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 * birth of Denise Wohl (aka Denise Vladimir (or Vladimer)), American comics letterer and founder of Intrinsic Comics
 * 1927: birth of George Wildman, American cartoonist most noted for his work in the comic books industry
 * 1933: debut of Dickie Dare, American comic strip created by Milton Caniff, which ran until 1957
 * 1957: birth of Gary Barker, American comic artist and illustrator, best known for his longtime association with Garfield creator Jim Davis
 * 1966: last publication of Ben Casey, American comic strip by Neal Adams based on the TV series
 * 1976: last appearance of Mickey Finn, an American comic strip by Frank Leonard which ran since 1936
 * 1976: birth of Cory Petit, American comic book letterer known for his work with Marvel Comics
 * 1977: birth of Lee Bermejo, American comic book writer and artist
 * 1977: birth of Leinil Francis Yu, Filipino comic book artist
 * 1997: first volume of Air Master, Japanese seinen manga created by Yokusaru Shibata
 * 2000: death of Lars Jansson, Finnish comic strip creator best known for Moomin
 * 2000: launch of Narbonic, American webcomic by Shaenon K. Garrity
 * 2003: death of Guido Crepax, Italian comics artist, best known for Valentina
 * 2006: death of Mario Faustinelli, Italian comics author best known for Asso di Picche