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1928: birth of Siné, influential French cartoonist and designer known for his political perseverance and works depicting cats
1959: birth of Ronnie del Carmen, comics artist best known for Batman Adventures
1961: birth of Fabian Nicieza, Argentine-American comic book writer with Marvel Comics
1965: birth of Julie Doucet, Canadian underground comics artist known for Dirty Plotte
1978: death of Basil Wolverton, American comic book artist, best known for his contributions to MAD magazine
1995: last new strip of Calvin and Hobbes, a highly popular American comic strip by Bill Watterson
2002: debut of Irregular Webcomic!, Australian webcomic by David Morgan-Mar
2004: launch of Sokora Refugees, amerimanga webcomic by Segamu and Melissa DeJesus
2005: death of Maurice Dodd, British comic strip author best known for The Perishers