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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1891: Rochus Gliese (87 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design


1913: Jack Leonard (41 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story


1913: Loretta Young (87 at death)

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


1918: William Cayton (85 at death)

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


1935: Gerald R. Molen (89)

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


1942: James A. de Vinney (82)

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


1954: Anthony Minghella (54 at death)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Directing


1964: Stefan Fjeldmark (60)

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


1966: A. R. Rahman (58)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score
     Oscar Wins: Original Song, Original Score


1968: John Singleton (51 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing, Original Screenplay


1981: Rinko Kikuchi (43)

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


1982: Eddie Redmayne (42)

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


Died


1949: Victor Fleming (59)

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


1984: Ernest Laszlo (85)

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


2006: Johnny Lange (100)

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


2017: Les Lazarowitz (75)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound


2019: Gregg Rudloff (63)

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing


2022: Peter Bogdanovich (82)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing, Adapted Screenplay


2022: Sidney Poitier (94)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor
     Oscar Wins: Actor, Special/Honorary


2023: Owen Roizman (86)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


Released


1928: The Circus (96)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1927/28 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design


1938: In Old Chicago (86)

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1937 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Supporting Actress (Alice Brady), Assistant Directing, Original Story, Scoring, Sound Recording
     Oscar Wins: Supporting Actress (Alice Brady), Assistant Directing


1939: Pacific Liner (85)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Score


1965: Kwaidan (59)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1965 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film