- 1872 Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman and thoroughbred horse breeder, born in New York City (d. 1930)
- 1918 George Allen, American Pro Football HOF coach (NFL Coach of the Year 1967, 71; LA Rams, Washington Redskins), born in Nelson County, Virginia (d. 1990)
- 1918 Merv Harvey, Australian cricketer (brother of Neil, Test for Australia), born in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1995)
- 1922 George Allen, American NFL football coach (LA Rams, Washington Redskins), born in Nelson County, Virginia (d. 1990)
- 1922 Helmut Krackowizer, Austrian motorcycle racer and journalist ("Motorcycle Sport", "The History of Famous Makes of Motorcycle"), born in Frankenmarkt, Austria (d. 2001)
- 1924 Al Balding, Canadian golfer (first Canadian to win PGA Tour event in US, 4-time winner), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2006)
- 1927 Dorothy Manley, English 100m sprinter (Olympic silver 1948), born in London, England
- 1929 Mickey McDermott, American baseball player (d. 2003)
- 1930 Alf Valentine, Jamaican cricketer (great West Indian lefty spinner)
- 1933 Edwin "Ed" Charles, American MLB third baseman (Miracle Mets-1969), born in Daytona Beach, Florida (d. 2018)
- 1934 Luis Aparicio, Venezuelan Baseball HOF shortstop (13 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1966 Chicago White Sox; AL Rookie of the Year 1956; 9 × Gold Glove Award), born in Maracaibo, Venezuela
- 1936 Bernie Parrish, American football cornerback (Pro Bowl 1960, 63; Cleveland Browns; best-selling book, 'They Call It A Game'), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2019)
- 1940 Brian Taber, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (16 Tests, 60 dismissals; NSW), born in Wagga Wagga, Australia (d. 2023)
- 1942 Galina Kulakova, Soviet nordic skier (Olympic-3 golds-1972), born in Logachi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- 1944 Francis Lee, English soccer striker (27 caps; Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City 249 games, Derby County), born in Westhoughton, England (d. 2023)
- 1944 Jim Hart, American NFL quarterback (St Louis Cardinals), born in Evanston, Illinois
Dale Earnhardt (1951-2001)
American auto racer (7 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championships), born in Kannapolis, North Carolina
- 1952 Bob McClure, American baseball player and coach (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Oakland, California
- 1954 Jake Burton Carpenter, American snowboarder (founder Burton Snowboards; one of the inventors of modern day snowboard), born in New York City (d. 2019)
- 1956 Ron Verlin, American power-pop bassist (Shooting Star), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1958 Gary Cohen, American sports broadcaster (NY Mets: SNY, WPIX; Seton Hall basketball: WNYM), born in Queens, New York
- 1960 Bill Glasson, American golfer (7 PGA Tour titles), born in Fresno, California
- 1962 Bruce Driver, Canadian NHL defenseman (NY Rangers), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1962 Robert Druppers, Dutch runner (world record 1 km indoor), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
Mike Babcock (60 years old)
1963 Canadian NHL Coach (Anaheim, Detroit, Team Canada), born in Manitouwadge, Ontario
- 1966 John Vander Wal, American NLB outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
- 1966 Phil Tufnell, English cricketer (England slow lefty & slower fieldsman), born in London, England
- 1967 Curtis Joseph, Canadian NHL goalie (Team Canada, Edmonton Oilers), born in Keswick, Ontario
- 1967 Elizabeth "Betsy" McCagg, American rower (Olympic 4th 1992, 96), born in Kirkland, Washington
- 1967 Mary McCagg, American rower (Olympic 4th 1992, 96), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1968 Browning Nagle, American NFL quarterback (NY Jets, Atlanta Falcons), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1969 Arthur Marshall, American NFL wide receiver (NY Giants), born in Fort Gordon, Georgia
Andre Agassi (53 years old)
1970 American tennis player (Olympic gold 1996, 8 Grand Slam titles), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1970 Mark McMillian, American NFL cornerback (Philadelphia Eagles, KC Chiefs), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1970 William Martin III, American finn sailor (Olympics 23rd-1996), born in Charleston, South Carolina
- 1971 Sterling Hitchcock, American baseball pitcher (NY Yanks, Sea Mariners), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
- 1972 Gwendolyn Wentland, American high jumper, born in Flint, Michigan
- 1974 Alana Blahoski, American ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 1974 Julian Knowle, Austrian tennis player, born in Lauterach, Austria
- 1974 Pascal Cygan, French footballer (Arsenal), born in Lens, France
- 1975 John Macready, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1975 Rafael Betancourt, Venezuelan MLB player, born in Cumaná, Venezuela
- 1976 God Shammgod, American NBA guard (Wash Wizards), born in New York City
- 1977 Claus Jensen, Danish footballer and manager, born in Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
- 1978 Bob Bryan, American professional tennis player (23 x Grand Slam Doubles titles; Olympic gold 2012; 4 x ATP Tour Finals; Davis Cup 2007), born in Oxnard, California
- 1978 Mike Bryan, American professional tennis player (22 x Grand Slam Doubles titles; 5 x ATP Tour Finals; Olympic gold 2012; Davis Cup 2007), born in Oxnard, California
- 1978 Tony Armas, Jr., Venezuelan baseball player
- 1979 Lee Dong-Gook, Korean footballer, born in Pohang, South Korea
- 1979 Ryan Sharp, Scottish racing driver, born in Newtonhill, Scotland
- 1980 Kelly Shoppach, American baseball player
- 1980 Mathieu Biron, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 George McCartney, Northern Irish footballer
David Lee (40 years old)
1983 American basketball forward, center (NBA All-Star 2010, 13; NBA C'ship 2015 Golden State Warriors; married to Caroline Wozniacki), born in St Louis, Missouri
- 1983 Jay Cutler, American football player
- 1984 Phạm Văn Quyến, Vietnamese footballer
Justin Thomas (30 years old)
1993 American golfer (PGA C'ship 2017, 22; Players C'ship 2021), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 2003 Barbaro, American thoroughbred racehorse (d. 2007)
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