2004:
A 230-pound female African elephant calf is born in
Disney's Animal Kingdom.
Disney's 1978 The Cat From Outer Space is released on DVD.
1915:
Laverne Andrews, one-third of the popular singing trio The Andrews Sisters, is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Aside from frequently playing themselves in movies, the sisters sold over 60 million records and lent their singing voices to Disney's Make Mine Music and Melody Time.
1918:
Actor Sebastian Cabot, the narrator of Disney's 1968 Winnie The Pooh and the Blustery Day, the 1974 Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, and the 1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, is born in London England. He also lent his voice to Disney's The Jungle Book (as Bagheera) and The Sword in the Stone (as Sir Eric). TV fans may remember him for his role as Mr. French on the 1960s series Family Affair.
1921:
Bill Shirley, the voice of Prince Philip in Disney's
Sleeping Beauty, is born in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1925:
Walt and Roy Disney put down a $400 deposit on a lot at 2719 Hyperion Ave., in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles, California. They plan to build a new animation studio. (The single-story building will serve as the Disney's base for the next fifteen years.)
1932:
Author Kenneth Grahame passes away in England. His famous story The Wind in the Willows - featuring his most famous character Mr. Toad - will be featured in the 1949 Disney animated film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad.
1938:
Actress Luana Pattern, one of the first two contract players for Disney, is born in Long
Beach, California. She will make her debut in Disney's 1946 Song of the South (playing the role of Ginny).
Pattern will go on to appear in such Disney classics as Fun and Fancy Free, Pecos Bill, and So Dear to My Heart.
1951:
Actor Geoffrey Rush, who appears as Barbossa in Disney's 2003 live-action Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, is born in Australia. His credits also include the voice of Nigel in the 2003 animated Finding Nemo.
1971:
Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, passes away in New York City at the age of 69. Armstrong had recorded an album titled "Disney Songs the Satchmo Way" in the mid 1960s, and appeared as a guest on the 1962 TV special "Disneyland After Dark."
1978:
The cast of TV's The New Mickey Mouse Club performs 4 shows at Disneyland's Space Stage Theatre in Tomorrowland (located next to Space Mountain).
1993:
Actor Jeremy Suarez, the voice of Coda in Disney's 2003 Brother Bear and the 2006 sequel Brother Bear 2, is born in Burbank, California. (TV fans may know him best for his role of Jordan Thomkins, Bernie Mac's nephew, on The Bernie Mac Show.)
Disney's Symphonic Fantasy opens at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Performing for two weeks, the show features the American Symphony Orchestra with Disney characters and music.
2006:
The World of Disney in New York City host Pirates in the Big Apple,
an event to celebrate the opening of the movie Pirates of the
Caribbean: Dead Man's Curse.
The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations are released.
Disney Channel's High School Musical receives 6 nominations.
1997:
Country star Travis Tritt performs at Pleasure Island, Florida.
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In 1966, trumpeter/singer Louis Armstrong was approached by Walt Disney to record a number
of classic tunes for the Disney Company. Armstrong once said, "All music
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"It's never the wrong time to call on Toad. Early or late he's always the same fellow. Always good-tempered, always glad to see you, always sorry when you go!" -Kenneth Grahame
1937:
"Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" a 1936 song written by Louis Prima (future voice of King Louie in Disney's 1967 The Jungle Book) is recorded on this day in a Hollywood studio. The tune is recorded by clarinetist/bandleader Benny Goodman (who will be heard in Disney's 1946 Make Mine Music). Among Goodman's players is Harry James on trumpet and Gene Krupa on drums. "Sing, Sing, Sing" will become one of the most visible symbols of the swing era and be re-recorded by countless artists. It can be heard in the opening and closing scenes of Disney's 1997 movie Tower of Terror.
2008:
"You Didn't Say It's Your Birthday," the 50th episode of Hanna Montana airs on Disney Channel.
2001:
Disney Channel airs "Quest for Coolness," the 25th episode of Even Stevens.
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1994:
Captain EO, a 3-D, 70mm, Sci-fi, fantasy, musical movie attraction starring Michael Jackson, closes at EPCOT after nearly an 8-year run. The first Disney park to offer the film, EPCOT is the first to close it down.
