Mike and Ike (They Look Alike), comic strip by Rube Goldberg in the San Francisco Bulletin
- 1916: birth of Carl Giles, popular British cartoonist best known for his work in the Daily Express
- 1922: birth of Ned Riddle, American cartoonist, creator of the Mr. Tweedy panel cartoon
- 1926: birth of Russ Heath, American comic book artist known for his work for DC Comics
- 1947: birth of Greg Irons, American poster artist, underground cartoonist, animator, and tattoo artist
- 1952: birth of Lou Stathis, American author, critic, and editor, known for editing for Heavy Metal and DC Comics' Vertigo line
- 1959: birth of Mark Pennington, American comic book artist and inker
- 1964: first appearance of Mafalda, comic strip by Argentine creator Quino which ran until 1973
- 1974: last publication of Violence Jack, Japanese manga created by Go Nagai
- 1988: death of Charles Addams, American cartoonist best known for The Addams Family
- 2005: debut of xkcd, American webcomic by Randall Munroe
