Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1892: Seymour Felix (68 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Dance Direction
     Oscar Nominee: Dance Direction

1901: Arthur Jacobson (91 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Assistant Director

1925: Manos Hadjidakis (68 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1925: Nanni Loy (69 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1925: Johnny Carson (79 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  { Noms, Wins}
     Academy Awards Host: 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 56th | 5 times

1936: Philip Kaufman (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1942: Michael Crichton (66 at death)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate)

1954: Ang Lee (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Directing
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing

Died

1942: Ralph Rainger (41) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1952: Susan Peters (31) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1957: Christian Dior (52) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Black-and-White)

1964: Jo Swerling (71)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Screenplay

1974: Melchior Lengyel (94) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1984: Oskar Werner (61) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1997: Bert Haanstra (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Documentary Short
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short

2002: Nathan Juran (95) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

2002: Adolph Green (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay

2008: Gianluigi Braschi (45) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture

Released

1998: Life Is Beautiful (16) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actor (Roberto Benigni), Original Dramatic Score, Foreign Language Film
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Roberto Benigni), Actor (Roberto Benigni), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Editing, Foreign Language Film