The Disney Channel begins broadcasting in 1983.
Toon Disney begins broadcasting 1998.
Theatrical releases[]
Shorts[]
- 1927 - Alice's Circus Daze
- 1932 - Barnyard Olympics
- 1936 - Three Little Wolves
- 1941 - Baggage Buster
- 1947 - Straight Shooters
- 1953 - The Simple Things
Films[]
Television[]
- 1983 - The Disney Channel begins broadcasting, the following shows premiere:
- 1993 - The Bonkers episode "Fistful of Anvils" premieres on Disney Channel.
- 1998 - Toon Disney is initiated, coinciding with the Disney Channel's 15th birthday.
- 2003 - The Proud Family episode "One in a Million" premieres on the Disney Channel.
- 2008 - The Little Einsteins episode "The Secret Mystery Prize" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
- 2009
- The Special Agent Oso episodes "Dr. Off/License to Dress" premiere on Playhouse Disney.
- The Handy Manny episodes "Arbor Day/Flicker Speaks English" and "Home Sweet Home/Jackie's Old Shed" premiere on Playhouse Disney.
- The Phineas and Ferb episode "The Chronicles of Meap" premieres on Disney XD.
- Yin Yang Yo ends.
- 2010
- The Sonny with a Chance episode "High School Miserable" premieres on Disney Channel.
- The Good Luck Charlie episode "The Curious Case of Mr. Dabney" premieres on the Disney Channel.
- 2011
- The Handy Manny episode "The Tools' New Team" premieres on Disney Junior.
- The Zeke and Luther episode "Luther Turns Four" premieres on Disney XD.
- 2013 - The Henry Hugglemonster episodes "The Henry Show/Megabouncers" premiere on Disney Junior.
- 2016 - The Doc McStuffins episodes "Joni the Pony/Sleepless in Stuffyland" premiere on Disney Channel.
- 2017 - The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "No Regrets" premieres on ABC.
- 2020
- The DuckTales episode "The Lost Harp of Mervana!" premieres on Disney XD.
- Doc McStuffins airs its series finale, "It's a Hard Doc Life", on Disney Junior.
Online[]
- 2020 - The Owl House: Owl Pellets short "Paint Scare!" is released on Disney Channel's YouTube Channel.
Theme park happenings[]
- 1964 - Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln debuts at the 1964 New York World's Fair
- 1969 - Recording sessions for The Haunted Mansion take place.
- 1998 - The Festival of Fools show has its last performance at Disneyland.
- 2002 - Chester and Hester's Dino-Rama opens at the "Disney's Animal Kingdom" attraction in Walt Disney World with Primeval Whirl and TriceraTop Spin.
Events[]
- 1957 - A "screen test" for Zorro with Guy Williams takes place that lands him the part when Walt Disney sees the results.
- 1983 - The Disney Channel begins broadcasting.
- 1994 - The stage musical of Beauty and the Beast opens on Broadway.
Home video releases[]
- 1989 - Cocktail
- 1995
- Mary Poppins (re-issue) (Version 1)
- Dumbo (re-issue) (Version 1)
- Alice in Wonderland (re-issue) (Version 1)
- Robin Hood (re-issue) (Version 1)
- The Sword in the Stone (re-issue) (Version 1)
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (re-issue) (Version 1)
- Pete's Dragon (re-issue) (Version 1)
- The Three Caballeros (re-issue) (Version 1)
- So Dear to My Heart (re-issue) (Version 1)
- 2000 - Tarzan: Collector's Edition
Character debuts[]
People[]
Births[]
- 1882 - Leopold Stokowski † (conductor)
- 1930 - Clive Revill (actor and voice actor)
- 1946 - Hayley Mills (actress)
- 1947 - James Woods (actor, voice actor, and producer)
- 1950 - Kenny Ortega (producer, director, and choreographer)
- 1953 - Rick Moranis (actor, comedian, musician, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, and producer)
- 1961 - Jane Leeves (actress, comedian, producer, singer, and dancer)
- 1963 - Eric McCormack (actor, comedian, musician, producer, and screenwriter)
- 1967 - Maria Bello (actress and singer)
- 1969 - Chris Nee (children's television screenwriter and producer)
- 1971 - David Tennant (actor and voice actor)
- 1974 - Edgar Wright (actor, voice actor, director, screenwriter, and producer)
- 1976
- Gavin Creel (actor, signer, songwriter, and producer)
- Melissa Joan Hart (actress, director, producer, writer, singer, and businesswoman)
- 1984 - America Ferrera (actress, voice actress, and producer)
- 1987 - Jessica McKenna (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
- 1988 - Vanessa Kirby (actress)
- 1990 - Britt Robertson (actress)
- 1992 - Chloe Bennet (actress and singer)
- 1994 - Moisés Arias (actor)
- 1995 - Virginia Gardner (actress and model)
Deaths[]
- 1955 - Albert Einstein (physicist and scientist)
- 1958 - Edward H. Plumb (composer and orchestrator)