August 16

Events

 * 1973 - Santa Rosa Land Company, Incorporated changes its name to Walt Disney Travel Company, Incorporated.
 * 1996 - Audio production for Recess begins.

Film

 * 1954 - The Vanishing Prairie
 * 1985 - The Black Hole (Re-release)

Television

 * 1999 - The Out of the Box episode "Eye Spy" premiered on Playhouse Disney.
 * 2002 - The Even Stevens episode "The King Sloppy" and the Kim Possible episode "Royal Pain" premiered on Disney Channel.
 * 2008 - My Friends Tigger & Pooh premiere on the Disney Channel with the series finale episode "Darby, Solo Sleuth"/"Doggone Buster".
 * 2009 - The Sonny with a Chance episode "Sonny in the Kitchen with Dinner" and the J.O.N.A.S. episode "Frantic Romantic" premiered on Disney Channel.
 * 2013 - Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel aired on Disney Channel, along with the Mickey Mouse short "Bad Ear Day". A preview of Wander Over Yonder came afterward.

Theme Parks

 * 1955 - Dumbo the Flying Elephant opens in Disneyland

VHS & DVD Releases

 * 2005 - Walt Disney's Timeless Tales: Volume 1, Walt Disney's Timeless Tales: Volume 2, Pom Poko, My Neighbors the Yamadas, That's So Raven: Disguise the Limit, and Phil of the Future: Gadgets and Gizmos.
 * 2016 - Once Upon a Time: The Complete Fifth Season (ABC Studios)

Births

 * 1924 - Fess Parker (actor)
 * 1930 - Frank Gifford (football Player and Television Sportscaster)
 * 1934 - Donnie Dunagan (actress)
 * 1939 - Carole Shelley (actress)
 * 1946 - Lesley Ann Warren (actress)
 * 1949 - Barbara Goodson (actress)
 * 1953 - Kathie Lee Gifford (television host, singer, songwriter, and actress)
 * 1958 - Angela Bassett (actress and comedienne) and Madonna (singer, actress and dancer)
 * 1962 - Steve Carell (comedian, actor, voice artist, producer, writer and director)
 * 1963 - Christine Cavanaugh (voice actress)
 * 1969 - Andy Milder (actress)
 * 1985 - Agnes Bruckner (actress)
 * 1986 - Shawn Pyfrom (actor)
 * 1993 - Cameron Monaghan (actor and model)
 * 1997 - Piper Curda (actress)

Deaths

 * 2005 - Joe Ranft (story artist and voice actor)
 * 2008 - Lois Nettleton (actress)