Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/January/January 5

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• 1905: birth of Foxo Reardon, American comic strip creator known for Bozo
• 1941: birth of Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese mangaka known for Nausicaä but better known as animated movie director
• 1957: death of Clarence Gray, American comic strip artist best known for Brick Bradford
• 1997: death of André Franquin, influential Belgian comics artist and author, best known for Spirou et Fantasio, Gaston Lagaffe, and the Marsupilami
• 2000: death of Goseki Kojima, Japanese mangaka best known for Lone Wolf and Cub
• 2002: debut of Freddie Fear, British comic strip by Dave Eastbury in The Beano
• 2006: end of Dragon Drive, Japanese manga created by Ken-ichi Sakura