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• 1895: launch of The Little Bears, American comic strip created by Jimmy Swinnerton
• 1902: founding of Newspaper Enterprise Association, the oldest and longest-running comic strip syndicate in the world
• 1918: birth of Ruth Atkinson, American comics artist best known as co-creator of Millie the Model and Patsy Walker
• 1940: debut of The Spirit, influential American comic created by Will Eisner
• 1945: final appearance of Bungle Family, American comic strip created by Harry J. Tuthill
• 1945: birth of Michael Leunig, Australian cartoonist best known for Vasco Pyjama
• 1951: birth of Michael E. Uslan, American producer of the Batman films and the first instructor to teach an accredited course on comic book folklore at any university
• 1958: birth of Scott Rosema, American comics artist best known for illustrating stories for Warner Bros
• 1963: birth of Joe Gentile, American comic book writer and author, founder of Moonstone Books
• 1968: birth of Flemming Andersen, Danish comics artist best known for his work on Disney comics
• 1971: birth of Anthony Montgomery, American actor and graphic novelist, creator of graphic novel Miles Away