Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

1912: Carlo Ponti (94 at death) [Pictured]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Foreign Film
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Foreign Film

1923: Betsy Blair (86 at death) [Pictured]

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

1931: Rita Moreno (80) [Pictured]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress

1947: Teri Garr (64) [Pictured]

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

1952: Susan Seidelman (59) [Pictured]

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

1960: Rachel Portman (51) [Pictured]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Comedy/Musical Score
     Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Comedy/Musical Score

1967: Mo’Nique (44) [Pictured]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress

1996: Hailee Steinfeld (15) [Pictured]

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

Died

1962: Fred Sersen (72)

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Special Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1963: Anthony Collins (70)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Scoring, Musical Score

1971: Arnold Perl (57)

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

1992: Thomas C. Goodwin (51)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Documentary Short
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short

2000: Rene Wheeler (88)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story

2002: Kay Rose (80)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Sound Effects/Editing

Released

1954: The Country Girl

  (Los Angeles Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1954}

1957: Peyton Place

  (Camden, ME Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1957}

1967: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

  (New York City Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1967}

1992: A Few Good Men

  (Wide Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1992}

1996: Jerry Maguire

  (Westwood, CA Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1996}

1998: Shakespeare in Love

  (Limited Release) {Best Picture Winner, 1998}