1882 - Alan Alexander Milne, creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, is born in London, England. Known for his various children's poems, he will also adapt Kenneth Grahame's novel The Wind in the Willows for the stage as Toad of Toad Hall.

1913 - Legendary actor-singer-comedian Danny Kaye, the host of the 1982 television program EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration, is born David Daniel Kaminsky in Brooklyn, New York.

1941 - Actor David Stollery, Marty Markham on Disney's Spin and Marty TV serial, is born in Los Angeles, California. The Adventures of Spin and Marty will be one of the most successful segments of the 1950s ABC-TV series The Mickey Mouse Club. Stollery will be named a Disney Legend in 2006.

1952 - Donald Applecore, a Disney short featuring Donald Duck and Chip 'n' Dale, is released. Directed by Jack Hannah, this short finds Donald an apple farmer trying to save his crop from two mischievous chipmunks.

1956 - The Disneyland television series airs episode 38 - "A Tribute to Joel Chandler Harris" (the author whose work inspired Song of the South).

1958 - Ken-L-Land, a pet care facility (sponsored by Quaker Oats Ken-L-Ration Division) located outside the Disneyland main gate, opens for business.

1976 - Brandy Brown, a member of the Disney Channel's The All New Mickey Mouse Club, is born in Alabama.

1978 - Junius Matthews, the voice of Rabbit for Disney's Winnie-the-Pooh from 1966 to 1977, passes away in Los Angeles, California.

1987 - The television series The Wonderful World of Disney airs the episode "Great Moments in Disney Animation."

1991 - Eastern Airlines, the official airline of Walt Disney World during the 1970s, officially shuts down.

1992 - Beauty and the Beast wins a Golden Globe Award for Best Picture - Comedy/Musical (the first animated feature to do so). The animated feature also wins for Best Original Score (by Alan Menken) and Best Original Song "Beauty and the Beast" (written by Menken & Howard Ashman).

1996 - The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences votes to award director/writer John Lasseter a Special Achievement Award for his contribution to the film Toy Story.

1997 - At Disneyland Paris, the Carnival Castle is officially unveiled for the park's 5th anniversary year. The theme is inspired by Disney's current animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

1998 - Although nominated for a Golden Globe, "Go The Distance" (written by Alan Menken and Dave Zippel from Disney's Hercules) is edged out by "My Heart Will Go On" (from Titanic) for Best Original Song - Motion Picture.

2002 - Disney's Snow Dogs starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. opens in theaters.

2002 - Disney designers meet with the director of the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral to discuss a proposed Space Pavilion in Epcot. The pavilion (expected to open late 2002 or early 2003) will feature interactive exhibits, shows, and the brand new e-ticket ride, Mission: SPACE.

2002 - The Disney Channel Original Movie Double Teamed first airs as does the Lizzie McGuire episode "Gordo's Bar Mitzvah".

2003 - Winnie the Pooh Day is celebrated to honor his author A. A. Milne.

2007 - AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies — 10th Anniversary Edition is announced. Disney's 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs comes in at #34 and Pixar's Toy Story at #99.

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