1899 - Lillian Marie Bounds (the wife of Walt Disney for 41 years) is born in Spalding, Idaho.

1907 - Actor Cesar Romero is born in New York City. His Disney credits include the live-action comedies The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972) and The Strongest Man in the World (1975) - in which he portrays the corrupt but inept villain A.J. Arno. Romero is also Esteban de la Cruz in 4 episodes of Disney's Zorro television series. (Fans of TV's Batman will know Romero as the Joker!)

1925 - Disney's Alice Comedy Alice Solves the Puzzle, featuring Margie Gay as Alice for the first time, is released. This short features the first appearance of an animated character named Pegleg Pete (who will go on to become Mickey's nemisis, and Goofy's next-door neighbor).

1926 - The Alice Comedy Alice's Mysterious Mystery is released.

1927 - Comedy veteran Harvey Korman is born in Chicago, Illinois. His Disney credits include an episode of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, the live-action feature Herbie Goes Bananas, the television serial The Adventures of Gallegher, and the two-part Emil and the Detectives. (Fans of The Carol Burnett Show will remember Korman as a regular member of her cast.)

1936 - Mikijeve Novine (which means Mickey's Journal) is published by D. Dragicevic. It is the second Serbian publication having to do with Disney's character.

1950 - Disney's animated feature film Cinderella is released. Ilene Woods supplies the voice for Cinderella and Eleanor Audley (the future voice of Madame Leota for the Haunted Mansion attractions) is the voice of Lady Tremaine. Mike Douglas (future talk show host) is the un-credited singing voice of Prince Charming. (It will be one of the top grossing films of 1950 and be nominated for 3 Academy Awards.)

1951 - Musical theatre actor Paul Kandel is born in Queens, New York. His Disney credits include the voice of Clopin, a mischievous gypsy, for the 1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

1956 - The Disneyland television series airs episode 41 - "Our Unsung Villains," narrated by Walt Disney.

1995 - The Disneyana Convention 1995 - "40 Years of Adventure" (featuring antiques & collectibles) kicks off at the Disneyland Hotel.

2001 - Someone burning debris without authorization starts a fire that races through tinder-dry swampland in central Florida about 15 miles from Walt Disney World. (It will go on to burn over 11,000 acres.)

2002 - Return to Neverland, Disney's animated Peter Pan sequel, is released to theaters. (Critic Roger Ebert will give the film a 3 star rating.)

2002 - Richard W. Cook (a 31-year Disney veteran) is promoted to Chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. He began his career as a ride operator at Disneyland in 1970.

2005 - Walt Disney Records releases Disneymania 3, an audio CD featuring such recording artists as Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey, The Cheetah Girls, Clay Aiken, and Lalaine.

2006 - Mount Everest arrives in New York's Times Square as part of a massive Disney publicity stunt to promote Expedition Adventure, a new thrill ride soon to open at Animal Kingdom in Florida. A pair of giant billboards depict Mount Everest, a runaway train, and the mysterious villain Yeti.

2007 - New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi and his wife Heidi - who are on vacation with their family at Disney World - take a ride aboard the Expedition Everest attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Bruschi, an 11-year NFL veteran, led the Patriots' defense this past season with 124 tackles.

2009 - Disney announces it has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Denmark's privately held Lego Group, giving the toy maker access to Disney and Disney Pixar properties.

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