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• 1913: birth of Joe Simon, American comic book artist and writer, co-creator of Captain America
• 1953: debut of Little Plum, British comic strip created by Leo Baxendale in The Beano
• 1957: birth of Rumiko Takahashi, popular Japanese mangaka best known for Ranma ½
• 1959: last appearance of Jane, a popular British comic strip by Norman Pett, which ran in the Daily Mirror since 1932
• 1973: death of Austin Briggs, American comics artist best known for continuing Secret Agent X-9 and Flash Gordon