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 * 1891: birth of Raeburn van Buren, American comic strip artist best known for Abbie an' Slats
 * 1960: birth of Ted McKeever, American artist known for his work in the comic book industry.
 * 1962: birth of Joe Quesada, American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer.
 * 1967: birth of Takehiko Inoue, Japanese mangaka best known for Vagabond
 * 1968: birth of John Jackson Miller, American comic book writer, known for his work on the Star Wars franchise
 * 1970: birth of Kaja Foglio, American writer, artist, and publisher, co-creator of Girl Genius
 * 1973: birth of Hans Rickheit, American comics creator known for the graphic novel Chloe
 * 2000: birth of Pontus Madsen, Swedish webcomic artist best known for Little Gamers
 * 2001: death of Gian Luigi Bonelli, Italian comics writer best known for Tex Willer
 * 2017: death of Gerry Gersten, American political caricaturist