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1901: Animator, and Disney Legend, Ub Iwerks is born Ubbe Ert Iwerks in Kansas City, Missouri.
1907: Composer Leigh Harline (Pinocchio, Snow White) is born in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1909: Animator, Disney Legend, and one of the “Nine Old Men”, Milt Kahl is born in San Fransisco, CA.
1912: Actor Wilfrid Brambell (Willie Bannock in The Three Lives of Thomasina, Bill Gaye in In Search of the Castaways) is born in Dublin, Ireland.
1931: Actor Leonard Nimoy (King Kashekim Nedakh in Atlantis: The Lost Empire) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.
1940: Actor Austin Pendleton (Gurgle in Finding Nemo) is born in Warren, Ohio.
1947: Songwriter Elton John (music for The Lion King, Aida) is born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in Pinner, Middlesex, England.
1950: Actor Martin Short (B.E.N. in Treasure Planet, Epcot’s The Making of Me and O Canada, Jack Frost in The Santa Clause 3) is born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
1954: Actor Robert Carradine (Sam McGuire on Lizzie McGuire, Maxwell Dwebb in Totally Minnie, Aladdin in Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp) is born in San Mateo, California.
1956: Actor, and Disney Legend, Matthew Garber (The Three Lives of Thomasina, Mary Poppins, The Gnome-Mobile) is born in England.
1956: In Disneyland’s Tomorrowland, the Astro Jets open.
1964: Disney’s The Misadventures of Merlin Jones premieres.
1970: Actress Elizabeth Mitchell (Mrs. Claus/Carol Calvin in The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3, Juliet Burke on ABC’s LOST).
1973: Disney’s Charley and the Angel premieres.
1973: Disneyland’s 7th land, Bear Country, opens to the public.
1976: Actress Keri Russell (All New Mickey Mouse Club, Bedtime Stories) is born in Fountain Valley, CA.
1985: Actress Keira Knightley (Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the Caribbean films) is born in Middlesex, England.
1987: The first Disney Store opens in Glendale, California.
1988: Actress Brenda Song (London Tipton in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and The Suite Life on Deck, Wendy Wu in Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior) is born in Carmichael, California.
1989: Actress Alyson Michalka (part of the band Aly & AJ, Keely Teslow in Phil of the Future) is born in Torrance, California.
1991: Actress Amy Bruckner (Pim Diffy in Phil of the Future, American Dragon: Jake Long) is born in Confier, Colorado.
1994: In Epcot’s The Land, Food Rocks! replaces Kitchen Kabaret.
1997: The Atlanta Braves are the first Major League Baseball Team to hold spring training at Disney’s Wide World of Sports.
1999: Disney’s Doug’s 1st Movie premieres.
2000: Disney’s Aida (with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice) opens at the Palace Theatre in New York City.
2006: On the Disney Channel, Hannah Montana debuts.
2006: The Disney Channel Original Movie Cow Belles premieres.