Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Ceremonies

1931: 4th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1930/31}

Born

1889: Claude Rains (77 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor

1913: Les Bowie (65 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Visual Effects

1925: Richard Burton (58 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1928: Ennio Morricone (85) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
     Oscar Nominee: Original Score

1929: Marilyn Bergman (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {16 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score

1932: Roy Scheider (75 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1943: Richard Marks (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1944: Tim Rice (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song

1963: Sylvain Chomet (50) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Animated Film, Animated Short Film

Died

1956: Victor Young (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {22 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Drama/Comedy Score
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score

1982: Elio Petri (53) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

2006: Jack Palance (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor

2010: Dino De Laurentiis (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Foreign Film, Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Nominee: Foreign Film

Released

1974: Lenny [Pictured (hover to see)]

  (National Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1974}

1989: My Left Foot [Pictured (hover to see)]

  (Wide Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1989}