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1903: Singer Bing Crosby (Narrator in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad) is born in Tacoma, Washington.
1915: Actor Ben Wright (Grimsby in The Little Mermaid, Wolf in The Jungle Book) is born in London, England.
1916: Actress, and Disney Legend, Adriana Caselotti (Snow White in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves) is born in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
1917: Actor, and Disney Legend, David Tomlinson (George Banks in Mary Poppins, Thorndyke in The Love Bug, Emelius Brown in Bedknobs and Broomsticks) is born in Henley-on-Thames, England.
1922: Actor Darren McGavin (John Jay Forest in The High Flying Spys, Timothy Donovan in Donovan’s Kid, Mayor Ragsdale in Hot Lead and Cold Feet, Duke in No Deposit, No Return) is born in Spokane, Washington.
1926: Actor Don Rickles (Mr. Potato Head in the Toy Story films, William in WDW’s Enchanted Tiki Room) is born in New York City.
1927: Actress Pat Carroll (Ursula in The Little Mermaid) is born in Shreveport, Louisiana.
1929: Singer, and Disney Legend, Ilene Woods (”Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo”, “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes”, “So This is Love”) is born in New Hampshire.
1940: Actor Lance Henriksen (Kerchak in Tarzan) is born in New York City.
1944: Actress Russi Taylor (the voice of Minnie Mouse) is born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She’s married to the voice of Mickey-Wayne Allwine.
1949: Disney’s first True-Life Adventure film, Seal Island, premieres.
1949: Singer-songwriter Billy Joel (Dodger in Oliver & Company) is born in New York City.
1950: Playwright, and Disney Legend, Howard Ashman (Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid) is born in Baltimore, Maryland.
1956: Actress Wendy Crewson (Laura Miller in the Santa Clause films) is born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
1962: Software Engineer Samuel Lord Black (The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc.) is born in Ontario, Canada.
1964: Actress Dana Hill (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, A Goof Troop Christmas) is born in Los Angeles, California.
1977: In Disneyland’s Tomorrowland, Space Mountain and the Starcade both open.
1984: The Disney Channel Premiere Film (now known as a Disney Channel Orignial Movie) Gone Are the Days premieres.
1988: In Epcot’s World Showcase, the Norway Pavilion opens.
1994: Actor Alexander Gould (Nemo in Finding Nemo, Bambi in Bambi II) is born in Los Angeles, California.
2004: In Disney’s California Adventure, the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror opens.
2005: In a first for Disney, all 10 of the Disney theme parks unite to kick off the Happiest Celebration on Earth, marking the 50th anniversary of Disneyland.
2005: In the Walt Disney World Resort, the Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Streets of America; Soarin’ opens in Epcot’s The Land Pavilion; Cinderellabration opens in the Fantasyland; and Disney’s Magical Express starts running.