- 1853 Henry Wood, English cricket wicket-keeper (4 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 134no; Kent CCC, Surrey CCC), born in Dartford, England (d. 1919)
Henri Cochet (1901-1987)
French tennis player (French Open 1926, 28, 30, 32; Wimbledon 1927, 29; US Open 1928), born in Villeurbanne, France
- 1902 Billy Burke, American golfer (US Open 1931), born in Naugatuck, Connecticut (d. 1972)
- 1904 Jack Westland, American politician (US House of Representatives 1953-65) and golfer (US Amateur C'ship 1952), born in Everett, Washington (d. 1982)
- 1908 Claude Davey, Welsh rugby union footballer, born in Garnant, Wales (d. 2001)
- 1914 Attila Petschauer, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold 1928, 32), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1943)
- 1917 Wilf Ferguson, West Indian cricket leg-spinner (West Indian of post-WWII years), born in Longdenville, Trinidad (d. 1961)
- 1921 Charley Trippi, American College-Pro Football HOF halfback (Uni of Georgia; NFL C'ship 1947; First-team All-Pro 1948; Pro Bowl 1952, 53; Chicago Cardinals), born in Pittston, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
- 1924 Siiri Rantanen, Finnish cross country skier (Olympic gold 3 × 5k relay 1956, bronze 1960; bronze 10k 1952), born in Tohmajärvi, North Karelia, Finland (d. 2023)
- 1925 Sam Jones, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1955, 59; no-hitter 1955; Chicago Cubs), born in Stewartsville, Ohio (d. 1971)
- 1926 Frank King, West Indian cricketer (WI fast bowler in 14 Tests in 50's, 29 wkts), born in Delamere Land, Brighton, St Michael, Barbados (d. 1990)
- 1935 Butch [David William] White, English cricketer (England opening attack Brown & White v Pak 1961), born in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire
- 1936 Carl Scheer, American basketball executive (general manager Denver Nuggets, LA Clippers, Charlotte Hornets; inventor NBA Slam Dunk Contest), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
Ernie Davis (1939-1963)
American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (1st African-American to win Heisman Trophy 1961, Syracuse), born in New Salem, Pennsylvania
- 1940 Lex Gold, Scottish footballer, born in Lanark, Scotland
- 1941 Barry Hadlee, New Zealand cricket batsman (brother of Richard & Dayle; 2 ODIs NZ World Cup 1975; Canterbury), born in Christchurch, Canterbury
- 1946 Peter Lorimer, Scottish soccer midfielder (21 caps; Leeds United 526 games), born in Dundee, Scotland (d. 2021)
- 1946 Ruth Fuchs, German javelin thrower (Olympic 2 gold-72, 76), born in Egeln, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Stan Smith (77 years old)
1946 American tennis player (US Open 1971, Wimbledon 1972), born in Pasadena, California
- 1949 Bill Buckner, American MLB 1st baseman (1986 World Series infamous fielding error; NL batting champ 1980), born in Vallejo, California (d. 2019)
- 1951 Jan Timman, Dutch chess player, born in Amsterdam
- 1953 Vijay Amritraj, Indian tennis player and actor (Octopussy), born in Chennai, India
- 1954 Alan Kulwicki, American auto racer and owner (NASCAR Winston Cup drivers' and owners' champion 1992), born in Greenfield, Wisconsin (d. 1993)
- 1955 Jane Crafter, Australian-American golfer (1987 JC Penney Mixed Teams), born in Perth, Australia
- 1956 Hanni Wenzel, German alpine ski racer (Olympic-2 gold-1980), born in Straubing, Bavaria, West Germany
- 1959 Jorge Vaca, Mexican boxer (WBC welterweight champion 1987), born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- 1961 Jeff Robinson, American baseball pitcher, 1987-92 (Detroit Tigers; Baltimore Orioles; and 2 other teams), born in Ventura, California, (d. 2014)
- 1962 Bharat Arun, Indian cricketer (Indian pace bowler late-80's), born in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
- 1962 Chris Dahlquist, American NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators), born in Fridley, Minnesota
- 1965 Craig Biggio, American Baseball HOF infielder (7 × MLB All-Star; 4 × Gold Glove Award; 5 × Silver Slugger Award; Houston Astros), born in Smithtown, New York
- 1965 Ken Hill, American MLB pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Lynn, Massachusetts
- 1966 Anthony Mason, American NBA forward, 1989-2003 (NY Knicks, Charlotte Hornets, and 4 other teams), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2015)
- 1966 Bill Ranford, Canadian NHL goalie, 1985-2000 (Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, and 2 other teams, Team Canada), and goaltending coach (Los Angeles Kings), born in Brandon, Manitoba
- 1966 Carl Herrera, Trinidadian-born Venezuelan NBA forward, 1991-99 (San Antonio Spurs, and 2 other teams), born in Trinidad and Tobago
- 1966 Fabrizio Giovanardi, Italian racecar driver, born in Sassuolo, Italy
- 1967 Eldridge Recasner, American NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1968 Cees Marbus, Dutch soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles), born in Noordwijk, Netherlands
- 1968 Jamie Crysdale, CFL corner (Calgary Stampeders), born in Calgary, Alberta
- 1969 Arthur Numan, Dutch soccer player (PSV), born in Heemskerk, Netherlands
- 1969 Dave Nilsson, Australian baseball catcher (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 1969 Rogerick Green, American NFL cornerback (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Brenham, Texas
- 1970 Bradford Banta, American NFL tight end (Indianapolis Colts), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 1971 Chris Therien, Canadian NHL defenceman (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1972 Johnny Mcwilliams, American football tight end (Arizona Cardinals), born in Pomona, California
- 1972 Marcus Jensen, American baseball player, born in Oakland, California
- 1974 Billy Koch, American baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Garden City, New York
- 1975 James Cotton, American NBA guard (Seattle Supersonics), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1975 Tamecka Dixon, American WNBA guard (LA Sparks), born in Linden, New Jersey
- 1976 André Couto, Portuguese racing driver, born in Lisbon, Portugal
- 1976 Santiago Ezquerro, Spanish footballer (Athletic Bilbao), born in Calahorra, Spain
- 1978 Kim St-Pierre, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Châteauguay, Canada
- 1978 Patty Schnyder, Swiss tennis player, born in Basel, Switzerland
- 1979 Kyle Shanahan, American NFL coach (San Francisco 49ers 2017-20), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1979 Michael Owen, English footballer, 1996-2013 (Liverpool; New Castle United; and 3 other teams), sports commentator, and racehorse breeder, born in Chester, England
- 1980 Didier Zokora, Ivorian footballer, born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- 1981 Emilie Heymans, Canadian diver, born in Brussels, Belgium
- 1981 Liam Lawrence, English footballer, born in Retford, England
- 1981 Shaun Marcum, American baseball player, born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1982 Josh Fields, American baseball player, born in Ada, Oklahoma
- 1982 Steve Sidwell, English footballer, born in Wandsworth, England
- 1984 Chris Brunt, Northern Irish footballer, born in Belfast
- 1984 Edward Rainsford, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Kadoma, Zimbabwe
- 1985 Jakub Błaszczykowski, Polish footballer, born in Truskolasy, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
- 1985 Tom Smith, Welsh rugby union footballer, born in Bristol, Somerset
- 1988 Nicolas Batum, French basketball player, born in Lisieux, France
- 1997 DK Metcalf [DeKaylin Zecharius], American football wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks), born in Oxford, Mississippi
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