births
August 1, 1949
Jim Carroll, American poet, author, and musician (died 2009)
Jim Carroll
James Dennis Carroll was an American author, poet, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work The Basketball Diaries, which inspired a 1995 film of the same title that starred Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll, and his 1980 song "People Who Died" with the Jim Carroll Band.
August 1
August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 152 days remain until the end of the year.