December 31

Theme park happenings

• 1999 - Disney's ImagiNations Parade premieres at Disneyland Park (Paris)

Books

• 1977 - Lambert the Sheepish Lion
• 1978 - Little Hiawatha
• 1979 - The Aristocats Get into Mischief
• 1980
  • Goofy the Gardener Makes Up His Mind
  • Scamp to the Rescue
• 1981 - Lady and the Tramp
• 1982 - Dopey Gets Lost
• 1984 - Hiawatha and the Big Flood
• 1985 - Cinderella's Busy Birthday

People

Births

• 1918 - Virginia Davis (actress)
• 1920 - Rex Allen (actor, singer, and songwriter)
• 1937 - Anthony Hopkins (actor and composer)
• 1943
  • Ben Kingsley (actor)
  • John Denver (singer-songwriter, activist, and humanitarian)
• 1944 - Neil Ross (voice actor)
• 1945 - Barbara Carrera (actress)
• 1947 - Tim Matheson (actor, voice actor, and director)
• 1948 - Donna Summer (singer, songwriter, and artist)
• 1953 - James Remar (actor and voice actor)
• 1958 - Bebe Neuwirth (actress, singer, and dancer)
• 1959 - Val Kilmer (actor)
• 1963 - Gong Li (actress)

Deaths

• 1983 - Ralph Wright (actor, writer, and director)
• 2001 - David Swift (screenwriter, animator, director, and producer)
• 2013 - James Avery (actor and voice actor)
• 2014 - Edward Herrmann (actor)