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 * 1842: birth of Paul Léonnec, French illustrator, longtime contributor of cartoons to French-language magazines
 * 1934: birth of Clay Geerdes, American writer, photojournalist, publisher, and teacher known for Comix World
 * 1942: birth of Lucho Olivera, Argentine comic book artist and writer, best known for creating Gilgamesh the immortal
 * 1949: birth of Barry Windsor-Smith, British comics artist best known for Conan the Barbarian
 * 1951: birth of Bob Gale, American filmmaker and occasional comic book writer.
 * 1953: birth of Stan Sakai, Japanese-born cartoonist and comic book creator, creator of the comic series Usagi Yojimbo
 * 1956: birth of Andrea Pazienza, Italian comics artist best known for Zanardi
 * 1956: birth of Sal Velluto, Italian-born illustrator for comic books, trading cards and video game designs
 * 1957: birth of Marc Hempel, American cartoonist/comics artist best known for his work on The Sandman
 * 1957: birth of Terry Nantier, American comics publisher and founder of NBM Publishing
 * 1969: birth of Tomoko Ninomiya, Japanese mangaka best known for Nodame Cantabile
 * 2003: last appearance of Geech, American comic strip by Jerry Bittle