Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1898: Bessie Love (87 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Actress

1911: Jack Davies (82 at death)

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

1914: Robert Wise (91 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 5 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing, Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing, Editing
     Academy President #25: 1985-88, 3 terms

1915: Edmond O’Brien (69 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor

1924: Irwin Rosten (85 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1927: Frank Morriss (85 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1932: Bo Goldman (89) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay

1953: Amy Irving (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1958: Chris Columbus (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture

1960: Colin Firth (61) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Actor
     Oscar Nominee: Actor

1977: Max Zähle (44) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1939: Hugo Riesenfeld (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Scoring

1962: William Ferrari (61)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

1969: Tom Morahan (63)

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

1976: Dalton Trumbo (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Motion Picture Story
     Oscar Nominee: Screenplay, Motion Picture Story

1989: Gordon K. McCallum (70)

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

1995: Derek Meddings (64) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Visual Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects

2000: Lester Novros (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

2007: Jane Wyman (90) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

2011: Cliff Robertson (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Actor
     Oscar Nominee: Actor

Released

1943: The Kansan (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards}
          Oscar Nominee: Dramatic or Comedy Score

1951: The Well (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
          Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay, Editing

1984: Double Feature (37) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1984 Academy Awards}
          Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film

2015: A War (6) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards}
          Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film