Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

1879: Sydney Greenstreet (74 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1892: Albert S. D’Agostino (77 at death)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Black-and-White)

1894: Wesley C. Miller (67 at death)

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

1901: Marlene Dietrich (90 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1902: Sam Coslow (79 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Two-Reel Short Film
     Oscar Nominee: Two-Reel Short Film

1904: Linwood G. Dunn (93 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Gordon E. Sawyer Award, John A. Bonner Medal, Sci-Tech Award – Type I (Statuette), Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)
     Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects

1905: Frank Cavett (67 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Screenplay, Motion Picture Story
     Oscar Nominee: Screenplay, Motion Picture Story

1912: Tim Baar (64 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1948: Gerard Depardieu (64) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1963: Perry Ferguson (62)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Black-and-White)

1968: Nugent Slaughter (80)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Engineering Effects

1973: Al Herman (84)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction

1974: Sam Comer (81)

  {26 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)

1981: Hoagy Carmichael (82)

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

1988: Hal Ashby (59)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Editing
     Oscar Nominee: Directing, Editing

1990: Franklin Coen (78)

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

2002: George Roy Hill (81)

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

2003: Alan Bates (69)

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

2010: Grant McCune (67)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Visual Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects

Released

1958: Auntie Mame [Pictured (hover to see)]

  (National Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1958}

2000: Traffic [Pictured (hover to see)]

  (NY/LA Release — Wide on 1.5.2001) {Best Picture Nominee, 2000}