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• 1902: birth of Fred Harman, American comic strip artist best known for Red Ryder
• 1909: birth of Rob-Vel, French comic strip artist best known for creating Spirou for the launch of Le journal de Spirou
• 1928: birth of Frank Frazetta, American illustrator who worked on many comics between 1944 and 1964
• 1942: birth of Pierre Seron, Belgian comics author known for Les Petits Hommes
• 1956: birth of Timothy Truman, American comic book artist known for his work on Hawkworld
• 1959: birth of David B., French comic book artist best known for Epileptic
• 1989: death of Osamu Tezuka, important Japanese mangaka best known as the creator of Astro Boy and Phoenix