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  • 1858 Bud Fowler, American Baseball HOF executive (earliest known African-American player in organized pro baseball), born in Fort Plain, New York (d. 1913)
  • 1865 Patsy Donovan, Irish-American baseball outfielder (Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Washington Sens, Brooklyn Superbas, Boston RS), born in Queenstown, Ireland (d. 1953)
  • 1882 Jim Lightbody, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m, 1500m, 2590m Steeplechase 1904), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1953)
  • 1889 Reggie Walker, South African athlete (Olympic gold 100m 1908), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1951)
  • 1906 Lloyd Waner, American Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder (MLB All Star 1938; batting average over .300 x 10; Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Harrah, Oklahoma (d. 1982)
  • 1910 Aladár Gerevich, Hungarian fencer (7 Olympic gold 1932, 36, 48, 52, 56, 60), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1991)
  • 1910 I. A. K. Pataudi, Indian cricket batsman (3 Tests England, 3 India; 1 x 100; Oxford University CC, Worcestershire CCC, Southern Punjab), born in Pataudi, India (d. 1952)
  • 1920 Percy Mansell, Rhodesian cricket all-rounder (13 Tests South Africa, 11 wickets, 2 x 50; Rhodesia), born in St George's, Shropshire, England (d. 1995)
  • 1928 Wakanohana Kanji I, Japanese sumo wrestler (45th Yokozuna; 10 x top division titles), born in Hirosaki, Japan (d. 2010)
  • 1930 Don Perry, Canadian ice hockey coach (LA Kings 1982-84), born in Edmonton, Alberta (d. 2019)
  • 1934 Howard Schnellenberger, American football coach (National C'ship Uni of Miami 1983; Uni of Oklahoma, Uni of Louisville, Florida Atlantic Uni; Baltimore Colts), born in Saint Meinrad, Indiana (d. 2021)
  • 1936 Thelma Hopkins, Northern Irish high jumper (world record 1956, Olympic silver 1956), born in Kingston upon Hull, England
  • 1942 Roger Crozier, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (d. 1996)
  • 1954 Dav Whatmore, Australian cricket batsman (7 Tests, 2 x 50s; Victoria) and coach (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • 1954 Hollis Stacy, American golfer (US Open, 1977-78, 84), born in Savannah, Georgia
  • 1955 Jiro Watanabe, Japanese boxer
  • 1956 Ozzie Newsome, NFL tight end (Cleveland Browns)
  • 1960 Duane Sutter, Canadian NHL right wing, 1979-90 (New York Islanders, Chicago Blackhawks), and coach, 2000-02 (Florida Panthers), born in Viking, Alberta
  • 1961 Mel Gray, NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
  • 1962 Marcel Brands, soccer player (RKC)
  • 1964 Pascal Richard, Swiss cyclist
  • 1965 Cindy Brown, American basketball player (Olympic gold 1988)
  • 1966 Catarina Pollini, Italian European and WNBA basketball forward (Houston Comets - 1997; 12 x Italian League Champion), born in Vicenza, Italy
  • 1966 Rodney Peete, NFL quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles)
  • 1967 John Mangum, NFL safety (Chicago Bears)
  • 1968 Jason van Blerk, Australian soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles), born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1969 Ottis Gibson, cricketer (Barbados fast bowler, WI 1995)
  • 1969 Pat Harlow, NFL tackle (NE Patriots, Oakland Raiders)
  • 1969 Steve Israel, NFL cornerback (SF 49ers, New England Patriots)
  • 1970 Kelli James, American field hockey forward (Olympics, 1996), born in Medford, New Jersey
  • 1971 Brett Carolan, NFL tight end (SF 49ers)
  • 1971 Eric Ravotti, NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
  • 1971 Greg Johnson, Canadian NHL hockey center, 1994-2006 (Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators (captain 2002-06), and 2 other teams), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario (d. 2019)
  • 1974 Georgios Anatolakis, Greek footballer
  • 1974 Heath Streak, Zimbabwean cricket all-rounder (65 Tests, 1 x 100, 11 x 50, HS 127no, 216 wickets, BB 6/73; Matabeleland, Hampshire CCC, Warwickshire CCC), born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (d. 2023)
  • 1974 Lamont Burns, American NFL guard (NY Jets), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
  • 1976 Abraham Núñez, Dominican baseball player
  • 1979 Édison Méndez, Ecuadorian soccer midfielder (111 caps; Deportivo Quito, LDU Quito, PSV), born in Ibarra, Ecuador
  • 1980 Felipe Reyes, Spanish basketball player
  • 1980 Todd Heap, American football tight end (Second-team All-Pro 2003; Pro Bowl 2002, 03; Baltimore Ravens, Arizona Cardinals), born in Mesa, Arizona
  • 1981 Andrew Bree, Irish swimmer
  • 1981 Curtis Granderson, American baseball player
  • 1981 Yoav Ziv, Israeli footballer
  • 1984 Levi Brown, American football player
  • 1985 Colin O'Brady, American athlete and adventurer, first to cross Antarctica solo unassisted, born in Olympia, Washington
  • 1986 T. J. Jordan, American basketball player
  • 1989 Blake Griffin, American basketball forward (6 x NBA All-Star; 5 x All-NBA: NBA Rookie of the Year 2011; LA Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • 1989 Theo Walcott, English football player (Arsenal, English national team), born in Stanmore, England
  • 1994 Joel Embiid, Cameroonian basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers), born in Yaoundé, Cameroon


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