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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1881: Achmed Abdullah (64 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1890: Robert N. Lee (74 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Adaptation


1899: Ira S. Webb (72 at death)

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


1907: Katharine Hepburn (96 at death)

  {12 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress
     Oscar Wins: Actress


1925: Frank R. Pierson (87 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Original Screenplay
     Academy President #31: 2001-05, 4 terms


1928: Burt Bacharach (94 at death)

  {6 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Non-Musical Score
     Oscar Wins: Original Song, Non-Musical Score


1937: Alan Root (80 at death)

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


1948: Lindsay Crouse (76)

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


1954: Barry Ackroyd (70)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1966: Stefan Korte (58)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing


1970: Kief Davidson (54)

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


1981: Rami Malek (43)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


Died


1945: Achmed Abdullah (64)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1956: Louis Calhern (61)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1957: Erich von Stroheim (71)

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


1963: Ernst Marischka (70)

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


1964: Warren Doane (73)

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


1973: Frances Marion (84)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Writing, Original Story
     Oscar Wins: Writing, Original Story


1975: Richard Sokolove (67)

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


1984: Ben Roberts (68)

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


1986: Elisabeth Bergner (88)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1988: Paul Osborn (86)

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


1989: Robert MacDonald (76)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Special Effects
     Oscar Wins: Special Effects


1989: Robert MacDonald (76)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Special Effects
     Oscar Wins: Special Effects


1990: Tony Masters (71)

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


1990: Nate Monaster (78)

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


2013: William Miles (82)

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


2014: H. R. Giger (74)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


Released


1942: This Above All (82)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1942 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Sound Recording
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1945: The Unseen (79)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording


1949: The Stratton Story (75)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1949 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story
     Oscar Win: Motion Picture Story


1951: House on Telegraph Hill (73)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1965: Three (59)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1971: Madron (53)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Till Love Touches Your Life”)


1995: Crimson Tide (29)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1995 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing, Sound, Sound Effects Editing


2006: Poseidon (18)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects