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• 1902: debut Ed Payne's Professor O. Howe Wise and Professor I.B. Schmart comic strip
• 1952: birth of Hilary Bader, American television scriptwriter and comic book writer known for her work on projects in the Batman, Superman, and Star Trek franchises
• 1953: birth of Jan Mullaney, American rock musician and co-founder of Eclipse Enterprises
• 1958: first appearance of Rick O'Shay, American comic strip created by Stan Lynde
• 1963: birth of Faye Perozich, American writer, best known for her comic adaptations of Anne Rice novels
• 1981: birth of Christina Strain American comic book colorist, writer and screenwriter
• 1991: death of Rob-Vel, French comic strip artist best known as the original creator of Spirou