Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1889: Stuart N. Lake (74 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1897: Walter Pidgeon (87 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Actor

1906: Walter MacEwen (79 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Two-Reel Short Film

1909: Robert F. Blumofe (93 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture

1920: Mickey Rooney (93 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
     Oscar Nominee: Actor, Supporting Actor

1925: Jean-Charles Tacchella (92) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1932: Richard Tyler (58 at death)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing

1944: John Frazier (73) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {11 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Visual Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects

1949: Bruce Springsteen (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1961: Bruce Cohen (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture

1974: Joshua Oppenheimer (43) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1981: Dan George (82) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1987: Bob Fosse (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Directing
     Oscar Nominee: Directing, Original Screenplay

1989: Angelo Ross (78)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1997: Shirley Clarke (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1998: Robert Wells (75)

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

1999: Ivan Goff (89) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

2003: Herb Gardner (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

2006: Malcolm Arnold (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Released

1936: Dodsworth (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 1 Win @ 1936 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (William Wyler), Actor (Walter Huston), Supporting Actress (Maria Ouspenskaya), Screenplay, Art Direction, Sound Recording

1969: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (48) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 4 Wins @ 1969 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Story and Screenplay, Original Song (“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”), Non-Musical Score, Cinematography
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (George Roy Hill), Story and Screenplay, Original Song (“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”), Non-Musical Score, Cinematography, Sound

1983: The Big Chill (34) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1983 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Supporting Actress (Glenn Close), Original Screenplay

1994: The Shawshank Redemption (23) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1994 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor (Morgan Freeman), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound

2011: Moneyball (6) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor (Brad Pitt), Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Sound/Sound Mixing