- 1842 Alfred Shaw, English cricket medium/spin bowler (7 Tests; bowled first ball in Test cricket; first to take 5 wickets in a Test innings; Nottinghamshire CCC, MCC), born in Burton Joyce, England (d. 1907)
- 1857 Sandford Schultz, English cricket all-rounder (1 Test, 1 wicket, 20 runs; Cambridge University, Lancashire CCC), born in Birkenhead, England (d. 1937)
- 1901 Aurel Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Ottawa, Canada (d. 1986)
Sherwin Badger (1901-1972)
American figure skater (US singles championship 1920-24; Olympic silver pairs [with Beatrix Loughran] 1932), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1905 Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (Olympic gold 1928, 1932, 1936; birthday 29/8 celebrated as India's National Sports Day), born in Allahabad, India (d. 1979)
- 1912 Sohn Kee-chung, Korean athlete and long-distance runner, born in Sinuiju, North Korea (d. 2002)
- 1913 Len Butterfield, New Zealand cricketer (NZ all-rounder, Test), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1999)
- 1916 Leo Horn, Dutch soccer referee, columnist and businessman, born in Sittard, Netherlands (d. 1995)
- 1921 Wendell Scott, American auto racer (first black driver to win a race at NASCAR's premier level [Jacksonville 200 1963]), born in Danville, Virginia (d. 1990)
- 1925 Loyd Gentry, American thoroughbred trainer (Kentucky Derby 1967 Proud Clarion), born in Covington, Kentucky (d. 2012)
- 1934 John Guy, New Zealand cricketer (solid left-handed batsman for NZ in late 1950's), born in Nelson, New Zealand
- 1936 Ken Scotland, Scottish rugby union full-back (27 Tests Scotland, 5 British & Irish Lions; Leicester Tigers RUFC, London Scottish FC), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2023)
- 1940 Earl Gros, American NFL running back (Green Bay), born in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana (d. 2013)
- 1940 Wim Ruska, Dutch judoka champion (Olympic gold 1972), born in Amsterdam
- 1945 Wyomia Tyus, American 100m runner (Olympic gold 1964, 68), born in Griffin, Georgia
- 1946 Bob Beamon, American track and field long jumper (Olympic gold 1968, 29' 2½" 8.9m), born in South Jamaica, Queens, New York
- 1947 Bob Lutz, American tennis player (US Open doubles 1968, 74, 78, 80; Australian Open 1970 [Stan Smith]), born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- 1947 James Hunt, English auto racer (Formula 1 World Drivers Champion 1976), born in Belmont, Surrey (d. 1993)
- 1948 David W. Potter, Scottish sports writer (published 60+ books, primarily Scottish football & cricket), born in Forfar, Scotland (d. 2023)
- 1955 Frank Hoste, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France, 1984), born in Ghent, Belgium
- 1957 Jerry D. Bailey, American Racing Hall of Fame jockey/broadcaster (Kentucky Derby 1993, 1996), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1959 Timothy Perry Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics and member of the Kennedy Family, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1959 Tony Johnson, New Zealand rugby commentator and presenter (Newstalk ZB; TV3; SKY Television), born in Picton, New Zealand
- 1962 Carl Banks, American NFL linebacker (Cleveland Browns, NY Giants), born in Flint, Michigan
- 1963 Greg Holmes, American tennis player, born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1964 Jordi Arrese, Spanish tennis player, born in Barcelona, Spain
- 1965 Gerhard Rodax, Austrian soccer striker (20 caps; FF Admira Wacker, Atlético Madrid, SK Rapid Wien), born in Tattendorf, Austria (d. 2022)
- 1965 Will Perdue, American NBA center (San Antonio Spurs), born in Melbourne, Florida
- 1967 Shaun Van Allen, Canadian NHL center (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Calgary, Canada
- 1968 Darren Joseph, Canadian football fullback (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Ottawa, Canada
- 1969 Joe Swail, Northern Irish snooker player, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1970 Jacco Eltingh, Dutch tennis player (1993 ATP World Doubles), born in Heerde, Netherlands
- 1971 Henry Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Caracas, Venezuela
- 1973 Jermane Mayberry, American football offensive lineman (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Floresville, Texas
- 1973 Olivier Jacque, French motorcyclist, born in Villerupt, France
Jay Onrait (49 years old)
1974 Canadian sports broadcaster (TSN, Fox Sports 1), born in Athabasca, Alberta
- 1976 Jon Dahl Tomasson, Danish footballer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1976 Kasia Kulesza, Canadian synchronized swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Warsaw, Poland
- 1976 Kevin Kaesviharn, American football player, born in Paramount, California
- 1976 Pablo Mastroeni, American soccer player, born in Mendoza, Argentina
- 1977 Aaron Rowand, American baseball player, born in Portland, Oregon
- 1977 Devean George, American basketball player, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1977 Roy Oswalt, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2005–07; NLCS MVP 2005; NL wins leader 2004; combined no-hitter 2003; Houston Astros), born in Weir, Mississippi
- 1978 Celestine Babayaro, Nigerian footballer, born in Kaduna, Nigeria
- 1979 Ryan Shealy, American baseball player, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1980 Chris Simms, American NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Denver Broncos), born in Ridgewood, New Jersey
- 1980 David West, American basketball player, born in Teaneck, New Jersey
- 1980 Mohammad Sheikh, Kenyan cricketer, born in Nairobi, Kenya
- 1981 Geneviève Jeanson, French Canadian cyclist, born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1982 Carlos Delfino, Argentinean basketball player, born in Santa Fe, Argentina
- 1983 Timothy Bradley, American boxer (WBC light welterweight title 2008, 2011, WBO light welterweight 2009-12), born in Palm Springs, California
- 1987 Tony Kane, Irish footballer, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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