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- 1922: birth of Angela Giussani, Italian comics writer, co-creator of the Diabolik comic book antihero series
- 1927: birth of Mitacq, Belgian artist is especially known for La Patrouille des Castors in Spirou
- 1951: birth of Charles Vess, British comics artist best known for his work on Sandman and Stardust
- 1959: birth of Howard Simpson, American comic book artist known as a penciller, inker, and background artist
- 1960: birth of Scott McCloud, American comic book artist and leading popular scholar of comics
- 1960: death of Al Posen, American cartoonist best known for his comic strip Sweeney & Son
- 1962: birth of Masashi Tanaka, Japanese mangaka best known for Gon
- 1970: birth of Matt Haley, American film director, art director, and book illustrator artist
- 2017: death of Malang, Filipino cartoonist, illustrator, and fine arts painter, best known for the series Kosme the Cop, Chain Gang Charlie and Beelzebub
