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Friday the 13th premieres theatrically in 1980.
- 1923: Dark Shadows actor Richard Woods is born in Buffalo, New York.
- 1926: Actor Quintín Bulnes is born in Mexico City, Mexico.
- 1936: Actor Albert Finney is born in Lancashire, England.
- 1938: Actor Michael Stroka is born in Passaic, New Jersey.
- 1957: Director Paolo Barzman is born.
- 1958: Director/producer Chuck Russell is born in Park Ridge, Illinois.
- 1979: Actress Rosario Dawson is born in New York City, New York.
- 1980: Friday the 13th is released theatrically in the United States.
- 1985: Actor Chris Zylka is born in Warren, Ohio.
- 1990: Buried Alive premieres on the USA Network.
- 1997: Poltergeist: The Legacy episode "Finding Richter" airs on Showtime.
- 2000: The Woman Eater is released to DVD by Image Entertainment.
- 2000: Angel episode "War Zone" airs on the WB Network.
- 2000: Witchcraft XI: Sisters in Blood is released direct-to-video by Cinema Epoch.
- 2002: Resident Evil closes out of theaters.
- 2002: Charmed episode "Womb Raider" airs on the WB Network.
- 2003: Actor Carmen Filpi passes away in Los Angeles, California.
- 2004: Underworld director Len Wiseman marries franchise star Kate Beckinsale.
- 2004: Charmed episode "Witch Wars" airs on the WB Network.
- 2006: Masters of Horror episodes "Incident On and Off a Mountain Road" and "Chocolate" are released to DVD by Starz Productions and Anchor Bay Entertainment.
- 2013: Warm Bodies closes out of theaters.
- 2016: Bates Motel episode "Forever" airs on A&E.
- 2016: Damien episode "Ave Satani" airs on A&E.
- 2017: Actor Michael Parks passes away in Los Angeles, California at the age of 77.