Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Born

1897: Charles LeMaire (88 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {16 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)
     Oscar Nominee: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)

1899: Byron Haskin (84 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate)
     Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1906: Eddie Albert (99 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor

1909: Indro Montanelli (92 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1926: Pierre Guffroy (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1936: Glen Campbell (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1937: Jack Nicholson (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {12 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Oscar Nominee: Actor, Supporting Actor

1937: Jack Nitzsche (63 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Original Score

1939: Jason Miller (62 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1950: Robert Elswit (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1965: Roman Coppola (52) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1966: Deb Adair (51) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1977: Steven Price (40) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

2009: Ken Annakin (94) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

2009: Jack Cardiff (94) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Color), Special/Honorary
     Oscar Nominee: Directing, Cinematography (Color)