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 * 1880: birth of Johnny Gruelle, American comics creator known for Mr. Twee Deedle
 * 1927: birth of John Glashan, Scottish comic strip creator best known for Genius
 * 1946: birth of Vittorio Giardino, Italian comics artist, known for Sam Pezzo and Jonas Fink
 * 1947: birth of Joost Swarte, Dutch comics artist, works in and coined the term Ligne claire style
 * 1958: birth of Tim Harkins, American comics artists, primarily known as a letterer
 * 1959: first appearance of Boule et Bill by Jean Roba in Spirou
 * 1964: birth of Wade Winningham, American writer known for his work on the comic book Shuriken
 * 1969: birth of Mark Millar, Scottish comics author
 * 1986: death of Gardner Fox, American comic book writer, creator of Sandman and Flash
 * 1992: death of Peyo, Belgian comic author and artist, creator of The Smurfs