Birthdays:

Mike Colter (August 26, 1976), who starred in “American Horror Story” (season: Coven), “The Following,” “Jessica Jones,” “Luke Cage,” and Extinction (2018).

Home Alone’s Macaulay Culkin (August 26, 1980), who starred in The Midnight Hour (1985), Jacob’s Ladder (1990), and The Good Son (1993).

Danielle Savre (August 26, 1988), who starred in “The X-Files” (episode: Sunshine Days), Boogeyman 2 (2007), “Supernatural” (episode: Bloodlines), Knock Knock (2014), The Perfect Stalker (2016), and Deep Blue Sea 2 (2018).

Movie releases:

1984: Natural Born Killers
2005: The Cave

Horrific history from today:
1346: The blind king’s final battle (2017)
1890: Unrequited love ends in murder (2017)
2000: Doctor kills parents after psychotic episode (2017)
2015: Disgruntled reporter kills former coworkers (2017)
2012: Woman flags down motorist and names attackers after choked, beaten, set on fire (2018)

National holidays:
Happy National Dog Day! (U.S.)