- 1866 Lena Rice, Irish tennis player (Wimbledon 1890), born in Marlhill, Ireland (d. 1907)
- 1866 Matt Kilroy, American baseball pitcher (MLB single-season record 513 strikeouts 1886; MLB no-hitter 1886; Baltimore Orioles), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1940)
- 1884 Sir Gordon Lowe, British tennis player, Member of Parliament (Australasian C'ship 1915), born in Edgbaston, England (d. 1972)
- 1889 Ralph Craig, American athlete (Olympic gold 100/200m 1912), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1972)
- 1905 Jacques Goddet, French sports journalist and publisher (Tour de France), born in Paris (d. 2000)
- 1907 William Shea, American lawyer (instrumental in NY Mets establishment; Shea Stadium), born in New York City (d. 1991)
- 1916 Buddy O'Connor, Canadian Hockey HOF center (Stanley Cup 1944, 46 Montreal Canadiens; Hart Memorial Trophy & Lady Byng Memorial Trophy 1948), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1977)
- 1918 Eddie Lopat, American baseball player (NY Yankees), born in New York City (d. 1992)
- 1922 Jim McConnon, English cricketer (England off-spinner against Pakistan 1954), born in Burnopfield, England (d. 2003)
- 1924 Max McNab, Canadian ice hockey executive (GM Washington Capitals 1975-83; New Jersey Devils 1983-87), born in Watson, Saskatchewan (d. 2007)
- 1929 Agha Saadat Ali, Pakistani cricketer (Paki bat in Test v NZ 1956, scored 8*), born in Lahore, Punjab (d. 1995)
- 1930 Mike McCormack, American NFL offensive tackle (NY Yankees, Cleveland, Philadelphia), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013)
- 1931 Enzo Maiorca, Italian free diver who set 17 world records, born in Syracuse, Sicily (d. 2016)
- 1937 John Edrich, English cricket batsman (77 Tests, 12 x 100. 24 x 50, HS 310no; Norfolk CCC, Surrey CCC), born in Blofield, England (d. 2020)
- 1938 James Botten, South African cricketer (all-rounder in 1965 South African series v England), born in Pretoria, Transvaal (d. 2006)
- 1945 Jacques Rougerie, French rugby union front rower (1 Test; AS Montferrand), born in Pamiers, France (d. 2023)
- 1948 Lionel Rose, Australian boxer (WBA, WBC, The Ring bantamweight title 1968-69; first Indigenous Australian to win a world title), born in Drouin, Australia (d. 2011)
- 1948 Tim Wood, American figure skater (World C'ship gold singles 1969, 70; Olympic silver 1968), born in Highland Park, Michigan
- 1953 Charlie Moore Jr., American baseball player, born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1954 Jeremy Coney, New Zealand cricketer (NZ captain turned them into world-beaters), born in Wellington, New Zealand
- 1955 Juan Carlos Orellana, Chilean soccer left winger (11 caps; Deportes Temuco, CSD Colo-Colo, O'Higgins FC), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2022)
Michel Platini (68 years old)
1955 French footballer, born in Jœuf, France
- 1956 Mikhail Burtsev, Soviet sabre fencer (Olympic gold 1976, 1980), born in Moscow (d. 2015)
- 1956 Rick Sutcliffe, American baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs), born in Independence, Missouri
- 1957 Vladimir Romanovsky, Soviet sprint canoeist (Olympic gold 1972), born in Slonim, Belarus (d. 2013)
- 1959 Tom Chambers, American NBA player (Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns), born in Ogden, Utah
- 1960 Barry Lane, English golfer (European Masters 1993; Andersen Consulting World C'ship of Golf 1995), born in Hayes, England (d. 2022)
- 1960 Kevin Beardmore, English rugby league hooker (14 caps GB, 1 England; Castleford RLFC 247 games), born in Pontefract district, England (d. 2022)
- 1962 Takeshi Asami, Japanese racing driver
- 1963 Jeff Musselman, American MLB player, born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
- 1963 Mike Sherrard, American NFL wide receiver (NY Giants), born in Oakland, Califiornia
- 1967 Derrick Coleman, American basketball forward (NBA Rookie of the Year 1991, NBA All-Star 1994 NJ Nets; Philadelphia 76ers), born in Mobile, Alabama
- 1967 Michele Smith, Califon NJ, softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996)
- 1967 Robert Drummond, CFL running back (Toronto Argonauts)
- 1968 Henry Newby, American NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Farrell, Pennsylvania
- 1969 Chris Perez, CFL tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
- 1969 Donovan Osborne, Amercian pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Roseville, California
- 1969 Gabriella Paruzzi, Italian cross country skier (Olympic gold 30k classical 2002; World Cup gold women's overall 2004), born in Udine, Italy
- 1970 John Roethlisberger, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Afton, Minnesota
- 1971 Nicole Stevenson, Australian backstroker (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- 1971 Tyrone Drakeford, NFL cornerback (SF 49ers)
- 1973 Alyson Annan, Australian field hockey striker (Olympic gold 1996, 2000; World Cup gold 1994, 98) and coach (Netherlands 2015-22), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1973 Frank Vogel, American basketball head coach (LA Lakers 2019, Indiana Pacers 2011-16; Orlando Magic 2016-18), born in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey
- 1973 Merlakia Jones, American WNBA player (Cleveland Rockers), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1974 Craig Lowndes, Australian racing driver (V8 Supercar Champion), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1974 Rob Kelly, American football safety (New Orleans Saints), born in Mount Vernon, Ohio
- 1976 Nigel Lappin, Australian Rules Football defender (Brisbane Lions premiers 2001-03), born in Corowa, New South Wales
- 1978 Cristiano Lupatelli, Italian footballer and coach, born in Perugia, Italy
- 1978 Dejan Ognjanović, Montenegrin football player
- 1978 Matt Kuchar, American golfer (British Open 2017 runner-up), born in Winter Park, Florida
- 1979 Kostas Katsouranis, Greek soccer midfielder (116 caps; Super League Greek Footballer of the Year 2005, 13; Panachaiki, AEK Athens, Benfica, Panathinaikos, PAOK), born in Patras, Greece
- 1980 Richard Jefferson, American basketball player
- 1980 Sendy Rleal, Dominican baseball player
- 1981 Yann Danis, Canadian NHL hockey goaltender, 2004-17 (New York Islanders, and 3 other teams), born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
- 1985 Anthony Morelli, American football player, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1985 Byron Schammer, Australian AFL footballer
- 1987 Dale Thomas, Australian AFL footballer, born in Victoria
- 1987 Sebastian Prödl, Austrian footballer, born in Graz, Austria
Scottie Scheffler (27 years old)
1996 American golfer (US Masters 2022, 24; Players C'ship 2023; world #1 2022, 23, 24), born in Ridgewood, New Jersey
- 2002 Tom Kim, South Korean golfer (British Open 2023 runner-up), born in Seoul, South Korea
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