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 * 1867: first appearance of Ally Sloper, one of the earliest comic strip characters, in the British magazine Judy
 * 1921: birth of Bill Draut, American comic book artist best known for his work at Harvey Comics and DC Comics from the 1940s to the 1970s.
 * 1926: birth of René Goscinny, Polish-French comics author best known for creating Asterix and writing many stories for Lucky Luke
 * 1932: final appearance of Happy Hooligan, popular American comic strip by Frederick Burr Opper
 * 1943: birth of John Costanza, American comic book artist and letterer who has worked for both DC and Marvel.
 * 1947: birth of Jiro Taniguchi, Japanese manga artist
 * 1950: birth of Gary Larson, American comics artist best known for The Far Side
 * 1951: birth of Peter Blegvad, American comic strip creator best known for Leviathan
 * 1968: birth of Billy Mavreas, Greek-Canadian comics artist
 * 1974: birth of Derec Aucoin, American comics artist
 * 2000: launch of Megatokyo, American manga webcomic by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston
 * 2000: debut of The Joy of Tech, Canadian webcomic by Nitrozac and Snaggy