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What happened in history on this day: February 6?
On February 6 in ...
- 1928 - Universal Pictures releases the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film The Ol' Swimmin' 'Ole to theaters.
- 1928 - Walt, accompanied by Lillian, goes to New York to negotiate a deal with Charles Mintz of Winkler Productions for the next series of Oswald cartoons.
- 1937 - The Mickey Mouse film Magician Mickey is released to theaters. Donald Duck also appears.
- 1938 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Best Score.
- 1938 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Old Mill for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1943 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated feature film Saludos Amigos to theaters in the U.S. It cost US$300,000 to make. It includes the animated short films: Lake Titicaca (with Donald Duck), Pedro, El Gaucho Goofy (with Goofy), and Aquarela do Brasil (with Donald Duck).
- 1948 - The Goofy film The Big Wash is released.
- 1959 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the fifth "Elfego Baca" episode, Attorney at Law.
- 1972 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Justin Morgan Had a Horse, part one.
- 1975 - Buena Vista releases the Walt Disney Productions live-action feature film The Strongest Man in the World to theaters in the US. The film is a sequel to the 1970 film The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.
- 1977 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Barry of the Great St. Bernard, part two.
- 1981 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film The Devil and Max Devlin to theaters in the USA.
- 1985 - As of this date, Disneyland is now open every day of the week.
- 1985 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates Jessica Lange for her role in the film Mickey's Christmas Carol for an Oscar Award in the category Actress.
- 1985 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Splash for an Oscar Award in the category Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.
- 1985 - Disney and Lucasfilm reach an agreement for Lucasfilm to develop new attractions for Disney's theme parks.
- 1986 - Shareholders vote to change the company's name from Walt Disney Productions to The Walt Disney Company.
- 1992 - Disney releases the film The Parent Trap on laserdisc in the US, for US$40.
- 1992 - Disney releases the film The Love Bug on laserdisc in the US, for US$35.
- 1993 - The NBC TV network airs the first episode of Almost Home.
- 1994 - The Disney Channel first airs the animated TV series Aladdin.
- 2000 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
- A horse is trained to kick a football, a reference to the 1976 Disney film Gus, about a football-kicking mule.
- A character discovers a community of leprechauns, a reference to Disney's 1959 film Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
- 2001 - The Rancho del Zocalo restaurant opens in Disneyland.
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A football player refers to himself as "star of a Disney Channel movie".
- 2007 - Disney releases the film Cinderella III: A Twist in Time to the home video market.
- 2009 - The It's a Small World attraction re-opens at Disneyland with new boats, new Spirit of America scene, re-recorded soundtrack, and 29 Disney characters added in their home worlds.
Births on February 6
- 1859 - Elias Disney is born, in Bluevale, Ontario, Canada, of Irish immigrants; father of Walt Disney.
- 1914 - Birth of Thurl Ravenscroft in Nebraska; distinctive voice in movies, TV commercials, Disneyland attractions over decades, Johnny Mann Singers ("You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch"), Tony the Tiger ("they're grrrrreat!"), named Disney Legend 1995.
- 1934 - Birth of Martin Sklar in New Brunswick, New Jersey; created The Disneyland News, Vacationland manazine, scripts for Disney TV shows, worked on Disney promotional materials, vice president and vice chairman of Walt Disney Imagineering, named Disney Legend in 2001.
Deaths on February 6
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