Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

1881: Harry M. Warner (76 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary

1893: Edward G. Robinson (79 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary

1897: Eddie Imazu (81 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1899: Floyd Crosby (85 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1914: William Rose (72 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Story and Screenplay

1915: Frank Sinatra (82 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor, Special/Honorary, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
     Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor

1925: Anne V. Coates (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Editing
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1927: Roman Kroitor (85) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1929: John Osborne (65 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay

1929: William McCaughey (70 at death)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing

1936: Alfred Uhry (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay

1948: Tom Wilkinson (64) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1957: Gu Changwei (55) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1970: Jennifer Connelly (42) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1939: Douglas Fairbanks (56)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
     Academy President #1: 1927-29, 3 terms

1960: Ralph Berger (56)

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

1973: Ranald MacDougall (58)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Screenplay

1980: Urie McCleary (75)

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction, Art Direction (Color)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)

1985: Anne Baxter (62)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress, Supporting Actress

1986: Harry Owens (84)

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

1999: Gaston Diehl (87)

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

2005: Gyula Trebitsch (91)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Foreign Film

2011: Bert Schneider (78)

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

Released

1955: The Rose Tattoo [Pictured (hover to see)]

  (New York City Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1955}

1966: A Man for All Seasons [Pictured (hover to see)]

  (New York City Release — LA on 12.14.1966) {Best Picture Winner, 1966}

1974: The Godfather, Part II [Pictured (hover to see)]

  (New York City Release — LA on 12.18.1974 / National on 12.20.1974) {Best Picture Winner, 1974}

1980: Tess [Pictured (hover to see)]

  (Wide Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1980}

1988: Rain Man [Pictured (hover to see)]

  (New York City Release — LA on 12.14.1988 / Wide on 12.16.1988) {Best Picture Winner, 1988}