- 1848 William Kissam Vanderbilt, American businessman, born in New Dorp, Staten Island, New York (d. 1920)
- 1859 Edward R. Bradley, American businessman and horse owner (1st to own 4 Kentucky Derby winners), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (d. 1946)
- 1876 Alvin Kraenzlein, American track and field athlete (4 Olympic gold 1900), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1928)
- 1887 Nigel Haig, English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests; 1,000 runs and 100 wickets 1921, 27, 29 Middlesex CCC), born in London, England (d. 1966)
- 1904 Jim Christy, South African cricket batsman (10 Tests; top score 103 1932; Transvaal, Queensland), born in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa (d. 1971)
- 1913 Ferenc Csik, Hungarian swimmer (Olympics gold medal 100m freestyle 1936), born in Kaposvár, Hungary (d. 1945)
- 1914 Buzzie Bavasi, American MLB executive (Brooklyn & LA Dodgers), born in New York City (d. 2008)
- 1914 Denis Begbie, South African cricketer (South African batsman in five Tests 1948-50), born in Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa (d. 2009)
- 1923 John Pulman, English snooker player (World Champion 1957-68; News of the World Snooker Tournament 1954, 57, 58), born in Teignmouth, England (d. 1998)
- 1923 Ken Kavanagh, Australian motorcycle road racer (5 x GP wins; first Australian to win a Grand Prix race), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2019)
- 1925 Dattu Phadkar, Indian cricketer (pace bowling all-rounder for India), born in Kolhapur, India (d. 1985)
- 1925 Ghulam Guard, Indian cricket medium pace bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets; Bombay, Gujarat), born in Surat, India (d. 1978)
- 1926 Laurie Davidson, New Zealand yacht designer (Black Magic 1995; Team New Zealand 2000; America's Cup HOF 2007), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2021)
Bob Pettit (91 years old)
1932 American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (NBA MVP 1956, 59), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 1936 Iolanda Balaș, Romanian high jumper (Olympic gold 1960), born in Timișoara, Romania (d. 2016)
- 1940 Shirley Englehorn, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1970), born in Caldwell, Idaho (d. 2022)
- 1941 Nikolai Osyanin, Russian soccer striker (3 caps; PFC Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev, FC Spartak Moscow), born in Sobolevskoye, Russia (d. 2022)
- 1943 Pete Livesey, English rock climber, born in Huddersfield, England (d. 1998)
Emerson Fittipaldi (77 years old)
1946 Brazilian auto racer (World F1 Champion, 1972, 1974; Indy 500 1989, 1993), born in São Paulo, Brazil
- 1949 Ricardo Luis Carreras, American bantamweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1972), born in New York City
- 1950 Billy Smith, Canadian Hockey HOF goaltender (Vezina Trophy 1982; Conn Smythe Trophy 1983; Stanley Cup 1980, 81, 82, 83; NY Islanders), born in Perth, Ontario
- 1951 Anatoly Alyabyev, Russian biathlete (Olympic gold USSR 20km individual, 4 × 7.5km relay 1980), born in Danilkovo, Russia (d. 2022)
- 1952 Ajit De Silva, Sri Lankan cricket spin bowler (4 Tests), born in Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
- 1952 Cathy Rigby (McCoy), American gymnast (Olympics, 1968 & 1972), stage actress (Peter Pan), and sports commentator, born in Long Beach, California
- 1955 Eddy Schepers, Belgian professional cyclist, born in Tienen, Belgium
- 1955 Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, Greek businesswoman and president of the bidding and organizing committee for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, born in Heraklion, Greece
- 1956 Johan van der Velde, Dutch cyclist (won Young Rider Classification of Tour de France 1980), born in Rijbergen, Netherlands
- 1959 Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Indian cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener), born in Madras, India
- 1960 Amal Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan wicket-keeper in 9 Tests 1983-88), born in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
- 1961 Dale Sanderson, Canadian CFL guard (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Hamilton, Ontario
- 1962 Nadeem Ghauri, Pakistani cricketer (bowled in Test for Pak v Australia 1990), born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- 1962 Ray Brown, American NFL football guard, 1986-2005 (Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers, and 2 other teams), and coach, 2006-18, born in Marion, Arkansas
Tracy Austin (61 years old)
1962 American tennis player (US Open 1979, 81; Tour Finals 1980; Federation Cup 1978, 79, 80) and broadcaster (NBC, USA Network, 7 Network, Tennis Channel), born in Palos Verdes Peninsula, California
- 1964 Haywood Jeffires, American NFL wide receiver (Houston Oilers), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- 1965 Laurie Grover-Tavares, American biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1966 Jim Sandlak, NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks), born in Kitchener, Ontario
- 1967 David Szott, American NFL guard (KC Chiefs), born in Passaic, New Jersey
- 1967 John Randle, American NFL defensive tackle (Minnesota Vikings), born in Mumford, Texas
- 1967 Masood Anwar, Pakistani cricketer (one Test Pakistan v West Indies 1990), born in Khanewal, Punjab, Pakistan
- 1968 Chris Walsh, American football wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings; sues NFL over head injuries 2011), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1968 Kurt Schulz, American football safety (Buffalo Bills), born in Wenatchee, Washington
- 1968 Laurie Williams, West Indian cricket all-rounder (15 ODIs, 18 wickets; Jamaica), born in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica (d. 2002)
- 1968 Ray Ethridge, American football wide receiver (Baltimore Ravens), born in San Diego, California
- 1969 Courtney Hawkins, American NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
- 1969 Doug Terry, American NFL/WLAF safety (KC Chiefs, Scotland Claymores), born in Dumas, Arkansas
- 1969 Jane Robinson, Australian rower (World C'ship gold W8+, W4- 2001, W4x 2003), born in Cobden, Australia
- 1969 Kris Wirtz, Canadian ice pairs skater (1994 Skate Canada), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
- 1970 Abderrahim Ouakili, Moroccan soccer midfielder (11 caps; Mainz 05, 1860 Munich, Tennis Borussia Berlin, Karlsruher SC), born in Rabat, Morocco (d. 2023)
- 1970 Ivano Newbill, American NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies), born in Sedalia, Missouri
- 1970 Orlando Brown, American NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1971 Tito Wooten, American NFL safety (NY Giants), born in Goldsboro, North Carolina
- 1972 Greg Randolph, American road cyclist (Olympics-74th-96), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1972 Nicky Eaden, English footballer, born in Sheffield, England
- 1972 Wilson Kipketer, Kenyan-born Danish middle-distance runner, born in Kapchemoiywo, Nandi County, Kenya
- 1972 Yeoryios Theodoridis, Greek sprinter, born in Athens
- 1973 Michael Di Venuto, Australian cricketer (exciting Tasmanian batsman), born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
- 1973 Reinard Wilson, American football linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Gainesville, Florida
- 1973 Walter Otta, Argentine footballer (Blooming), born in Río Tercero, Argentina
- 1974 Franklin Anangonó, Ecuadorian soccer defender (7 caps; ESPoli Quito, El Nacional Quito, Macará), born in Quito, Ecuador (d. 2022)
- 1974 Nolberto Solano, Peruvian footballer, born in Callao, Peru
- 1975 Craig Moore, Australian soccer defender and broadcaster (52 caps; Glasgow Rangers 175 games), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1976 Lloyd Owusu, English-Ghanaian football player, born in Slough, England
- 1977 Orlando Hudson, American baseball player, born in Darlington, South Carolina
- 1979 Nate Clements, American football player, born in Shaker Heights, Ohio
- 1981 Jeret Peterson, American aerial skier (Olympic silver 2010), born in Boise, Idaho
- 1981 Pedro Ríos, Spanish footballer, born in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
- 1981 Shane Costa, American baseball player, born in Visalia, California
- 1981 Stephen Warnock, English footballer, born in Ormskirk, England
- 1981 Yuvraj Singh, Indian cricket batsman (40 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 169; 304 ODIs, 14 x 100; Tournament Team ICC World Cup 2011), born in Chandigarh, India
- 1982 Dmitry Tursunov, Russian tennis player, born in Moscow
- 1984 Daniel Agger, Danish footballer, born in Hvidovre, Denmark
- 1986 Përparim Hetemaj, Finnish footballer, born in Srbica, SFR Yugoslavia
- 1990 Victor Moses, Nigerian footballer, born in Lagos, Nigeria
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