January 2

Shorts

 * 1937 - The Worm Turns

Television

 * 1995 - The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show episode "Weight For Me"/"The Phantom Mask of the Dark Black Darkness of Black"/"A Fistful of Foodstamps" airs.
 * 1999 - The Bear in the Big Blue House episode "Wait For Me/Morning Glory" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
 * 2004 - The Lilo & Stitch: The Series episode "Shortstuff" premieres on Disney Channel. The Kim Possible premiere on the Disney Channel with the episode "Hidden Talent".
 * 2010 - My Friends Tigger & Pooh premiere on Playhouse Disney with the episode "Piglet's Wish Upon a Star"/"Squirrels Will Be Squirrels", followed by "Lumpy's Downhill Battle"/"Darby's Squirmy Worms".

Theme park happenings

 * 1977 - Mine Train Thru Nature's Wonderland closes at Disneyland to make way for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
 * 1984 - The Astuter Computer Revue at Epcot's CommuniCore closes. It is the first attraction at Epcot to be closed.
 * 1996 - World of Motion at Epcot closes to make way for Test Track.

Births

 * 1898 - Dick Huemer (animator)
 * 1938 - Mickie McGowan (voice actor)
 * 1950 - Gary Morgan (actor)
 * 1963 - Julie Piekarski (actress)
 * 1967 - Tia Carrere (actress)
 * 1968 - Cuba Gooding, Jr. (actor)
 * 1997 - L.J. Benet (actor)

Deaths

 * 1974 - Tex Ritter (country singer and actor)
 * 1986 - Una Merkel (stage and film actress)
 * 1987 - Arthur Gould-Porter (actor)
 * 1991 - John Raring (singer, musician and choral arranger)
 * 2011 - Pete Postlethwaite (actor)

Miscellaneous

 * 1938 - Leopold Stokowski arrives in Los Angeles for a recording session for The Sorcerer's Apprentice.