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1918: birth of Frank Hampson, British comic strip creator best known for Dan Dare
1920: birth of Bob Bindig, American comic book historian and creator known for his work on The adventures of the Big Boy
1921: birth of John Severin, American comic book artist, best known for his work on war and western comics for EC Comics and Marvel Comics
1928: birth of George Gately, Amrican comic strip creator best known for Heathcliff
1935: birth of Jidéhem, Belgian comics artist best know as longtime André Franquin collaborator and co-author of Gaston Lagaffe
1991: death of Sheldon Mayer, American comic book writer and artist, known for Sugar and Spike