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1968: D'arcy Wretzky, musician and guest star, was born.
1988: "The Art Museum" aired for the first time.
1988: Nicholas Braun, actor and guest star, was born.
2004: Charli D'Amelio, social media personality and guest star, was born.
2005: "Don't Fear the Roofer" aired for the first time.
2005: "The Heartbroke Kid" aired for the first time.
2011: "The Real Housewives of Fat Tony" aired for the first time.
2021: Olympia Dukakis, actress and guest star, died.
2022: "Girls Just Shauna Have Fun" aired for the first time.
2025: Jill Sobule, singer of "Lumberjill", died.

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1952: Christine Baranski, actress and guest star, was born.
1974: Matt Berry, actor and guest star, was born.
1978: Kumail Nanjiani, comedian and guest star, was born.
1980: Ellie Kemper, actress and guest star, was born.
1991: "The War of the Simpsons" aired for the first time.
1999: "Monty Can't Buy Me Love" aired for the first time.
2004: "Catch 'Em if You Can" aired for the first time.
2006: Big Bouncy Book of Bart Simpson was released.
2010: "To Surveil With Love" aired for the first time.

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1933: James Brown, singer and guest star, was born.
1963: Jay Kogen, writer and producer, was born.
1987: "Watching Television" aired for the first time.
1998: "King of the Hill" aired for the first time.
2009: "Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh" aired for the first time.
2015: "Let's Go Fly a Coot" aired for the first time.
2020: "Warrin' Priests: Part Two" aired for the first time.
2025: Steve Pepoon, writer of "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment", died.

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1941: George Will, political commentator and interviewee, was born.
1944: Russi Taylor, voice actress, was born.
1958: Robert Bubba Nichols, sound recordist, was born.
1963: Marc Wilmore, writer and producer, was born.
1970: Will Arnett, actor and guest star, was born.
1972: Mike Dirnt, musician and guest star, was born.
1972: Davy Lauterbach, animator and assistant director, was born.
1979: Lance Bass, singer and guest star, was born.
1982: Charissa Thompson, television host and interviewee, was born.
1997: "Homer's Enemy" aired for the first time.
2003: "Old Yeller-Belly" aired for the first time.
2008: "Any Given Sundance" aired for the first time.
2013: Bongo Comics Free-For-All 2013 was released.
2014: "Brick Like Me" aired for the first time.
2021: The Force Awakens from Its Nap released on Disney+.
2023: Rogue Not Quite One released on Disney+.
2025: "Stew Lies" aired for the first time.

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1943: Michael Palin, actor and guest star, was born.
1945: Kurt Loder, author and guest star, was born.
1957: Richard E. Grant, actor and guest star, was born.
1964: John Frink, writer and producer, was born.
1964: Don Payne, writer and producer, was born.
1966: Josh Weinstein, writer and producer, was born.
1978: Juan Meza-León, director for the Rick and Morty couch gag, was born.
1992: Michael O'Connor, layout artist, died.
1994: "The Boy Who Knew Too Much" aired for the first time.
1996: "Much Apu About Nothing" aired for the first time.
2002: "The Sweetest Apu" aired for the first time.
2013: "Whiskey Business" aired for the first time.
2019: "Woo-hoo Dunnit?" aired for the first time.
2024: "The Tell-Tale Pants" aired for the first time.

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1945: Bob Seger, musician and guest star, was born.
1953: Tony Blair, former British Prime Minister and guest star, was born.
1962: Rob LaZebnik, writer and producer, was born.
1993: "Marge in Chains" aired for the first time.
2001: "I'm Goin' to Praiseland" aired for the first time.
2007: "Crook and Ladder" aired for the first time.
2008: Big Brilliant Book of Bart Simpson was released.
2012: "The Spy Who Learned Me" aired for the first time.
2018: "Left Behind" aired for the first time.

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1933: Johnny Unitas, football player and guest star, was born.
1968: Lance Wilder, background designer, was born.
1989: "Maggie in Peril (The Thrilling Conclusion)" aired for the first time.
1992: "Bart's Friend Falls in Love" aired for the first time.
1995: "The Springfield Connection" aired for the first time.
2000: "Last Tap Dance in Springfield" aired for the first time.
2006: "Regarding Margie" aired for the first time.
2017: "Moho House" aired for the first time.
2023: "The Very Hungry Caterpillars" aired for the first time.

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1937: Thomas Pynchon, author and guest star, was born.
1952: Kent Holaday, lip sync, was born.
1961: Bill de Blasio, politician and guest star, was born.
1974: Scott Clausen, orchestrator and composer, was born.
1988: "Zoo Story" aired for the first time.
- Season 2 of the shorts ended.
2005: "A Star Is Torn" aired for the first time.
2005: "Thank God It's Doomsday" aired for the first time.
2011: "Homer Scissorhands" aired for the first time.
2016: "To Courier with Love" aired for the first time.
2022: "Marge the Meanie" aired for the first time.

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1940: James L. Brooks, executive producer and writer, was born.
1962: Ty Templeton, comic writer and artist, was born.
1984: Ezra Klein, journalist and interviewee, was born.
1991: "Three Men and a Comic Book" aired for the first time.
1999: "They Saved Lisa's Brain" aired for the first time.
2004: "The Way We Weren't" aired for the first time.
2010: "Moe Letter Blues" aired for the first time.
2020: Little Richard, musician and guest star, died.
2021: "Mother and Child Reunion" aired for the first time.

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1930: Pat Summerall, football player and guest star, was born.
1955: Rick Steves, travel writer and guest star, was born.
1960: Bono, singer and guest star, was born.
1963: Rich Moore, director and animator, was born.
1987: "Bart Jumps" aired for the first time.
1998: "Lost Our Lisa" aired for the first time.
2009: "Four Great Women and a Manicure" aired for the first time.
2012: Simpsons Comics #198 was released in the UK.
2015: "Bull-E" aired for the first time.
2020: "The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds" aired for the first time.
2024: May the 12th Be with You released on Disney+.

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1952: Shohreh Aghdashloo, actress and guest star, was born.
1982: Ben Bledsoe, singer and guest star, was born.
1982: Cory Monteith, actor and guest star, was born.
1983: Matt Leinart, football player and guest star, was born.
1997: "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" aired for the first time.
2003: "Brake My Wife, Please" aired for the first time.
2008: "Mona Leaves-a" aired for the first time.
2014: "Pay Pal" aired for the first time.
2025: "Full Heart, Empty Pool" aired for the first time.

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1928: Burt Bacharach, song writer, was born.
1937: George Carlin, actor and guest star, was born.
1967: Brent Forrester, writer and producer, was born.
1968: Tony Hawk, skateboarder and guest star, was born.
1994: "Lady Bouvier's Lover" aired for the first time.
2002: "Little Girl in the Big Ten" aired for the first time.
2005: Simpsons Comics #106 was released in the UK.
2011: Simpsons Comics #185 was released in the UK.
2013: "The Fabulous Faker Boy" aired for the first time.
2019: "Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion" aired for the first time.
- Season 30 ended.
2024: "The Tipping Point" aired for the first time.

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1946: Marv Wolfman, one-time comic book writer, was born.
1950: Stevie Wonder, singer, was born.
1961: Dennis Rodman, basketball player and guest star, was born.
1964: Stephen Colbert, actor and guest star, was born.
1965: Ashley Wilde, animation production accountant, was born.
1969: Andrew Pepoy, comic artist, was born.
1986: Lena Dunham, actress and guest star, was born.
1990: "Some Enchanted Evening" aired for the first time.
- Season 1 ended.
1993: "Krusty Gets Kancelled" aired for the first time.
- Season 4 ended.
2001: "Children of a Lesser Clod" aired for the first time.
2007: "Stop or My Dog Will Shoot!" aired for the first time.
2010: Simpsons Comics #172 was released in the UK.
2012: "Ned 'N Edna's Blend" aired for the first time.
2013: Joyce Brothers, psychologist and guest star, died.
2018: "Throw Grampa from the Dane" aired for the first time.

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1952: David Byrne, singer and guest star, was born.
1969: Cate Blanchett, actress and guest star, was born.
1984: Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook and guest star, was born.
1989: "TV Simpsons" aired for the first time. This is the last short to air.
1995: "Lemon of Troy" aired for the first time.
2000: "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge" aired for the first time.
2006: "The Monkey Suit" aired for the first time.
2015: B. B. King, guitarist on The Simpsons Sing the Blues, died.
2018: Tom Wolfe, author and guest star, died.
2019: Tim Conway, actor and guest star, died.
2023: "Clown V. Board of Education" aired for the first time.

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1928: Rusty Nails, clown and interviewee, was born.
1930: Jasper Johns, artist and guest star, was born.
1956: Larina Jean Adamson, producer, was born.
1957: Dan Patrick, sportscaster and guest star, was born.
1964: Ralph A. Eusebio, post production coordinator, was born.
1982: Alexandra Breckenridge, actress and guest star, was born.
2005: "Home Away from Homer" aired for the first time.
2005: "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star" aired for the first time.
- Season 16 ended.
2008: The Simpsons Ride opens in Florida.
2011: "500 Keys" aired for the first time.
2016: "Simprovised" aired for the first time.
2020: Fred Willard, actor and guest star, died.
2022: "Meat Is Murder" aired for the first time.

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1944: Danny Trejo, actor and guest star, was born.
1953: Pierce Brosnan, actor and guest star, was born.
1970: James Bates, comic writer, was born.
1982: Tiya Sircar, actress and guest star, was born.
1999: "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo" aired for the first time.
- Season 10 ended.
2004: "Bart-Mangled Banner" aired for the first time.
2010: "The Bob Next Door" aired for the first time.
2021: "The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A." aired for the first time.

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1963: Page McConnell, musician and guest star, was born.
1998: "Natural Born Kissers" aired for the first time.
- Season 9 ended.
2009: "Coming to Homerica" aired for the first time.
- Season 20 ended.
2015: "Mathlete's Feat" aired for the first time.
- Season 26 ended.
2020: "The Way of the Dog" aired for the first time.
- Season 31 ended.

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1932: John Updike, writer and guest star, was born.
1970: Tina Fey, actress and guest star, was born.
1997: "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson" aired for the first time.
- Season 8 ended.
1997: Phyllis Craig, ink and paint supervisor, died.
2003: "The Bart of War" aired for the first time.
2003: "Moe Baby Blues" aired for the first time.
- Season 14 ended.
2008: "All About Lisa" aired for the first time.
- Season 19 ended.
2010: Bart Simpson: Class Clown was released.
2011: Simpsons Comics #178 was released.
2011: Christian Coffinet, one-time voice actor, died.
2014: "The Yellow Badge of Cowardge" aired for the first time.
- Season 25 ended.
2025: "[[Estranger Things]}" aired for the first time.
- Season 36 ended.

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1948: Tom Scott, saxophonist, was born.
1951: Joey Ramone, vocalist and guest star, was born.
1994: "Secrets of a Successful Marriage" aired for the first time.
- Season 5 ended.
1996: "Homerpalooza" aired for the first time.
1996: "Summer of 4 Ft. 2" aired for the first time.
- Season 7 ended.
1998: Simpsons Comics On Parade was released.
2002: "The Frying Game" aired for the first time.
2005: Henry Corden, actor and guest star, died.
2013: "The Saga of Carl" aired for the first time.
2013: "Dangers on a Train" aired for the first time.
- Season 24 ended.
2024: "Bart's Brain aired for the first time.
- Season 35 ended.

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1949: Dave Thomas, actor and guest star, was born.
1958: Jane Wiedlin, one-time comic writer, was born.
1965: Stu Grimson, hockey player and guest star, was born.
1966: Jennifer Ventimilia, writer and story editor, was born.
1968: Timothy Olyphant, actor and guest star, was born.
1982: Richard Blackburn, online editor and graphics artist, was born.
2001: "Simpsons Tall Tales" aired for the first time.
- Season 12 ended.
2002: Stephen Jay Gould, paleontologist and guest star, died.
2007: "24 Minutes" aired for the first time.
2007: "You Kent Always Say What You Want" aired for the first time.
- Season 18 ended.
2012: "Lisa Goes Gaga" aired for the first time.
- Season 23 ended.
2018: "Flanders' Ladder" aired for the first time.
- Season 29 ended.

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1952: Mr. T, actor and guest star, was born.
1963: Richard Appel, writer and producer, was born.
1984: Sunkrish Bala, one-time voice actor, was born.
1995: "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)" aired for the first time.
- Season 6 ended.
2000: "Behind the Laughter" aired for the first time.
- Season 11 ended.
2006: "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play" aired for the first time.
- Season 17 ended.
2017: "Dogtown" aired for the first time.
- Season 28 ended.
2023: "Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass" aired for the first time.
- Season 34 ended.

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1939: Paul Winfield, actor and guest star, was born.
1959: Martyn Jacques, musician and guest star, was born.
1968: Dominique Blaskovich, color designer, was born.
2002: "Papa's Got a Brand New Badge" aired for the first time.
- Season 13 ended.
2011: "The Ned-Liest Catch" aired for the first time.
- Season 22 ended.
- The 2011 Fox Simpsons fan initiative started.
2016: "Orange Is the New Yellow" aired for the first time.
- Season 27 ended.
2022: "Poorhouse Rock" aired for the first time.
- Season 33 ended.

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1958: Mitch Albom, author and guest star, was born.
1958: Drew Carey, actor and guest star, was born.
1966: H. Jon Benjamin, actor and guest star, was born.
1974: Ken Jennings, game show contestant and guest star, was born.
1981: Tim Robinson, comedian and guest star, was born.
2004: "Fraudcast News" aired for the first time.
- Season 15 ended.
2010: "Judge Me Tender" aired for the first time.
- Season 21 ended.
2012: Bart Simpson #71 was released.
2012: Bart Simpson: Out to Lunch was released.
2021: "The Last Barfighter" aired for the first time.
- Season 32 ended.
2024: Morgan Spurlock, documentary filmmaker, died.

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1938: Tommy Chong, actor and guest star, was born.
1944: Patti LaBelle, singer and guest star, was born.
1963: Michael Chabon, author and guest star, was born.
1965: John C. Reilly, actor and guest star, was born.
1967: Jeff Rosenthal, comic writer, was born.
1996: Simpsons Comics Simpsorama was released.
2012: The Best of The Simpsons 68 was released.

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1939: Ian McKellen, actor and guest star, was born.
1948: Klaus Meine, singer and song writer, was born.
1953: Stan Sakai, comic illustrator, was born.
1990: "The Butterfinger Group" aired for the first time.
2011: Bart Simpson: Prince of Pranks was released.

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1949: Hank Williams, Jr., singer and guest star, was born.
1962: Bobcat Goldthwait, actor and guest star, was born.
1964: Lenny Kravitz, singer and guest star, was born.
1998: The Best of The Simpsons: Wave 3 was released.
- The Best of The Simpsons: Volume 7 was released.
- The Best of The Simpsons: Volume 8 was released.
- The Best of The Simpsons: Volume 9 was released.
2005: The Best of The Simpsons #20 was released in the UK.
2011: Bart Simpson #36 was released in the UK.
2022: Ray Liotta, actor and guest star, died.

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1934: Harlan Ellison, author and guest star, was born.
1949: Jo Ann Harris, voice actress, was born.
1968: Frank Thomas, baseball player and guest star, was born.
1973: Jack McBrayer, actor and guest star, was born.
2004: The Best of The Simpsons #11 was released in the UK.
2010: Bart Simpson #32 was released in the UK.

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1944: Rudy Giuliani, politician and guest star, was born.
1944: Gladys Knight, singer, was born.
1947: Leland Sklar, bass player, was born.
1955: Liz Georges, actress and guest star, was born.
1969: Eric S. Keyes, character designer, was born.
1971: Acacia Caputo, animation timer, was born.
1998: Phil Hartman, voice of Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure, died.
2010: Gary Coleman, actor and guest star, died.

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1903: Bob Hope, actor and guest star, was born.
1953: Danny Elfman, composer of the theme song, was born.
1958: Karen Maruyama, voice actress, was born.
1997: George Fenneman, announcer and guest star, died.

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1953: Colm Meaney, actor and guest star, was born.
1966: Keith Crofford, co-executive producer of the Robot Chicken couch gag, was born.
1975: Loni Steele Sosthand, writer and story editor, was born.
1986: Jade Novah, singer and guest star, was born.

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1943: Joe Namath, football player and guest star, was born.
1955: Susie Essman, actress and guest star, was born.
1960: Chris Elliott, actor and guest star, was born.
1965: Brooke Shields, actress and guest star, was born.
1980: Andy Hurley, drummer and guest star, was born.
1987: "Babysitting Maggie" aired for the first time.
2000: Tito Puente, musician and guest star, died.
2005: Big Beefy Book of Bart Simpson was released.

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