- 1905 Cyril Walters, Welsh cricketer (solid England batsman of 30's), born in Bedlinog, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 1992)
- 1906 Klaas Schenk, Dutch speed skating coach (1952, 56, 60 Winter Olympics; father of triple gold medallist Ard), born in Wieringerwaard, Hollands Kroon, Netherlands (d. 1983)
- 1907 Phil Edwards, Canadian-Guyanese runner (Olympic bronze 1928, 32, 36), born in Georgetown, Guyana (d. 1971)
- 1913 Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricket batsman and captain (43 Tests; 3,073 runs @ 46.56; 10 x 100s; Victoria) and broadcaster (ABC 1956-81), born in Geelong, Australia (d. 1993)
- 1915 Max Robertson, British sports commentator, born in Dacca, Bengal (d. 2009)
- 1924 Dick Mayer, American golfer (US Open 1957), born in Stamford, Connecticut (d. 1989)
- 1924 Tony MacGibbon, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (26 Tests, 70 wickets; Canterbury CA), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2010)
- 1932 Andy Bathgate, Canadian professional ice hockey player (New York Rangers, 1958 NHL MVP), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2016)
- 1936 Don Denkinger, American baseball umpire (World Series: 1974, 80, 85, 91; MLB All-Star Game 1971, 76, 87; "The Call"), born in Cedar Falls, Iowa (d. 2023)
- 1940 Roger Pingeon, French cylist (Tour de France 1967 champion), born in Hauteville-Lompnes, France (d. 2017)
- 1943 Lou Piniella, American baseball outfielder (1969 AL rookie of the year TEST) and manager (NY Yankees, Seattle Mariners), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1944 Marianne Heemskerk, Dutch swimmer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 1945 Jim Lynch, American College Football HOF linebacker (Notre Dame; AFL–NFL World C'ship Game 1970; Kansas City Chiefs), born in Lima, Ohio (d. 2022)
- 1948 Murray Parker, New Zealand cricketer (brother of John Three Tests for NZ 1976), born in Dannevirke, Manawatu, New Zealand
- 1948 Shaharuddin Abdullah, Malaysian soccer striker (70 caps, 39 goals; Penang FC, Penjara FC), born in Penang, Malaysia (d. 2023)
Ron Guidry (73 years old)
1950 American baseball pitcher (4 x MLB All Star; Cy Young 1978; World Series 1977, 78; NY Yankees), born in Lafayette, Louisiana
Scott Hamilton (65 years old)
1958 American figure skater (Olympic gold 1984), born in Bowling Green, Ohio
- 1962 Paul Allen, English footballer, born in Aveley, England
- 1962 Rick Fehr, American golfer (2 PGA Tour titles), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1963 Regina Marie Jacobs, 800m/1500m runner (Olympics 10th 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1963 Reyna Thompson, American NFL cornerback (NY Giants), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1964 Lee Janzen, American golfer (US Open 1993, 1998), born in Austin, Minnesota
- 1967 Chris Armstrong, CFL slot back (Montreal Alouettes), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
- 1968 Tom Fitzgerald, American NHL right wing (Florida Panthers), born in Billerica, Massachusetts
Pierre Turgeon (54 years old)
1969 Canadian NHL center (NY Islanders, Montreal Canadiens), born in Rouyn, Quebec
- 1970 Jaime Fields, NFL/WLAF linebacker (KC Chiefs, Scotland Claymores), born in Compton, California (d. 1999)
- 1971 Janet Evans, American swimmer (Olympic gold 400m, 800m, 400m medley 1988; 800m 1992; WR 400m, 800m, 1,500m), born in Fullerton, California
- 1971 Raul Marquez, Mexican-American boxer (Olympic-92), born in Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas, Mexico
- 1971 Shane Andrews, infielder (Montreal Expos), born in Dallas, Texas
Todd Eldredge (52 years old)
1971 American figure skater (World C'ship gold men's singles 1996; 6 x US national champion), born in Chatham, Massachusetts
- 1972 Darby Hendrickson, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Richfield, Minnasota
- 1972 Jay Witasick, American baseball player, born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1972 Mike Cawley, American CFL quarterback (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1974 Carsten Jancker, German footballer and coach, born in Grevesmühlen, East Germany
- 1975 Gareth Farrelly, Irish footballer (Aston Villa), born in Dublin
- 1975 Jamie Cureton, English footballer (Bishop's Stortford), born in Bristol, England
- 1976 Federico Magallanes, Uruguayan footballer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
- 1979 Kristen Hughes, Australian netballer
- 1979 Markus Pröll, German footballer, born in Rheinbach, Germany
- 1979 Ruth Riley, American basketball player, born in Ransom, Kansas
- 1980 T.J. Beam, American baseball player, born in Scottsdale, Arizona
- 1981 Agata Wróbel, Polish weightlifter, born in Żywiec, Poland
- 1981 Daniel Gygax, Swiss footballer, born in Zürich, Switzerland
- 1981 Martin Erat, Czech hockey player, born in Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
- 1981 Raphael Matos, Brazilian racing driver, born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- 1981 Vaggelis Moras, Greek footballer, born in Larissa, Greece
- 1982 Anderson Silva de França, Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- 1982 Kevin McNaughton, Scottish footballer, born in Dundee, Scotland
- 1982 Thiago Motta, Brazilian footballer, born in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
- 1983 Lasith Malinga, Sri Lankan cricket fast bowler (4 wickets in 4 balls x 2; 4 x ODI, T20 hat tricks; 30 Tests), born in Galle, Sri Lanka
- 1988 Ray Jones, English footballer, born in London, England (d. 2007)
- 1989 César Azpilicueta, Spanish footballer (Atlético Madrid, Spain), born in Zizur Mayor, Spain
- 1989 Valtteri Bottas, Finnish racing driver (Formula One), born in Nastola, Finland
- 1990 Bojan Krkić, Serbian-Spanish footballer, born in Linyola, Spain
- 1994 Ons Jabeur, Tunisian tennis player (World #2 2022; Wimbledon women's singles 2022, 23 & US Open 2022 runner-up), born in Ksar Hellal, Tunisia
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