- 1900 Maurice Leyland, English cricket batsman (41 Tests, 2764 runs @ 46.06; Yorkshire 1920-46, 1,000+ runs in 17 consecutive seasons), born in Harrogate, England (d. 1967)
- 1901 Heinie Manush, American Baseball HOF left fielder (MLB All-Star 1934 Washington Sens; AL batting champion 1926 Detroit Tigers), born in Tuscumbia, Alabama (d. 1971)
- 1909 Eric Rowan, South African cricket batsman (26 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 236; Transvaal, Eastern Province), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1993)
Edmund Hillary (1919-2008)
New Zealand explorer and mountaineer who was 1st to scale Mount Everest with Tenzing Norgay, born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1921 Ted Schroeder, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1942, Wimbledon 1949), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2006)
Mike Ilitch (1929-2017)
American businessman (founded Little Caesars Pizza, owner Detroit Red Wings, Tigers), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1930 Chuck Daly, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (2-time NBA champion Detroit Pistons), born in Kane, Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
- 1931 Phil Coles, Australian sports administrator (International Olympic Committee 1982-2011; AOC 1973-2011), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2023)
- 1931 Tony Marsh, English auto racer (record 6 x British Hill Climb Championship), born in Stourbridge, England (d. 2009)
- 1934 Doug Padgett, English cricket batsman (2 Tests, HS 31; Yorkshire CCC, MCC), born in Bradford, England (d. 2024)
- 1936 Butch Baird, American golfer (US Open 1976 4th), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1936 John Sillett, English soccer defender (Chelsea, Coventry City, Plymouth Argyle) and manager (FA Cup 1987 Coventry City), born in Southampton, England (d. 2021)
- 1938 Fred Lindop, British rugby league referee (22 Tests; World Cup Final 1970; 5 x Challenge Cup Finals), born in Wakefield, England (d. 2023)
- 1938 Roger Hunt, English soccer forward (34 caps; FIFA World Cup 1966; Liverpool 404 games, 244 goals; Bolton Wanderers), born in Glazebury, England (d. 2021)
- 1940 Tony Oliva, Cuban Baseball HOF right fielder (World Series 1987, 91 Minnesota Twins; 8 x MLB All Star; AL Rookie of Year 1964), born in Pinar del Río, Cuba
- 1943 Chris Amon, New Zealand Formula 1 racer, born in Bulls, New Zealand (d. 2016)
- 1944 Mel Daniels, professional basketball player (Hall of Fame 2012), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
- 1945 Betty Burfeindt, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1976), born in New York City
- 1945 Jake Scott, American College Football Hall of Fame safety (Uni of Georgia; 5×Pro Bowl; 2×First-team All-Pro; Super Bowl 1972 [MVP], 73; Miami Dolphins), born in Greenwood, South Carolina (d. 2020)
- 1951 Larry Black, 4x100 runner (Olympic gold 1972), born in Miami, Florida
- 1953 Dan Shaughnessy, American sports writer
- 1956 Charlie Magri, Tunisian British world champ flyweight boxer (1983), born in Tunis, Tunisia
Mima Jausovec (67 years old)
1956 Yugoslavian tennis player (French Open-1977), born in Maribor, Yugoslavia
- 1960 Lauren Gregg, American soccer coach (USA women 1997, 2000) and midfielder (1 cap; Uni of North Carolina), born in Rochester, Minnesota
- 1962 Giovanna Amati, Italian race car driver, born in Rome, Italy
- 1963 Paula Ivan, Romanian runner (world record mile), born in Herăști, Romania
- 1964 Murray Craven, Medicine Hat, NHL left wing (Chicago Blackhawks)
- 1965 Jovy Marcelo, Filipino racing driver, born in Quezon City, Philippines (d. 1992)
- 1966 Beth Coats, American biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 1966 Carlo L'Ami, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
- 1966 Tracey Mcfarlane, US breaststroke swimmer (US record 100m)
- 1967 Ian Beckles, Canadian NFL guard, 1990-98 (Tampa Bay Bucs; Philadelphia Eagles), and radio broadcaster, born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1968 Jimmy Carson, American NHL center (6 NHL hat tricks before age 21), born in Southfield, Michigan
- 1969 Giovanni Lombardi, Italian cyclist (Gold Medal 1992 Olympics), born in Pavia, Italy
- 1971 Charles Johnson, American MLB catcher (US Olympics 1992, Marlins), born in Fort Pierce, Florida
- 1971 Ron Stone, American NFLer (Dallas Cowboys), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1972 Jozef Stümpel, Slovak NHL forward (Boston Bruins, LA Kings), born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia
- 1973 Mads Rieper, Danish footballer
- 1973 Peter Forsberg, Swedish NHL center (Colorado Avalanche), born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
- 1974 Bengie Molina, Puerto Rican baseball catcher (World Series 2002, Gold Glove Award 2002, 03 LA Angels; Toronto Blue Jays, SF Giants, Texas Rangers), born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
- 1975 Aimee Mullins, American Paralympic athlete/official (US Olympic Chef de Mission 2012), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
- 1975 Erik Hagen, Norwegian footballer
- 1975 Ray Allen, American basketball guard (10-time NBA All Star), born in Merced, California
- 1976 Alex Yoong, Malaysian racing driver
- 1976 Debashish Mohanty, Indian cricketer
- 1977 Alessandro dos Santos, Brazilian-born Japanese footballer
- 1977 Kiki Musampa, Congolese footballer (Manchester City), born in Kinshasa, Zaire
- 1978 Jennifer Grubb, American soccer defender (12 caps; Washington Freedom), born in Elkhart Indiana
- 1978 Pavel Datsyuk, Russian ice hockey player
- 1978 Tamsyn Lewis, Australian athlete
- 1978 Will Solomon, American basketball player
- 1979 David Ortega, Spanish freestyle and backstroke swimmer
- 1979 Miklos Fehér, Hungarian soccer striker (25 caps; Győri ETO, Porto, Benfica), born in Tatabánya, Hungary (d. 2004)
- 1981 Damien Delaney, Irish footballer (Crystal Palace), born in Cork, Ireland
- 1984 Alexi Casilla, Dominican MLB player, born in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
- 1984 Troy Smith, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2006, Ohio State; NFL: Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1990 Wendie Renard, French football player (Lyon, France), born in Schœlcher, Martinique
- 1995 Shaquem Griffin, American football linebacker (one-handed Seattle Seahawks 2018-20), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
- 1996 Ben Simmons, Australian basketball point guard (2016 NBA Draft: #1 pick Philadelphia 76ers), born in Melbourne, Victoria
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