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 * 1907: birth of George Waiss, American comic artist and animator, best known for his work for Disney
 * 1959: first appearance of Asterix, French comic by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny, in the first promotional issue of the comics magazine Pilote
 * 1967: birth of Alonzo Washington, American comic book creator, founder of Omega 7 Comics
 * 1976: birth of Allen Passalaqua, American comic book artist
 * 1997: death of Ruth Atkinson, American cartoonist and comic book writer-artist, creator of Marvel Comics character Millie the Model
 * 2001: death of Hank Ketcham, American comic strip creator best known for Dennis the Menace
 * 2008: death of Marty Links, American cartoonist best known for her syndicated comic strip Emmy Lou
 * 2010: finale of the web comic 8-Bit Theater is published online
 * 2017: death of Vic Lockman, American Christian cartoonist and comic strip writer