Films
Shorts
Television
- 1985 - The Disney Channel Premiere film "Black Arrow" premieres on Disney Channel.
- 1990 - The Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears season five finale "Return to Ursalia" premieres on ABC.
- 1995 - The Aladdin premiere in syndication with the episode "Shark Treatment".
- 1998 - The Bear in the Big Blue House episode "Raiders of the Lost Cheese" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
- 2000
- The Recess season five finale (And original series finale) "Lawson and his Crew", the Teacher's Pet episode "Tallulahpalooza" premiere on ABC.
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command episode "Ancient Evil" premiere on ABC.
- 2007 - The American Dragon: Jake Long premiere on the Disney Channel with the episode "Switcheroo".
- 2012 - The Wizards of Waverly Place finale, "Who Will Be the Family Wizard?", premieres on Disney Channel.
- 2015 - Agent Carter premieres on ABC.
- 2017 - The Sofia the First premiere on the Disney Channel with the episode "Hexley Hall".
VHS & DVD releases
Books
Events
- The Feast of Fools is celebrated in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
People
Births
- 1952 - Armelia McQueen (actress)
- 1955 - Rowan Atkinson (actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
- 1964 - Colin Cowherd (sports media personality)
- 1976 - Johnny Yong Bosch (actor, martial artist, voice actor, and musician)
- 1979 - Cristela Alonzo (comedian, actress, screenwriter, and producer)
- 1984 - Kate McKinnon (actress and comedian)
Deaths
- 1993
- Dizzy Gillespie (composer and singer)
- Rudolf Nureyev (dancer and actor)
- 2006 - Lou Rawls (soul, jazz, and blues singer)
- 2009 - Cheryl Holdridge (actress and Mouseketeer)
- 2019 - William Morgan Sheppard (actor and voice actor)
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