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 * 1832: birth of Wilhelm Busch, German artist and pioneer of picture stories, creator of Max and Moritz
 * 1890: birth of Billy De Beck, American comic strip creator best known for Barney Google
 * 1908: birth of David Breger, American comic strip creator known for G. I. Joe
 * 1918: birth of Denis McLoughlin, British comic book artist best known for his work at publisher T.V. Boardman
 * 1919: birth of Alberto Breccia, Argentine comic book creator, collaborated with Héctor Germán Oesterheld
 * 1925 or 1927: birth of Jerry Grandenetti, American comic book artist best known for working on The Spirit
 * 1937: birth of Tom Sutton, American comic book artist best known for Vampirella
 * 1946: first appearance of Mark Trail, ongoing American comic strip created by Ed Dodd
 * 1961: birth of | Mike Kanterovich, American comic book writer
 * 1967: first publication of Terrific, British comic
 * 1978: last issue of Krazy, British comic which started in 1976
 * 1993: death of Alberto Giolitti, Italian comics artist known for his work with Western Publishing and Dell Publishing
 * 2003: debut of D-Live!!, Japanese manga created by Ryoji Minagawa
 * 2007: death of Brant Parker, American cartoonist and co-creator of The Wizard of Id comic
 * 2017: death of Marty Greim, American writer, known for work on Archie Comics' short-lived superhero comic book line