Yes, it's a thing. According to The Daily Cartoonist, "May 5 was determined to be National Cartoonists Day due to The (not yet) Yellow Kid’s debut in R. F. Outcault’s Hogan’s Alley in The New York World on May 5, 1895."
In the 22 years since the day was created the celebration has slowly taken a low-key approach.
But some cartoonist still celebrate.
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