Pluto debuts in The Chain Gang.
Mickey sings "Minnie's Yoo-Hoo".
The Mickey Mouse newspaper comic strip debuts.
An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1930.
Theatrical releases[]
Shorts[]
- January 16 - Summer
- February 13 - Autumn
- March 13 - Cannibal Capers
- March 21 - Fiddling Around
- April 5 - The Barnyard Concert
- April 28 - Night
- May 8 - Frolicking Fish
- May 15 - The Cactus Kid
- June 5 - Arctic Antics
- June 25 - The Fire Fighters
- July 29 - The Shindig
- August 16 - Midnight in a Toyshop
- September 5 - The Chain Gang
- September 26 - Monkey Melodies
- October 10 - The Gorilla Mystery
- October 23 - The Picnic
- October 30 - Winter
- December 5 - Pioneer Days
- December 27 - Playful Pan
- Minnie's Yoo Hoo
Events[]
- January 11 - The first Mickey Mouse fan club was established.
Comics[]
- Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar, and Pete make their first print appearances in the Mickey Mouse comic strip.
Character debuts[]
- April 1 - Sylvester Shyster
- April 2 - Clarabelle Cow
- April 5 - Mortimer Mouse (Minnie's Uncle)
- September 5 - Pluto
- October 10 - Beppo the Gorilla
- October 30 - Forest Animals
- November 26 - Butch (Mickey's friend)
- Marcus Mouse, Mrs. Mouse, Mortimer Mouse
People[]
Births[]
- January 3 - Robert Loggia (actor and director)
- January 10 - Roy E. Disney (Disney executive)
- January 11 - Rod Taylor (actor)
- February 13 - Frank Buxton (actor, voice actor, television writer, author, producer, and television director)
- February 22 - Marni Nixon (singer and actress)
- February 27 - Rolly Crump (Imagineer and animator)
- March 22 - Stephen Sondheim (composer and lyricist)
- March 30 - John Astin (actor)
- April 5 - Mary Costa (singer and actress)
- April 18 - Clive Revill (actor and voice actor)
- April 23 - Alan Oppenheimer (actor and voice actor)
- May 31 - Clint Eastwood (actor, director, producer, composer, and politician)
- July 19 - Rhoda Williams (actress and voice actress)
- August 16 - Robert Culp (actor, voice actor, and screenwriter)
- August 25 - Sean Connery (actor, voice actor, and producer)
- September 23 - Ray Charles (composer, musician, arranger, and bandleader)
- October 24 - Jack Angel (voice actor and former radio personality)
Merchandise[]
- Charlotte Clark makes the first Mickey Mouse dolls.
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