▁M unt z ▁and ▁Ralph ▁W igg um ▁in ▁The ▁Sim ps ons ) ▁ ▁October ▁ 2 9 : ▁Dan ▁Cast ellan eta , ▁American ▁voice ▁actor ▁( voice ▁of ▁H omer ▁Sim pson , ▁Gr ampa , ▁Bar ney ▁G umble , ▁Kr ust y ▁the ▁C low n , ▁S ides how ▁Mel , ▁Gr ounds keeper ▁Will ie , ▁Mayor ▁Qu im by , ▁Hans ▁M ole man , ▁Gil ▁G und erson , ▁S que ak y ▁Vo iced ▁Te en , ▁It chy , ▁K odos ▁in ▁The ▁Sim ps ons , ▁Rob ot ▁Dev il ▁in ▁Fut ur ama , ▁Meg av olt ▁in ▁Dark wing ▁D uck ) ▁ ▁Death s ▁ ▁February ▁ ▁February ▁ 5 : ▁Ben ▁Hard away , ▁American ▁anim ator ▁( Lo oney ▁T unes , ▁cred ited ▁with ▁insp iring ▁the ▁name ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁model ▁sheets ▁of ▁B ugs ▁Bun ny , ▁also ▁worked ▁for ▁Walter ▁L ant z ), ▁dies ▁at ▁age ▁ 6 1 . ▁ ▁March ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 : ▁A . C . ▁H utch ison , ▁American ▁com ics ▁artist ▁and ▁anim ator ▁( Ke ene ▁Cart oon ▁Corporation , ▁Lee - B rad ford ▁Corporation , ▁Ted ▁E sh b augh ▁Studios , ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Company ), ▁dies ▁at ▁age ▁ 7 2 . ▁ ▁April ▁ ▁April ▁ 3 : ▁Ned ▁S par ks , ▁Canadian ▁actor ▁( voice ▁of ▁He ck le ▁and ▁Je ck le