- 1884 Katie Sandwina [Katie Brumbach], Austrian-American weight-lifter (Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1952)
Georges Vezina (1887-1926)
Canadian Hockey HOF goalie after whom the Vezina Trophy is named; Stanley Cup 1916, 24 Montreal Canadiens, born in Chicoutimi, Quebec
- 1888 Herbie Collins, Australian cricket all-rounder and captain (19 Tests, 1,352 runs @ 45.06, 4 x 100s), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1959)
- 1891 Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese marathon runner (1st person to die during a modern Olympics - during 1912 marathon), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1912)
- 1901 Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer (d. 1978)
- 1922 Sam Mele, American MLB outfielder/manager (Minnesota Twins record 102 wins 1965), born in Astoria, New York (d. 2017)
- 1925 George Conner, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame tackle / linebacker (Pro Bowl 1950–53; First-team All-Pro 1950–53, 55; Chicago Bears), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
- 1927 Clive Churchill, Australian rugby league fullback (37 Tests; NSW 27 games; South Sydney; RL "Immortal") and coach (Australia 29 Tests, South Sydney), born in Newcastle, Australia (d. 1985)
- 1932 Boris Shakhlin, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold, 1956, 1960, 1964; World Champion, 1958; European Champion, 1955), born in Ishim, Russia, USSR (d. 2008)
- 1932 John Chaney, American Basketball Hall of Fame college coach (Cheyney University, Temple University), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2021)
- 1938 Romano Fogli, Italian soccer midfielder (13 caps; Torino FC, Bologna FC 1909, A.C. Milan, Calcio Catania) and manager (Bologna FC), born in Santa Maria a Monte, Italy (d. 2021)
- 1939 Friedel Lutz, German soccer full-back (12 caps West Germany; Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.), born in Bad Vilbel, Gau Hesse-Nassau, Germany (d. 2023)
Jack Nicklaus (84 years old)
1940 American golfer (18 major titles, 73 PGA Tour titles), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1945 Arthur Beetson, Australian rugby league front rower (29 Tests; Balmain, Easts, Parramatta; RL "Immortal") and coach (2 Tests Australia, 16 games Queensland), born in Roma, Australia (d. 2011)
- 1948 Dan Morrison, American baseball umpire (World Series 1992; MLB All Star Game 1988; AL C'ship Series 1989, 96, 99), born in Glasgow, Kentucky (d. 2023)
- 1952 Mike Krukow, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1986 SF Giants; Chicago Cubs) and broadcaster (KNBR [with Duane Kuiper] SF Giants), born in Long Beach, California
Paul Allen (1953-2018)
American business magnate (co-founder Microsoft, owner Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Seahawks), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1955 Peter Fleming, American tennis player (US Open Doubles 1979, 81, 83; Wimbledon doubles 1979, 81, 83, 84; 7 x Tour Finals doubles [John McEnroe]), born in Chatham Borough, New Jersey
- 1957 Jacob Green, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawk)
- 1959 Alex McLeish, Scottish footballer and manager
- 1963 Detlef Schrempf, German-American NBA forward, 1985-2001 (Mavericks, Pacers, Supersonics), born in Leverkusen, West Germany
Hakeem Olajuwon (61 years old)
1963 Nigerian-American NBA center, 1984-2002 (Houston Rockets, Olympic gold 1996), born in Lagos, Nigeria
- 1963 Jessie Hester, American NFL wide receiver, 1985-95 (Raiders, Falcons, Colts, Rams), born in Belle Glade, Florida
- 1965 Eric Moore, NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns)
- 1966 Chris Hammond, American baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins)
- 1967 Ulf Stenlund, Swedish tennis star
- 1968 Tom Urbani, pitcher (St Louis Cards, Detroit Tigers), born in Santa Cruz, California
- 1969 Ashley Sheppard, NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- 1969 Matt Willig, NFL tackle/guard (Atlanta Falcons, NY Jets)
- 1969 Rusty Greer, Ft Rucker AL, outfielder (Texas Rangers)
- 1969 Ted Long, CFL slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- 1970 Ian Salisbury, cricketer (Sussex & England leg-spinner 1992-96)
- 1971 Alan McManus, Scottish snooker player
- 1971 Doug Weight, Warren MI, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers, Team USA 98)
- 1972 Alan Benes, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Evansville, Indiana
- 1972 Shelley Looney, American ice hockey forward (Gold USA, Olympics 1998), born in Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan
- 1973 Grady Jackson, defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
- 1974 Alex Sperafico, Brazilian racing driver
- 1974 Jerald Sowell, American football fullback (NY Jets), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 1974 Jerry Wunsch, tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- 1974 Keith Hufnagel, American skateboarder (founded skate/clothing company HUF), born in New York City (d. 2020)
- 1974 Orpheus Roye, defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- 1975 Casey FitzRandolph, American speed skater
- 1975 Ito, Spanish footballer
- 1975 Nicky Butt, English soccer midfielder (39 caps; Manchester United 270 games, Newcastle United 134 games), born in Manchester, England
- 1975 Yuji Ide, Japanese racing driver
- 1977 Al Baxter, Australian rugby union footballer
- 1977 Phil Neville, English footballer
- 1978 Andrei Zyuzin, Russian ice hockey player
- 1978 Faris al-Sultan, German-Iraqi triathlete
Brian O'Driscoll (45 years old)
1979 Irish rugby union player (Ireland, British & Irish Lions), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1979 Byung-Hyun Kim, Korean baseball player
- 1980 Aubrie Rippner, tennis star (1995 USTA National Girls 18), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1980 Dave Kitson, English footballer
- 1981 Dany Heatley, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 Ivan Ergić, Serbian footballer
- 1981 Jamie Dalrymple, English cricketer
- 1982 Dean Whitehead, English footballer
- 1983 Moritz Volz, German footballer
- 1983 Peter Philipakos, Greek-American soccer player
- 1984 Hiroki Yuhara, Japanese rugby union hooker (22 caps; Toshiba Brave Lupus), born in Chiba, Japan (d. 2020)
- 1985 Adrian Lewis, English darts player (PDC World Champion 2011-12), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England
- 1985 Alex Pérez, Spanish footballer, born in Madrid, Spain
- 1985 Matt Unicomb, Australian basketball player, born in Hornsby, Australia
- 1987 Joe Ledley, Welsh footballer
- 1993 Sei Young Kim, South Korean golfer (PGA Women's C'ship 2020; LPGA 72-hole scoring record 257), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1994 Laura Robson, British tennis player (Olympics mixed doubles silver 2012), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 2007 Luke Littler, English darts player (PDC World C'ship 2023 runner-up; youngest to reach PDC World C'ship final [16 years 346 days]), born in Runcorn, England
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