What happened in history on this day: December 19?
On December 19 in ...
- 1925 - Disney completes the 28th Alice Comedy film, Alice's Orphan.
- 1936 - The Silly Symphony film More Kittens is released to theaters.
- 1956 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled the 1956 Christmas Show: A Present for Donald, including portions of the film The Three Caballeros.
- 1958 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, entitled From All of Us to All of You.
- 1962 - Disney releases the animated short film A Symposium on Popular Songs to theaters.
- 1962 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film In Search of the Castaways to theaters in the US. The film is based on the novel Captain Grant's Children by Jules Verne.
- 1965 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood.
- 1971 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Disney on Parade.
- 1983 - Grenada issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters participating in Olympic sports.
- 1989 - The Gambia issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters and classic automobiles.
- 1990 - Disney withdraws the "Steve the Tramp" doll from the market, after complaints from advocates of homeless people. The doll was part of the Dick Tracy series of toys.
- 1992 - The CBS TV network airs the special program Disney's Christmas Fantasy on Ice.
- 2003 - Touchstone releases the live-action feature film Calendar Girls in theaters in the US.
- 2003 - Disney releases the animated film Destino to theaters in Los Angeles and New York City.
Births on December 19
- 1925 - Birth of Robert Sherman in Manhattan, New York; song writer ("The Bear Necessities", "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", "It's a Small World", Academy Awards for "Chim Chim Cher-ee" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", Grammy Awards), named Disney Legend 1990.
Deaths on December 19
- 1984 - Edna Francis Disney, wife of Roy Oliver Disney, dies.
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