- 1862 Walter Travis, Australian-American golfer, writer, course designer (US Amateur C'ship 1900-01, 03; British Amateur 1904), born in Maldon, Australia (d. 1927)
- 1873 George Orton, Canadian athlete, born in Strathroy-Caradoc, Canada (d. 1958)
- 1873 Jack O'Neill, Irish-born baseball player, born in Tawnaleen, Ireland (d. 1935)
- 1890 Arthur O'Hara Wood, Australian tennis player (Australasian C'ship 1913), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1918)
- 1903 Voldemar Väli, Estonian wrestler, born in Kuressaare, Estonia (d. 1997)
- 1916 Bob Hamilton, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1944), born in Evansville, Indiana (d. 1990)
- 1916 Don Metz, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Stanley Cup 1942, 45, 47, 48, 49 Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Wilcox, Canada (d. 2007)
- 1917 Tyrell Johnson, West Indian cricketer (WI left-arm quickie, one Test 1939), born in Tunapuna, Trinidad (d. 1985)
- 1920 Max Patkin, American baseball player and clown, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
- 1921 Rodger Ward, American aviator & race car driver, born in Beloit, Kansas (d. 2004)
- 1932 Lou Henson, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (all-time leader in victories University of Illinois and New Mexico State), born in Okay, Oklahoma (d. 2020)
- 1933 Len Coldwell, English cricket player (England medium-fast bowler in 7 Tests 1962-64), born in Newton Abbot, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
Frank Mahovlich (86 years old)
1938 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame left wing, politician (6-time Stanley Cup winner, born in Timmins, Ontario
Willie McCovey (1938-2018)
American Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman (6 x MLB All Star; NL MVP 1969; NL home run leader 1963, 68, 69; SF Giants), born in Mobile, Alabama
- 1939 Bill Toomey, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1968), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1939 Davie Wilson, Scottish soccer forward (22 caps; Rangers, Dundee United) and manager (Dumbarton), born in Cambuslang, Scotland (d. 2022)
- 1939 Jorge Toro, Chilean soccer midfielder (29 caps; Colo-Colo, Sampdoria, Modena, Unión Española), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2024)
- 1940 Harry Gant, American race car driver, born in Taylorsville, North Carolina
- 1942 Gianmarco Calleri, Italian soccer entrepreneur (President SS Lazio 1986-92, Torino FC 1994-97), born in Busalla, Italy (d. 2023)
- 1945 Spider Sabich, American alpine skier (Olympics 1968; shot by actress Claudine Longet), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1976)
- 1948 Bernard Thévenet, French cyclist, born in Saint-Julien-de-Civry, France
George Foreman (75 years old)
1949 American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1973-74, 95), born in Marshall, Texas
- 1949 Walter S. Browne, Australian-born American chess Grandmaster (1974-78, 1980-84), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2015)
- 1953 Bobby Rahal, American racing car driver and team owner (over 15 wins), born in Medina, Ohio
- 1958 Anatoly Pisarenko, Soviet weightlifter, born in Kyiv, Ukraine
- 1959 Chandra Cheesborough, American 4x100 runner (Olympic gold 1984), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1962 Jim Lindeman, American baseball outfielder, 1996-84 (St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and 3 other teams), born in Evanston, Illinois
- 1964 Karen Josephson, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1992), born in Bristol, Connecticut
- 1964 Sarah Josephson, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1992), born in Bristol, Connecticut
- 1965 James Washington, American NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams) and two-time Super Bowl champion in 1993 and 1994, born in Abilene, Texas
- 1967 Johan Laats, Belgian judoka, born in Antwerp, Belgium
- 1970 Deon Figures, American NFL cornerback/PR (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Bellflower, California
- 1972 Thomas Lewis, American NFL wide receiver (NY Giants), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1973 Glenn Robinson, American NBA forward (Milw, Olympic gold 1996), born in Gary, Indiana
- 1973 Travis Davis, American NFL strong safety (New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Wilmington, California
- 1974 Davide Dionigi, Italian footballer, born in Modena, Italy
- 1974 Hollis Thomas, American football defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Abilene, Texas
- 1974 Steve Marlet, French footballer, born in Pithiviers, France
- 1975 Jake Delhomme, American football player, born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
- 1976 Adam Kennedy, American MLB second baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers, Anaheim Angels), born in Riverside, California
- 1980 Matt Roney, American baseball player, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1983 Danilo Dirani, Brazilian racing driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- 1987 César Cielo, Brazilian swimmer (Olympic gold 50m freestyle 2008; World C'ship gold x 6 2009, 11, 13; WR 50m freestyle 20.91, 100m freestyle 46.91 2009), born in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Brazil
- 1990 Tao Li, Singaporean Olympic swimmer, born in Wuhan, China
- 1994 Faith Kipyegon, Kenyan athlete (Olympic gold women's 1,500m 2016, 20; World C'ship gold 2017), born in Bomet, Kenya
- 1999 Mason Mount, English footballer (England, Chelsea FC), born in Portsmouth, England
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