- 1895 Cliff Edwards, American singer, aka "Ukulele Ike" (Walt Disney's Pinocchio - "Jiminy Cricket"; "When You Wish Upon a Star"), born in Hannibal, Missouri (d. 1971)
- 1895 Jack Adams, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Vancouver Millionaires, Toronto St. Patricks; Ottawa Senators) and coach / general manager (Detroit Red Wings), born in Fort William, Ontario (d. 1968) [1]
- 1901 Hap Day, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman (Stanley Cup 1932 [captain], 42, 45, 47, 48, 1949 [coach], 1951 [assistant manager]; Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Owen Sound, Ontario (d. 1990)
- 1907 Chico Landi, Brazilian auto racer (6 x F1 GP; first Brazilian to driver in a F1 GP, and to score points; Mil Milhas Brasil 1960), born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1989)
- 1917 Katherine Rawls, American diver (Olympic silver 3m springboard 1932, 36) and swimmer (Olympic bronze 4×100m freestyle 1936), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1982)
- 1918 LeRoy T. Walker, American sports executive (first black president US Olympic Committee 1992-96), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2012)
- 1923 Donald Smith, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 wicket; Sussex CCC), born in Broadwater, Sussex, England (d. 2021)
- 1923 Jack Hayward, British financier (owner Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1990-2007), born in Wolverhampton, England (d. 2015)
- 1926 Don Newcombe, American baseball pitcher (4 x MLB All Star; World Series 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers; NL MVP & Cy Young Award 1956), born in Madison, New Jersey (d. 2019)
- 1929 Alan Davidson, Australian cricket all-rounder (44 Tests, 1,328 runs @ 24.59, 186 wickets, best 7/93, 42 catches; NSW), born in Lisarow, Australia (d. 2021)
- 1933 Vladislav Rastorotsky, Soviet gymnastics coach, born in Liski, Russian SFSR (d. 2017)
- 1938 Gustavo Ávila, Venezuelan jockey (Kentucky Derby/Preakness 1971), born in Caracas, Venezuela
- 1939 Tom Matte, American football running back (Super Bowl 1971; Pro Bowl 1968, 69; NFL rushing TD leader 1969; Baltimore Colts), born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
- 1941 Inge Danielsson, Swedish soccer midfielder (17 caps; Ifö/Bromölla IF, Helsingborgs IF, AFC Ajax, IFK Norrköping), born in Bromölla, Sweden (d. 2021)
- 1947 Neil Stevens, Canadian Hockey HOF, Lacrosse HOF sportswriter (The Canadian Press), born in Port Dalhousie, Ontario (d. 2022)
- 1948 Aleksandr Kabanov, Russian water polo player (Olympic gold 1972, 80; World C'ship gold 1975, 82) and coach (Russian men's & women's teams), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2020)
- 1952 Pat Summitt, American Basketball HOF coach (8 × NCAA Division I tournament; 18 × NCAA Regional—Final Four; University of Tennessee), born in Clarksville, Tennessee (d. 2016)
- 1955 Vince Evans, American football quarterback (USC; MVP Rose Bowl 1977; NFL: Chicago Bears, LA / Oakland Raiders), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
Fred Funk (67 years old)
1956 American golfer (The Tradition 2008, 10; US Senior Open 2009), born in Takoma Park, Maryland
Eric Heiden (65 years old)
1958 American speed skater (5 Olympic gold medals 1980), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1960 Tonie Campbell, American athlete (World Indoor C'sship gold 60m hurdles 1987; World Cup gold 110m hurdles 1985; Olympic bronze 110m hurdles 1988), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1961 Sam Perkins, American NBA forward and center (Seattle Supersonics), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1962 Scott Radecic, American NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1963 James Patrick, Canadian NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- 1964 Jamie Dukes, American NFL center (Arizona Cardinals), born in Schenectady, New York
- 1966 Ricky Siglar, American NFL tackle (KC Chiefs, New Orleans Saints), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 1967 Ante Miše, Croatian soccer player (Hajduk Split/Vitesse), born in Vukovar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
- 1967 Dedrick Dodge, American NFL safety (SF 49ers, Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Neptune, New Jersey
- 1967 Wendy Lian Williams, American diver (Olympic bronze 1988, 92), born in St Louis, Missouri
- 1968 Brian Wiggins, American NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers), born in New Rochelle, New York
- 1968 Eric Murdock, American NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies, Miami Heat), born in Somerville, New Jersey
- 1968 Tony Smith, American NBA guard (Miami Heat), born in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
- 1969 Éric Desjardins, Canadian NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers, Canada), born in Rouyn, Quebec, Canada
- 1969 Eugene Chung, American NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts), born in Prince George's County, Maryland
Steffi Graf (54 years old)
1969 German tennis player (Golden Slam 1988, 22 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Mannheim, West Germany
- 1970 Willie Beamon, American former-NFL cornerback (New York Giants), born in Belle Glade, Florida
- 1971 Bruce Bowen, American NBA guard (Boston Celtics), born in Merced, California
- 1971 Fred Baxter, American NFL tight end (NY Jets), born in Brundidge, Alabama
- 1971 Ramon Vega, former Swiss footballer
- 1972 Jeff Kysar, NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders)
- 1973 Sam Shade, NFL strong safety (Cin Bengals)
- 1973 Sami Kapanen, Vantaa Fin, NHL left wing (Whalers, Carolina, Olympic bronze 1998)
- 1973 Stepfret Williams, wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)
- 1974 Rod Payne, corner (Cincinnati Bengals)
- 1975 A J Mleczko, American ice hockey forward, broadcaster (Olympics gold 1998; NBC), born in Nantucket, Massachusetts
- 1976 Massimo Oddo, Italian football player
- 1977 Chris McAlister, American football player
- 1978 Annia Hatch, Cuban-American gymnast
- 1978 Steve Bégin, French Canadian hockey player
- 1982 Jamie Green, British racing driver
- 1983 John Stocco, American football player
- 1984 Lorenzo Booker, American NFL football player, 2007-2012 (Minnesota Vikings and 2 other teams), born in Oxnard, California
- 1985 Andy Soucek, Spanish racing driver
- 1986 Jonathan Clare, English cricketer
- 1987 Andrew Cogliano, Professional Hockey Player
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