Born

• 1894: Ben Hecht (70 at death) {Oscar Winner: Original Story;
  Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adaptation, Original Story, Screenplay – 6 Noms, 2 Wins}
• 1903: Vincente Minnelli (83 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Directing – 2 Noms, 1 Win}
• 1904: Anthony Havelock-Allan (98 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Picture, Screenplay –
  3 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1906: Paul Groesse (81 at death) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Black-and-White),
  Art Direction (Color) – 11 Nom, 3 Wins}
• 1908: Alexander Golitzen (97 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color); Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color) – 14 Noms, 3 Wins}
• 1910: Josef Myrow (77 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 2 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1919: Don McGuire (80 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
• 1921: Saul Zaentz (90) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Award;
  Oscar Nominee: Picture – 3 Noms, 4 Wins}
• 1922: Peter Taylor (75 at death) {Oscar Winner: Editing – 1 Nom, 1 Win}
• 1923: Charles Durning (88) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 2 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1939: Per Berglund (72) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
• 1948: Mike Figgis (63) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Directing, Adapted Screenplay –
  2 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1948: Mercedes Ruehl (63) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress – 1 Nom, 1 Win}
• 1952: Bruce Weintraub (33 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
• 1988: Marketa Irglova (23) {Oscar Winner: Song – 1 Nom, 1 Win}

Died

• 1956: W. Howard Greene (60) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Color), Special/Honorary;
  Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Color) – 7 Noms, 3 Wins}
• 1959: Mack Gordon (54) {Oscar Winner: Song – 9 Noms, 1 Win}
• 1959: Maxwell Anderson (70) {Oscar Nominee: Writing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
• 1970: Norbert Brodine (73) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography,
  Cinematography (Black-and-White) – 2 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1971: Addison Hehr (61) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color) – 2 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1973: Cecil Kellaway (79) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 2 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1974: Russell Harlan (70) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White),
  Cinematography (Color) – 6 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1981: Robert L. Wolfe (52) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 3 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1988: Asakazu Nakai (86) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}
• 1996: Frank Daniel (69) {Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}

Born

• 1896: William Wellman (79 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Original Story;
  Oscar Nominee: Directing, Original Story – 4 Noms, 1 Win}
• 1924: David Bretherton (76 at death) {Oscar Winner: Editing – 1 Nom, 1 Win}

Died

• 1944: Bobby Connolly (46) {Oscar Nominee: Dance Direction – 3 Noms, 0 Wins}
• 1988: Sidney Harmon (80) {Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}

Ceremonies

• 1940: The 12th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony)
  {for the films of 1939}
• 2004: The 76th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony)
  {for the films of 2003}