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1908: Actor Fred MacMurray (The Absent-Minded Professor, Son of Flubber, The Happiest Millionaire) is born in Kankakee, Illinois.
1913: Cartoonist Walt Kelly (Pinocchio, Dumbo, and Fantasia) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1916: Actor Hal Smith (Phillipe in Beauty and the Beast, Owl in Winnie the Pooh, the voice of Goofy) is born in Petoskey, Michigan.
1933: Actor Regis Philbin (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Live with Regis and Kathy Lee/Kelly) is born in New York City.
1942: Disney’s 6th animated film, Saludos Amigos, holds its world premiere in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1950: Actor Charles Fleischer (voice of Roger Rabbit, House of Mouse, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Genius). is born in Washington, D.C.
1952: Actor Paul Reubens (voice of REX-the Star Tours pilot, Fife in Beauty and the Beast) is born in Peekskill, NY.
1955: The Mickey Mouse Club Theater opens in Disneyland‘s Fantasyland.
1955: The Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship and Restaurant opens in Disneyland‘s Fantasyland.
1958: Director Tim Burton (James and the Giant Peach, The Nightmare Before Christmas) is born in Burbank, California.
1961: Singer/Actor Billy Ray Cyrus (Robbie Stewart in Hannah Montana) is born in Flatwoods, Kentucky.
1963: Director Kirk Wise (Atlantis: The Lost Empire, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Beauty and the Beast) is born in San Francisco, California.
1964: Disney’s Mary Poppins has its world premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
1989: The Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular debuts at the Disney-MGM Studios.
1989: Disney and Jim Henson come to a deal for sharing the rights to the Muppets (Henson died suddenly, before the deal was finalized, and the deal didn’t go through until a number of years later-See Netcot Episode #116).
1991: Actor Kyle Massey (Cory Baxter in That’s So Raven and Cory in the House) is born in Atlanta, GA.
1994: Jeffrey Katzenburg steps down from his position as Chairman of Walt Disney Studios, leaving the position to Joe Roth.
1998: The Disney Channel Original Movie Brink! debuts.
1998: The Town Square Exhibition Hall opens in the Magic Kingdom.
2006: Disney’s Invincible premiers.
2006: The Disney Channel Original Movie The Cheetah Girls 2 premiers.