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1883: Actor Colin Campbell (The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Alice in Wonderland) is born in Scotland.
1892: Actor Don Barclay (Cinderella, Mary Poppins, 101 Dalmatians, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan) is born in Ashland, Oregon.
1904: Actor J. Pat O’Malley (Robin Hood, Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, 101 Dalmatians, Son of Flubber, The Adventures of Spin and Marty) is born in Burnley, England.
1911: Film designer, and Disney Legend, Harper Goff (helped design parts of Disneyland and World Showcase, member of the “Firehouse Five Plus Two”) is born in Fort Collins, Colorado.
1923: Animator, and Disney Legend, Joyce Carlson (helped create it’s a small world for the New York World’s Fair in 1964) is born in Racine, Wisconsin.
1928: Actor Patrick McGoohan (Billy Bones in Treasure Planet) is born in Astoria, New York.
1947: Actress Glenn Close (Kala in Tarzan and Tarzan II, Cruella de Vil in 102 Dalmatians) is born in Greenwich, Connecticut.
1951: Actor Kurt Russell (Copper in The Fox and the Hound, Sky High, Miracle, The Strongest Man in the World, Now You See Him Now You Don’t, The Barefoot Executive, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit) is born in Springfield, Massachusetts.
1955: Actor Gary SiniseHe-Who-Won’t-Be-Named (Epcot’s Mission: SPACE) is born in Blue Island, Illinois.
1958: Actress Holly Hunter (Helen Parr in The Incredibles) is born in Conyers, Georgia.
1960: Animator and director Christopher Michael Sanders (Lilo & Stitch, Leroy & Stitch, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Mulan) is born in Colorado.
1961: Disney’s The Absent-Minded Professor is released.
1962: Actor Matthew Broderick (adult Simba in The Lion King, The Lion King II, and The Lion King 1 1/2; Inspector Gadget in Inspector Gadget) is born in New York City.
1962: Comedienne Rosie O’Donnell (Terk in Tarzan) is born in Commack, New York.
1969: Animator/Director Elliot M. Bour (Kronk’s New Groove, Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie, Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo, Mulan, Pocahontas) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1971: Disney’s The Barefoot Executive is released.
1975: Disney’s Escape to Witch Mountain premieres.
1984: Actress Christy Carlson Romano (Kim Possible in Kim Possible, Even Stevens, Cadet Kelly) is born in Milford, Connecticut.
1986: Actress Olesya Rulin (Kelsi Nielsen in High School Musical, High School Musical 2: School’s Out, and High School Musical 3: Senior Year; Halloweentown High) is born in Moscow, Russia.
1995: On Main Street U.S.A., in Walt Disney World, the Penny Arcade, the Main Street Bookstore, and the House of Magic all close.
1999: In Epcot’s Future World, Test Track, sponsored by GM, officially opens.
2005: On the Disney Channel, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody premieres.
2006: Disney’s High School Musical becomes the first full-length film to be sold on iTunes.
2008: In the New York branch of Madame Tussauds’ Wax Museum, a figure of actress/singer Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana is unveiled.