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 * 1887: birth of Jean Ray, Flemish writer who wrote comic-strip scenarios under the name John Flanders
 * 1918: birth of Irwin Hasen, American cartoonist, co-creator of the Dondi comic strip and creator of DC Comics' Wildcat
 * 1937: birth of Shinji Nagashima, Japanese manga artist known as the "father of seinen manga"
 * 1946: birth of Mort Castle, American horror author. writing teacher, and regular contributor to comic anthology Graphic Classics
 * 1947: birth of Turk, Belgian comics author best known for Clifton, Léonard and Robin Dubois
 * 1949: death of Harold Knerr, American comic strip creator, best known as the writer-artist of The Katzenjammer Kids
 * 1959: birth of Stan Woch, American comics artist, best known for his work for DC Comics
 * 1963: birth of Whilce Portacio, Filipino-American comic book writer and artist, and one of the co-founders of Image Comics
 * 1967: end of Buck Rogers comic strip, created by Philip Francis Nowlan and syndicated by the National Newspaper Service
 * 1963: debut of Fred Basset, ongoing Scottish comic strip created by Alex Graham for the Daily Mail
 * 1979: birth of David Baron (comics), American comics colorist, best known for his work for DC Comics
 * 1982: death of Sylvan Byck, American editor and cartoonist, who was the comic strip editor for King Features Syndicate for over 30 years
 * 1997: death of Clay Geerdes, American writer, photojournalist, publisher, and teacher, known for his work in underground comics
 * 2017: death of Bob Lubbers, American comic strip and comic book artist, known for his work on Tarzan, Li'l Abner, andLong Sam