2002 Death Bill Peet, cartoon artist/writer, Disney's Peter Pan, dies at 87 2001 Death William Hanna, cartoon creator, The Flintstones, dies at 90 2001 Death Norma MacMillan, cartoon voice, voice of Casper, dies at 79 1999 Death Mary Kay Bergman, cartoon voice, South Park, dies at 38 1999 Death Jean Vander Pyl, cartoon voice, The Flintstones, dies at 78 1997 Death Don Messick, cartoon voice (Astro-Jetsons, Bamm Bamm), dies at 62 1997 Event Cartoon Channel premieres in Japan 1996 Death George Nicholas, cartoon animator, dies at 85 1995 Death Isadore "Friz" Freling, cartoon director (Sylvester), dies at 88 1994 Event Gary Larson, announces he is retiring from doing "Far Side" cartoon 1992 Event Cartoon Cable Network premieres 1992 Event "Dog City," cartoon debuts on Fox-TV 1992 Death Grace Stafford Lantz, cartoon voice (Woody Woodpecker), dies at 87 1991 Death James G MacDonald, cartoon voice (Mickey Mouse), dies at 84 1990 Event "Cartoon All Stars to Rescue" shown on all 4 TV networks 1989 Death Mel Blanc, cartoon voice (Warner Bros cartoons), dies at 81 1988 Death Daws Butler, cartoon voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), dies at 71 1986 Death Paul Frees, cartoon voice (Boris Badenov), dies at 66 1985 Death Bill Scott, cartoon voice (Mr Peabody, Bullwinkle), dies at 65 1982 Death Jo Lagrilliere, Joke, Flemish cartoon character, dies at 47 1980 Death Tex Avery, cartoon director (What's up, doc?), dies at 72 1975 Death Walter Tetley, cartoon voice (Sherman-Bullwinkle Show), dies at 60 1965 Event Beatle cartoon show begins in U.S. 1964 Event "The Pink Panther" cartoon series premieres (Pink Phink) 1963 Event "King Leonardo," cartoon last airs on NBC-TV 1963 Event "Tennessee Tuxedo," cartoon debuts on CBS-TV 1960 Event Bil Keane's "Family Circus" cartoon strip debuts 1953 Event Premier of 1st animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor-"Melody" 1949 Event Martin Canine, cartoon character, spoofs Martin Kane 1945 Birthday Pepe Le Pew, cartoon skunk, Au Dorable Kitty 1945 Event Pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty" 1942 Birthday Tweety Bird, cartoon character 1940 Event "Brenda Starr" cartoon strip, by Dale Messick, 1st appears 1940 Event "Brenda Starr," 1st cartoon strip by a woman, appears in Chicago 1937 Event 1st feature-length color and sound cartoon premieres (Snow White) 1937 Event 1st animated cartoon electric sign displayed (New York City) 1937 Event Cartoon characters Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Petunia Pig, debut 1936 Event "Phantom" cartoon strip by Lee Falk debuts 1936 Event Felix the Cat, Cartoon Character, by Van Beuren from Otto Messmer 1934 Event 1st Donald Duck cartoon, Wise Little Hen, released 1933 Event Little King, Cartoon Character, by Von Beuren, debut 1932 Event "Flowers and Trees" receives 1st Academy Award for a cartoon 1932 Event "Pete the Tramp" cartoon strip by C D Russell debuts 1931 Event 1st showing of a Donald Duck cartoon 1930 Event Betty Boop debuts in Max Fleischer's animated cartoon Dizzy Dishes 1929 Event Jimmy Hatlo's "They'll Do It Every Time" cartoon debuts in SF 1928 Birthday Mickey Mouse, cartoon strip 1926 Birthday Don Messick, born in Buffalo, New York, cartoon voice, Astro-Jetsons, Bamm Bamm 1926 Birthday Rene Goscinny, French song/cartoon text writer, Asterix 1926 Birthday Stan Freberg, born in Los Angeles, California, satirist/ad executive/cartoon voice, Bertie 1925 Birthday Fritz Behrendt, German/Dutch cartoon character, The Slogan 1922 Event "On the Road to Moscow" is 1st cartoon to receive a Pulitzer Prize 1919 Event "Gasoline Alley" cartoon strip premieres in Chicago Tribune 1919 Event "Barney Google" cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premieres 1918 Event 1st full length cartoon (Sinking of Lusitania) 1917 Birthday Felix the Cat, cartoon character 1916 Birthday Adriana Caselotti, cartoon voice 1913 Event "Dachshund" by Pathe Freres, early animated cartoon, released 1908 Birthday Tex Avery, cartoon director, What's up, Doc? 1906 Event 1st animated cartoon copyrighted 1897 Event Rudolph Dirks' 1st Katzenjammer cartoon strip in New York Journal 1895 Event 1st cartoon comic strip is printed in a newspaper 1875 Event 1st newspaper cartoon strip 1874 Event 1st cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast 1852 Event Uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the New York Lantern weekly 1754 Event 1st newspaper cartoon in America-divided snake "Join or Die"
