- 1866 Hylton Philipson, English cricket wicketkeeper (5 Tests, 11 dismissals), born in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England (d. 1935)
- 1879 Ethel Larcombe, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1912), born in Islington, England (d. 1965)
- 1906 Nazir Ali, Indian cricket all-rounder (2 Tests; first Indian Test 1932; Southern Punjab, Sussex CCC), born in Jalandhar, Punjab, India (d. 1975)
- 1911 Van Lingle Mungo, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1934, 36, 37, 45; NL strikeout leader 1936; Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Giants), born in Pageland, South Carolina (d. 1985)
- 1914 Joseph DePietro, American weightlifter (Olympic gold -56kg 1948), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 1999)
- 1919 Guy Overton, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 9 wickets), born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 1993)
- 1924 Ian Colquhoun, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests, 4 dismissals), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2005)
- 1925 Del Ennis, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1946, 51, 55; NL RBI leader 1950; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
- 1925 Eddie Gaedel, American baseball pinch-hitter (shortest player in MLB history 3' 7"; St. Louis Browns), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1961)
- 1929 V. M. Muddiah, Indian cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets), born in Bangalore, Mysore (d. 2009)
- 1932 Ray Illingworth, English cricket spin bowler and captain (61 Tests; 122 wickets, 1,836 runs @ 23.24; Yorkshire CCC, Leicestershire CCC), born in Pudsey, England (d. 2021)
- 1936 Vicente Lecaro, Ecuadorian soccer defender (8 caps; FC Barcelona, CS Emelec), born in Guayaquil, Ecuador (d. 2023)
- 1938 Vince Promuto, American football guard (Pro Bowl 1963, 64; Washington Redskins), born in New York City (d. 2021)
- 1939 Bob Goodman, American International Boxing HOF promoter (VP & Matchmaker Madison Square Garden 1985-94; Don King Productions; Garden State Boxing), born in New York City (d. 2023)
- 1939 Herb Adderley, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (Super Bowl 1967, 68, 71; 5 x Pro Bowl; 4 × First-team All-Pro; Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
- 1942 Doug Mountjoy, Welsh snooker player (Masters 1977; Pot Black 1978, 85; UK C'ship 1988, World C'ship 1981 runner-up), born in Gelligaer, Wales (d. 2021)
- 1943 Willie Davenport, American bobsledder and track athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1968), born in Troy, Alabama (d. 2002)
- 1944 Mark Belanger, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1976; 8 x Gold Glove winner; Baltimore Orioles), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (d. 1998)
- 1945 Derek Underwood, England cricket spin bowler (86 Tests, 297 wickets @ 25.83, BB 8/51; Kent CCC), born in Bromley, England (d. 2024)
- 1946 Richie Robinson, Australian cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests; 4 dismissals; WSC; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1949 Hildegard Falck, German athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1972 FRG), born in Nettelrede, Germany
- 1957 Don Robinson, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1979, Pittsburgh Pirates; Silver Slugger Award 1982, 89, 90; SF Giants), born in Ashland, Kentucky
- 1961 Kevin Gross, American baseball pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Downey, California
- 1964 Butch Reynolds, American athlete who held 400m WR 43.29s 1988-99; Olympic gold 4x400m relay, silver 400m 1988, born in Akron, Ohio
- 1965 Kevin Ritz, American pitcher (Colorado Rockies), born in Eatonstown, New Jersey
- 1967 Stephane Simian, French tennis star
- 1968 Dave Mlicki, pitcher (NY Mets), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1968 Rob Ray, Belleville, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres)
- 1969 Glenn Rogers Jr, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
- 1970 Troy Vincent, American football cornerback (5 x Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 2002; Philadelphia Eagles) and executive (VP Football Operations NFL), born in Trenton, New Jersey
- 1971 Jamie Morgan, Australia, tennis star
- 1971 Tom Nutten, CFL/NFL centers (Hamilton Tiger Cats, Buffalo Bills)
- 1972 Christian Mayrleb, Austrian footballer
- 1972 David Sloan, NFL tight end (Detroit Lions)
- 1973 Bryant Reeves, NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies)
- 1975 Bryan McCabe, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (World C'ship gold 1997; NY Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks), born in St Catherines, Ontario
- 1976 Kenji Johjima, Japanese baseball catcher (10 × NPB All-Star; Japan Series 1999, 2003 Fukuoka Daiei / Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks; Seattle Mariners), born in Sasebo, Japan
Lindsay Davenport (47 years old)
1976 American tennis player (US Open 1998, Wimbledon 1999, Australian Open 2000; Tour Finals 1999; Olympic gold 1996), born in Palos Verdes, California
- 1982 Dickson Etuhu, Nigerian soccer defensive midfielder (33 caps; Fulham, Norwich City, Preston NE), born in Kano, Nigeria
- 1982 Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player (Tour Finals doubles 2004, 12; Olympic bronze doubles 2012), born in Moscow, Russia
Kim Clijsters (40 years old)
1983 Belgian tennis player (US Open 2005, 09, 10; Australian Open 2011; Tour Finals 2003; Federation Cup 2001), born in Bilzen, Belgium
- 1984 Javier Mascherano, Argentine soccer centre-back, defensive midfielder (147 caps; River Plate, Liverpool, FC Barcelona), born in San Lorenzo, Argentina
- 1985 Alexandre Despatie, Canadian diver (World C'ship gold 10m platform 2003, 1m, 3m springboard 2005; Olympic silver 3m springboard 2004. 08), born in Montreal, Quebec
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