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Birthdays

Nobuhiro Watsuki [1970]
Japanese manga artist
Sally Ride [1951]
First American woman in space
Ward Cunningham [1949]
Developer of wiki software
Herb Trimpe [1939]
Comic book artist known for 'The Incredible Hulk' and the first to draw 'Wolverine'

Death Anniversaries

Jim Unger [2012]
Creator of 'Herman' comic strip
Leslie Smith [2005]
Co-founder of Lesney Products
Waldo Semon [1999]
Inventor of vinyl
Friz Freleng [1995]
American cartoonist, animator and producer of 'Looney Tunes' and 'Merrie Melodies' shows
Almon Brown Strowger [1902]
Inventor of the rotary dial on telephones known for the Strowger Switch

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