1883 Mick Commaille, South African cricketer and soccer rep, born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 1956)
1887 Savielly Tartakower, Austrian-Polish-French chess player, born in Rostov-on-Don, Russian Empire (d. 1956)
1903 Tom Yawkey, American Baseball HOF executive (owner Boston Red Sox 1933-76), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1976)
1908 Neville Quinn, South African cricket fast bowler (12 Tests, 35 wickets), born in Tweefontein, South Africa (d. 1934)
1910 Eddie Waring, British sports commentator (d. 1986)
1913 Roger Laurent, Belgian racing driver (d. 1997)
1914 Arnold Denker, American chess champion (1944-46), born in New York City (d. 2005)
1915 Godfrey Brown, British athlete, 4 X 400m runner (Olympic gold 1936), born in Bankura, India (d. 1995)
1925 Jack Ramsay, American Hall of Fame basketball coach (Portland Trail Blazers, 1977 NBA Champions), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
1928 Cecil Sandford, British motorcycle road racer (125cc world champion 1952; 250cc world champion 1957), born in Blockley, England (d. 2023)
1932 Leon Black, American college basketball coach (Texas Longhorns men's team 1967-76), born in Martins Mill, Texas (d. 2021)
1934 Gordon Forbes, South African tennis player and author (French Open mixed doubles [Darlene Hard] 1955), born in Burgersdorp, South Africa (d. 2020)
1937 Ron Clarke, Australian athlete (17 x WRs, 5,000m, 10,000m, 20,000m; 2, 3, 6, 10 miles) and politician (mayor Gold Coast), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2015)
1940 Bruno Bolchi, Italian soccer midfielder (4 caps; Inter, Verona, Atalanta, Torino) and manager (AC Cesena, Bari, Messina, Genoa), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2022)
1940 Peter Gethin, British racing driver
1945 Sudhir Naik, Indian cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; Bombay), born in Mumbai, India (d. 2023)
1946 Bob Ryan, American sportswriter (The Boston Globe), born in Trenton, New Jersey
1946 Desmond Lewis, West Indian cricket batsman/keeper (avg 86.33 in 3 Tests), born in Jamaica (d. 2018)
1948 Mel James, Welsh rugby league front rower (11 caps Wales; St. Helens RLFC) and rugby union prop (Swansea RFC), born in Resolven, Wales (d. 2022)
1949 Ronnie Hellström, Swedish soccer goalkeeper (77 caps; Hammarby IF, 1. FC Kaiserslautern; Sweden Player of the Year 1971, 78), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 2022)
1951 John Parker, New Zealand cricket batsman (36 Tests, 3 x 100s; 24 ODIs; Worcestershire CCC, Northern Districts CA), born in Dannevirke, New Zealand
1954 Ivo van Damme, Belgian 800/1500m dash (Olympic silver 1976)
1958 Alan Trammell, American Baseball HOF shortstop (6 × MLB All-Star; World Series MVP 1984; Detroit Tigers) and manager (Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks), born in Garden Grove, California
1963 Greg Turner, New Zealand golfer (4 European Tour titles), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
1963 Michael Gostigian, American pentathlete (Olympic 16th-88, 92, 96), born in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
1964 Willie Pless, American CFL linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Anniston, Alabama
1965 Jayson Meyer, Canadian hockey defenseman (Team Germany), born in Regina, Canada
1965 Keith Arthurton, West Indian cricketer (Charlestown, Nevis WI lefty batsman), born in Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis
1966 Chris Donnels, American baseball infielder (Houston Astros), born in Angeles, California
1966 Edie Boyer, American discus thrower, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1967 Leroy Burrell, American athlete (Olympic gold 4×100m relay 1992 [WR 37.40]; World C'ship gold 1991 [WR 37.50], 93); WR 100m 9.85 1994), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1967 Patrick Lodewijks, Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Groningen), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
1968 Pellom McDaniels, American professor & NFL defensive lineman (KC Chiefs), born in San Jose, California
1968 Terry Allen, American NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings, Wash Redskins), born in Commerce, Georgia
1969 J. D. Gibbs, American auto racer, team owner (Joe Gibbs Rcaing), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2019)
1969 Petra Kronberger, Austrian alpine skier (Olympic gold 1992), born in Pfarrwerfen, Austria
1970 Javier De La Hoya, Mexican-American baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Durango, Mexico
1970 Marc Woodard, American NFL linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Kosciusko, Mississippi
1970 Michael Slater, Australian cricket batsman (74 Tests, 14 x 100, HS 219; NSW CA, Derbyshire CCC) and broadcaster (9 Network, 7 Network), born in Wagga Wagga, Australia
1971 Arco Jochemsen, Dutch soccer player (SVDB, Vitesse), born in Barneveld, the Netherlands
1973 Brian Rolston, American NHL left wing (Olympics 1994, NJ Devils), born in Flint, Michigan
1974 Alexei Lojkin, Belarusian NHL forward (Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Minsk, Belarus
1974 Iván Campo, Spanish footballer, born in San Sebastián, Spain
1974 Rohsaan Griffin, American 200m runner, born in Texas City, Texas
1975 Scott Miller, Australian swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1976 Robin Confer, American soccer forward (8 caps; Raleigh Wings, NJ Lady Stallions, Boston Breakers), born in Clearwater, Florida
1976 Ryan Smyth, Canadian NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers), born in Banff, Canada
1977 Chad Hutchinson, American baseball & football player, born in San Diego, California
1977 Steve Francis, American basketball player, born in Takoma Park, Maryland
1979 Pascal Chimbonda, French footballer, born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
1980 Brad Fast, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Fort St. John, Canada
1980 Jim Vandermeer, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Caroline, Canada
1980 Parthiva Sureshwaren, Indian racing driver, born in Chennai, India
1982 Bernhard Auinger, Austrian racing driver, born in Salzburg, Austria
1983 Braylon Edwards, American football wide receiver (Pro Bowl & Second Team All Pro 2007; Cleveland Browns), born in Detroit, Michigan
1984 Andrew Ellis, New Zealand rugby union player, born in Christchurch, New Zealand
1984 David Odonkor, German footballer, born in Bünde, Germany
1985 Georgios Samaras, Greek footballer, born in Heraklion, Greece
1989 Josh Walker, English footballer, born in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
1991 Riyad Mahrez, French-Algerian football player (Leicester City), born in Sarcelles, France,
1992 Phil Jones, English footballer (Manchester United), born in Preston, England
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