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 * 1883: birth of Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist, president of the National Cartoonists Society: the Reuben Awards were named after him
 * 1947: birth of Ellie deVille, American comic book letterer
 * 1952: birth of Rick J. Bryant, American comic book artist known for his work at Marvel Comics
 * 1961: birth of Chris Yambar, American comic book creator known for his work in underground comics
 * 1963: birth of Dan Nakrosis, American comic book artist, letterer, writer, editor and publisher
 * 1967: death of Ondřej Sekora, Czech painter, illustrator, writer, journalist, and entomologist, author of various comic strips
 * 1971: birth of David Finch (comics), American comics artist known for his work on Top Cow Productions' Cyberforce
 * 1977: birth of David Petersen, American comic book creator best known for Mouse Guard
 * 1991: death of Art Sansom, American comic strip author best known for The Born Loser
 * 2005: launch of Wally and Osborne, American webcomic by Tyler Martin