Star Tours opens at Disneyland.
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep released in Japan.
Contents
Theatrical releases
Shorts
Television
- 1991 - The TaleSpin episode "Waiders of the Wost Tweasure" premieres in syndication.
- 1995 - The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show episode "Ow, Hey!/Darkness on the Edge of Black/For a Few Foodstamps More" premieres in syndication.
- 1999 - The Bear in the Big Blue House episode "That Healing Feeling/The Tutter Family Reunion" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
- The Hercules episode "Hercules and the Gorgon", the Disney's Doug episode "Judy's Big Admission", the Recess episode "The Story of Whomps/"Weekend at Muriel's" and the Pepper Ann episode "Doppelganger Didi"/"Pepper Ann's Day Off-Kilter" premiere on ABC.
- 2015 - The 4th and final season of Jessie (TV series) premieres on Disney Channel.
- 2016 - The Doc McStuffins episodes "Blast Off to the Unknown!" and "Bust a Move" premiere on Disney Junior.
- 2019 - Schooled premieres on ABC.
VHS & DVD releases
- 1996
- Sweetheart Stories
- Mickey Loves Minnie
- Favorite Stories: The Wind in the Willows
- Aladdin & Jasmine's Moonlight Magic
- 2001 - Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
- 2018 - The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar: Unleash the Roar!
Video games
- 2010 - Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep is released in Japan.
Theme park happenings
- 1987 - The original Star Tours opens at Disneyland.
- 1999 - Horizons closes at Epcot.
People
Births
- 1916 - Card Walker (Walt Disney Productions executive)
- 1935 - Dick Enberg (sports announcer)
- 1938 - Robert F. Brunner (composer and songwriter)
- 1955 - J.K. Simmons (actor and voice actor)
- 1956 - Imelda Staunton (actress)
- 1961 - Candi Milo (voice actress and singer)
- 1965 - Joely Richardson (actress)
- 1967 - Dave Matthews (singer, musician, and actor)
- 1968 - Joey Lauren Adams (actress and director)
- 1993 - Ashley Argota (actress and singer)
- 1996 - Oana Gregory (actress)
- 1998 - Kerris Dorsey (actress and singer)
Deaths
- 1992 - Claude Coats (Imagineer and background artist)
- 2015 - Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. (producer)
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