Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

1897: Vincent Korda (81 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Color)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)

1900: Harry Leonard (85 at death)

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

1901: Lionel Banks (48 at death)

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

1906: Billy Wilder (95 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {21 Noms, 7 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay, Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay, Original Story, Story and Screenplay

1909: Michael Todd (48 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1909: Buddy Adler (51 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Nominee: Picture

1936: Kris Kristofferson (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1941: Michael Lerner (71) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1943: Klaus Maria Brandauer (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1949: Meryl Streep (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {17 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Lead Actress, Supporting Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress, Supporting Actress

1952: Graham Greene (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1959: Thom Colwell (53)

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

Died

1965: David O. Selznick (63)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Nominee: Irving G. Thalberg Award

1967: William Cannon (60)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Assistant Director

1969: Judy Garland (47)

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

1972: Frances Flaherty (88)

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

1979: Wiard Ihnen (81)

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

1987: Fred Astaire (88)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor

2007: Willy Holt (85)

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

Released

1961: The Guns of Navarone [Pictured (hover to see)]

  (National Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1961}

1966: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? [Pictured (hover to see)]

  (National Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1966}