1928

Shorts

 * Harem Scarem
 * Neck 'n' Neck
 * The Ol' Swimmin' Hole
 * Africa Before Dark
 * Rival Romeos
 * Bright Lights
 * Oh, What a Knight 
 * Sagebrush Sadie
 * Ride 'Em Plowboy
 * Sky Scrappers
 * Ozzie of the Mounted
 * Hungry Hobos 
 * Poor Papa
 * The Fox Chase
 * Tall Timber
 * Sleigh Bells
 * Hot Dog
 * November 18 - Steamboat Willie, the first Mickey Mouse cartoon short and the first cartoon to use sound, is released to theaters in the United States. Plane Crazy had actually been produced first, but it only played in a few local California theaters and was quickly pulled. Steamboat Willie was Mickey's first true nationwide exposure, and he became a smash success because of this cartoon. Thus, November 18th is viewed as Mickey's official birthday by the Disney company.
 * December 30 - The Gallopin' Gaucho is widely released after the success of Steamboat Willie. A silent version was released on August 2, but, like Plane Crazy, failed to pick up a distributor.

Business

 * Walt Disney loses the rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

Births

 * February 22 - Paul Dooley (voice actor)
 * February 22 - Bruce Forsyth (entertainer)
 * March 20 - Fred Rogers (American educator, Presbyterian minister, songwriter, author, and television host)
 * March 19 - Patrick McGoohan (actor)
 * April 4 - Estelle Harris (actress), Maya Angelou (actress, author, poet and civil rights activist)
 * April 7 - James Garner (actor)
 * April 23 - Shirley Temple (actress)
 * May 23 - Nigel Davenport (English actor)
 * June 10 - Maurice Sendak (illustrator, writer and artist)
 * June 12 - Richard Sherman (songwriter)
 * June 20 - Martin Landau (actor and producer)
 * July 5 - Katherine Helmond (voice actress)
 * July 14 - Nancy Olson (actress)
 * August 23 - Marian Seldes (actress)
 * August 31 - James Coburn (voice actor)
 * September 17 - Roddy McDowall (actor)
 * September 19 - Adam West (voice actor)
 * December 9 - Dick Van Patten (actor)
 * December 17 - George Lindsey (voice actor)
 * December 28 - Bob Holt (actor)

Character debuts

 * November 18 - Mickey Mouse