On This Day: 05 Dec

First Appearances:

Jane Gay in newspaper strip.

Births:

Betty Larom (1920); Sheridan Morley (1941); Gary Smith (1963)

Deaths:

Jack Trevor Story (1991)

Notable Events:

Jane's Journal - The Diary of a Bright Young Thing newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1932.
Sebastian Melmoth II, the author of Do What the F**k I Say, was revealed to be Felix Dennis in 2013.

On This Day: 04 Dec

Births:

Dave Brown (1957)

Deaths:

Betty Larom (1972); Brian Lewis (1978); Alex Graham (1991); Francis Wilford–Smith (2009); Charles Grigg (2013)

Notable Events:

The Graphic illustrated daily newspaper began publication in 1869.
The Dandy began publication with an issue cover–dated 04 Dec in 1937.
The Mr. Men newspaper strip ended in 1982.
The Dandy, D.C. Thomson's longest–running title, began the digital edition in 2012 to replace the print edition.