Shorts
Films
Television
- 1958 - The Disneyland episode "Four Tales on a Mouse" premieres on ABC.
- 1989 - The Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers episode "Pound of the Baskervilles" premieres on Disney Channel.
- 1990 - The Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers episode "A Lean on the Property" premieres on syndication.
- 1999 - The Timon & Pumbaa episodes "You May Have Already Won Six Million Bakra" and "My Meteor, My Friend" premiere on CBS.
- 2000 - PB&J Otter premieres on Playhouse Disney with the episode "Aunt Nanner's Special Place/Munchy's Sinking Feeling".
- 2005
- The Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! episode "Snowbound" premieres on ABC Family.
- The W.I.T.C.H. episode "The Princess Revealed" premieres.
- 2017 - The Once Upon a Time episode "Awake" premieres on ABC.
Theme park happenings
- 2001 - The Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge opens at Walt Disney World.
DVD & Blu-ray releases
People
Births
- 1867 - Wilbur Wright (inventor)
- 1913 - Les Tremayne (actor)
- 1918 - Spike Milligan (comedian, actor, and screenwriter)
- 1921 - Peter Ustinov (actor, screenwriter, director, and author)
- 1924 - Henry Mancini (composer)
- 1934
- Vicar (cartoonist)
- Robert Stigwood (producer)
- 1952 - Billy West (voice actor, singer, comedian, musician, and songwriter)
- 1962 - Anna Della Rossu (fashion editor)
- 1965
- Jon Cryer (actor, writer, screenwriter, director, and producer)
- Martin Lawrence (actor and comedian)
- 1994 - Liliana Mumy (actress)
Deaths
- 2018 - Harry Anderson (actor, comedian, and magician)
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