Walt Disney died on 15 December 1966 in Burbank, aged 65. An American animator, producer and entrepreneur, Disney founded with his brother Roy the studio that became The Walt Disney Company. He created Mickey Mouse, who made his famous debut in the sound cartoon Steamboat Willie in 1928, and produced Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, the first full-length cel-animated feature film. Later films included Pinocchio, Fantasia and Bambi. He opened Disneyland in California in 1955 and began planning the Florida resort that became Walt Disney World. He won more Academy Awards than anyone else, and he died of lung cancer in 1966.
Before and after
- 9 October 1966Birth of David Cameron
- 11 November 1966Birth of Benedicta Boccoli
- 15 November 1966Founding of Oceania Football Confederation
- 15 December 1966Discovery of Janus
- 15 December 1966Death of Walt Disney
- 16 December 1966International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- 16 December 1966International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- 18 December 1966Discovery of Epimetheus
- 1967Publication of One Hundred Years of Solitude
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- from 17 September 2021 to 27 June 2025Premiere of Squid Game
- 7 December 2024Construction of Notre-Dame de Paris
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