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  • 1781 Tom Cribb, English bare knuckle boxer (C'ship of England 1808-22), born in Hanaham, Gloucestershire, England (d. 1848)
  • 1859 Hank O'Day, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher/umpire/manager (umpire 10 World Series), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1935)
  • 1878 Jimmy Quinn, Scottish soccer striker (11 caps; Celtic 272 games, 188 goals), born in Croy, Scotland (d. 1945)
  • 1911 Ken Farnes, English cricket fast bowler (15 Tests, 60 wickets, BB 6/96; Essex CCC, Cambridge University CC), born in Leytonstone, England (d. 1941)
  • 1923 Harrison Dillard, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 4×100m relay 1948; 110m hurdles, 4×100m relay 1952), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2019)
  • 1928 Jane Tehira, New Zealand sportsperson (triple international: basketball, softball, hockey), born in Kaikohe, New Zealand (d. 2023)

Roone Arledge (1931-2002)

American sports broadcasting executive (President ABC Sports - Monday Night Football; ABC News), born in New York City [1] [2]

Roone Arledge
  • 1935 John David Crow, American College Football Hall of Fame back and tight end (Heisman Trophy 1957, Texas A & M; Pro Bowl 1959, 60, 62, 65; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Marion, Louisiana (d. 2015)
  • 1940 Waka Nathan, New Zealand rugby union flanker (14 Tests; Auckland RU), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2021)
  • 1941 Dario Gradi, English soccer manager (Sutton United, Wimbledon, Crystal Palace, Crewe Alexandra), born in Milan, Italy
  • 1952 Jack Lambert, American Pro Football HOF linebacker (Super Bowl IX, X, XIII, XIV; NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1976; 6 × First-team All-Pro; 9 x Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Mantua, Ohio
  • 1952 Ulrich Wehling, German cross country skier (Olympic gold - Nordic combined 1972, 1976, 1980; World C'ship gold 1974), born in Halle an der Saale, Germany
  • 1956 Millard Hampton, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1976), born in Fresno, California
  • 1957 Clyde Butts, West Indian cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 10 wickets; Guyana), born in Perseverance, Guyana (d. 2023)
  • 1960 Jeff Stork, American volleyball player (Olympic gold 1988, bronze 1992, 96; World C'ship gold 1986; FIVB World Cup gold 1985), born in Longview Washington
  • 1960 Mal Meninga, Australian rugby league centre (46 Tests, 32 games Queensland; St. Helens, Canberra; RL "Immortal") and coach (Australia, 30 games Queensland, Canberra), born in Bundaberg, Australia
  • 1963 Bob Ctvrtlik, American volleyball outsider (Olympic gold 1988, bronze 1992, 96), born in Long Beach, California
  • 1964 Alexei Gusarov, Russian ice hockey defenseman (Stanley Cup 1996 Colorado Avalanche; Olympic gold 1988; IIHF World C'ship gold 1989), born in Moscow, Russia
  • 1965 Einārs Gņedojs, Latvian soccer defender (18 caps; FK Zvejnieks Liepāja, FC Skonto Rīga), born in Liepāja, Latvia (d. 2022)
  • 1970 Lisa Powell, Australian field hockey forward (Olympic gold 1996, 2000; World Cup gold 1994, 98; Champions Trophy gold x 5), born in Sydney, Australia

Todd Martin (53 years old)

1970 American tennis player (Australian Open 1994 & US Open 1999 runner-up; World #4 1999), born in Hinsdale, Illinois

Todd Martin
  • 1972 Saurav Ganguly, Indian cricket batsman and captain (113 Tests, 16 x 100, HS 239; Bengal, Lancashire CCC, Glamorgan CCC, Northamptonshire CCC) and executive (President BCCI 2019-22), born in Kolkata, India
  • 1976 Staci Wilson, American soccer defender (15 caps; Olympic gold 1996; Raleigh Wings, Carolina Courage), born in Livingston, New Jersey
  • 1976 Talal El Karkouri, Moroccan soccer defender (53 caps; Servette, PSG, Charlton Athletic, Qatar SC) and manager (Umm Salal SC), born in Casablanca, Morocco
  • 1977 Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball center (China's first NBA player; Dallas Mavericks, LA Clippers, Miami Heat; CBA MVP 2000 Bayi Rockets), born in Beijing, China
  • 1980 Robbie Keane, Irish soccer striker (146 caps Republic of Ireland; Tottenham Hotspur 197 games, LA Galaxy 125 games), born in Dublin, Ireland
  • 1981 Anastasia Myskina, Russian tennis player (2004 French Open; World #2 2004; Federation Cup 2004, 05), born in Moscow, Russia
  • 1986 Kevin Chappell, American golfer (US Open 2011 3rd; Haskins Award 2008), born in Fresno, California
  • 1986 Renata Costa [Kóki], Brazilian soccer defender (30 caps; Botucatu FC, LdB FC Malmö, FK Kubanochka Krasnodar; Olympic silver 2004, 08), born in Assal, Brazil
  • 1989 Mélissa Le Nevé, French professional rock climber, born in Cestas, France
  • 1991 Devon Conway, New Zealand cricket batsman (7th batsman to score double century on Test debut; 200 v England 2021; Gauteng, Wellington, Somerset CCC), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
  • 1991 Virgil van Dijk, Dutch soccer defender (Groningen, Celtic, Southampton, Liverpool FC, Netherlands national team captain), born in Breda, Netherlands
  • 1992 Son Heung-min, South Korean soccer forward (Hamburger SV, Bayer Leverkusen, Tottenham Hotspur), born in Chuncheon, South Korea


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