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  • 1889 Joe Dawson, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1912), born in Odon, Indiana (d. 1946)
  • 1902 Arnold Pihlak, Estonian soccer forward (44 caps; FK Austria Wien), born in Tallinn, Estonia (d. 1985)
  • 1911 Ted Anderson, English footballer (d. 1979)
  • 1915 Dorothy Poynton-Hill, American diver (Olympic gold 10m platform 1932, 36; silver springboard 1928, bronze 1936), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1995)
  • 1917 Lou Boudreau, American Baseball HOF shortstop (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series & AL MVP 1948; Cleveland Indians) and manager (Cleveland, Boston RS, KC A's), born in Harvey, Illinois (d. 2001)
  • 1919 Alex Moir, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (17 Tests, 28 wickets, BB 6/155; Otago), born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 2000)
  • 1920 Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish sports administrator (7th President International Olympic Committee 1980-2001), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2010)
  • 1920 Rudolf Kárpáti, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold sabre team 1948, 52, 56, 60; individual 1956, 60; World C'ship gold x 7), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1999)

Toni Stone (1921-1996)

American baseball second baseman (first woman to play in men's Negro League), born in St. Paul, Minnesota

Toni Stone
  • 1929 Roy McMillan, American baseball infielder, coach and manager (MLB All Star 1956-57; Gold Glove 1957-59; Cincinnati Reds), born in Bonham, Texas (d. 1997)
  • 1932 Bobby Leonard, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (ABA C'ship 1970, 72, 73; Indiana Pacers) & point guard (Minneapolis/LA Lakers, Chicago Packers/Zephyrs), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 2021)
  • 1932 Johnny Kerr, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1956, 59, 63; Syracuse Nats/Philadelphia 76ers), coach (Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns) and broadcaster (Chicago Bulls), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2009)
  • 1933 Bruce Wells, English boxer (European amateur light middleweight champion 1953) and actor (Dr. Who 1965-73), born in Harlesden, Middlesex (d. 2009)
  • 1933 Tony Pithey, Rhodesian cricket batsman (17 Tests for South Africa; top score 154, 1965), born in Mutare, Zimbabwe (d. 2006)
  • 1935 Juan Carlos Murúa, Argentine soccer defender (10 caps; Racing Club de Avellaneda, AA Argentinos Juniors, CA Platense), born in Misiones Province, Argentina (d. 2023)
  • 1936 Bill Groman, American football wide receiver (All-AFL 1960; AFL C'ship 1960, 61, 64, 65; Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills), born in Tiffin, Ohio (d. 2020)
  • 1941 Bob Taylor, English cricket wicketkeeper (57 Tests, 174 dismissals, 3 x 50s; Derbyshire CCC), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England
  • 1941 Daryle Lamonica, American football quarterback (Pro Bowl 1970, 72; AFL MVP 1967, 69; Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills), born in Fresno, California (d. 2022)
  • 1941 Morimichi Takagi, Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman (NPB All-Star 1966–67, 73, 79; Chunichi Dragons), born in Gifu, Japan (d. 2020)
  • 1942 Connie Hawkins, American professional basketball player, 1961-76 ABA MVP-1968 (Harlem Globetrotters, 1963-66; Phoenix Suns, L.A. Lakers), born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York (d. 2017)
  • 1942 Don Kessinger, American baseball shortstop (6 x MLB All Star; Gold Glove 1969, 70; Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago WS), born in Forrest City, Arkansas
  • 1944 Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian footballer, Captain of winning World Cup team (1970), born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 2016)
  • 1944 Mark Burgess, New Zealand cricket batsman (50 Tests, 5 x 100s; Auckland CA), born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1948 Cathy Ferguson, 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1964), born in Stockton, California
  • 1949 Charlie Steiner, American sports broadcaster, born in Malverne, New York
  • 1949 Gennadi Touretski, Russian swimming coach (Soviet Union, Australia national teams; Alexander Popov, Michael Klim, Ian Thorpe), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2020)

Eduardo Romero (1954-2022)

Argentine golfer (Tradition 2006, US Senior Open 2008), born in Córdoba, Argentina

Eduardo Romero

Bryan Trottier (67 years old)

1956 American NHL Center (NY Islanders), born in Val Marie, Saskatchewan

Bryan Trottier
  • 1960 Jan Wouters, Dutch football player (Ajax, Bayern Munich, PSV), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
  • 1960 Kim Barnett, English cricketer (England batsman and occasional leggie 1988-89), born in Leek, United Kingdom
  • 1960 Scott Norwood, American NFL kicker (Buffalo Bills-Super Bowl XXV goat), born in Alexandria, Virginia
  • 1962 Jay Barrs, American archer (Olympic gold 1988, 92, 96), born in Jacksonville, Florida

Matti Nykänen (1963-2019)

Finnish ski jumper (4 Olympic gold 1984, 88), born in Jyväskylä, Finland

Matti Nykänen
  • 1965 Ken Evraire, Canadian CFL slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1966 Michael Bradley, American golfer (4 PGA Tour wins), born in Largo, Florida
  • 1967 Kevin Pritchard, American NBA guard & basketball executive (Washington Bullets), born in Bloomington, Indiana
  • 1969 Tommy Soderstrom, Swedish NHL goalie (Sweden, NY Islanders), born in Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1971 Calbert Cheaney, American NBA player (Washington Bullets/Wizards), born in Evansville, Indiana
  • 1971 Nico Mattan, Belgian cyclist, born in Izegem, Belgium
  • 1972 Donny Marshall, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1972 Eric Williams, American NBA forward (Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics), born in Newark, New Jersey
  • 1972 Jaap Stam, Dutch footballer, born in Kampen, Netherlands
  • 1972 Melissa "Missy" Schwen, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Bloomington, Indiana
  • 1973 Horacio Llamas, Mexican NBA center (Phoenix Suns), born in Rosario, Mexico
  • 1975 Andre Adams, New Zealand cricketer, born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1977 Marc Savard, Canadian NHL hockey player, 1997-2011 (Calgary Flames, Boston Bruins, and 2 other teams), born in Ottawa, Ontario
  • 1980 Javier Camuñas, Spanish footballer, born in Municipality of Parla, Spain
  • 1980 Ryan Miller, American hockey player, born in East Lansing, Michigan
  • 1982 Omari Banks, West Indian cricket all-rounder (10 Tests, 1 x 50, 28 wickets; Leeward Islands, Leicestershire CCC, Anguilla, Somerset CCC), born in Anguilla, Leeward Islands
  • 1983 Adam Lind, American baseball player, born in Muncie, Indiana
  • 1984 Sotiris Leontiou, Greek footballer, born in Ioannina, Greece
  • 1985 Neil McGregor, Scottish footballer, born in Irvine, United Kingdom
  • 1987 Darius Boyd, Australian rugby player, born in Gold Coast, Australia
  • 1987 Jan Charouz, Czech racing driver, born in Prague, Czechia
  • 1987 Moussa Dembélé, Belgian footballer, born in Pontoise, France
  • 1989 Marko Todorović, Swiss swimmer and water polo player, born in Zurich, Switzerland


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