1859 Ivo Bligh, British noble (8th Earl of Darnley) and cricket batsman (4 Tests; first England captain v Australia 1882-83), born in London, England (d. 1927)
1873 Barbados Joe Walcott, Barbadian boxer (World Welterweight champion 1901-06; first Black to hold that title), born in Demerara, British Guyana (d. 1935)
1886 John 'Home Run' Baker, American Baseball HOF third baseman (World Series 1910, 11, 13; AL HR leader 1911–14; AL RBI leader 1912, 13; Philadelphia A's), born in Trappe, Maryland (d. 1963)
1897 William Herald, Australian swimmer (Olympic-1920), born in Glebe, New South Wales (d. 1976)
1907 Jack Holden, English athlete (International Cross Country C'ship gold, individual 1933, 34, 35, 39; Empire Games marathon gold 1950), born in Bilston, England (d. 2004)
1918 George McAfee, American College-Pro Football HOF utility (Duke University; NFL C'ship 1940, 41, 46; First-team All-Pro & NFL All-Star 1941; Chicago Bears), born in Corbin, Kentucky (d. 2009)
1921 Cyril Poole, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 2 x 50; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Mansfield, England (d. 1996)
1922 Brun Smith, New Zealand cricket batsman (4 Tests @ 47.40), born in Rangiora, Canterbury (d. 1997)
1925 Bertha Tickey, American softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1973), born in Dinuba, California (d. 2014)
1930 Doug Harvey, American Baseball HOF umpire (NL 1962-92; 5 x World Series; 7 x MLB All-Star games; career total 4,673 games), born in South Gate, California (d. 2018)
1938 Joe Bellino, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1960, Navy), born in Winchester, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
1949 Hiroshi Kazato, Japanese racing driver, born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan (d. 1974)
1950 Bernard Julien, West Indian cricket all-rounder (24 Tests, 50 wickets, 2 x 100s), born in Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago
1950 Joe Bugner, Hungarian-British-Australian boxer (European Champ 1971), born in Szőreg, Hungary
1953 Andy Bean, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1980, 89 runner-up; British Open 1983 runner-up; 11 x PGA Tour titles), born in LaFayette, Georgia (d. 2023)
1955 Bruno Conti, Italian footballer and manager, born in Nettuno, Rome
1955 Olga Rukavishnikova, Soviet pentathlete (Olympic silver 1980), born in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk
1957 Steve Lake, American baseball player, born in Inglewood, California
1959 Dirk Wellham, Australian cricketer (century on NSW debut & Australian debut), born in Marrickville, Sydney
1961 Cor Lems, Dutch soccer player (ADO The Hague/Dordrecht '90), born in Rotterdam, Netherlansds
1962 Liane Tooth, Australian field hockey defender (Olympic gold 1988, 96; Champions Trophy gold 1991, 93), born in Sydney, Australia
1963 Mariano Duncan, infielder (NY Yankees), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
1963 Vance Johnson, American NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos), born in Trenton, New Jersey
1964 Dave Wills, American sportscaster (radio voice Tampa Bay Rays 2005-23 [with Andy Freed]), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
1964 Will Clark, American MLB first baseman (San Francisco Giants), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1966 Tine Scheuer-Larsen, Danish tennis star, born in Ølstykke, Denmark
1967 Andrés Escobar, Colombian soccer defender (51 caps; World Cup own goal vs US, murdered in aftermath; Atlético Nacional SA), born in Medellín, Colombia (d. 1994)
1967 Satu Huotari, Finnish ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Oulu, Finland
1969 Chris Zorich, American NFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears), born in Chicago, Illinois
1971 Chen Li-Ling, Chinese tennis star (1995 Futures-Austin TX), born in Xiangtan, Hunan, China
1971 Curtis Conway, American NFL wide receiver (Chicago Bears, SD Chargers) and broadcaster (Compass Media Networks, Pac-12 Network), born in Los Angeles, California
1971 Ralf Kleinmann, American football player from Germany, born in Cologne, Germany
1971 Robert Samuels, West Indian cricketer (West Indies Test opening batsman v NZ 1996), born in Kingston, Jamaica
1971 Ryan Hayden, American athlete, 400m hurdler, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1971 Tony Vinson, American NFL running back, 1997-99 (Baltimore Ravens), born in Frankfurt, Germany
1972 Avrom Smith, American football player (London Monarchs)
1972 Brian Saxton, NFL tight end (NY Giants), born in Whippany, New Jersey
1972 Trent Dilfer, American NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Santa Cruz, California
1973 Bobby Jackson, American NBA guard (Denver Nuggets), born in Salisbury, North Carolina
1973 Dan Wilkinson, American NFL defensive tackle (Cin Bengals), born in Dayton, Ohio
1973 Edgar Davids, Dutch soccer player (Ajax, AC Milan), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
1974 Thomas Enqvist, Swedish tennis player (Australian Open 1999 runner-up), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1974 Vampeta [Marcos André Batista dos Santos], Brazilian footballer, born in Nazaré, Bahia, Brazil
1975 Landon Wilson, American NHL right wing (Colorado Avalanche), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1977 Momo Sylla, Guinean footballer, born in Bouaké, Cote d'Ivoire
1978 Kenny Watson, American football player, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1978 Tom Danielson, American road racing cyclist, born in East Lyme, Connecticut
1979 Cedric Van Branteghem, Belgian athlete, born in Ghent, Belgium
1979 Johan Santana, Venezuelan baseball pitcher (4 × MLB All-Star; AL Cy Young 2004, 06; Triple Crown 2006; Gold Glove 2007; no-hitter 2012; Minnesota Twins, NY Mets), born in Tovar Municipality, Mérida, Venezuela
1980 Caron Butler, American basketball small forward (NBA C'ship 2011 Dallas Mavericks; 2 × NBA All-Star 2007, 08 Washington Wizards), born in Racine, Wisconsin
1981 Stephen Maguire, Scottish snooker player, born in Glasgow, Scotland
1982 Nicole Ohlde, American basketball player, born in Clay Center, Kansas
1983 Kaitlin Sandeno, American swimmer (Olympic 2004 Gold), born in Mission Viejo, California
1984 Marc Zwiebler, German badminton player, born in Bonn, Germany
1984 Pieter Custers, Dutch athlete, born in Weert, Netherlands
1985 Alcides [Alcides Eduardo Mendes de Araújo Alves], Brazilian football player, born in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
1985 Austin Scott, American football player, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
1987 Marco Andretti, American racecar driver (grandson of Mario Andretti), born in Nazareth, Pennsylvania
1989 P. K. Subban, Canadian ice hockey player (New Jersey Devils), born in Toronto, Ontario
1995 Mikaela Shiffrin, American alpine skier (2x Olympic Golds), born in Vail, Colorado
2004 Coco Gauff, American tennis player (US Open 2023), born in Delray Beach, Florida
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