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What happened in history on this day: April 17?
On April 17 in ...
- 1937 - The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Amateurs is released to theaters. Donald Duck, Clara Cluck, Clarabelle Cow, and Goofy also appear.
- 1957 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled More About the Silly Symphonies.
- 1961 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Documentary, Features) for the film The Horse with the Flying Tail.
- 1961 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Honorary Award) to Hayley Mills for most outstanding juvenile performance of 1960, in the film Pollyanna.
- 1964 - The Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln exhibit is shipped from California to New York.
- 1991 - Henson Associates files a lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company, charging theft of its characters in merchandise, attractions, and advertising.
- 1993 - The Tahitian Terrace restaurant at Disneyland closes.
- 1994 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film On Promised Land.
- 1996 - Grenada Grenadines issues eight postage stamps depicting Disney characters celebrating various holidays.
- 2009 - The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique store opens in Disneyland.
- 2014 - Disney releases the Disneynature film Bears to theaters in Argentina.
Births on April 17
Deaths on April 17
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