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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1887: Benjamin Glazer (68 at death)

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


1897: Otto Siegel (65 at death)

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


1901: Gary Cooper (60 at death)

  {5 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor
     Oscar Wins: Actor, Special/Honorary


1905: George E. Stoll (79 at death)

  {8 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score
     Oscar Win: Musical Score


1908: John Cox (64 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing


1914: Jack Elliott (87 at death)

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


1923: Anne Baxter (62 at death)

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


1927: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (85 at death)

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


1950: Cheryl McCall (55 at death)

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


1951: David Bradbury (73)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature


1956: Anne Dudley (68)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Comedy/Musical Score
     Oscar Win: Comedy/Musical Score


1956: Dariusz Wolski (68)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1967: Mac Ruth (57)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing


1972: Jennifer Yuh Nelson (52)

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


Died


1951: Warner Baxter (62)

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


1967: Anne Bauchens (85)

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


2013: Ray Harryhausen (92)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Gordon E. Sawyer Award


Released


1943: This Land Is Mine (81)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1943 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording
     Oscar Win: Sound Recording


1958: The Sheepman (66)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Story and Screenplay


1975: The Day of the Locust (49)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1975 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Burgess Meredith), Cinematography


1993: Dave (31)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1993 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


1999: The Mummy (25)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound


2010: Iron Man 2 (14)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2010 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects