August 1, 2026: |
* This site had to be relocated from its old NBCI.com location because NBCI sucks (2001)
* To celebrate this site's first year as an independent site, it launches a contest to win 100 limited edition T-shirts, starting today (2002)
* Satan (Macadamia) joins Probeersel.com (2003)
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August 2, 2026: |
* Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, etc.) is born (1970)
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August 3, 2026: |
* Jay North (actor, Dennis the Menace) is born (1952)
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August 4, 2026: |
* Sir Osbert Lancaster (English cartoonist, stage designer and writer) is born (1908)
* The Tjong King (Koning Hollewijn, Student Tijloos, Arman en Ilva; famed illustrator) is born (1933)
* Matt Baay joins Probeersel.com (2005)
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August 5, 2026: |
* The 'New York World' published 'On the Road to Moscow' by Rollin Kirby, the first cartoon to ever receive the Pulitzer Prize (1921)
* Harold Gray debuts his comic strip, Little Orphan Annie, in the New York Daily News (it would later be turned into musical Annie) (1924)
* René van Densen (Probeersel, The Artificial Real, Satan's Purrrgatory, The Grim DotCom) is born (1978)
* Patrick G. Smith (Fatal Saga) is born (1983)
* Joep van Abeelen gets married (2005)
* Siroj joins Probeersel.com (2006)
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August 6, 2026: |
* Jon Bruce Postel (one of the developers of ARPANET, a forerunner of the Internet, and a creator of the Internet's address system) is born (1943)
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August 7, 2026: |
* Maurice Tillieux (Guus Slim) is born (1922)
* Steven Dupre (Sarah & Robin, Coma) is born (1967)
* Jean-Paul Arends (Scribbly) gets to sign a pair of women's breasts for the first time (2004)
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August 8, 2026: |
* Harper's Weekly features a cartoon by William Allen Rogers which emphatically demands a halt to mob violence against black Americans (1903)
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August 9, 2026: |
* Harold Fredericks (Mandrake artist) is born (1929)
* Jeroen de Leijer (Eefje Wentelteefje; one of the founders of De Bedenkelijk Kijkende Grondeekhoorn) gets married (2002)
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August 10, 2026: |
* Osmosis Jones premiers (2001)
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August 11, 2026: |
* Dick Browne (Hagar The Horrible) is born (1917)
* Ren & Stimpy premiers (1991)
* Roman (Lenore) and Lisa Dirge eloped and were married in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada during what Roman affectionately refers to as a "Stealth Wedding". He assures the world that Lisa is not the evil girl from 'The Monsters in My Tummy'. (2000)
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August 12, 2026: |
* IBM introduced the PC personal computer (1981)
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August 13, 2026: |
* Walt Disney released Bambi (1942)
* South Park premiers (with 'Cartman Gets An Anal Probe') (1997)
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August 14, 2026: |
* René Goscinny (Asterix, Lucky Luke) is born (1926)
* Marz is born (1969)
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August 15, 2026: |
* The Brothers Grunt premiers on MTV (1994)
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August 16, 2026: |
* Harold Foster (Prince Valiant, Tarzan) is born (1892)
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August 17, 2026: |
* Ton Beek (Kappie, Birre Beer, Panda) is born (1926)
* John Romita, Jr. (Spiderman-artist) is born (1956)
* Today was the grand opening of the 27,300-square foot Charles M. Schulz museum in Santa Rosa, California (2002)
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August 18, 2026: |
* Pluto appears for the first time in a Disney cartoon (1930)
* Claude de Ribeaupierre (aka Derib; Smurfs artist; Yakari, Buddy Longway) is born (1944)
* The 300th episode of Gregory Cathalina's God.inc appears online (2003)
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August 19, 2026: |
* Gene Roddenberry (creator of Star Trek) is born (1921)
* Johnn Bakker (Blook, Dan Teal) is born (1947)
* Jon Hancock (Earth Harvest) joins Probeersel.com (2004)
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August 20, 2026: |
* Sergio Tafano (aka STO; signor Bonavontura) is born (1886)
* Joep van Abeelen (Retirement) joins Probeersel.com (2002)
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August 21, 2026: |
* Isadore 'Friz' Freleng is born (1906)
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August 22, 2026: |
* Carry Bruggman (de Partners) is born (1947)
* The Tom & Jerry Show premiers on CBS (1965)
* Jeff Crowther's comic Sketchbook first appears online (2001)
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August 23, 2026: |
* Alfredo Alcala (Marvel's Conan) is born (1925)
* Dick Bruna (Miffy / Nijntje) is born (1927)
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August 24, 2026: |
* Johannes Gutenberg completes the first printed Bible, and the use of the printing press becomes popular (1456)
* Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back premiers (2001)
* Ted Ashley, former excecutive of Warner Bros (and co-responsible for such hits as The Exorcist, Dirty Harry and Superman) dies at age 80 (2002)
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August 25, 2026: |
* Tim Burton (Beetlejuice, Batman, Nightmare Before Christmas) is born (1958)
* Sluggy Freelance debuts online (1997)
* Carl Barks (one of the most influential Disney artists) dies (2000)
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August 26, 2026: |
* Fredrick Bean 'Tex' Avery dies (1980)
* Bob de Moor (Tijl Uilenspiegel, Barelli) dies (1992)
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August 27, 2026: |
* Dennis Kitchen (Kitchen Sink) is born (1946)
* Dudley Do-Right (live action movie) premiers (1999)
* René van Densen starts working on the short story 'Rock' and decides to team it up with 'Chalk' into a series called 'The Artificial Real' (2002)
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August 28, 2026: |
* George van Raemsdonk (Bulletje en Boonestak) is born (1888)
* Jack Kirby (creator dozens of different superheros) is born (1917)
* Willy Vandersteen (Suske & Wiske) dies (1990)
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August 29, 2026: |
* Speedy Gonzales appears for the first time (1953)
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August 30, 2026: |
* Raymond Bär van Hemmersweil (Wipperoen) is born (1929)
* Robert Crumb (underground comic artist legend) is born (1943)
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August 31, 2026: |
* Edgar Everett Martin (Boots And Her Buddies) dies (1960)
* The 300th episode of Reasons Why We Rule appears online (2004)
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