Birthdays:

John Carroll (August 1, 1963), who starred in Fargo (1996), Face/Off (1997), Gothika (2003), “Carnivàle,” Zodiac (2007), Shutter Island (2010), “American Horror Story” (seasons: Freak Show and Hotel), Channel Zero (2017), and “One Dollar.”

Kris Holden-Reid (August 1, 1973), who starred in Night of the Demons III (1997), Underworld Awakening (2012), The Returned (2013), and “Lost Girl.”

Movie releases:

1971: The Omega Man
1986: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
2008: Midnight Meat Train

Book releases/publishings:

1996: A Game of Thrones