- 1862 Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect (restored Panathinaiko Stadium 1896 Olympics Athens) and shooter (Olympic bronze trap, single shot 1908), born in Athens, Greece (d. 1937)
- 1877 Walter O Briggs, American entrepreneur and sports team owner (Detroit Tigers 1935-52), born in Ypsilanti, Michigan (d. 1952)
- 1898 Allison Danzig, American sports writer (Tennis Pictorial History), born in Waco, Texas (d. (1987)
- 1901 Horatio Luro, American horse trainer (43 x stakes winners; Decidedly, Northern Dancer), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1991)
Ethelda Bleibtrey (1902-1978)
American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m, 300m, 4x100m freestyle relay 1920; first US female champion), born in Waterford, New York
Gene Sarazen (1902-1999)
American golfer (7 x major titles including Career Grand Slam; 38 PGA Tour event wins), born in Harrison, New York
- 1904 André Leducq, French cyclist (Tour de France 1930, 32; Olympic gold road race 1924), born in Saint-Ouen, France (d. 1980)
- 1904 Chick Fullis, American baseball player (d. 1946)
- 1906 Mal Matheson, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (2 Tests) and rugby union Test referee (Australia v NZ 1946), born in Omaha, New Zealand (d. 1985)
- 1907 Hilton Smith, American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 x NgL All Star; Monroe Monarchs, Kansas City Monarchs), born in Giddings, Lee County, Texas (d. 1983)
- 1910 Ted Horn, American race car driver (d. 1948)
- 1919 Johnny Pesky [Paveskovich], American MLB baseball infielder, 1942 & 1946-54 (Boston Red Sox, and 2 other teams), coach, manager, and broadcaster, born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2012)
- 1920 Reg Simpson, English cricket batsman (27 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 156no; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Sherwood, England (d. 2013)
- 1924 Norman Marshall, West Indian cricket spin bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago), born in Saint Thomas, Barbados (d. 2007)
- 1929 Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer, (d. 2013)
- 1929 Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league footballer and coach (d. 2008)
- 1929 Pat Hales, English tennis player (US C'ships women's singles 1955 runner-up; French C'ship doubles 1955, 60 & Wimbledon doubles 1955 runner-up), born in London, England (d. 1985)
- 1933 Raymond Berry, American Pro Football HOF split end (NFL C'ship 1958, 59 Baltimore Colts; First-team All-Pro 1958, 59, 60; 6 × Pro Bowl) and coach (New England Patriots 1984–89), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
- 1937 L. Jay Silvester, American discus thrower (Olympic silver 1972), born in Tremonton, Utah
- 1939 Lester King, West Indian cricketer (WI fast bowler, 2 Tests 1962-68, 9 wkts), born in St Catherine, Jamaica
- 1939 Peter Revson, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1971 pole winner, runner-up), born in New York City (d. 1974)
- 1941 Charlie Faulkner, Welsh rugby union prop (19 Tests Wales; British & Irish Lions 1977; Pontypool RFC, Barbarian FC) and coach (Newport RFC), born in Newport, Wales (d. 2023)
- 1943 Klaus Köste, German gymnast (Olympic gold 1972- vault), born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 2012)
- 1944 Graeme Pollock, South African cricket batsman (23 Tests @ 60.97, 7 x 100, HS 274; Transvaal, Eastern Province), born in Durban, South Africa
- 1947 Ashley Woodcock, Australian cricketer (one Test Aust v NZ 1974, only knock 27), born in Adelaide, Australia
- 1953 Oleg Moliboga, Ukrainian volleyball player (Olympic gold USSR 1980, silver 1976; World C'ship gold 1978, 82), born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (d. 2022)
- 1957 Viktor Markin, Russian athlete, born in Ust-Tarksky District, Russia
- 1958 Naas Botha, South African rugby union footballer, born in Mpumalanga, South Africa
- 1960 Andres Gomez, Ecuadorian tennis player (Madrid Grand Prix-1990), born in Guayaquil, Ecuador
James Worthy (63 years old)
1961 American NBA forward (LA Lakers, 1988 Playoff MVP), born in Gastonia, North Carolina
- 1962 Kory Tarpenning, American pole vaulter, born in Portland, Oregon
- 1963 Francesco Cancellotti, Italian tennis star, born in Perugia, Italy
- 1964 April Heinrichs, US women's soccer coach (Olympic-96), born in Littleton, Colorado
- 1966 Chris Howard, American baseball catcher (Seattle Mariners), born in Kenner, Louisiana
- 1967 Dallas Eakins, American-Canadian NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets), born in Dade City, Florida
- 1967 Robert Kron, Czech NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers), born in Brno, Czechia
- 1968 Loy Vaught, American NBA forward (LA Clippers), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- 1968 Mike Sullivan, American NHL center (Calgary Flames), born in Marshfield, Massachusetts
- 1968 Tore Aleksandersen, Norwegian women's volleyball coach (Allianz MTV Stuttgart; Norway, Finland women's national teams), born in Molde, Norway (d. 2023)
- 1969 Greg Stevenson, Canadian rower (Olympics-11-92, 96), born in Sherbrooke, Quebec
- 1969 Willie Banks, American baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- 1970 David White, American NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills), born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Kent Desormeaux (54 years old)
1970 American thoroughbred jockey (Kentucky Derby 1998, 2000, 08; Preakness Stakes 1998, 2008, 16; Belmont Stakes 2009; US Champion Jockey by wins 1987, 88, 89), born in Maurice, Louisiana
- 1971 Ivan Robinson, American boxer (Olympic-92), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1971 Jaroslav Modry, Czech NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators), born in České Budějovice, Czechia
- 1971 Rich Tylski, American football player (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in San Diego, California
- 1973 Mark Taylor, Welsh rugby union centre and captain (52 Tests; Pontypool RFC, Swansea RFC, Scarlets, Sale FC, Ospreys), born in Blaenavon, Wales
- 1974 Chris Dishman, American football offensive lineman (Arizona Cardinals), born in Cozad, Nebraska
- 1974 Jimmy Maher, Australian cricketer (Queensland lefty batsman victorious 1995 side), born in Innisfail, Australia
- 1975 Duce Staley, American football running back (Super Bowl 2005, Pittsburgh Steelers) and coach (Detroit Lions ass HC Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions), born in West Columbia, South Carolina
- 1975 Marcus Robinson, American football wide receiver (Chicago Bears), born in Fort Valley, Georgia
- 1975 Prodromos Korkizoglou, Greek decathlete, born in Larissa, Greece
- 1976 Tony Gonzalez, American football tight end (KC Chiefs), born in Torrance, California
- 1978 James Beattie, English footballer, born in Lancaster, England
- 1981 Elodie Ouédraogo, Belgian athlete, born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium
- 1983 Devin Harris, American basketball point guard (NBA All-Star 2009 NJ Nets; Dallas Mavericks), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1984 David Noel, American basketball player, born in Durham, North Carolina
- 1984 Lotta Schelin, Swedish female footballer, born in Trångsund, Sweden
- 1985 Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Russian footballer, born in Moscow, Russia
- 1993 Jessica Korda, American golfer (5 LPGA Tour titles), born in Bradenton, Florida
- 1994 Hou Yifan, Chinese chess player, born in Xinghua, China
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