Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Released

Born

1900: Jacques Prevert (77 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1913: Frank P. Keller (64 at death)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Editing
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1915: Ray Evans (92 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song

1916: Frank Tarloff (83 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay

1927: Arthur Cohn (94) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature

1937: David Newman (66 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1962: Joanna Quinn (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1968: Theodore Ushev (53) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1970: Lawrence Sher (51) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1979: Luke Doolan (42) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1989: Ferris Webster (76)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1997: Robert Clouse (68)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Live Action Short Film

2017: John Gay (92)

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

Released

1938: The Buccaneer (83) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards}
          Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1938: The Goldwyn Follies (83) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards}
          Oscar Nominee: Scoring, Art Direction/Production Design

1960: Visit to a Small Planet (61) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards}
          Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

1970: Patton (51) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {10 Noms, 7 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing (Franklin J. Schaffner), Actor (George C. Scott), Story and Screenplay, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Franklin J. Schaffner), Actor (George C. Scott), Story and Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound, Special Visual Effects