1997 Lillian Disney, widow of Walt Disney, dies at 98
1997 David Duval wins Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Golf Classic
1995 Jack Wagner, actor/voice (Disneyland, Walt Disney World), dies
1994 Frank G Wells, U.S. director (Walt Disney), dies at 62
1992 Walt Morey, U.S. children's book writer (Gentle Ben), dies at 84
1988 Walt Weiss wins AL rookie of year (3rd straight for Oakland A's)
1985 Walt Disney World receives its 200-millionth guest
1984 Walt Alston, American Athlete
1980 Walt Disney's "Fox and The Hound," released
1979 Walt Disney World's 100-millionth guest
1979 New York Knicks retire 2nd number, # 10, Walt Frazier
1977 Walt Disney's "Rescuers" released
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers retire Walt Alston's #24
1976 Walt Disney World logged its 50 millionth guest
1975 Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-Jabber and Walt Wesley to LA for 4 players
1975 Walt Disney World Shopping Village opens
1974 Walt Harris, cornerback for the Chicago Bears
1973 Walt Kelly, U.S. comic strip artist (Pogo), dies at 60
1973 Walt Disney Store opens
1971 Roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78
1971 1st pro golf championship at Walt Disney World
1971 Roy Disney dedicates Walt Disney World
1971 Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens
1971 Walt Wesley becomes 1st Cleveland Cavalier to score 50 pts in a game
1970 Walt Disney's "Aristocats" is released
1970 Walt Williams, NBA forward and guard, Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat
1969 Walt Disney World construction begins
1967 Walt Disney's "Jungle Book" is released
1966 Walt Disney, animator, dies at 65, put in suspended animation
1965 Walt Disney launches Epcot Center: Prototype Community of Tomorrow
1964 Walt Disney awarded Medal of Freedom at White House
1964 Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" released
1964 Gregory Thomas Kraft, born in Detroit, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1993 Walt Disney-2nd
1964 Jeffrey Allan Maggert, Columbia, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1993 Walt Disney
1963 Walt Disney's "The Sword in the Stone" is released
1963 Walt Weiss, Tuxedo, New York, shortstop, Oakland A's, Colorado Rockies
1961 Walt Disney's movie "Grey Friars Bobby" premieres
1961 Adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78
1961 Walt Disney's "101 Dalmations" released
1960 Robert Harold Lohr, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1988 Walt Disney
1959 Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" released
1958 Walt Terrell, baseball player
1958 Hal Evan Sutton, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1982 Walt Disney
1957 William Payne Stewart, born in Springfield, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1983 Walt Disney
1956 David Wayne Edwards, born in Neosho, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1980 Walt Disney
1955 Walt Disney's "Lady and the Tramp" released
1954 Bradley Dub Bryant, Amarillo, Texas, PGA golfer, 1995 Walt Disney
1954 Walt Disney's 1st TV show, "Disneyland," premieres on ABC
1954 Walt Disney's 1st television program, "Disneyland," premieres on ABC
1953 "Peter Pan" by Walt Disney opens at Roxy Theater, New York City
1951 Walt Disney's "Alice In Wonderland" released
1951 Walt Willey, Ottawa, Illinois, actor, Jackson Montgomery-All My Children
1950 Boston Red Sox 1B Walt Dropo wins AL Rookie of Year
1950 Walt Dropo of Boston Red Sox selected AL Rookie of Year
1950 Walt Disney's "Cinderella" released
1946 Michael Ovitz, president, Walt Disney Co
1946 Walt Disney's "Song Of South" released
1945 Walt Wesley, NBA star, Cleve Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers
1945 Walt "Clyde" Frazier, NBA guard for the New York Knicks
1945 Walt Parazaider, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock saxophonist, Chicago
1945 Walt Disney's "3 Caballeros" released
1942 Walt Disney's "Bambi" animated movie is released
1942 Michael Eisner, born in Mt. Kisko, New York, CEO, Walt Disney
1941 Walt Disney's "Dumbo" released
1940 Walt Disney's "Fantasia" released
1940 Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio," released
1940 Walt Disney's 2nd feature-length movie, "Pinocchio," premieres (New York City)
1933 Walt Disney's "3 Little Pigs" released
1932 Walt Disney Art School created
1932 Goofy, aka Dippy Dawg, 1st appears in 'Mickey's Revue' by Walt Disney
1928 Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse debuts in New York in "Steamboat Willie"
1928 Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" is released
1926 Walt Disney Studios forms
1922 Walt Disney incorporates his 1st film company Laugh-O-Gram Films
1920 Walt Disney starts 1st job as an artist; $40 week with Kansas City Slide Co.
1917 Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School
1917 Walt Cruise hit 1st HR out of Braves Field
1916 Walt W. Rostow, New York City, economist, Politics and Stages of Growth
1913 Walt Kelly, cartoonist, creator, Pogo
1911 Walt Alston, American Athlete
1903 Walt Kiesling, NFL guard/coach, HOF
1901 Walt Disney, born in Chicago, animator, Mickey Mouse
1899 Lillian Disney, Mrs. Walt Disney
1892 Walt Whitman, poet, dies in Camden, New Jersey at 72
1883 Jo Davidson, U.S., sculptor, Woodrow Wilson, Walt Whitman
1862 Adeline De Walt Reynolds, Benton County, Iowa, actress, Son of Dracula
1819 Walt Whitman, West Hills, New York, poet, Leaves of Grass
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