December 31

December 31 is known as New Year's Eve in the United States & Canada and on the rest of the world, according to Checkiday.com and Daysoftheyear.com, it's also known to be these holidays:

C: "Hogmanay", "One Voice Day", "Universal Hour of Peace Day", "Unlucky Day", "World Peace Meditation Day"

Both: "Make Up Your Mind Day", "National Champagne Day", "No Interruptions Day"

Births

 * 1918 - Virginia Davis (child actress)
 * 1920 - Rex Allen (actor, singer and songwriter)
 * 1929 - Diana Hale (actress)
 * 1936 - Sharon Mae Disney (an adopted member of the Disney family)
 * 1937 - Anthony Hopkins (actor, director and producer)
 * 1943
 * Ben Kingsley (actor)
 * John Denver (singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, activist and humanitarian)
 * 1944 - Neil Ross (voice actor)
 * 1945 - Barbara Carrera (actress and former model)
 * 1947 - Tim Matheson (live-action/voice actor and director)
 * 1948 - Donna Summer (singer, songwriter and artist)
 * 1953 - James Remar (live-action/voice actor)
 * 1958 - Bebe Neuwirth (actress, singer and dancer)
 * 1959 - Val Kilmer (actor)
 * 1962 - Lance Reddick (live-action/voice actor and musician)
 * 1963 - Gong Li (actress)
 * 1968 - Mia Cottet (actress)

Deaths

 * 1948 - Merrill De Maris (writer)
 * 1983 - Ralph Wright (actor, writer and director)
 * 2001 - David Swift (screenwriter, animator, director and producer)
 * 2005 - Alison Gale (actress)
 * 2013 - James Avery (live-action/voice actor and poet)
 * 2014 - Edward Herrmann (actor, director, writer and comedian)
 * 2015
 * Wayne Rogers (actor, writer, producer, director and singer)
 * Natalie Cole (singer, actress, producer, screenwriter and composer)

Books

 * 1977 - Lambert the Sheepish Lion
 * 1978 - Little Hiawatha
 * 1979 - The Aristocats Get into Mischief
 * 1980
 * Goofy the Gardener Makes Up His Mind
 * Scamp to the Rescue
 * 1981 - Lady and the Tramp
 * 1982 - Dopey Gets Lost
 * 1984 - Hiawatha and the Big Flood
 * 1985 - Cinderella's Busy Birthday

Theme park happenings

 * 1999 - Disney's ImagiNations Parade premieres at Disneyland Park (Paris