Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1886: Valles (83 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Costume Design (Color)
     Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Color)

1890: Percy Ikerd (64 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1929: Audrey Hepburn (63 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Actress, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
     Oscar Nominee: Actress

1931: G. Rozhdestvensky (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Musical Score

1946: Allen Hall (71) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Visual Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects

1947: Richard Jenkins (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Actor

1970: Gregg Alexander (47) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1977: Sol Halprin (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Sci-Tech Award – Type I (Statuette)
     Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1981: Paul Green (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Adaptation

2002: John Kohn (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

2008: Fred Haines (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Released

1944: Gaslight (73) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actress (Ingrid Bergman), Black-and-White Art Direction
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor (Charles Boyer), Actress (Ingrid Bergman), Supporting Actress (Angela Lansbury), Screenplay, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction

1947: Miracle on 34th Street (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor (Edmund Gwenn), Screenplay, Motion Picture Story
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Supporting Actor (Edmund Gwenn), Screenplay, Motion Picture Story