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 * 1872: birth of W. Heath Robinson, English cartoonist, illustrator and artist, best known for drawings of whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives
 * 1915: birth of Allen Bert Christman, American comics artist known for co-creating Sandman (Wesley Dodds) and drawing the Scorchy Smith newspaper strip
 * 1917: birth of Cees van de Weert, Dutch comic artist, known for his work at the Marten Toonder Studios
 * 1940: birth of Gilbert Shelton, American underground comix artist known for The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
 * 1944: birth of Andy Yanchus, American comics colorist known for his work for Marvel Comics
 * 1952: birth of David Anthony Kraft, American comic book writer, publisher, and critic
 * 1967: birth of Dean Haspiel, American comic book artist, writer, and playwright
 * 1974: birth of Adrian Tomine, American comics artist, best known for his comic book series Optic Nerve
 * 1982: birth of Ian Flynn, American comics artist best known for working on Sonic the Hedgehog
 * 1992: death of Walter Neugebauer, Croatian comic book artist and animator, one of the founders of comics in Croatia
 * 2005: death of Eduardo Teixeira Coelho, Portuguese comic book artist best known for Ragnar