- 1839 Octavius Catto, American educator (Institute for Colored Youth, 1859-71), civil rights activist, and baseball player (Philadelphia Pythians, 1865-71), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1871)
- 1859 Joey Palmer, Australian cricket medium pace/spin bowler (17 Tests, 78 wickets, BB 7/65; Victoria CA), born in Corowa, Australia (d. 1910)
- 1874 Bill Klem, American Baseball HOF umpire (record 18 x World Series), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1951)
- 1884 Abe Attell, American boxer known as "The Little Hebrew" and World Featherweight Champion (1906-12), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1970)
- 1896 Edvin Wide, Swedish runner (Olympic silver 1924 and world record holder), born in Kimito, Finland (d. 1996)
- 1911 Bill Baker, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- 1915 Gus Lesnevich, American light heavyweight boxing champ (1947 fighter of year), born in Cliffside Park, New Jersey (d. 1964)
- 1917 Jack Robertson, English cricketer (superb England batsman, played 11 Tests), born in London, England (d. 1996)
- 1918 Charles "Charlie O" Finley, American sports entrepreneur (MLB's Kansas City/Oakland A's: NHL's California Golden Seals), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1996)
- 1918 Sid Abel, Canadian NHL hockey player (1948-49 Hart Trophy), born in Melville, Saskatchewan (d. 2000)
- 1921 Marshall Teague, American auto racer (Daytona Road Course Strictly Stock Car winner 1951, 52; AAA National Stock Car champion 1952, 54), born in Daytona Beach, Florida (d. 1959)
- 1922 Jesús Iglesias, Argentine racing driver, born in Pergamino, Argentina (d. 2005)
- 1925 Willie Cunningham, Scottish soccer right back (8 caps; Airdrieonians FC, Preston North End 437 games), born in Hill of Beath, Fife, Scotland (d. 2000)
- 1929 Ryne Duren, American near-sighted pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Cazenovia, Wisconsin (d. 2011)
- 1933 Bobby Smith, English soccer centre forward (15 caps; Tottenham Hotspur 271 games, 176 goals), born in Lingdale, England (d. 2010)
- 1933 Faith Thomas, Australian cricket fast bowler (1 WTest; first Indigenous woman to represent Australia in any sport; South Australia), born in Nepabunna, Australia (d. 2023)
Sparky Anderson (1934-2010)
American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1975, 76 Cincinnati Reds; WS 1984 & 2 x AL Manager of the Year, Detroit Tigers), born in Bridgewater, South Dakota
- 1937 Noel Murphy, Irish rugby union player, born in County Cork, Ireland
- 1937 Tommy Aaron, American golfer (US Masters 1973), born in Gainesville, Georgia
- 1939 Steve Barber, American MLB pitcher (Baltimore Orioles, NY Yankees), born in Takoma Park, Maryland (d. 2007)
- 1940 Chet Walker, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1964, 66, 67, 70, 71, 73, 74; NBA C'ship 1967, Philadelphia 76ers; Chicago Bulls), born in Bethlehem, Mississippi
- 1940 Larry Eisenhauer, American football defensive end (AFL All-Star 1962, 63, 64, 66; Boston Patriots), born in Hicksville, New York (d. 2020)
- 1941 Jürgen Nöldner, German soccer midfielder (30 caps East Germany; ASK Vorwärts Berlin 285 games), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2022)
- 1943 Dick Van Arsdale, American NBA all-star (New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1943 Tom Van Arsdale, American NBA basketball player, 1965-77, 3X All-Star (Detroit Pistons, Cincinnati/Kansas City/Omaha Kings, Philadelphia 76ers), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1944 Ranjit Fernando, Sri Lankan cricket wicket-keeper (1975 World Cup), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 1944 Tom Okker, Dutch tennis player, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1945 Michael Zagaris, American sports photographer (Oakland Athletics, San Francisco 49ers), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1948 Dennis Awtrey, American NBA center (Chicago Bulls, Suns), born in Hollywood, California
Niki Lauda (1949-2019)
Austrian auto racer (F1 world champ 1975, 77, 84), born in Vienna, Austria
- 1949 Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player, born in Moscow, Soviet Union
Julius Erving (74 years old)
1950 American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (11-time NBA All Star) known as "Dr. J", born in East Meadow, New York
- 1951 Elaine Tanner, Canadian swimmer (WR 220yd butterfly, 440yd IM, 100/200m backstroke; Olympic silver 100/200m backstroke 1968), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1952 Wayne Levi, American golfer (12 PGA Tour titles), born in Little Falls, New York
- 1955 Tim Young, Canadian ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars), born in Scarborough, Ontario
Amy Alcott (68 years old)
1956 American golfer (5-time major title winner; US Open 1980), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1961 Mike Morris, American NFL center (Minnesota Vikings), born in Centerville, Iowa
- 1962 Les Wallace, Scottish darts player (BDO World Champion 1997), born in Forres, Scotland
- 1963 Dave Besteman, American speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1963 Devon Malcolm, Jamaican cricket fast bowler (40 tests England, 128 wickets, BB 9/57; Derbyshire CCC, Northamptonshire CCC, Leicestershire CCC), born in Kingston, Jamaica
Vijay Singh (61 years old)
1963 Fijian golfer (Masters 2000, PGA C'ship 1998, 2004), born in Lautoka, Fiji
- 1964 Gigi Fernandez [Beatriz], American tennis star (Olymp-gold-96), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1965 Chris Dudley, American NBA center, 1987-2003 (NY Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, and 3 other teams), born in Stamford, Connecticut
- 1965 Joe Reekie, Canadian NHL defenseman, 1985-2002 (Buffalo Sabres, Washington Capitals, and 3 other teams), born in Victoria, British Columbia
Pat LaFontaine (59 years old)
1965 American NHL center, 1983-98 (NY Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, NY Rangers), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1966 Brad Edwards, American football safety (Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons) and executive (AD Newberry College, AD Jacksonville Uni, AD George Mason Uni), born in Lumberton, North Carolina
- 1966 Brent Severyn, Canadian NHL defenseman (NY Islanders), born in Vegreville, Canada
- 1967 Marianne Ihalainen, Finnish ice hockey right wing (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Tampere, Finland
- 1967 Steve Broussard, American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1968 James Allison, British Formula 1 Technical Director of Mercedes-AMG, born in Louth, Lincolnshire
- 1969 Brian Laudrup, Danish footballer, born in Vienna, Austria
- 1969 Mark Chmura, American NFL tight end (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Deerfield, Massachusetts
- 1969 Shawn Jefferson, American NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers, NE Patriots), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1971 Jason Marshall, Canadian NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Cranbrook, Canada
- 1971 Lisa Fernandez, American softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996), born in Lakewood, California
- 1971 Max Lane, American NFL tackle (NE Patriots), born in Norborne, Missouri
- 1971 Mohammed Sylla, Guinean football player (Willem II, FC Martigues), born in Conakry, Guinea (d. 2010)
- 1971 Rico Mack, American WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals), born in Statham, Georgia
Michael Chang (52 years old)
1972 American tennis player, coach (French Open 1989), born in Hoboken, New Jersey
- 1973 Claus Lundekvam, Norwegian footballer, born in Austevoll, Norway
- 1973 Einar Kristian Tveitå, Norwegian athlete
- 1973 Juninho Paulista, Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- 1973 Ntala Skinner, American biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in Sun Valley, Idaho
- 1974 Aaron Gavey, Canadian NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Greater Sudbury, Canada
- 1974 Kyoko Nagatsuka, Japanese tennis star (1996 Hobart), born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- 1975 Charles O'Bannon, American NBA guard (Detroit Pistons), born in Bellflower, California
- 1975 Gregory Maddalone, American dance skater (with partner Demkowski), born in Schenectady, New York
- 1976 Faan Rautenbach, South African rugby player, born in Bethlehem, South Africa
- 1977 Hakan Yakin, Swiss footballer, born in Basel, Switzerland
- 1979 Brett Emerton, Australian footballer, born in Bankstown, Australia
- 1981 Fredson Camara, Brazilian footballer, born in Monção, Brazil
- 1985 Hameur Bouazza, Algerian footballer, born in Essonne, France
- 1986 Rajon Rondo, American basketball player, born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1988 Kevin Borlée, Belgian athlete, born in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
- 1988 Przemysław Kazimierczak, Polish footballer, born in Łęczyca, Poland
- 1992 Natasha Cloud, American basketball player (Washington Mystics) and activist, born in Broomall, Pennsylvania
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