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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1889: Tom Held (72 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


1899: Albert Akst (58 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1902: Phil Charig (57 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song


1905: Dore Schary (74 at death)

  {6 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Screenplay, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Two-Reel Short Film
     Oscar Win: Original Story


1908: William Saroyan (72 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story
     Oscar Win: Motion Picture Story


1913: Helen Levitt (79 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay


1918: Alan Jay Lerner (67 at death)

  {7 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Story and Screenplay, Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score
     Oscar Wins: Adapted Screenplay, Story and Screenplay, Original Song


1928: James Coburn (74 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actor


1940: Larry Hankin (84)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film


1945: Van Morrison (79)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song


1948: Lowell Ganz (76)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


1956: Mark Mangini (68)

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing
     Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing


1959: Kevin Willmott (65)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay


1981: Basil Khalil (43)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short


Died


1973: John Ford (79)

  {6 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing
     Oscar Wins: Directing


1978: Lee Garmes (80)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Win: Cinematography


Released


1934: She Loves Me Not (90)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1934 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Love in Bloom”)


1951: The Strip (73)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“A Kiss To Build A Dream On”)


1956: Bus Stop (68)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Don Murray)


1966: An American Dream (58)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“A Time For Love”)


1970: Tchaikovsky (54)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1971 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song Score and Adaptation Score, Foreign Language Film


1977: You Light Up My Life (47)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1977 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“You Light Up My Life”)
     Oscar Win: Original Song (“You Light Up My Life”)


2005: The Constant Gardener (19)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 2005 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Rachel Weisz), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actress (Rachel Weisz)


2016: The Salesman (8)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 2016 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
     Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film