1929 - Frank Gehry, architect of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, is born Frank Owen Goldberg in Toronto, Canada.

1948 - Actress-singer Bernadette Peters, the voice of Angelique in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, is born Bernadette Lazarra in Ozone Park, Queens, New York.

1955 - Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, the voice of Iago the Parrot in Disney's Aladdin and in the park attraction - Enchanted Tiki Room: Under New Management, is born in Brooklyn, New York. ("Aflac!")

1957 - Disney's The Mickey Mouse Club is among the Golden Globe winners for Best TV Show.

1986 - Veteran animator, Disney Legend, and one of Walt's "Nine Old Men" Eric Larson retires at the age of 81. Larson created the kitten Figaro for the 1940 animated feature Pinocchio.

1987 - Disney's Sleeping Beauty is released on LaserDisc. (LaserDisc will remain the "Lexus of Video" ... until the DVD comes along.)

1997 - ABC-TV airs "Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party" at 9 p.m. EST. The special is hosted by Melissa Joan Hart (of TV's "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch") and Will Friedle (of TV's "Boy Meets World").

2002 - Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper, co-hosts of television's leading film review series "Ebert & Roeper," host their second annual Ebert & Roeper Film Festival At Sea aboard the Disney Wonder cruise ship.

2002 - The Atlanta Braves take on the University of Georgia for an afternoon spring training game at Disney's Wide World of Sports Baseball Stadium. The stadium, located at 700 Victory Way in Lake Buena Vista, is the spring training home of the Braves.

2003 - UL's "Test the Limits Lab," attraction opens in Epcot's Innoventions at Walt Disney World. Underwriters Labs Inc. (whose ubiquitous "UL" marks can be found on billions of products around the world) hosts the interactive exhibit.

2003 - Downtown Disney's Pleasure Island begins its 3-day annual Mardi Gras celebration.

2003 - The Lizzie McGuire episode "A Gordo Story" debuts on the Disney Channel as does the That's So Raven episode "The Parties."

2004 - The Earl of Sandwich Shop opens at the Downtown Disney Marketplace in Florida. The shop's name honors British naval officer John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, who is credited with inventing the sandwich in 1762. Montagu's living descendant, 11th Earl of Sandwich John Montagu, and his son Orlando collaborated with Robert Earl, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Planet Hollywood, to create the shop.

2005 - Clear Channel Radio launches a major promotion to help celebrate 50 years of family fun at Walt Disney theme parks. More than 400 Clear Channel radio stations participate in the campaign by airing promotional spots providing event details for the "Happiest Celebration on Earth."

2005 - Florida Governor Jeb Bush names longtime Walt Disney World executive Tom Lewis to run the Department of Management Services. (The agency is responsible for overseeing state government infrastructure, including building construction and state vehicles.)

2005 - Filming begins at the Disney Studio in Burbank, California for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

2006 - Disney releases Lady and the Tramp on a 2-disc DVD (for the first time) to commemorate the animated feature's 50th anniversary.

2006 - Jazz vocalist/pianist Steve Tyrell releases his newest CD Steve Tyrell: The Disney Standards.

2006 - An open house takes place at the 1927 California home of the late Roland Hill, architect of Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle. The storybook home, located on Bennett Drive in Los Angeles, reflects Hill's whimsical style. Hill, who passed in November 1986, first began desiging homes and set designs in the mid 1920s. He joined Walt Disney Productions in the early 1950s.

2007 - Prestel Publishing releases the book Once upon a Time: Walt Disney: The Sources of Inspiration for the Disney Studios by Bruno Girveau.

2007 - The Atlanta Braves kick off their home spring training schedule at Cracker Jack Stadium (located in Disney World's Wide World of Sports Complex) with a game against Georgia Tech.

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