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1928: birth of Yvan Delporte, Belgian comics writer and influential editor-in-chief of Spirou magazine
1929: birth of Vic Carrabotta, American comic book artist best known for his work with Atlas Comics
1960: birth of Reiko Okano, Japanese mangaka best known for Onmyoji
1963: birth of Mike Wieringo, Italian-American comic book artist best known for his work on The Sensational Spider-Man
1969: death of Frank King, early American comic strip writer and artist, best known as creator of Gasoline Alley
1978: birth of Carlo Pagulayan, Filipino comics artist best known for Elektra
2002: death of Larry Alcala, Filipino comics artist best known for Kalabog en Bosyo