- 1887 Tom Longboat, Canadian athlete (Boston Marathon 1907 record time 2:24:24), born in Six Nations Reserve Brantford, Ontario (d. 1949)
- 1902 Richard Allen, Indian field hockey goalkeeper (Olympic gold 1928), born in Nagpur, India (d. 1969)
- 1915 Walter Hadlee, New Zealand cricket batsman (11 Tests, 1 x 100, 2 x 50; Canterbury; father of Richard, Dayle & Barry), born in Lincoln, Canterbury (d. 2006)
- 1916 Cecil Blacker, British Army officer, born in York, England (d. 2002)
- 1917 Robert Merrill [Moishe Miller], American operatic baritone (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1945-76), and actor, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2004)
- 1921 Bobby Wanzer, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1952–56; Rochester Royals) and coach (NBA All-Star Game 1957), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
- 1925 Antonio Puchades, Spanish soccer midfielder (23 caps; Valencia 256 games), born in Sueca, Spain (d. 2013)
- 1929 Pierre Danos, French rugby union halfback (17 Tests; RC Toulon, AS Béziers), born in Toulouse, France (d. 2023)
- 1932 John McNamara, American MLB manager (American League Manager of the Year 1986; Boston Red Sox), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2020)
- 1933 Dmitry Mindiashvili, Soviet and Russian wrestling coach (coach Olympic champions Ivan Yariguin 1972, 76 and Buvaisar Satiev (1992, 96, 2004), born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 2021)
- 1934 Seamus Elliott, Irish road bicycle racer (first English speaker to win stages in all Grand Tours), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1971)
- 1938 Art Mahaffey, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star (1961, 1961², 1962²; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1938 Pat Studstill, American football wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1965, 66; NFL receiving yards leader, record 99-yard TD reception [tied] 1966; Detroit Lions, LA Rams), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2021)
Sandra Haynie (80 years old)
1943 American golfer (US Open 1974, du Maurier Classic 1982, LPGA C'ship 1965, 74), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1947 Saoul Mamby, American boxer (WBC super lightweight title 1980-82), born in Bronx, NYC, New York (d. 2019)
- 1948 Bob Champion, English jockey (Grand National 1981 [Aldaniti]) and thoroughbred trainer, born in Sussex, England
- 1948 Sandra Post, Canadian golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1968), born in Oakville, Ontario
- 1950 Brian Rose, English cricketer (England batsman in 9 Tests 1977-81), born in Dartford, Kent, England
- 1951 Charles Dickinson, American author (Waltz in Marathon), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1956 John Treacy, Irish marathoner (Olympic silver 1984), born in Villierstown, County Waterford
- 1956 Martin Adams, English darts player (BDO World Champion 2007, 10-11), born in Sutton, Surrey, England
- 1956 Terry Kennedy, American baseball player, born in Euclid, Ohio
- 1957 Tony Peña, Dominican baseball player (Cleveland Indians), born in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
- 1958 Tony Pigott, English cricketer (England pace bowler in a Test v NZ 1984), born in Fulham, London, England
- 1959 Rod Connop, Canadian CFL corner (Edmonton Eskimos), born in North Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1962 Zenon Jaskuła, Polish racing cyclist, born in Śrem, Poland
- 1963 Jim Lachey, American NFL tackle (Washington Redskins), born in St. Henry, Ohio
- 1963 Xavier McDaniel, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1988; NBA All-Rookie First Team 1986; Seattle SuperSonics), born in Columbia, South Carolina
- 1964 Steve Searcy, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
Andrea Jaeger (58 years old)
1965 American tennis player (10 WTA titles), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1965 Beau Allred, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians), born in Mesa, Arizona
- 1965 Kurt Stillwell, infielder (Texas Rangers), born in Glendale, California
- 1965 Mick Doohan, Australian motorcycle racer (5-time 500cc world champion), born in Gold Coast, Queensland
- 1965 Tim Perry, NBA forward (NJ Nets)
- 1966 Nick Kypreos, NHL left wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1967 Scott Servais, catcher (Chicago Cubs), born in La Crosse, Wisconsin
- 1969 Regi Blinker, soccer player (Feyenoord)
- 1969 Robert Perez, Bolivar Venezuela, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
- 1970 Gary Lynagh, Australian rower (World C'ship gold Lwt quad scull 1991, Lwt double scull 1992, 93), born in Brisbane, Australia
- 1972 Derian Hatcher, American hockey defenseman (NHL All Star 1997, Dallas Stars), born in Sterling Heights, Michigan
- 1973 Antonio Anderson, defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
- 1973 Corey Walker, running back (Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1973 Doug Colman, linebacker (NY Giants)
- 1973 Sir Mawn Wilson, NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- 1974 Darin Erstad, outfielder (California Angels)
- 1975 Betty Okino, Uganda, US gymnast (Olympic-92)
- 1975 Dinanath Ramnarine, cricketer (Trinidad & Tobago leg-spinner)
- 1975 Henry Burris, American Football Quarterback
- 1977 Alex Manninger, Austrian footballer
- 1977 Dionisis Chiotis, Greek footballer
- 1977 Quinten Hann, Australian former snooker player
- 1979 Daniel Vickerman, Australian rugby union player
- 1979 Naohiro Takahara, Japanese soccer forward (57 caps; Hamburg S-V, Urawa Reds), born in Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
- 1980 François Beauchemin, French Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 Giourkas Seitaridis, Greek footballer
- 1983 Emmanuel Eboué, Ivorian footballer
- 1985 Evan Lysacek, American figure skater
- 1985 Lukas Podolski, Polish-born footballer
- 1988 Leigh Adams, Australian Footballer
- 1991 Ben Stokes, English cricket all-rounder (HS 258, BB 6/22; Durham CCC), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1992 Earvin Johnson III, son of NBA forward Magic Johnson, born in Los Angeles, California
Duhan van der Merwe (28 years old)
1995 Scottish-South African rugby player, born in George, Western Cape, South Africa
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