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1889: Actor Walter Catlett (J. Worthington Foulfellow in Pinocchio) is born in San Francisco, California.
1908: Comedian Gene Sheldon (Zorro, Toby Tyler, Ten Weeks with the Circus, Babes in Toyland) is born Eugene Hume in Columbus, Ohio.
1914: Actor Thurl Ravenscroft (Shere Kahn in The Jungle Book, the Knight in The Sword in the Stone, the Captain in One Hundred and One Dalmatians) is born in Norfolk, Nebraska.
1922: Young Walt begins work at his new studio, Laugh-O-Gram Films, Inc.
1922: Actor William Phipps (Prince Charming in Cinderella) is born in Indiana.
1925: Actor John Fiedler (voice of Piglet) is born in Platteville, Wisconsin.
1931: Actor Rip Torn (Harvey H. Potter in Balloon Farm, Zeus in Hercules) is born in Temple, Texas. 
1932: Disney Legend Bob Allen (VP of Walt Disney World in 1977) is born in Corona, California.
1933: Actor Tony Jay (Judge Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Monsieur D’arque in Beauty and the Beast) is born in London, England.
1943: Disney’s Saludos Amigos premieres.
1945: Disney’s 7th animated film, The Three Caballeros, premieres.
1947: Actor, and Disney Legend, Wayne Allwine (the voice of Mickey Mouse) is born in Los Angeles, California.
1953: Disney’s 14th animated film, Peter Pan, premieres.
1954: Disney’s Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue premieres.
1956: Actor Nathan Lane (Timon in The Lion King, Spot and Scott in Teacher’s Pet, voice of Tom Morrow in Epcot’s Innoventions) is born Joseph Lane in Jersey City, New Jersey.
1957: Actress Kathy Najimy (Dr. Feemis in WDW’s Alien Encounter, Mary in WALL-E, Thespis on TV’s Hercules) is born in San Diego, California.
1965: WED Enterprises is merged into Walt Disney Productions and renamed Walt Disney Imagineering.
1971: Actor Brian Stepanek (Arwin in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Brian O’Brian) is born in Cleveland, Ohio.
1975: Disney’s The Strongest Man in the World premieres.
1976: Disney’s No Deposit, No Return premieres.
1978: Actor Adrian R’Mante (Esteban Julio Richardo Montoya De La Rosa Ramirez on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) is born in Tampa, Florida.
1982: Stage Actress Ashley Brown (Kristen in On the Record, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins) is born in Gulf Breeze, Florida.
1982: Disney’s Night Crossing premieres.
1984: In Epcot’s Communicore East, Astuter Computer becomes Backstage Magic.
1984: Actor Lee Thompson Young (Jett Jackson on The Famous Jett Jackson) is born in Columbia, South Carolina.
1985: Disney and LucasFilm reach an agreement for the latter to develop new attractions for Disney’s parks.
1986: Walt Disney Productions is officially renamed The Walt Disney Company.
1989: Disney creates the Hollywood Pictures label to help deal with Touchstone Pictures‘ heavy movie load.
1992: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is the first animated film to receive a Best Picture nomination from the Motion Picture Academy.
1998: In Epcot’s World Showcase, IllumiNations ’98 debuts.
2004: Disney’s Miracle is released.
2009: In Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the American Idol Experience begins the soft-opening phase.