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 * 1890: debut of Comic Cuts, British comic magazine and first weekly comic paper
 * 1928: birth of George Kashdan, American comic book writer and editor, primarily for DC Comics, who co-created such characters as Tommy Tomorrow, Mysto the Magician Detective, and others.
 * 1929: birth of Piet Wijn, Dutch comics writer and artist best known for Aram and Douwe Dabbert
 * 1956: birth of Dave Sim, Canadian comic book writer and artist best known for Cerebus the Aardvark
 * 1962: birth of Steve Geiger, American comic book artist
 * 1964: birth of Linda Medley, American comic book author and illustrator
 * 1969: death of Arthur "Bugs" Baer, American cartoonist known as ghostwriter of Mutt and Jeff
 * 2000: death of Dick Sprang, American comic book artist best known for his work on Batman
 * 2002: death of Dave Berg, American comics artist known for the Lighter Side in Mad magazine