2002 Harold Russell, Oscar winner, The Best Years of Our Lives, dies at 88
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 Pres) 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, boxer
1973 Oscar De La Hoya, born in Los Angeles, California, boxer, Oly-gold-92
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
1966 Oscar Caballos, jockey
1963 Oscar Backing, Austria/Neth 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 Cin 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 Oscar DePriest, (Rep-D-Ill), 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, 1978-90
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, Charlotte Tennessee, NBAer, Oly-gold-60
1938 Oscar Robertson, NBA guard, Cin, Milwaukee, Olympics gold 1960
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, Canadian Musician
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
1916 Azijn Banana, [Oscar Enau], Antillean publicist
1916 Vinegar Banana, [Oscar Enau], Antillean publicist
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
1907 Oscar Brink, latinist
1906 Oscar Levant, Pittsburgh, actor, American in Paris, Dance of Life
1906 Oscar Straus, 1st Jewish government member, appointed Sec 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/min 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, Cleve, 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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