2004 Event 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 1989 Event Voyager 2 discovers 2 partial rings of Neptune 1979 Event Pioneer 11 makes 1st fly-by of Saturn, discovers new moon, rings 1979 Event U.S. Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings 1978 Event Pioneer 11 transmits images of Saturn and its rings 1977 Death James M Cain, U.S. writer (Postman Always Rings Twice), dies at 85 1977 Birthday Liv Tyler, born in New York City, daughter of Steven Tyler, actress, The Lord of the Rings trilogy 1977 Event Rings of Uranus discovered during occulation of SAO 1977 Birthday Orlando Bloom, born in Canterbury, England, actor, appeared in 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Pirates of the Caribbean', 'Kingdom of Heaven' films 1976 Birthday Dominic Monaghan, born in Berlin, Germany, actor, known for playing role of Merry in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, 'Lost' and 'FlashForward' television shows 1969 Birthday Cate Blanchett, born in Ivanhoe, Australia, actress, Academy-Award winning performance in 'The Aviator', other films include, 'Elizabeth', 'The Lord of the Rings' 1965 Birthday David Wenham, born in Marrickville, Australia, appeared in films, 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Van Helsing', '300' 1962 Death Andrew E Douglass, Dendrochronologer (Study of Tree Rings), dies 1959 Birthday Sean Bean, born in Handsworth, England, actor, television, appeared in series 'Sharpe', films include 'The Lord of the Rings', 'GoldenEye' 1958 Birthday Viggo Mortensen, born in New York City, New York, actor, appeared in 'The Lord of the Rings' film trilogy, 'Eastern Promises', 'A History of Violence', 'Hidalgo' 1938 Birthday Ralph Bakshi, animator, Lord of Rings, Fritz the Cat, Mighty Mouse 1931 Birthday George Jones, born in Saratoga, Texas, singer, Golden Rings, Oh Lonesome Me 1903 Birthday Niven Busch, U.S. screenwriter, Postman Always Rings Twice 1900 Death James E Keeler, U.S. astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42 1892 Birthday James M. Cain, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, novelist, Postman Always Rings Twice 1892 Birthday J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist, Lord of Rings 1867 Birthday Andrew Ellicott Douglass, Dendrochronologer, study of tree rings 1857 Birthday James E Keeler, U.S., astronomer, rings of Saturn 1756 Death Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at 79 1677 Birthday Jacques Cassini, French astronomer, rings of Saturn 1629 Birthday Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer, discovered Saturn's rings
