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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1889: James Stephenson (52 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor


1890: Scott Beal (83 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing
     Oscar Win: Assistant Directing


1898: Lee Tracy (70 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor


1901: Hein Heckroth (69 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1904: John Gielgud (96 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actor


1906: Keogh Gleason (76 at death)

  {7 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1914: Arnold Perl (57 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature


1924: Peter James (73 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design


1925: Rod Steiger (77 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Oscar Win: Actor


1926: Frank Daniel (69 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short


1929: Thomas P. Kelly Jr. (91 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short Subject


1941: Julie Christie (83)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress
     Oscar Win: Actress


1942: Stuart Craig (82)

  {11 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design


1942: Robert Dalva (80 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1945: Roger Frappier (79)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1957: Marc Platt (67)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture


1961: Daniel Clowes (63)

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


1973: Adrien Brody (51)

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


1996: Abigail Breslin (28)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress


Died


1959: Julian Josephson (77)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Writing


1975: Fredric March (77)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor
     Oscar Wins: Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 26th-Co | 1 time


1981: Sergio Amidei (76)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay


1984: Thorold Dickinson (80)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short


1988: S. H. Barnett (79)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Original Screenplay


1995: Burl Ives (85)

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


1999: Ellen Corby (87)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress


1999: Anthony Newley (67)

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


2001: Hiroshi Teshigahara (74)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Directing


2018: Kirk Simon (63)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject
     Oscar Win: Documentary Short Subject


Released


1979: To Forget Venice (45)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1995: Rob Roy (29)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1995 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Tim Roth)


Oscar Ceremonies


1969: 41st Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1968}


1980: 52nd Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1979}