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 * 1902: birth of Fred Harman, American comic strip artist best known for Red Ryder
 * 1909: birth of Rob-Vel, French comic strip artist best known for creating Spirou for the launch of Le journal de Spirou
 * 1928: birth of Frank Frazetta, American illustrator who worked on many comics between 1944 and 1964
 * 1942: birth of Pierre Seron, Belgian comics author known for Les Petits Hommes
 * 1946: birth of Danny Bulanadi, Philippine-born comic book artist best known as an inker
 * 1949: birth of Alan Grant (writer), British comic book writer known for work on Batman and Judge Dredd
 * 1954: birth of Jo Duffy, American comic book editor and writer
 * 1956: birth of Timothy Truman, American comic book artist known for his work on Hawkworld
 * 1959: birth of David B., French comic book artist best known for Epileptic
 * 1962: birth of Sarah Byam, American comic book writer, best known for Billi 99
 * 1979: birth of Mark Doyle, American comic book editor for DC Comics
 * 1989: death of Osamu Tezuka, important Japanese mangaka best known as the creator of Astro Boy and Phoenix