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* 1893: birth of [[Robert Ripley]], American comics creator best known for ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]''
* 1901: birth of [[Stephen Slesinger]], American comic book writer, co-creator of ''[[Red Ryder]]''
* 1911: birth of [[Burne Hogarth]], influential American comic book artist best known for ''[[Tarzan]]''
* 1913: birth of [[Elliot Caplin]], American comic strip writer best known for ''[[The Heart of Juliet Jones]]''
*1920: birth of [[Joe Rosen]], American [[comic book]] artist, primarily known for his work as a [[letterer]]
* 1925: first appearance of Alfred the Penguin, popular animal character in the [[Franco-Belgian comics]] strip ''[[Zig et Puce]]'' by [[Alain Saint-Ogan]]
*1956: birth of [[Peter Krause (artist)]], American comic book artist.
* 2001: final appearance of ''[[Saikano]]'', [[Japan|Japanese]] [[manga]] by [[Shin Takahashi]]