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 * 1916: birth of Bernard Baily, American comic book artist, publisher, writer, and editor, best known as co-creator of the characters the Spectre and Hourman
 * 1955: birth of Akira Toriyama, Japanese mangaka best known for the Dragon Ball series
 * 1961: birth of Tom Tomorrow, American cartoonist best known for This Modern World
 * 1963: birth of Arthur Adams, American comic book artist and writer, one of the creators who formed Legend, an imprint of creator-owned comics published by Dark Horse Comics
 * 1970: birth of | John G. Roshell, American comics letterer
 * 1981: birth of Adam Arnold, American comics author best known for Aoi House
 * 2005: death of Dale Messick, first woman syndicated comic strip artist, creator of Brenda Starr, Reporter
 * 2006: publication of The Tourist, a graphic novel from Image Comics by Brian Wood and Toby Cypress