This Day in Disney History
February 12

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What happened in history on this day: February 12?

On February 12 in ...

  • 1934 - Walt Disney Productions files an application for a trademark of "Mickey Mouse" for use in books and newspaper comic strips.
  • 1939 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Brave Little Tailor for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
  • 1939 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Mother Goose Goes Hollywood for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
  • 1939 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Ferdinand the Bull for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
  • 1939 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Good Scouts for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
  • 1940 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Pointer for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
  • 1940 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Ugly Duckling for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
  • 1945 - Disney delivers the film The Right Spark Plug in the Right Place to the Electric Auto-Lite Company.
  • 1951 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Cinderella for an Oscar Award in the category Sound Recording.
  • 1951 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Cinderella for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture.
  • 1951 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the song "Bibbidy Bobbidy Boo" from the film Cinderella for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Song.
  • 1951 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film In Beaver Valley for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Two Reels.
  • 1955 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for an Oscar Award in the category Art Direction - Set Decoration, color.
  • 1955 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for an Oscar Award in the category Film Editing.
  • 1955 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for an Oscar Award in the category Special Effects.
  • 1955 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Pigs is Pigs for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
  • 1955 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Siam for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Two Reels.
  • 1955 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Vanishing Prairie for an Oscar Award in the category Documentary, Features.
  • 1960 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the tenth "Tales of Texas John Slaughter" episode, Desperado from Tombstone.
  • 1967 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Gallegher Goes West, part four.
  • 1973 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Napoleon and Samantha for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Original Dramatic Score.
  • 1975 - The film of The Walt Disney Story closes at Disneyland.
  • 1988 - The NBC TV network airs the TV special Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom. Magicians Siegfried and Roy appear to make Sleeping Beauty Castle disappear.
  • 1988 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Shoot to Kill to theaters in the US.
  • 1989 - The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, entitled Mickey's Happy Valentine Special, with Ludwig Von Drake.
  • 1993 - Buena Vista generally releases the film Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey to theaters.
  • 1993 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures film The Cemetery Club to theaters in the US.
  • 1996 - Disney launches a ten-day preview of its Internet Web site, Disney.com.
  • 1997 - Grenada issues sixteen postage stamps depicting various Disney characters in Hong Kong.
  • 1999 - Bob Iger issues a memo saying ABC headquarters would be moved from New York to Burbank, California.
  • 1999 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film My Favorite Martian to theaters in the US.
  • 1999 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film Life is Beautiful to theaters in Great Britain.
  • 2001 - Disney releases the animated film Buzz Lightyear of Star Command - The Adventure Begins on videocassette and DVD in the United Kingdom.
  • 2002 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Monsters, Inc. for an award for animated feature.
  • 2002 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Monsters, Inc. for an award for sound effects editing.
  • 2002 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Monsters, Inc. for an award for original score.
  • 2002 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the song "If I Didn't Have You" from the film Monsters, Inc. for an award for best original song.
  • 2009 - Grand opening of The American Idol Experience at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World.
  • 2009 - Buena Vista releases the Touchstone Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer Films movie Confessions of a Shopaholic to theaters in Russia and Thailand.
  • 2012 - The Barnstormer Featuring the Great Goofini roller coaster opens in Storybook Circus in Mickey's Toontown at Walt Disney World.

Births on February 12

Deaths on February 12

  • 2007 - Death of Peter Ellenshaw in Santa Barbara, California, USA; artist at Disneyland, for Disney movies, four Oscar nominations, named Disney Legend 1993.

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