Theatrical releases
Shorts
- January 7 - The Birthday Party
- February 3 - Birds of a Feather
- March 17 - Traffic Troubles
- April 6 - The Castaway
- April 16 - Mother Goose Melodies
- May 3 - The Moose Hunt
- May 25 - The China Plate
- June 13 - The Delivery Boy
- June 30 - The Busy Beavers
- July 7 - Mickey Steps Out
- July 28 - The Cat's Out
- August 18 - Blue Rhythm
- August 27 - Egyptian Melodies
- September 25 - Fishin' Around
- September 30 - The Clock Store
- October 10 - The Barnyard Broadcast
- October 23 - The Spider and the Fly
- November 5 - The Beach Party
- November 10 - The Fox Hunt
- November 30 - Mickey Cuts Up
- December 9 - Mickey's Orphans
- December 17 - The Ugly Duckling
Events
- June 1 - Albert Hurter joins the Disney studio as an animator.
People
Births
- January 11 - Mary Rodgers (writer and composer)
- January 13 - Charles Nelson Reilly (actor, comedian, director, and drama teacher)
- January 17 - James Earl Jones (actor and voice actor)
- January 25 - Dean Jones (actor and singer)
- January 29 - Richard Bakalyan (actor)
- February 3 - Judith Viorst (author)
- February 6 - Rip Torn (actor)
- March 22 - William Shatner (actor, musician, recording artist, author, and film director)
- March 26 - Leonard Nimoy (actor)
- May 10 - IchirÅ Nagai (voice actor)
- June 29 - Ed Gilbert (actor and voice actor)
- July 1 - Leslie Caron (actress, dancer, and writer)
- July 5 - Bill Skiles (comedian and member of the Skiles and Henderson comedy team)
- July 11 - Tab Hunter (actor, singer, and horseback rider)
- July 27 - Jerry Van Dyke (actor and comedian)
- August 23 - Barbara Eden (film, stage, and television actress and singer)
- August 25 - Regis Philbin (television host and voice actor)
- August 30 - JÅji Yanami (Japanese voice actor)
- September 12 - Ian Holm (actor and voice actor)
- October 30 - Dick Gautier (actor and voice actor)
- December 9 - Paddi Edwards (actress and voice actress)
- December 11 - Rita Moreno (singer, dancer, and actress)
- December 23 - Ronnie Schell (actor, stand-up comedian, and voice actor)
- December 24 - Robert Ridgely (actor, voice actor, and vocal artist)
Deaths
- October 18 - Thomas Edison (inventor and businessman)
In fiction
- Carl Fredricksen is born. (Up)
1931