January 1, 2026: 

* Eduard Aidans (Tounga) is born (1931)
* The last Calvin and Hobbes comic strip (by Bill Waterson) is published (1996)

January 3, 2026: 

* André Franquin (Gaston/Guust Flater, Spirou/Robbedoes, Marsupilami) is born (1924)
* Wil Eisner (considered the Father of graphic novels) dies (2005)

January 5, 2026: 

* Monkei (Monkey Business) is born (date unknown)
* The Yellow Kid (by Richard Felton Outcault), credited the world's first comic strip, is published (1896)
* André Franquin (Gaston/Guust Flater, Spirou/Robbedoes, Marsupilami) dies - a very sad day in the European comics world (1997)

January 7, 2026: 

* Charles Addams (creator of The Addams Family) is born (1912)

January 9, 2026: 

* Murat Young (Blondie) is born (1901)

January 11, 2026: 

* Sam Kieth (The Maxx) is born (1963)

January 13, 2026: 

* Joseph Gillain (aka Jijé; Jan Kordaat) is born (1914)
* Michael Bond (Paddington Bear) is born (1926)

January 15, 2026: 

* Cartoonist Thomas Nast originates the donky as a symbol to identify the Democratic party in a political cartoon appearing in Harper's Weekly (1870)
* Fred Julsing (Wellington Wish, Witte's Dagboek, Ukkie,Tuimel en Ich) dies (2005)

January 17, 2026: 

* Popeye the Sailor appears in the strip Thimble Theatre for the first time (1929)
* François Walthéry (Natasha) is born (1946)
* The first strip of Tatsuya Ishida's Sinfest appears online (2000)
* The first strip of One Year In Satan's Purrrgatory is made (2002)
* Troy Titane's strip The S[w]ingin' Titties premiers on Probeersel.com (2005)

January 19, 2026: 

* John Stuart Reid (one of the creators of Fokke & Sukke) is born (1968)
* Dutch current events program NOVA premiers the TV-version of newspaper political cartoons tonight - an idea stolen from a 'Sigmund' animation pilot Peter de Wit and ComicHouse initially developed for them (2004)

January 21, 2026: 

* Jan Wesseling (Athi) is born (1925)
* Oni Double Feature #1 is released (1998)

January 23, 2026: 

* George McManus (Bringing Up Father) is born (1884)

January 25, 2026: 

* Kees Kousemaker (one of Holland's most renowned comics experts, founder of historic Amsterdam comic store Lambiek, knighted for his contributions to the Dutch comic world, and much, much more) is born (1942)
* Patty Klein (writer of many European comics, including Noortje) is born (1946)
* The Honolulu Herald printed an obituary for Mel Blanc. But they were wrong: the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Barney Rubble, etc. etc. etc. hadn't gone silent yet (1961)
* Inge Heremans (aka Ilah aka Cordelia; Belgian comic artist) is born (1971)
* Steve Jobs introduced the world to the Macintosh and changed the course of computer and animation history. The Mac brought us the first computer "for the rest of us" and started the boom of computer use by the masses. And two years later, with money earned at Apple Computer, Jobs would buy the computer graphics division of Lucasfilms, and rename it Pixar. (1984)
* Flip Fermin (Robur en Pennekamp) dies (1994)
* Dilbert, the TV Series, premiers on UPN (1999)
* Animated series Mr. Bean premiers (2002)

January 27, 2026: 

* Peter Laird (co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is born (1954)
* Piet Kroon (Osmosis Jones) is born (1960)

January 29, 2026: 

* Rube Goldberg's Doc Wright appears for the first time (1933)

January 31, 2026: 

* André Franquin publishes the first comic featuring the Marsupilami (1952)

February 1, 2026: 

* Fred Flintstone's birthday (2 million B.C.)
* Bud Grace's strip Ernie premiers (now called The Piranha Club) (1988)
* Béné van Gansbeke (Het Plezante Potlood) joins Probeersel.com (2004)

February 3, 2026: 

* Johannes Gutenberg (inventor of the book press) dies (1468)
* Marten Toonder's movie Als Je Begrijpt Wat Ik Bedoel premiers (1983)
* Dutch illustrator Fiep Westendorp (Jip&Janneke, Puk v/d Pettenflet) dies (2004)

February 5, 2026: 

* For the first time, movie audiences sing along with a cartoon, 'The Sidewalks of New York' (1929)
* Wouter Goudswaard is born (1991)

February 7, 2026: 

* Walt Disney Productions releases Pinocchio, their second animated feature (1940)
* Peter Delgado Jr. (RPG Blues, Willy) is born (1972)
* Jean-Paul Arends (Scribbly) is born (1977)

February 9, 2026: 

* In Truth magazine, there occurred a crossover that might have been toondom's first (1895)
* Robert Velter (aka Rob-Vel; creator of Spirou) is born (1909)

February 11, 2026: 

* René Descartes (philosopher, 'I think, therefore I am'), who guided modern thought out of the Dark Ages, dies (1650)
* William Henry Fox Talbot (inventor of the negative-positive photographic process, so to whom we owe photo-comics, sci-fi tv shows and movies) is born (1800)

February 13, 2026: 

* Russell Keaton (Skyroads, Flyin' Jenny) dies (1945)
* The final sunday Peanuts strip (by Charles Schultz) appears (2000)

February 15, 2026: 

* Willy Vandersteen (Suske & Wiske) is born (1913)
* Art Spiegelman (Maus) is born (1948)
* Matt Groening (The Simpsons, Futurama) is born (1954)
* Mark Horemans (aka Ray Man) is born (1971)

February 17, 2026: 

* Frans Piët (creator of Sjors & Sjimmie) is born (1905)
* The Phantom is the first comstumed hero comic book to be published (1936)

February 19, 2026: 

* Bil Keane's Family Circus appears for the first time (1960)

February 21, 2026: 

* The Asp appears in Harold Gray's Little Orphan Annie for the first time (1937)

February 23, 2026: 

* Raymond Reding (Ronnie Hansen, and various other sports comics) is born (1920)

February 25, 2026: 

* Darrell McClure (Annie Rooney) is born (1903)

February 27, 2026: 

* Jeff Smith (Bone) is born (1960)
* Benjamin Kikkert leaves Probeersel.com (2007)

February 29, 2026: 

* Leap Day - Only once every four years, comics appear in newspapers and online on this day (2026)
* Probeersel.com organises its first ever 24 Hour Comic event: Three out of the seven Probeersel.com artists have 24 hours to complete an entire 24-page comic book ! (2004)

March 1, 2026: 

* Tim Burton's Beetlejuice premiers (1988)
* This month, Keenspot was founded (2000)

March 3, 2026: 

* Jelena 'Saiso' Stellaard (Saiso Secret Service) is born (1982)
* Remi Georges (aka Hergé; Tintin, Quick en Flupcke) dies (1983)
* The 500th and final strip of Gregory Cathalina's daily comic strip "God .inc", appears online (2004)

March 5, 2026: 

* Duckman premiers (1994)
* The Gorillaz release their first single 'Clint Eastwood' (2001)
* Drew Weing's online "Journal Comic" debuts (2002)

March 7, 2026: 

* Bastiaan Geleijnse (one of the creators of Fokke & Sukke) is born (1967)
* Mike Judge's Beavis & Butthead premiers on MTV (1993)

March 9, 2026: 

* James Edward Murphy (Toots, Caspar) dies (1965)

March 11, 2026: 

* Hanco Kolk (Gilles de Geus, Cor Daad) is born (1957)
* The "Internet Bubble" officially pops (2000)

March 13, 2026: 

* Allan Jaffee (artist for Mad) is born (1921)

March 15, 2026: 

* Peter van Straaten (Vader en Zoon) is born (1935)
* Francisco Ibáñez (Mortadelo y Filemon / Paling & Ko) is born (1936)
* Jean-Pol (Sammy, Kabouter Plop) is born (1943)

March 17, 2026: 

* Frank Hem Beck (Bo comic strip) is born (1894)
* René van Densen's cat Satan is, in both his comic and real life, allowed outside for the first time today (2002)

March 19, 2026: 

* Mr. Jesse van Muylwijck (De Rechter) is born (1961)
* Mort Walker launches a contest at the three-day FOSE 2002 in Washington to pick a name and rank for a new character - a computer technician - which was to appear in his Beetle Baily comic strip soon (2002)

March 21, 2026: 

* Frank Hem Beck (Bo comic strip) dies (1962)
* Mort Walker's contest at FOSE 2002 is over: from 84,324 suggestions, the name Chip Gizmo is picked for a new character - a computer techician - in his Beetle Baily comic strip. Earl Hemminger and three other State Department workers came up with the name (2002)

March 23, 2026: 

* Bud Sagendorf (Popeye) is born (1915)

March 25, 2026: 

* Theo van den Boogaard (Sjef van Oekel) is born (1948)

March 27, 2026: 

* Carl Barks (Donald Duck) is born (1901)

March 29, 2026: 

* After yesterday's (the fourth) episode, nobody airs any further episodes of God, The Devil And Bob, leaving nine more episodes unaired (2000)

March 31, 2026: 

* René Descartes (philosopher, 'I think, therefore I am') is born and guides modern thought out of the Dark Ages (hey, it's my list) (1596)
* Tank Girl (the movie) premiers (1995)
* The first episode of Reasons Why We Rule appears online (2002)

April 1, 2026: 

* René van Densen got awarded with five of the most prestigeous awards in the Comic Book industry on one and the same day... and then woke up (2026)
* Goats debuts online (1997)
* First online April Fool's Comic Swap (1999)
* Troy Titane's comics RexRex and Jeffrey simultaneously premiere on Probeersel.com (2004)

April 3, 2026: 

* Harold Conway Fisher (Mutt & Jeff) is born (1885)

April 5, 2026: 

* Cartoonists unite to petition for a comic strip stamp (1993)

April 7, 2026: 

* The first public display of a long distance television transmission was viewed in New York from Washington, D.C. The program was a speech by the then Secretary of Commerce, Herbert Hoover. If they'd only shown a cartoon instead, television might have caught on faster (1927)
* Zookie is born (1972)

April 9, 2026: 

* René van Densen's Probeersel book 3 is published online (2001)

April 11, 2026: 

* Robert van der Kroft (Sjors & Sjimmie, Claire, started Zone 5300 with Tonio van Vugt in 1994) is born (1952)

April 13, 2026: 

* Jan van Oort (aka Jean Dulieu; Paulus de Boskabouter) is born (1921)
* Peter van Heirseele (aka Herr Seele) is born (1959)

April 15, 2026: 

* Billy DeBeck (Barney Google) is born (1890)
* Wiley Miller (Non Sequitur) is born (1951)
* Hans Bjordahl's Where the Buffalo Roam is the first comic online (on USENET, not http), premiering today on a specially created USENET forum (1992)

April 17, 2026: 

* In Family Circle magazine, an article by H. Dyson Carter entitled 'Are the Comics Bad for Children?' was published, which answered a wholeheartedly 'No' to the title's question, which was rare for those days of Dr.Wertham and the rest of the world ganging up against comic books. The magazine also has an early cover appearance of Batman and Robin ! (1942)
* Jeroen Mirck (Comicbase.nl) breaks up his co-operation with StripSter.nl, because they don't want to publish his critical reviews (2003)

April 19, 2026: 

* Reading Is Fun Week begins
* Anton Pieck (illustrator, Efteling creator) is born (1895)
* Comicbase.nl launches its totally restyled website, designed by comic artist Nozzman (2004)

April 21, 2026: 

* Spirou Magazine (aka Robbedoes), the first European comic magazine, is published (1938)
* Marc Andressen announces through e-mail (03:55:49 -0500) the NCSA release of Mosaic 1.0, the 'first browser'. Unlike Tim Berners-Lee's WorldWideWeb, it shows images embedded in the hypertexts (1993)

April 23, 2026: 

* The (first) pilot to Dexter's Laboratory, 'Changes', premiers (1995)

April 25, 2026: 

* Albert Uderzo (Asterix) is born (1927)
* Scott Hepting (Goobs) is born (1979)
* The National cartoonists Society (USA) awards Scott Adams (Dilbert) the Reuben and Dale Messick (Brenda Starr) the Milton Caniff award (1998)

April 27, 2026: 

* Walter Lantz (creator of Woody Woodpecker) is born (1900)
* Robert Velter (aka Rob-Vel; creator of Spirou) dies (1991)

April 29, 2026: 

* William Randolph Hearst (publisher of American Weekly) is born (1926)
* Roman Dirge (Lenore) is born (1972)

May 1, 2026: 

* The final Bielzenblues (by Maarten Pathuis) strip appears in the Dutch edition of Metro (2002)

May 3, 2026: 

* Arthur Berekmans (aka Berck; Sammy) is born (1929)
* Milton Caniff (Terry & The Pirates, 'The Rembrandt Of Comics') dies (1988)
* The SpiderMan movie premiers (2002)

May 5, 2026: 

* It's National Cartoonists Day !
* Michel Regnier (aka Greg; Olivier Blunder/Walter Melon) is born (1931)
* Luc Zeebroek (aka Kamagurka) is born (1956)
* Jesse Reklaw publishes René van Densen's 'Zygote Dream' (2001)

May 7, 2026: 

* René van Densen commenced work on short story Chalk (2001)

May 9, 2026: 

* The first political cartoon appears in the Pennsylvania Gazette (1754)

May 11, 2026: 

* The actual historical Baron Munchhausen is born (1720)

May 13, 2026: 

* The Crow premiers (1994)

May 15, 2026: 

* Bill Peet, one of Walt Disney's 'Nine Old Men', involved in productions like Fantasia, Cinderella, Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland, and famous for his quote that he drew the evil Captain Hook to resemble Disney, dies (2002)
* The 14th and last monthly online issue of e-zine The Small Press Magazine announces a "that's all folks", due to various reasons. (2003)
* Bandirah's tridaily comic De Kreup Vallende Histie premiers on Probeersel.com (2004)

May 17, 2026: 

* Piet Wijn (Douwe Dabbert) is born (1929)

May 19, 2026: 

* Gerrit Stapel (Huon de Neveling) is born (1921)
* The first-ever comic book escapades of Jay & Silent Bob's alter-ego's, Bluntman and Chronic, arrives in comic shops today (1999)

May 21, 2026: 

* Jean-Claude Fournier (Les Crannibales, Spirou & Fantasio) is born (1943)
* The Dutch comics magazine MYX first appears in stores (well, actually, issue 0 - as a freeby for Stripboekenweek if you buy 15 Euros or more worth of comics) (2003)

May 23, 2026: 

* Jan Steeman (Noortje, Roel Dijkstra) is born (1933)

May 25, 2026: 

* Frank Oz (Muppet animator, voice of Kermit) is born (1944)

May 27, 2026: 

* Actor Christopher Reeve (Superman) is paralyzed after an accident (1995)
* The final episode of It's All Been Done, #46 'Back to Reality', featuring guest artist Tauhid Bondia, ends the series with a surprising explanation what the strange series was really about. (2003)

May 29, 2026: 

* Another one of E.J. McCoy's numerous lubricating devices was patented. They were so effective and reliable that customers searched stores specifically for 'The Real McCoy'. This has nothing to do with comics and animation, really, but I thought it was funny (1888)
* The heirs of Alfred Nobel sign a 'reconcilliation agreement' so that lawyers and accountants can execute his will, which included the creation of the Nobel Prizes. Today, there still isn't one for comic books (1898)

May 31, 2026: 

* Adrian Tomine (Optic Nerve, Summer Blonde) is born (1974)
* ABC airs the first episode of Clerks (the animated series) and pulls the plug on it after two episodes, leaving four more unaired (2000)
* ACTOR, a non-profit organization that helps veteran comic book writers and artists in need, raised over $8000 tonight by letting people hang with writer/director/actor Kevin Smith for an evening and listen to him talk comics and movies in Beverly Hills (2002)

June 1, 2026: 

* The first DC Action Comic is published, featuring Superman, a creation of Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. They made $130 for the entire issue PLUS the intellectual rights to the character... and ended up having to settle a trial against DC Comics in 1946, after which for a long time barely anyone knew they created the Man Of Steel (1938)
* The first episode of René van Densen's "The Grim DotCom" appears online (2003)

June 3, 2026: 

* John Presper Eckert, Jr. (coinventor of the first general-purpose electronic computer, ENIAC) dies (1995)

June 5, 2026: 

* Henk Backer ('The Godfather of Dutch comics') dies (1976)
* Patrice van der Linden (De Eerlijkheid) is born (1977)

June 7, 2026: 

* Graham Ingels (EC Comics artist) is born (1915)
* Rens Benerink (co-founder of the Dutch Cartoonschool and co-creator of animated series Starstreet) is born (1950)
* Hallie Lama is born (1976)

June 9, 2026: 

* Donald Duck makes his first aminated appearance (1934)
* Evert Geradts (De Diertjes, Moe Koe, Jan Zeiloor, Henk Hond, Alsjemaar Bekend Band, Henk Hond, Kos & Mo;founder of Dutch underground comics magazine "Tante Leny presenteerd") is born (1943)

June 11, 2026: 

* Eppo Doeve (Dutch graphic artist, cartoonist (Mannetje Bagatel), painter, one of the designers of Dutch currency) dies (1981)

June 13, 2026: 

* Walter Hunt of New York City patented an invention so he can pay a $15 debt. It only took him 3 hours to make a sketch of his idea, the safety pin, to which he sold the rights for $400 dollars. If nobody ever made a comic about that, someone should (1825)
* The first telecast in the U.S. of objects in motion was invented by Charles Jenkins. He called it 'visions by radio'. The first mechanical TV system broadcast used 48 scanning lines and showed a model of Dutch windmill with its blades turning (1925)
* Arne Zuidhoek (de Viege Nazels) is born (1941)
* Henk 't Jong (Willem Peper) is born (1948)

June 15, 2026: 

* Richard Klokkers (inker at the Toonderstudios) is born (1924)
* Maarten Pathuis (Bielzenblues) is born (1964)
* The 100th strip of Goobs appears online (2003)

June 17, 2026: 

* Wallace Wood (EC Comics artist) is born (1927)

June 19, 2026: 

* Helen Hokinson (American cartoonist) is born (1893)
* Carol Voges (Dutch comic artist for Pa Pinkelman, Sjors, Dinkie) is born (1925)
* Jim Davis creates Garfield (1978)

June 21, 2026: 

* Al Hirschfeld (caricaturist veteran, his work made his name synonymous with American theatre) is born (1903)
* Andries Brandt (writer for: Holle Pinkel; Horre, Harm en Hella; Aafje Anders; Pelle Svanslos; Roel Dijkstra; co-founder of de Vrije Balloen) is born (1918)
* The Rocketeer premiers (1991)
* Scribbly appears in the Dutch free newspaper Metro, for the first time (1999)
* Chicken Run premiers (2000)

June 23, 2026: 

* Tim Burton's Batman premiers (1989)
* Piet van Elk ("De avonturen van Drie Musketiers", "De avonturen van Ridder Rudolf", "De avonturen van Bim") dies (1994)
* Dutch radio channel (Radio 538) DJ's Edwin Evers and Jeroen van Inkel star in the first episode of their very own weekly comic, created by Maarten Pathuis, in the online 538 Magazine. (2003)

June 25, 2026: 

* Peyo (The Smurfs) is born (1928)

June 27, 2026: 

* Joseph Patrick McEvoy (Dixie Dugan) is born (1895)

June 29, 2026: 

* As you read these lines, there's a silent murderous ninja squad sneaking up behind you to kill you. LOOK OUT ! Ha ha ha. I was just kidding.
* The 250th episode of Gregory Cathalina's God.inc appears online (2003)

July 1, 2026: 

* This month, the first Bone comic book is published (1991)
* Jay & Silent Bob #1 is published (1998)
* Reinder Dijkhuis' now legendary webcomic Rogues of Clwyd-Rhan premiers online (2000)
* René van Densen's Chalk was finished and published online (2001)

July 3, 2026: 

* Joey Manley (founder of ModernTales.com) is born (1965)
* René van Densen starts working on a comic he calls 'Probeersel' (1997)
* Willem Mooy van Wieringen (Simpelman, Joris) dies (1999)

July 5, 2026: 

* Bill Waterson (Calvin and Hobbes) is born (1958)

July 7, 2026: 

* Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (author of the Sherlock Holmes stories) dies (1859)
* Dick Bruynesteyn (Appie Happie) is born (1927)
* Will Eisner teams up with Gary Chaloner to bring the audience new adventures of John Law (a retired character since 1948), this time on the web, at ModernTales.com (2002)

July 9, 2026: 

* Morton Leav (the Heap) is born (1916)
* Ward Kimball (one of Walt Disney's Nine Old Men) dies (2002)

July 11, 2026: 

* Daniel Barry (Flash Gordon) is born (1923)
* Gideon Brugman (Commando Moustache, De lotgevallen van de Stroemf, Alfie & KO, Zonk en Stronk, griezoloog Professor Ambrosius, de avonturen van Patty) is born (1942)

July 13, 2026: 

* Mike Ploog (Ghost Rider, Man-Thing, Werewolf By Night) is born (1940)

July 15, 2026: 

* Cow & Chicken premiers with 'No Smoking' and as a co-show, I.M. Weasel premiers with 'I R On Sun' (1997)

July 17, 2026: 

* Walt Disney opens his Disneyland theme park to the public (1955)
* Cliff Edwards (voice of Jiminy Cricket in Disney's Pinoccio) dies (1971)

July 19, 2026: 

* Bert Bus (Olaf Noord, Skokan, Theban, De brug van het Oerwoud, De Gouden Kraag en De Slavenkoopman van Pompei, Cliff Rendall, Huckleberry Finn, Stef Ardoba, Archie de Man van Staal, Nancy Drew, Jola, Woep en Wap, Mallorix) is born (1932)
* Bob Burden (Flaming Carrot) is born (1952)
* Minck Oosterveer (Jack Pott, Zodiak, Rick Rolluik, Nicky Saxx) is born (1961)
* Kathleen Verhetsel (Kleintje) is born (1985)

July 21, 2026: 

* Jaap Vegter (Dutch cartoonist veteran) is born (1934)
* Garry Trudeau (Doonesbury) is born (1948)
* Drew Weing's online "Journal Comic" ends (2003)

July 23, 2026: 

* Metin Seven (Belgian comic artist/illustrator/3D designer) is born (1971)
* Inspector Gadget (the live action movie) premiers (1999)

July 25, 2026: 

* Ray Billingsley (Curtis) is born (1957)
* Sionnain Comeaux joins Probeersel.com (2003)

July 27, 2026: 

* Fan Bernie Bubnis put together a Monday-afternoon event in New York City that is usually acknowledged as the first comics convention (1964)
* Marten Toonder (Tom Poes) dies (2005)

July 29, 2026: 

* The Mask premiers (1994)

July 31, 2026: 

* The movie Spawn premiers (1997)

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)

August 3, 2026: 

* Jay North (actor, Dennis the Menace) is born (1952)

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)

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)

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)

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)

August 13, 2026: 

* Walt Disney released Bambi (1942)
* South Park premiers (with 'Cartman Gets An Anal Probe') (1997)

August 15, 2026: 

* The Brothers Grunt premiers on MTV (1994)

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)

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)

August 21, 2026: 

* Isadore 'Friz' Freleng is born (1906)

August 23, 2026: 

* Alfredo Alcala (Marvel's Conan) is born (1925)
* Dick Bruna (Miffy / Nijntje) is born (1927)

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)

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)

August 29, 2026: 

* Speedy Gonzales appears for the first time (1953)

August 31, 2026: 

* Edgar Everett Martin (Boots And Her Buddies) dies (1960)
* The 300th episode of Reasons Why We Rule appears online (2004)

September 1, 2026: 

* Kevin & Kell debuts online (1995)
* The first Zits book gets published (1998)

September 3, 2026: 

* Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey, Hi & Lois) is born (1923)

September 5, 2026: 

* Comics & Comix was founded in Berkeley (1972)
* FOX airs the last episode of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1992)
* Canvas (Belgian network channel) begins airing the full series of God, The Devil And Bob (2002)
* Wouter Goudswaard joins Probeersel.com (2005)

September 7, 2026: 

* The Non Bibla Sacra project site is built by Web Solution Partner (2001)
* Ivo van Leeuwen (Arthur Riemslag; one of the four founders of De Bedenkelijk Kijkende Grondeekhoorn) gets married (2002)

September 9, 2026: 

* The first computer bug is found: in relay 70, panel F of a Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator - and it's a moth (1945)
* Pinky And The Brain premiers (1995)
* Earthworm Jim premiers (1995)
* Damien, René van Densen's cat Satan's new friend, is born (2002)

September 11, 2026: 

* Eek! the Cat premiers on FOX (1992)

September 13, 2026: 

* Hanna-Barbara's show Scooby-Doo, Where Are You ? premiers (1969)
* Jim Henson kicks off The Muppet Show (1976)
* Dragonball Z appears on American television for the first time (1996)

September 15, 2026: 

* Richard Felton Outcault (father of comics, creator of The Yellow Kid) dies (1928)
* The Snorks premier on NBC (1984)
* In the Stadsschouwburg in Antwerp, Belgium, the first Tintin (aka Kuifje) musical premiers (2001)

September 17, 2026: 

* The Charlie Brown And Snoopy Show premiers on CBS (1983)
* The second Dilbert cartoon commenting the Y2K-bug is published (1996)

September 19, 2026: 

* Disney's first animation, Steamboat Willie, premiers (1928)
* Scott Fahlman, an IBM researcher, typed :-) in an online message on an online bulletin board at Carnegie Mellon University, unwittingly supplying the often ungrammatical and occasionally illiterate Internet culture with its most potent icon: The smiley face (1982)

September 21, 2026: 

* Chuck Jones is born (1912)
* Craig Thompson (Goodbye Chunky Rice, Blankets) is born (1975)

September 23, 2026: 

* Peter David (Hulk, Aquaman, Supergirl, Atlantis Chronicles) is born (1956)
* Ivo van Leeuwen (Arthur Riemslag; one of the four founders of De Bedenkelijk Kijkende Grondeekhoorn) is born (1969)

September 25, 2026: 

* Shel Silverstein (composer, artist, cartoonist, author) is born (1930)
* Christopher Reeve (actor, Superman) is born (1952)

September 27, 2026: 

* Stef Kamil Carlens (singer of Zita Swoon) is born. So what ? Well, he always wanted to be a comic artist (1970)
* Matt Baay is born (1978)

September 29, 2026: 

* Russel Heath (DC Comics artist) is born (1926)

October 1, 2026: 

* The Walt Disney World resort opens in Orlando, FL (1971)
* This month, Zone 5300 appears for the first time, initiated by Robert van der Kroft and Tonio van Vugt (1994)

October 3, 2026: 

* Harvey Kurtzman (creator of MAD) is born (1924)
* Woody Woodpecker premiers on ABC (1957)
* Johan de Rooij (comic writer / journalist) is born (1981)

October 5, 2026: 

* Jan Rotgans (Dutch comic artist) is born (1910)
* Monty Python's Flying Circus premiers on BBC (1969)
* Inspector Gadget premiers on Nickelodeon (1983)

October 7, 2026: 

* Hey Arnold! premiers on Nickelodeon (1996)

October 9, 2026: 

* Everett Peck (Duckman) is born (1950)
* Viktor Smits (co-star of One Year In Satan's Purrrgatory) is born (1978)
* Probeersel.zzn.com email addresses available for the first time (2000)

October 11, 2026: 

* Joseph Simon (Captain America) is born (1915)

October 13, 2026: 

* Herbert Block (Herblock) is born (1909)

October 15, 2026: 

* Maaike Hartjes (Maaike's Grote Dagboekje) is born (1972)
* Texas is the first state to be invaded by Killer Bees. No comic artist would have come up with a story so incredible - and the worst part is, it's true (1990)

October 17, 2026: 

* Mike Judge (Beavis & Butthead, King of the Hill) is born (1962)
* The 100th strip of In Other News appears online (2002)

October 19, 2026: 

* Kevin Smith's Clerks premiers, starting off the Askewniverse (1994)

October 21, 2026: 

* Jay and Silent Bob #2 is published (1998)

October 23, 2026: 

* Peyo's The Smurfs are published in Spirou Magazine for the first time (1958)
* The first strip of Gregory Cathalina's daily comic strip "God .inc", appears online (2002)

October 25, 2026: 

* Pablo Ruiz Picasso, the Spanish-born painter and sculptor, considered the most influential artist of the 20th century, is born (1881)

October 27, 2026: 

* Walt Disney premieres his first series, Disneyland, on ABC, while his theme park is still under construction (1945)
* Siroj is born (1978)

October 29, 2026: 

* Tibet (Ric Hochet) is born (1931)
* Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas premiers (1993)
* Michel Regnier (aka Greg; Olivier Blunder) dies (1999)
* Gregory Cathalina (God .inc) joins Probeersel.com (2002)

October 31, 2026: 

* First online Fright Night (1999)
* René van Densen commenced work on Probeersel book 5 (2001)

November 1, 2026: 

* Hugh Hefner publishes the first issue of Playboy - hey, it had cartoons in it (1953)
* This month, Ladies’ Home Journal publishes a preview of Dr. Wertham 's book 'Seduction Of The Innocent' (which rages against comic books and concludes they should not be sold to anyone under age 15) in an article titled 'What Parents Don’t Know' (1953)
* Today, Eppo Doeve's 10 guilder bill with Hugo de Groot on it, starts circulation in Holland (1954)
* Bart Simpson's Guide To Life gets published (1991)
* Little cat Damien meets René van Densen's cat Satan for the first time (2002)

November 3, 2026: 

* The movie "The Wizard Of Oz" was first seen on television (1956)

November 5, 2026: 

* René Goscinny (Asterix, Lucky Luke) dies (1977)

November 7, 2026: 

* Luc Dupanloup (aka Dupa; Cubitus, Dommel) dies (1996)
* The Non Biblia Sacra project is initiated with the first message posted on the site (2001)

November 9, 2026: 

* Stanley Drake (Juliet Jones) is born (1921)

November 11, 2026: 

* Billy DeBeck (Barney Google) dies (1942)
* Jim Henson starts doing a show called Sesame Street (1969)
* Gregory Cathalina's comic God.inc makes a return on Probeersel.com, fueled by the re-election of George Bush (2004)

November 13, 2026: 

* The Al Capp comic strip, Li'l Abner, appears in newspapers for the last time (1977)
* Baronet Books, New York, publishes Wil Eisner's A Contract With God (considered to be the first graphic novel) (1978)

November 15, 2026: 

* Martin Nodell (Hawkman, Green Lantern) is born (1915)

November 17, 2026: 

* Don Lawrence (Storm, Trigië) is born (1928)
* DC shipped between 2.5 million and 3 million copies of Superman #75, featuring the death of Superman. They vanished from stores, as the issue brought more new customers into comics stores than ever before. In Detroit alone, more than 175,000 copies sold in one day (1992)
* The first User Friendly cartoon appears online (1997)
* Sheep In The Big City premiers on TOON (2000)

November 19, 2026: 

* Toy Story 2 premiers (1999)

November 21, 2026: 

* Harold Ramis (Ghostbusters) is born (1944)

November 23, 2026: 

* Today is the annual day that René van Densen doesn't do anything productive (2026)

November 25, 2026: 

* Rex Maxon (Turok - Son Of Stone) dies (1973)

November 27, 2026: 

* Despite buzz, hype and crash, the Internet apparently is still here today (2026)
* Afred Nobel has his will drawn up in Paris, then deposited in a bank in Stockholm. In it, he provided for most of his fortune to be put in trust to establish the Nobel Prizes. He left out the category 'Comic Books' (1895)

November 29, 2026: 

* Dr. Frederic Wertham ('Seduction Of The Innocent') dies (1981)
* Tome & Janry publish issue 46 of the series Spirou et Fantasio (ed. Dupuis) and change the 60 year old traditions of the series drastically (1998)

December 1, 2026: 

* Maurice de Bevere (aka Morris; Lucky Luke) is born (1923)
* The New York Times prints the obituary of Dr. Fredric Wertham ('Seduction Of The Innocent') (1981)
* Little Shop Of Horrors premiers (1986)

December 3, 2026: 

* Hans G. Kresse (Erik de Noorman, Vidocq) is born (1921)
* René van Densen's Probeersel book 5 was finished drawing (2001)
* Art student Nathan Banks takes poetry to a new height: He painted words on the flanks of about 60 cows and let them wander around to see what they would compose. One animal (with "away" written on her side) broke loose from the herd - tell me there isn't a comic in that ! (2002)

December 5, 2026: 

* Some guy called Walt Disney is born (1901)
* The last original episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on BBC TV (1974)
* René van Densen's Probeersel book 2 was finished drawing (1999)

December 7, 2026: 

* JD 'Illiad' Frazer (User Friendly) is born (date unknown)
* Louise Post is born - What does this have to do with comics and animation ? NOTHING. She's just hot ! (1966)
* Rube Goldberg, first president of the National Cartoonists' Society, and the man the Rueben Award is named after, dies (1970)

December 9, 2026: 

* 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' debuts (1965)
* Jeroen Mirck (journalist and founder of Comicbase.nl) is born (1971)

December 11, 2026: 

* S.Lloyd Trumpstein (one of the founders of De Bedenkelijk Kijkende Grondeekhoorn) is born (1969)
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles becomes one of the top money-making movies (1990)

December 13, 2026: 

* Troy Titane (RexRex, Jeffrey) is born (1967)
* Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! premiers (1996)

December 15, 2026: 

* Henk Backer ('The Godfather of Dutch comics') is born (1898)
* Jan Bosschaert (Icarus, Omni 20.000 Millirem Onder Zee, Sam) is born (1957)
* Walt Disney dies (1966)
* Philippe Chappuis (aka Zep; Titeuf) is born (1967)

December 17, 2026: 

* Dutch illustrator Fiep Westendorp (Jip&Janneke, Puk v/d Pettenflet) is born (1917)
* The Simpsons Christmas Special (first episode before the show itself premiers) airs (1989)

December 19, 2026: 

* The first Suske & Wiske adventure is announced in a newspaper (1945)
* Franquin starts the first real longer story of Spirou & Fantasio (1946)
* Bandirah (De Kreup Vallende Histie) is born (1978)

December 21, 2026: 

* Jean de Maesmaeker (aka Jidéhem; Ginger, Sophie) is born (1935)
* Walt Disney Productions releases its first big animated feature, Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

December 23, 2026: 

* Otto Soglow (Little King) is born (1900)
* Clerks the Holiday Special is published (1998)

December 25, 2026: 

* Walt Disney makes his TV debut with a one hour special airing on NBC (1950)

December 27, 2026: 

* Marvel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection (1996)

December 29, 2026: 

* Your horoscope for today says: You will read your horoscope for today. Odds are you're chewing on something while doing so. But perhaps not. (2026)
* Olav Beemer (Dutch comics journalist, founder of WeeklyDose.com) is born (date unknown)
* Don Lawrence (Storm, Trigië) dies (2003)

December 31, 2026: 

* Marc Neels (aka Marc Sleen; Nero) always claims to be born on this day, but in fact, it was yesterday (1922)
* FutureWave gets bought by MacroMedia and Jonathan Gay's product CelAnimator/FutureSplash soon after becomes Flash 1.0 (1996)
* René van Densen's Probeersel book 1 was finished drawing (1998)