- 1861 William Chatterton, English cricket batsman (1 Test, HS 48; Derbyshire CCC) and soccer forward (Derby County FC), born in Thornsett, England (d. 1913)
- 1865 Harry Butt, English cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests, 2 dismissals; Sussex CCC, MCC), born in London, England (d. 1928)
- 1887 Sir John Layton Jarvis, English thoroughbred race horse trainer (9 x British Classic Races; 3 x British flat racing Champion Trainer), born in Newmarket, England (d. 1968)
- 1894 Paul Costello, American rower (Olympic gold double sculls 1920, 24, 28), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
- 1896 Arch Ward, American sportswriter (Chicago Tribune - proposed baseball's all-star game), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1955)
- 1900 Hans Stuck, German race car driver (d. 1978)
- 1910 Neville Crump, British racehorse trainer (Grand National 1948, 52, 60), born in Beckenham, Kent, England (d. 1997) [1]
- 1915 Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian footballer (d. 1999)
- 1920 Bruce Hobbs, American jockey (youngest to ride winner of English Grand National on Battleship 1938), born in Long Island, New York (d. 2005)
- 1933 Dave Marr, American golfer (PGA Championship 1965), and broadcaster, born in Houston, Texas (d. 1997)
Larisa Latynina (89 years old)
1934 Ukrainian gymnast (winner most Olympic medals in her sport [18]; 9 x gold USSR 1956, 1960, 1964; World C'ship gold x 9), born in Kherson, Ukraine
- 1936 Bjarni Felixson, Icelandic soccer defender (6 caps; Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur) and broadcaster (RÚV), born in Reykjavík, Iceland (d. 2023)
- 1936 José Pérez Francés, Spanish road racing cyclist (Tour de France 1963 overall 3rd), born in Peñacastillo, Spain (d. 2021)
- 1936 Lee Grosscup, American football quarterback (NY Jets, NY Titans) and sportscaster (college football analyst ABC; Cal Berkeley), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2020)
- 1936 Phil Sharpe, English cricket batsman (12 Tests, 1 x 100, 4 x 50, HS 111; Yorkshire CCC, Derbyshire CCC), born in Shipley, England (d. 2014)
- 1938 Ron Greene, American college basketball coach (Uni of New Orleans, Mississippi State, Murray State, Indiana State), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 2021)
- 1940 David Shepherd, English cricket umpire (92 Tests 1985–2005; 172 ODIs 1983–2005), born in Bideford, England (d. 2009)
- 1940 Jerry Lambert, jockey (rode Native Diver)
- 1942 Byron Browne, baseball player
- 1950 Roberto Bettega, Italian soccer forward (42 caps; Juventus 326 games, 129 goals), born in Turin, Italy
- 1952 Craig Reynolds, American baseball shortstop who was MLB All Star 1978, 79; Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, born in Houston, Texas
- 1953 Kevin Wright, cricketer (Australian wicket-keeper 1979)
- 1955 Brad Murphey, Australian racing driver
- 1956 Doina Melinte, Romanian running star (world record 1500 m/mile indoor)
- 1957 James Sanford, US runner (world record 50m indoor)
- 1958 Steve Jones, American golfer (US Open 1996, 8 PGA Tour titles), born in Artesia, New Mexico
- 1959 Andre Tippett, American NFL Hall of Fame linebacker, 1982-93, 5X Pro Bowl (New England Patriots), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1962 Bill Self, American basketball coach
- 1962 Mark Few, American basketball coach
- 1962 Sherri Steinhauer, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1992, British Open 2006), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1962 Timothy Hacker, 10k runner, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1963 Dana Chladek, Czech-American slalom kayaker (Olympic bronze 1992, silver 1996), born in Děčín, Czech Republic
- 1963 Jim Leyritz, Lakewood OH, catcher (NY Yankees)
- 1964 Steve Wallace, American football offensive tackle (Super Bowl XXIII, XXIV, XXIX SF 49ers; Pro Bowl 1993), born in Alabama, Georgia
- 1965 Gamini Wickremasinghe, cricketer (Sri Lanka wicket-keeper)
- 1966 Bill Goldberg, American football player and professional wrestler
- 1968 Dean Palmer, infielder (Texas Rangers), born in Tallahassee, Florida
- 1969 Chris Humbert, American water polo center forward (FINA World Cup gold 1991, 97), born in Modesto California
- 1969 Jean-Christophe Boullion, French race car driver
- 1970 Lorenzo Neal, NFL fullback (New Orleans Saints, NY Jets)
- 1971 Bryan Smolinski, NHL forward (Team USA, Pitts Penguins), born in Toledo, Ohio
- 1971 Duncan Ferguson, Scottish footballer
- 1971 James Stewart, NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions), born in Fairfield, Texas
- 1972 Charles Way, NFL fullback (NY Giants)
- 1972 Dewayne Washington, NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings)
- 1974 Jay Pandolfo, American ice hockey player
- 1976 Fernando Pisani, Canadian/Italian ice hockey player
- 1979 Carson Palmer, American NFL quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2002, USC; Pro Bowl 2005, 06, 15; Cincinnati Bengals, Arizona Cardinals), born in Fresno, California
- 1979 David Dunn, English footballer
- 1980 Claudio Castagnoli, Swiss wrestler
- 1983 Cole Hamels, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2007, 11, 12, 16; World Series MVP & NLCS MVP 2008 Philadelphia Phillies; pitched no-hitter 2015 Texas Rangers), born in San Diego, California
- 1984 Gilles Simon, French tennis player (world #6 2009; Davis Cup 2017), born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France
- 1985 Logan Bailly, Belgian football goalkeeper
- 1985 Paul Stastny, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL All-Rookie 2007; NHL All-Star 2011; Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets, LV Golden Knights), born in Quebec City, Quebec
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (37 years old)
1986 Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold 100m 2008, 12; 9 x World C'ship gold), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1988 Rick Porcello, American baseball player
- 1990 Luis Trujillo, Peruvian Football Player
- 1990 Milos Raonic, Canadian tennis player (8 ATP titles), born in Titograd, Montenegro
- 1999 Brock Purdy, American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, born in Queen Creek, Arizona
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