Theatrical releasesEdit

MoviesEdit

• February 7 - Pinocchio
• November 13 - Fantasia

ShortsEdit

• March 15 - The Riveter
• April 5 - Donald's Dog Laundry
• April 26 - Tugboat Mickey
• May 17 - Billposters
• June 7 - Mr. Duck Steps Out
• June 28 - Bone Trouble
• July 19 - Put-Put Troubles
• August 9 - Donald's Vacation
• August 30 - Pluto's Dream House
• September 1 - The Volunteer Worker
• September 20 - Window Cleaners
• November 1 - Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip
• November 22 - Goofy's Glider
• December 13 - Fire Chief
• December 27 - Pantry Pirate

ComicsEdit

• The first issue of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories is published.

Character debutsEdit

• February 7 - Pinocchio, Gepetto, Stromboli, Monstro, J. Worthington Foulfellow & Gideon, Cleo, The Coachman, Jiminy Cricket, Figaro
• June 7 - Daisy Duck
• October - Grandma Duck
• November 13 - Chernabog, Yen Sid

PeopleEdit

BirthsEdit

• Monica Evans
• January 22 - John Hurt (actor)
• February 11 - Lord Tim Hudson (DJ and voice actor)
• March 25 - Anita Bryant (singer)
• March 26 - James Caan (actor)
• March 27 - Austin Pendleton (actor)
• April 25 - Al Pacino (actor and director)
• May 5 - Lance Henriksen (actor)
• May 22 - Bernard Shaw (journalist and former news anchor)
• June 1 - Rene Auberjonois (actor)
• June 20 - John Mahoney (voice artist)
• July 13 - Patrick Stewart (actor)
• September 5 - Raquel Welch (actress)
• September 19 - Paul Williams (actor and songwriter)
• October 4 - Kei Yoshimizu (Japanese actor and voice actor)
• October 13 - Dave Smith (founder and former chief archivist at the Walt Disney Archives)
• October 18 - Cynthia Weil (songwriter)
• November 5 - Elke Sommer (actress)
• November 21 - Dr. John (singer, pianist and guitarist)
• December 1 - Richard Pryor (stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, writer and Master of Ceremonies)

DeathsEdit

• January 21 - Otis Harlan (voice artist)
• August 21 - Ernest Thayer (writer and poet)
• September 28 - Earl Hurd (animator and film director)
• Eddie Collins (vaudeville stage performer and performance model)