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 * 1920: birth of Bob Montana, American comic strip creator best known for Archie
 * 1924: birth of R. K. Laxman, Indian cartoonist best known for The Common Man
 * 1958: first appearance of The Smurfs by Peyo in a Johan and Peewit story in Spirou magazine
 * 1963: birth of Eric Shanower, American cartoonist, best known for his Oz novels and comics
 * 1968: birth of Gary Erskine, Scottish comic book artist.
 * 1970: birth of Jeromy Cox, American comic book colorist
 * 1992: death of Horace T. Elmo, American comic strip cartoonist particularly active in the 1930s and 1940s
 * 2003: start of Dragon Zakura, Japanese manga by Mita Norifusa