April 4

Shorts

 * 1927 - Alice's Auto Race
 * 1952 - Man's Best Friend

Films

 * 2014 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier is released in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Television

 * 1998 - The PB&J Otter premiere on Playhouse Disney with the episode "Born to Chirp/Mega Melon".
 * 2000 - The PB&J Otter premiere on Playhouse Disney with the episode "The Great Water Race / Be Nice to Beavers".
 * 2010 - Good Luck Charlie premieres on Disney Channel with the episode "Study Date".
 * 2012 - The Doc McStuffins episodes "The New Girl/Wrap It Up" premieres on Disney Channel.
 * 2014 - The Fish Hooks series finale "The Big Woo" premieres on Disney Channel, the Dog With a Blog episode "The Green-Eyed Monster" premieres on Disney Channel, and the Sofia the First premiere on the Disney Channel with the episode "The Enchanted Feast".
 * 2017 - The Once Upon a Time episode "A Wondrous Place" airs on ABC.

DVD & VHS releases

 * 2000 - The Aristocats (Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection)
 * 2006 - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
 * 2017 - Rogue One

Births

 * 1913 - Frances Langford (singer and entertainer)
 * 1922 - Elmer Bernstein (composer and conductor)
 * 1928 - Estelle Harris (stand-up comedienne, actress, and voice artist); Maya Angelou (author, poet, singer, and actress)
 * 1932 - Anthony Perkins (actor)
 * 1935 - Kenneth Mars (actor)
 * 1944 - Craig T. Nelson (actor)
 * 1958 - Constance Shulman (actress)
 * 1959 - Phil Morris (actor)
 * 1964 - David Cross (actor, writer, and stand-up comedian)
 * 1965 - Robert Downey, Jr. (actor)

Deaths

 * 1983 - Gloria Swanson (actress, singer and producer)
 * 2011 - Wayne Robson (actor)
 * 2013 - Roger Ebert (journalist, film critic, and screenwriter)