Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1902: Darryl F. Zanuck (77 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Nominee: PicturePicture, Original Story, Irving G. Thalberg Award

1912: Ray Gilbert (63 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1919: Paul Claudon (82 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Live Action Short Film
     Oscar Nominee: Live Action Short Film

1923: David Adams (83 at death)

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

1942: Werner Herzog (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1948: Robert Wald (71) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1951: Michael Keaton (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Actor

Died

1990: Jack Hildyard (82) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1993: John Truscott (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

2014: Karel Cerny (92)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design

Released

1934: One Night of Love (85) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1934 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Scoring, Sound Recording
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Victor Schertzinger), Actress (Grace Moore), Scoring, Editing, Sound Recording

1935: The Dark Angel (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1935 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Nominee: Actress (Merle Oberon), Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording

1937: One Hundred Men and a Girl (82) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1937 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Scoring
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Original Story, Scoring, Editing, Sound Recording

1939: Golden Boy (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1939 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Score

1951: The Medium (68)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Score of a Musical

1952: The Merry Widow (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color)

1956: Gervaise (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film