National Donald Duck Day is a holiday whose origins go all the way back to 1984. It was first proclaimed by the Mayor of Los Angeles in 1984, Tom Bradley, on Donald Duck’s 50th birthday.
For this initial celebration, the city was gifted a silver statue of the duck and Donald Duck toured the country. Nowadays, this holiday is celebrated by fans of this cartoon duck in a number of different ways.
- Donald Duck made his screen debut on June 9, 1934.
- His first screen debut was the Wise Little Hen.
- Donald Duck does have a middle name. It’s Fauntleroy—which means “child prince.”
- Even though Donald Duck’s birthday is celebrated on June 9th—the debut date of his first screen appearance—the character’s birthday is supposed to be March 13th.
- In 1937, Donald Duck received his first starring role in an animated short known as Don Donald.
- Donna Duck was also introduced in the same short. While some people believe she’s an early incarnation of Daisy Duck, other people believe she’s an entirely different character.
- The short Don Donald was only 8-minutes long.
- During WWII, Donald Duck starred in a series of shorts that depicted his life in the U.S Army. Yes, Donald Duck is a veteran.
- Donald Duck won an Oscar for the animated short Der Fuehrer’s Face.
- Donald Duck has his own star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. He received the star on August 9, 2004.