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 * 1843: birth of Angelo Agostini, considered the first Brazilian cartoonist and a pioneer of sequential art
 * 1977: death of Jean Cézard, French cartoonist and comic artist best remembered for Arthur le fantôme justicier.
 * 1998: death of Lee Elias, American comics artist best known for Beyond Mars
 * 2000: death of Alfredo Alcala, Filipino comics artist working at Marvel Comics
 * 2000: launch of Wandering Ones, American webcomic by Clint Hollingsworth