This Day in Disney History
January 27

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What happened in history on this day: January 27?

On January 27 in ...

  • 1963 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Johnny Shiloh, part two.
  • 1974 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Hog Wild part two.
  • 1989 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Three Fugitives to theaters in the US.
  • 1990 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film Lantern Hill.
  • 1993 - The Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Blood In, Blood Out premieres in Las Vegas, Tucson, Arizona, and Rochester, New York.
  • 1995 - The CBS TV network airs the Disney special The Best of Country.
  • 1995 - Buena Vista Pictures premieres the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Miami Rhapsody in Los Angeles and New York City.
  • 1996 - The Walt Disney World Speedway hosts the Indy Racing League's Indy 200 car race.
  • 1996 - The Toy Story Funhouse opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
  • 1997 - Sierra Leone issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney's Aladdin characters in Christmas scenes.
  • 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A parade float "Lesbians of the Caribbean" includes music similar to that of Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean ride, with lyrics "Yo ho ho it's an alternative lifestyle for me".
  • 2004 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Finding Nemo for an Oscar Award in the category Best Animated Feature.
  • 2004 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Finding Nemo for an Oscar Award in the category Best Original Screenplay.
  • 2004 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Finding Nemo for an Oscar Award in the category Best Original Score.
  • 2004 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Finding Nemo for an Oscar Award in the category Best Sound Editing.
  • 2004 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates Roy Disney for an Oscar Award in the category Best Animated Short Subject, for the film Destino.
  • 2008 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Someone asks: "Did you know that every US President has been a straight white man?" The reply is: "Even Walt Disney?"

Births on January 27

Deaths on January 27




Flights to New Orleans for Mardi Gras

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Other web pages of interest:

  • Chronology of the Walt Disney Company
  • Walt Disney on Postage Stamps
  • Today in Sports History
  • Today in USA History
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