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 * 1929: birth of Anant Pai, Indian educationalist and a pioneer in Indian comics popularly known as Uncle Pai
 * 1948: birth of Jeff MacNelly, American comic strip creator best known for Shoe
 * 1950: birth of Roger Stern, American comic book writer working for DC Comics and Marvel Comics
 * 1953: birth of Danny Fingeroth, American comic book writer and editor at Marvel Comics
 * 1964: birth of Tony Daniel, American comics writer and artist, known for work with DC Comics
 * 1982: birth of Hope Larson, American comics creator known for her graphic novels
 * 2001: start of Detective School Q, Japanese manga by Seimaru Amaki and Fumiya Satou
 * 2005: debut of Tamara Drewe, British comic strip created by Posy Simmonds in The Guardian
 * 2011: death of Minck Oosterveer, Dutch cartoonist and winner of the 2011 Stripschapprijs