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Today is: Donald Duck Day
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Donald Duck s first appearance on screen was in the animated short film The Wise Hen , on June 9, 1934. Although Donald s birthday is said to be on March 13 in the 1949 short film Donald s Happy Birthday , Disney later decided that Donald s official birthday is June 9, the day he first appeared in film.
Thus, June 9 is Donald Duck Day. The character Donald Duck came about after Walt Disney heard Clarence Nash reciting Mary Had a Little Lamb in his duck voice, and Nash went on to voice Donald until 1984. Tony Anselmo started voicing Donald in 1985, and was still Donald s voice as of 2017. Donald s full name is Donald Fauntleroy Duck, and he is known for his sometimes temperamental personality.