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 * birth of Dave Wielgosz, American comic book writer for DC Comics, known for Man-Bat
 * 1915: birth of Charles Nicholas, American comic book artist best known as the first illustrator of the Quality Comics aviator character Blackhawk
 * 1938: birth of Jean-Claude Mézières, French comics artist best known for Valérian and Laureline
 * 1949: birth of Paul Ryan (cartoonist), American comic book artist
 * 1956: birth of Peter David, American comic book writer known for his work on The Incredible Hulk
 * 1967: launch of Princess Tina, weekly British girls' comic published by the International Publishing Company
 * 1982: death of Gene Day, Canadian comic book artist best known for his work on Shang-Chi
 * 1987: death of Walter M. Baumhofer, American illustrator notable for his cover paintings seen on the pulp magazines of Street & Smith and other publishers
 * 2004: the first Comics Salon, an international festival of Japanese culture, manga, anime, comics, games, sci-fi, fantasy and horror, is held in Slovakia
 * 2012: end of Cul de Sac, American comic strip created by Richard Thompson