Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

1889: Claude Rains (77 at death) [Pictured]

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

1913: Les Bowie (65 at death) [Pictured]

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Visual Effects

1925: Richard Burton (58 at death) [Pictured]

  {7 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor

1928: Ennio Morricone (83) [Pictured]

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
     Oscar Nominee: Original Score

1929: Marilyn Bergman (82) [Pictured]

  {16 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score
     Oscar Nominee: Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score

1932: Roy Scheider (75 at death) [Pictured]

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

1943: Richard Marks (68) [Pictured]

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1944: Tim Rice (67) [Pictured]

  {5 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Song
     Oscar Nominee: Song

1963: Sylvain Chomet (48) [Pictured]

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Song, Animated Film, Animated Short Film

Died

1956: Victor Young (57)

  {22 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Drama/Comedy Score
     Oscar Nominee: Song, Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score

1982: Elio Petri (53)

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

2006: Jack Palance (87)

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

Released

1974: Lenny

  (National Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1974}

1989: My Left Foot

  (Wide Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1989}

2006: Babel

  (Wide Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 2006}

Ceremonies

1931: 4th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1930/31}