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 * 1851: birth of A. B. Frost, early American comics artist and writer
 * 1877: birth of May Gibbs, Australian comic strip artist known for Bib and Bub and Tiggy Touchwood
 * 1902: birth of Cecil Jensen, American editorial cartoonist
 * 1920: first issue of Film Fun, British comic book which lasted for 2225 issues
 * 1920: birth of Georges Pichard, French comics artist known for Blanche Épiphanie and other erotic cartoons
 * 1921: birth of Antonio Prohias, Cuban comics artist best known for the creation of Spy vs. Spy for Mad magazine
 * 1926: birth of Oscar González Guerrero, Mexican comics artist known for Zor y Los Invencibles
 * 1929: first appearance of Popeye by Elzie Crisler Segar in the comic strip Thimble Theater
 * 1947: birth of Alfonso Azpiri, Spaniard author and illustrator
 * 1957: birth of Ann Nocenti, American journalist, writer, teacher, editor, and filmmaker, known for her work in comic books
 * 1967: birth of Tom Brevoort, American comic book editor, known for his work for Marvel Comics
 * 1968: birth of Tony Bedard, American comics writer
 * 1970: birth of Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, storyboard artist, comic book writer and artist
 * 1978: birth of Mason Mastroianni, American comics artist and grandson of Johnny Hart, known for B.C.
 * 1981: birth of Rachelle Rosenberg, American comics colorist
 * 2017: death of Pascal Garray, Belgian comics artist and cartoonist best known for his work on Peyo's The Smurfs