Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 13 - Across 110th Street
- March 22 - The Biscuit Eater
- May 20 - Snoopy, Come Home!
- July 5 - Napoleon and Samantha
- July 12 - Now You See Him, Now You Don't
- October 11 - Dumbo (re-issue)
- October 18 - Run, Cougar, Run
- November 26 - Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
- December 22 - The Sword in the Stone (re-issue)
Shorts[]
- December 22 - The Magic of Walt Disney World
Events[]
- May 14 - The first auction of Disney memorabilia takes place at Sothby's in Los Angeles, California.
- November 23 - The Mickey Mouse balloon makes his proper debut and Donald Duck makes it's 11th appearence in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Character debuts[]
- March 24 - Henry, Wendell, Liver Lips McGrowl, Gomer, Ernest, Shaker, Trixie, Teddi Barra, Sun Bonnets, Five Bear Rugs, Big Al, Melvin, Buff, and Max, Sammy
- July 5 - Mark Pierson
- July 12 - Debbie Dawson, Cookie
Theme parks[]
- March 24 - Country Bear Jamboree opens at Disneyland.
- June 5 - If You Had Wings opens at Magic Kingdom.
- June 17 - The Main Street Electrical Parade opens at Disneyland for the first ever time with 2D floats.
- December 15 - Construction of Space Mountain begins at Magic Kingdom.
Television[]
- January 26 - The Mouse Factory premieres in syndication.
People[]
Births[]
- January 2 - Christopher Lennertz (composer)
- January 11 - Christian Jacobs (musician, television producer, voice actor, and actor)
- January 16 - Greg Page (musician, Singer, and Yellow Wiggle)
- February 7 - Robyn Lively (actress)
- February 8 - Paul Wight (professional wrestler and actor)
- February 9 - Crispin Freeman (voice actor, ADR director, and script writer)
- February 22 - Chris Sonnenburg (animator, storyboard artist, producer, director, screenwriter, and voice actor)
- February 26
- Keith Ferguson (comedian and voice actor)
- Maz Jobrani (comedian and actor)
- March 6 - Jaret Reddick (musician, singer, songwriter, composer, actor, and voice actor)
- March 11 - Jennifer Barnhart (puppeteer, actress, and voice-over talent)
- March 13
- Leigh-Allyn Baker (actress and voice actress)
- Common (rapper, actor, poet, and film producer)
- March 18 - Dane Cook (comedian and actor)
- March 21 - Kristen Anderson-Lopez (actress, voice actress, composer, and songwriter)
- March 24 - Tony Leondis (director, writer, storyboard artist, and voice actor)
- March 26 - Leslie Mann (actress and comedian)
- April 6 - Jason Michas (actor, voice actor, singer, and English tutor)
- April 15 - Lou Romano (animation production artist, producer, actor, and voice actor)
- April 17 - Jennifer Garner (actress and film producer)
- May 1 - Julie Benz (actress)
- May 2 - Dwayne Johnson (actor, voice actor, producer, and professional wrestler)
- May 16 - Khary Payton (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- May 26 - Selenis Leyva (actress and voice actress)
- May 30 - Joachim Rønning (film director)
- June 1 - Rick Gomez (actor and voice actor)
- June 2 - Wayne Brady (actor, voice actor, singer, comedian, television personality, and game show host)
- June 7 - Karl Urban (actor)
- June 14 - Aliki Theofilopoulous Grafft (writer, storyboard artist, lyricist, and voice actress)
- June 17 - C.H. Greenblatt (director, screenwriter, producer, voice actor, and storyboard artist)
- June 23 - Selma Blair (actress)
- July 1 - Steve Little (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- July 10
- Peter Serafinowicz (actor, comedian, writer, composer, voice artist, and director)
- John Viener (actor, voice actor, writer, and comedian)
- July 11 - Michael Rosenbaum (actor, producer, and comedian)
- July 15 - Scott Foley (actor, voice actor, director, and screenwriter)
- July 27 - Maya Rudolph (actress, voice actress, comedian, and singer)
- July 29 - Wil Wheaton (actor, voice actor, writer, and blogger)
- August 4 - Dan Payne (actor)
- August 6 - Jason O'Mara (actor)
- August 15
- Ben Affleck (actor, director, producer, and screenwriter)
- Matthew Wood (sound engineer and voice actor)
- August 30 - Cameron Diaz (actress, producer, author, and former fashion model)
- September 6
- Idris Elba (actor, singer, and rapper)
- Anika Noni Rose (actress, voice actress, and singer)
- Justina Machado (actress and voice actress)
- September 12 - Gideon Emery (actor, voice actor, singer, and jazz musician)
- September 15 - John Schwab (actor, voice actor, musician, and producer)
- September 21 - Erin Fitzgerald (actress and voice actress)
- September 27 - Gwyneth Paltrow (actress, singer, and author)
- October 5 - Ehren Kruger (screenwriter and film producer)
- October 22 - Saffron Burrows (actress)
- October 28 - Brad Paisley (singer-songwriter and musician)
- October 29 - Gabrielle Union (actress, voice actress, activist, and author)
- November 6 - Rebecca Romijn (actress and model)
- November 7 - Christopher Daniel Barnes (actor and voice actor)
- November 10 - Trevor Devall (actor, voice actor, comedian, and podcaster)
- November 14 - Josh Duhamel (actor, voice actor, and model)
- November 16 - Missi Pyle (actress and singer)
- November 30 - Christophe Beck (television and film score composer)
- December 6 - Vince Corazza (actor and voice actor)
- December 18 - Jason Mantzoukas (actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
- December 19 - Alyssa Milano (actress, producer, and former singer)
- December 27 - Thomas Wilson Brown (actor)
- December 28 - Thomas Bromhead (actor, voice actor, comedian, and musician)
- December 29 - Jude Law (actor)
Deaths[]
- January 1 - Maurice Chevalier (actor, singer, and dancer)
- April 25 - George Sanders (actor and voice actor)
- May 5 - Frank Tashlin (animator, screenwriter, and film director)
- November 5 - Reginald Owen (actor)
- December 6 - Janet Munro (actress)
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