January 6

Theatrical releases

Shorts

• 1950 - Pluto's Heart Throb

Films

• 1950 - The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (Disney) (General release)
• 1995 - Houseguest (Hollywood Pictures)

Television

• 1973 - Schoolhouse Rock! premieres on ABC with the episode "My Hero, Zero".
• 1985 - The Disney Channel Original Movie Black Arrow premieres.
• 1990 - The Adventures of the Gummi Bears season five finale "Return to Ursalia/Never Give a Gummi an Even Break" premieres on ABC.
• 1995
  • The Gargoyles episode "Enter MacBeth" premieres in syndication.
  • The Boy Meets World episode "Cyrano" premieres on ABC.
• 1998 - The Bear in the Big Blue House episode "Raiders of the Lost Cheese" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
• 2001
  • The Recess season five finale (and original series finale) "Lawson and his Crew" premieres on ABC.
  • The Pepper Ann episodes "Too Cool to Be Mom/Two's Company" premiere on ABC, the final episodes of the series to premiere on Disney's One Saturday Morning block before moving to Toon Disney in syndication.
  • The Teacher's Pet episode "Tallulahpalooza" premieres on ABC.
  • The Buzz Lightyear of Star Command episode "Ancient Evil" premieres on ABC.
• 2006
  • The JoJo's Circus episodes "Ride 'em Goliath/Chores Galore" premiere on Playhouse Disney.
  • The Phil of the Future episode "Stuck in the Meddle With You" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Suite Life of Zack & Cody episode "Pilot Your Own Life" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The That's So Raven episode "Vision Impossible" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2007 - American Dragon: Jake Long premieres on Disney Channel with the episode "Switcheroo".
• 2008 - The Wizards of Waverly Place episode "Pop Me and We Both Go Down" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2012
  • The Wizards of Waverly Place finale "Who Will Be the Family Wizard" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Jessie episode "Star Wars" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Fish Hooks episodes "Milo on the Lam/Break Up Shake Down" premiere on Disney Channel.
• 2013 - The Once Upon a Time episode "The Cricket Game" premieres on ABC.
• 2015 - Agent Carter premieres on ABC with "Now is Not the End" and "Bridge and Tunnel".
• 2017
  • The Lion Guard episode "The Trail to Udugu" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Sofia the First episode "Hexley Hall" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Liv and Maddie episode "Standup-a-Rooney" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Descendants: Wicked World short "Evil Among Us" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Girl Meets World episode "World Meets Girl" premieres on the Disney Channel.
  • The K.C. Undercover episode "Collision Course" premieres on the Disney Channel.
• 2019
  • The Avengers Assemble two-part episode "The Vibranium Curtain" premieres on Disney XD.
  • Star vs. the Forces of Evil returns to the Disney Channel and the season three premiere The Battle for Mewni premieres there after originally premiering on Disney XD on July 15, 2017.
• 2021 - The Muppet Babies episodes "Summer's Disaster-Piece/Farewell, Statler and Waldorf" premiere on Disney Jr.
• 2023
  • The Spidey and his Amazing Friends episodes "Liberty on the Loose/Green Goblin's Dino Disaster" premiere on Disney Channel and Disney Jr.
  • The Mickey Mouse Funhouse episodes "Curse of the Crusty Clam!/Dream a Little Dream" premiere on Disney Channel and Disney Jr.
  • The Puppy Dog Pals episodes "Big Little Surprise/Bob and Ana's Nursery Mural" premiere on Disney Jr.
  • Monsters at Work premiers on Disney Channel.
• 2024 - The PJ Masks episodes "Pharaoh's Mountain/Robot the Hero" premiere on Disney Jr. (originally released on Disney+ on December 13, 2023).

Online

• 2024 - The Phineas and Ferb, Milo Murphy's Law, and Hamster & Gretel Chibi Tiny Tales crossover short "Life with Linda" is released on Disney Channel's YouTube channel.

VHS & DVD releases

• 2004 - Where's Spot and Spot Goes to the Farm (Walt Disney Home Entertainment)
• 2015 - Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Battle for the Book

Books

• 2009 - Designing Disney
• 2015
  • All Hail the Queen
  • Memory and Magic
  • Cinderella is My Babysitter

Events

• The Feast of Fools is celebrated in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

People

Births

• 1412 - Joan of Arc † (spinster, shepherdess, paladin, standard bearer, army general, prisoner, and saint)
• 1946 - Syd Barrett † (musician, singer-songwriter, artist, and poet)
• 1949 - Joseph Michael Miskulin (singer, songwriter, and musician)
• 1952 - Armelia McQueen † (actress)
• 1955 - Rowan Atkinson (actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
• 1964 - Colin Cowherd (sports media personality)
• 1976 - Johnny Yong Bosch (actor, martial artist, voice actor, and musician)
• 1979 - Cristela Alonzo (stand-up comedian, actress, screenwriter, and producer)
• 1986 - Shane Sweet (actor, voice actor, and musician)
• 1990 - Natalie Palamides (actress, voice actress, comedian, and screenwriter)

Deaths

• 1919 - Theodore Roosevelt (26th President of the United States)
• 2009 - Cheryl Holdridge (actress and Mouseketeer)
• 2014 - Larry D. Mann (actor and broadcaster)
• 2019 - William Morgan Sheppard (actor and voice actor)