What happened in history on this day: September 13?
On September 13 in ...
- 1959 - The Rainbow Mountain Stage Coaches attraction at Disneyland closes.
- 1959 - The Conestoga Wagons attraction in Frontierland at Disneyland closes.
- 1970 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Cristobalito, the Calypso Colt.
- 1978 - The NBC TV network airs the special NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney.
- 1979 - Three leading animators (including Don Bluth) leave Walt Disney Productions.
- 1984 - Frank Wells meets with Ray Watson at Disney. Watson offers Wells a job heading business affairs in the film division. Wells considers the offer an insult, and turns it down.
- 1986 - ABC begins airing the TV show The Wuzzles.
- 1987 - The Disney Channel premieres the College Bowl '87 game show.
- 1988 - The CBS TV network airs the special Roger Rabbit & the Secrets of Toon Town.
- 1991 - The Walt Disney Company acquires Discover magazine.
- 1996 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film The Rich Man's Wife to theaters in the US
- 2002 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Moonlight Mile to theaters in the US.
- 2005 - Disney releases the film Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch on videocassette and DVD in the Netherlands.
- 2012 - Disney releases the film Barfi! to theaters in Kuwait and New Zealand.
Births on September 13
Deaths on September 13
- 1941 - Death of Elias Disney at age 82, a few days after surgery for bowel obstruction; father of Walt and Roy.
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