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Films released

• 1920 – Felix the Pinch Hitter (United States)
• 1926 – Felix the Cat Misses the Cue (United States)
• 1927 – Alice's Circus Daze (United States)
• 1936 – Three Little Wolves (United States)
• 1941 – Baggage Buster (United States)
• 1947 – Straight Shooters (United States)
• 1953 – The Simple Things (United States)
• 1953 – Muscle Tussle (United States)
• 1959 – Apes of Wrath (United States)
• 1998 – Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target (Japan)
• 2009 – Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (Japan)

Television series and specials

• 1965 – Dolphin Prince, a Japanese anime television series finishes airing on Fuji TV
• 1985 – Musashi no Ken, a Japanese anime television series begins airing on TV Tokyo
• 1998 – Initial D, a Japanese anime television series begins airing on Fuji TV
• 1999 – The Weekenders, an American animated television series begins airing on ABC
• 2000 – Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, a Japanese anime television series begins airing on TV Tokyo
• 2008 – Ben 10: Alien Force, an American animated television series begins airing on Cartoon Network
• 2009 – G.I. Joe: Resolute, an American animated television series begins airing on Adult Swim

Births

• 1947 – James Woods, American actor (pictured)
• 1963 – Conan O'Brien, American television entertainer and talk show host