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1946: last episode of Terry and the Pirates, a classic American comic strip, by Milton Caniff: the series is continued by George Wunder until 1973
1950: birth of Sean Martin, Canadian cartoonist best known for Doc and Raider
1963: birth of Dave McKean, British comics author and artist, best known for the graphic novel Cages
1987: death of Raeburn van Buren, American comic strip artist best known for Abbie an' Slats
1991: death of Tony Strobl, American comics artist bets known for his work on many Disney comics
1998: death of Jean-Claude Forest, French comics artist and author, best known for Barbarella
2003: death of Don Lawrence, British comics artist best known for Trigan Empire and Storm