August 16 On this day, August 16, 1892, Otto Messmer was born in West Hoboken (now, Union City), New Jersey. Cartoonist Messmer created the proto-type of Felix the Cat in 1919 while working for the Patrick Sullivan studio in New York. Barbara Rundback2016-11-14T10:19:36-05:00August 16th, 2012|News|0 Comments Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookXRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterestVkEmail Related Posts