What happened in history on this day: October 21?
On October 21 in ...
- 1925 - Disney completes the 25th Alice Comedy film, Alice in the Jungle.
- 1934 - The first issue of Le Journal de Mickey is published, in France.
- 1951 - Disney releases the Goofy film Fathers are People to theaters. Goofy Junior and Mrs. Goofy appear for the first time.
- 1962 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Man Is His Own Worst Enemy with Professor Ludwig Von Drake.
- 1965 - Reporter Emily Bavar writes in the Orlando Sentinel predicting the mystery land buyer is Walt Disney.
- 1973 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Mustang! part two.
- 1982 - Disney releases the film Tron to theaters in the UK.
- 1982 - Disney releases the film The Watcher in the Woods to theaters in the UK.
- 1983 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film Never Cry Wolf to theaters in the US. The film is based on the book by Farley Mowat.
- 1990 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere film Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
- 1992 - The film Beauty and the Beast is released to theaters in France.
- 1994 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters to theaters.
- 1996 - The keel of the Disney Magic cruise ship is laid.
- 1997 - Palau issues 17 postage stamps depicting Disney characters (Mickey Mouse and Daisy Duck) promoting reading.
Births on October 21
- 1911 - Birth of Mary Robinson in McAlester, Oklahoma, USA; Disney artist (It's a Small World), worked on Disney animation and live films, and parks, named Disney Legend in 1991.
Deaths on October 21
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