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2007 Oscar Peterson, dies in Ontario, Canada, of renal failure, at 82
2004 76th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Billy Crystal hosts, Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King sweeps all eleven nominations, including Best Picture, Sean Penn and Charlize Theron win lead acting awards 2003 75th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Steve Martin hosts, Chicago wins Best Picture, Adrian Brody and Nicole Kidman win lead acting awards 2002 74th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Whoopi Goldberg hosts, A Beautiful Mind wins Best Picture, Denzell Washington and Hallie Berry win lead acting awards 2002 Harold Russell, Oscar winner, The Best Years of Our Lives, dies at 88 2001 73rd Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Steve Martin hosts, Gladiator wins Best Picture, Russell Crowe and Julia Roberts win lead acting awards 2000 72nd Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Billy Crystal hosts, American Beauty wins Best Picture, Kevin Spacey and Hilary Swank win lead acting awards 1999 71st Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Whoopi Goldberg hosts, Shakespeare in Love wins Best Picture, Roberto Benigni and Gwyneth Paltrow win lead acting awards 1998 70th Academy Awards - Oscar Ceremony Billy Crystal hosts, Titanic wins eleven Oscars, including Best Picture, Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt win lead acting awards 1997 69th Academy Awards - Oscar Ceremony Billy Crystal hosts, The English Patient wins Best Picture, Geoffrey Rush and Frances McDormand win lead acting awards 1997 Oscar Lewenstein, impressario, dies at 80 1996 Oscar Michael Moore, journalist, dies at 36 1996 Oscar Abrams, community organiser, dies at 58 1994 Oscar Sheldon A Williams, artist/critic, dies at 74 1993 Richard Sale, writer and director (Oscar, Torpedo Run), dies at 80 1992 Oscar Luigi Scalfaro elected president of Italy 1991 Oscar Nitzchke, German architect (Alcoa building), dies at 90 1991 Dean Jagger, U.S. actor (Mr Novak, Rawhide, Oscar), dies at about 87 1987 Costa Rican President Oscar Arias wins Nobel Peace Prize 1987 Oscar Arias (Costa Rican president) wins Nobel Peace Prize 1986 Oscar Arias Sanchez elected president of Costa Rica 1985 Golden Raspberry Awards presented to parody Oscar Awards (Bolero wins) 1984 Landsat 5 and ham satellite Oscar 11 launched into polar orbit 1983 European Space Agency launches European Comm Satellite 1, Oscar 10 1982 Anna Paquin, oscar winning actress, Piano 1981 Oscar van Hemel, composer, dies at 88 1980 Oscar Romero, archbishop of El Salvador, murdered 1980 Oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, murdered during mass 1980 Oscar Ewing, U.S. government official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90 1978 Oscar Homolka, actor (7 Year Itch, Ball of Fire), dies at 79 1976 Jack Cassidy, actor (Oscar/Jetman-He and She), dies at 49 1976 Oscar Beregi, Jr., actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City), dies at 58 1976 Oscar Charleston selected to baseball's the Hall of Fame 1976 Oscar Espla, Spanish philosopher/composer (Sonata del Sur), dies at 89 1975 Oscar Rasbach, composer, dies at 86 1974 NBA guard Oscar Robinson retires 1973 45th Academy Awards - "Godfather," Marlon Brando and Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians 1973 Oscar de la Hoya, born in Los Angeles, California, boxer, light middleweight, Mexican-American, nicknamed 'The Golden Boy', defeated 17 world championships, won 10 world titles in six different weight classes 1972 "Dear Oscar" closes at Playhouse Theater New York City after 5 performances 1972 "Dear Oscar" opens at Playhouse Theater New York City for 5 performances 1972 Oscar Levant, actor (American in Paris, Dance of Life), dies at 65 1972 Oscar Gray, NFL fullback for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Oscar McBride, NFL tight end for the Arizona Cardinals 1971 Oscar Sturgis, WLAF DE for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1971 Oscar Sturgis, NFL defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys 1970 Australia's 1st amateur radio satellite (Oscar 5) launched (Calif) 1969 Henry Oscar, actor (Saint in London), dies at 78 1968 Carl Oscar Ahues, German International Chess Master (1950), dies at 85 1968 Joe Frazier beats Oscar Bonavena in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1967 Oscar Shaw, actor (Rhythm on the River, Marianne), dies at 76 1963 Oscar Backing, Austria/Netherlands viola player, dies at 83 1962 Oscar 2 (ham radio satellite) launched into Earth orbit 1961 Ham radio satellite Oscar 1 launched with military Discoverer 36 1960 Oscar Hammerstein II, Broadway librettist, dies at 65 1960 Bert Haanstra wins Oscar for "Glass" 1960 Oscar awarded to Netherlands director Bert Haanstra 1960 Oscar Michael Moore, journalist 1959 Oscar Torp, Norwegian premier, dies 1958 Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati scores a NCAA midwest region-record 56 pts 1958 In basketball Oscar Robertson (Cin) scores 56, Seton Hall team 54 1955 Arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63 1954 Oscar Straus, Austrian composer (Brave Soldier), dies at 83 1951 Dean Pitchford, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, prolific songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, novelist, Oscar, Golden Globe award-winner, wrote with composers Alan Menken, Rupert Holmes, collaborated on songs for movie, Fame, wrote screenplay for movie, 'Footloose' 1951 Oscar Stanton De Priest, Representative-D-Illinois 1929 - 1935, dies at 80 1949 Oscar Benton, Dutch blues vocalist and guitarist, Ze is Zoals Jij 1948 Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez, composer, dies at 50 1948 Oscar L Fernandez, Brazilian conductor and composer (Imbapara), dies at 50 1943 Oscar D. Dhlomo, South African Secretary-General of Inkatha, 1978 - 1990 1943 Oscar Harris, Surinames/Dutch singer, Try a Little Love 1942 Elke Sommer, Elke Schletz, Berlin Germany, actress, Oscar 1941 Oscar Arias Sanchez, president of Costa Rica, 1986-, Nobel 1987 1941 Academy copyrights Oscar statuette 1940 Hattie McDaniel becomes 1st black woman to win an Oscar 1938 Oscar Robertson, born in Charlotte, Tennessee, NBAer, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1938 Oscar Robertson, NBA guard, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1938 Oscar Apfel, actor (Inspiration), dies at 60 1937 Oscar Abrams, community organizer 1934 Academy Award 1st called Oscar in print (Sidney Skolsky) 1932 Oscar de la Renta, Dominican Republic, designer, Coty Hall of Fame-1973 1931 Oscar Fetras, composer, dies at 76 1928 Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer, dies at 55 1927 Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II's "Show Boat," premieres in New York City 1927 "Wings," the only silent film to win an Oscar for best picture, opens 1927 Jack Cassidy, born in Richmond Hill, Virginia, actor, Oscar/Jetman-He and She 1926 Claude [Oscar] Monet, French painter (impressionist), dies at 86 1926 Oscar Brown, Jr., U.S. songwriter, Brown Baby, Forbidden Fruit 1926 Richard Anderson, born in Long Beach, New Jersey, actor, Oscar Goldman-6 Million $ Man 1925 Oscar Peterson, born in Montreal, Canada, jazz pianist, composer, Grammy Award winner 1925 Oscar De Ville, CEO, Meyer International 1920 Oscar Brand, Winnipeg Canada, folk vocalist, Draw Me a Laugh 1918 Oscar Beregi, Jr., Hungary, actor, Young Frankenstein, Panic in City 1918 Richard Ellmann, U.S., literary scholar and writer, Oscar Wilde 1917 Oscar Lewenstein, impressario 1916 Oscar Asche's musical "Chu Chin Chow," premieres in London 1915 Oscar Comras, Bronx, drummer, namesake of Comras Mall in Bronx Park 1914 Oscar Egg bicycles world record time (44,247 km) 1914 Oscar Egg bicycles world record time (44,247 km) 1914 Oscar Mathisen skates world record 500 m in 43.7 sec in Oslo 1911 Oscar Carre, circus director, dies at 64 1911 Oscar Carre, circus director, dies at 64 1909 Jose Ferrer, Santurce PR, oscar winning actor, Cyrano de Bergerac 1908 Oscar Strauss' musical "Der tapfere Soldat," premieres in Vienna 1907 Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilians architect, Brasilia 1907 Oscar II Frederick, King of Sweden (-1907)/Norway (-1905), dies 1906 Oscar Levant, Pittsburgh, actor, American in Paris, Dance of Life 1906 Oscar Straus, 1st Jewish government member, appointed Secretary of Commerce 1902 Most knock downs in a fight, Oscar Nelson (5) and Christy Williams (42) 1902 Oscar Cullmann, Swiss theologist, Das Petrusproblem 1900 Oscar Wilde, Irish author, dies in Paris at 46 1900 Oscar Nitzchke, German architect, Alcoa building/Centre Pompidou 1898 Oscar Homolka, Vienna Austria, actor, I Remember Mama 1898 Hattie McDaniel, born in Wichita, 1st Black to win Oscar, Gone With The Wind 1897 Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez, Brazilian conductor and composer, Imbapara 1896 Oscar Wildes "Salom" premieres in Paris 1895 Oscar Hammerstein II, born in New York City, lyricist who worked with Richard Rodgers 1895 Oscar Wilde sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite 1895 Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices 1895 Oscar Wilde's "Importance of Being Earnest," opens in London 1895 Oscar Wilde's "Ideal Husband," premieres in London 1894 Oscar Fredriksen skates world record 500m in 47.8 sec 1892 Oscar van Hemel, composer 1892 Arthur Oscar Honnegger, born in Le Havre, France, composer, King David 1892 "Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde premieres at St. James (London) 1891 Henry Oscar, born in London, England, actor, Saint in London 1891 Oscar Grunden skates world record 500m (50.8 sec) 1891 Oscar Wilde's "Duchess of Padua," premieres in New York City 1890 Oscar Fredriksen skates world record 5 km (9:19) 1889 Oscar Ewing, U.S. government official, Everybody's Business 1888 Oscar Rasbach, composer 1887 Amsterdam's Oscar Carres Circus Theater opens 1887 Oscar Bossaert, Belgium, chocolate manufacturer/Minister of Middenstand 1887 Oscar Straus appointed 1st Jewish ambassador from U.S. (to Turkey) 1886 Oscar Espla, composer 1883 Carl Oscar Ahues, Germany, International Chess Master, 1950 1883 Oscar Hammerstein patents 1st cigar-rolling machine 1880 Oscar, Bachigaloupi, Tourniaire, actor and director, Pink Kate 1879 Oscar Back, Austrian-Dutch viola player 1878 Oscar Apfel, Cleveland, actor, Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn 1873 Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer 1871 Oscar J Dunn, (Lt Gov-La), dies suddenly, charges he was poisoned 1870 Oscar Straus, born in Vienna, Austria, composer, Ein Walzertraum 1868 Oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lt governor of Louisiana 1868 Oscar J. Dunn, is elected Lt Governor of Louisiana 1860 Oscar L Helfrich, Dutch governor, Curacao 1859 F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60 1854 Oscar Wilde, Fingal O'Flahertie Wills, Dublin, Pic of Dorian Gray 1854 Oscar Fetras, composer 1846 Oscar Carre, Dutch circus director 1846 Oscar Hammerstein, Germany, opera/playwright, Kohinoor 1829 Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden, 1872 - 1907, Norway, -1905, poet 1799 F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway, 1844-59 1775 Marshal Oscar von Lubomirski expels Jews from Warsaw Poland |
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