- 1904 Ken James, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (11 Tests, 16 dismissals; Wellington, Northamptonshire CCC), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 1976)
- 1910 Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, American heavyweight boxer and actor (On the Waterfront), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 1979)
- 1913 Harold Butler, English cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 12 wickets; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Clifton, Nottinghamshire, England (d. 1991)
- 1915 Red Byron, American auto racer (NASCAR Strictly Stock Series C'ship 1949), born in Plasterco, Virginia (d. 1960)
- 1923 Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater (Olympic gold 1,500m, 5,000m, 10,000m 1952; World C'ship gold all-round 1950, 51, 52), born in Rødøy, Norway (d. 2013)
- 1925 Louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), born in Saint-Méen-le-Grand, France (d. 1983)
- 1926 Freddie Williams, Welsh motorcycle speedway rider (World C'ship 1950, 1953; Wembley Lions), born in Port Talbot, Wales (d. 2013)
- 1926 Georgios Darivas, Greek soccer forward (16 caps; Olympiacos 270 games) and manager (Olympiacos 1971, 75-76), born in Athens, Greece (d. 2024)
- 1936 Eddie Sutton, Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma State; first coach to take 4 schools to NCAA tournament), born in Bucklin, Kansas (d. 2020)
- 1936 Ernie Zampese, American football coach (San Diego State University 1967–75; SD Chargers asst. head coach 1983-85), born in Santa Barbara, California (d. 2022)
- 1936 Keith Slater, Australian cricket all-rounder (1 Test; WACA) and Australian Rules ruckman (WA 20 games; Swan Districts, Subiaco), born in Perth, Australia
- 1938 Johnny Rutherford, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1974, 76, 80), born in Coffeyville, Kansas
- 1938 Vijay Mehra, Indian cricket batsman (8 Tests, 2 x 50; Delhi, Eastern Punjab, Railways), born in Amritsar, India (d. 2006)
- 1939 John Paul Sr, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1978; 24 Hours of Daytona 1982; 12 Hours of Sebring 1982), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (disappeared 2001)
- 1942 Jimmy Wynn, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1967, 74, 75; Houston Astros, LA Dodgers), born in Hamilton, Ohio (d. 2020)
- 1950 Javier Clemente, Spanish soccer manager (Spain 1992-98; Athletic Bilbao, Español, Atlético Madrid, Marseille; Serbia, Cameroon, Libya, Basque Country), born in Barakaldo, Spain
- 1950 Willie Duggan, Irish rugby union no. 8 (41 Tests Ireland, 4 British & Irish Lions; Blackrock College RFC, Sunday's Well RFC), born in Kilkenny (d. 2017)
- 1952 Frank LeMaster, American football linebacker (Pro Bowl 1981 Philadelphia Eagles; SF 49ers), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 2023)
Dale Murphy (68 years old)
1956 American baseball outfielder (7 × MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1982, 83; 5 × Gold Glove Award; NL HR leader 1984, 85; Atlanta Braves), born in Portland, Oregon
- 1960 Eldine Baptiste, West Indian cricket all-rounder (10 Tests, 16 wickets, 1 x 50; Kent CCC, Leeward Islands, Northamptonshire CCC, Eastern Province, KwaZulu-Natal), born in Liberta, Antigua & Barbuda
Darryl Strawberry (62 years old)
1962 American baseball right fielder (8 x MLB All Star; World Series 1986 NY Mets, 96, 99 NY Yankees; NL Rookie of the Year 1983), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1963 Candy Costie, synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold women's duet 1984), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1963 Ian Holloway, English soccer manager (Bristol Rovers, QPR, Leicester City, Blackpool, Crystal Palace, Millwall), born in Kingswood, England
- 1963 Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1984), born in Taguatinga, Brazil
- 1963 John Andretti, American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series: 2 wins, 37 top tens, 4 poles), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
- 1963 Paul Way, English golfer (Ryder Cup 1983, 85), born in Kingsbury, Middlesex
- 1963 Ricky Yacobi, Indonesian soccer striker (31 caps; Arseto Solo, Matsushita), born in Medan, Indonesia (d. 2020)
- 1965 Fran Harris, American basketball guard (FIBA World C'ship gold 1986; Houston Comets, Utah Starzz) and broadcaster (ESPN), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1965 Steve Finley, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1997, 2000; World Series 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks; 5 × Gold Glove Award), born in Union City Tennessee
- 1965 Steve Levy, American sports journalist (ESPN: Monday Night Football, NHL), born in New York, New York
- 1967 Julio Dely Valdes, Panamanian footballer
- 1968 Merton Hanks, American NFL safety, 1991-99, 4X-Pro Bowl (San Francisco 49ers; Seattle Seahawks), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1969 J P Izquierdo, CFL slot back (Calgary Stampeders)
- 1970 John Nemechek, American NASCAR driver (d. 1997)
- 1971 Isaiah Rider, American basketball guard (NBA C'ship 2001 LA Lakers; NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion 1994; Minnessota Timberwolves), born in Oakland, California
- 1971 Raúl Mondesí, Dominican baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1995; NL Rookie of the Year 1994; Gold Glove Award 1995, 97; LA Dodgers), born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
- 1973 Gabriel Mendez, Australian soccer midfielder (9 caps; Sydney Olympic, St. George FC), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1977 Ramiro Corrales, American soccer defender (6 caps; San Jose Earthquakes 225 games), born in Salinas, California
- 1978 Casey Mears, American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series 1 win, 51 Top 10s, 3 Poles) and broadcaster (NASCAR analyst Fox Sports 1), born in Bakersfield, California
- 1978 Cristina Teuscher, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4 x 200m freestyle relay 1996; World C'ship gold 2001), born in New Rochelle, New York
- 1978 Tara Mounsey, American hockey HOF defenseman (Olympic gold 1998, silver 2002; All World team 1998, 2002), born in Concord, New Hampshire
- 1979 Edwin Villafuerte, Ecuadorian soccer goalkeeper (16 caps; Barcelona SC), born in Ventanas, Ecuador
- 1990 Dont'a Hightower, American football linebacker (Super Bowl XLIX, LI, LIII New England Patriots; Pro Bowl 2016, 19), born in Lewisburg, Tennessee
Janja Garnbret (25 years old)
1999 Slovenian competitive climber, born in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
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