- 1853 George Godfrey, Canadian Black heavyweight boxer known as Old Chocolate, born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (d. 1901)
- 1866 Robert Poore, Irish cricket batsman (3 Tests for South Africa; Hampshire), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1938)
- 1871 Joe McGinnity, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (World Series 1905; 5 × NL wins leader; NL ERA leader 1904; Baltimore Orioles, NY Giants), born in Rock Island, Illinois (d. 1929)
- 1903 Vincent Richards, American tennis player (US Pro C'ships 1927-28, 30, 33), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1959)
- 1905 Jean Galia, French rugby footballer (d. 1949)
- 1915 Stan Spence, American baseball center fielder (MLB All-Star 1942, 44, 46, 47; Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns), born in South Portsmouth, Kentucky (d. 1983)
- 1928 Jerome Biffle, American long jumper (Olympic gold, 1952), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2002)
- 1932 Fred Shabel, American basketball coach (Connecticut Huskies 1963-67) and executive (AD University of Pennsylvania 1967-75; Comcast Spectacor), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2023)
- 1933 George Altman, American MLB player, born in Goldsboro, North Carolina
- 1933 Ian Walsh, Australian rugby league hooker (25 Tests [10 as captain]; St. George RLFC) and coach (Australia 5 Tests; St. George, Parramatta), born in Bogan Gate, New South Wales (d. 2013)
- 1937 Helmut Recknagel, German 90m ski jump (Olympic gold 1960)
- 1939 Kevin Flynn, Irish rugby union centre (22 caps; Leinster RFC), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2022)
- 1941 Carlos Lopez snr, American jockey
- 1941 Pat Corrales, American baseball catcher (Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, SD Padres) and manager (Texas Rangers 1978–80, Philadelphia Phillies 1982–83, Cleveland Indians 1983–87), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2023)
- 1945 Julien Rascagnères, French rugby league referee (10 Tests), born in Perpignan, France (d. 2022)
- 1945 Pat Riley, American NBA coach (Lakers, Knicks, Heat), born in Schenectady, New York
Bobby Orr (76 years old)
1948 Canadian Hockey HOF defenseman (Art Ross Trophy 1970, 75; Stanley Cup 1970, 72 Boston Bruins; 8 x NHL first All-Star team; 8 x James Norris Trophy), born in Parry Sound, Ontario
- 1951 Madan Lal, cricketer (Indian medium pacer in the 70's)
- 1951 Mohamed Ben Rehaiem, Tunisian soccer midfielder (35 caps; CS Sfaxien), born in Sfax, Tunisia (d. 2020)
- 1952 Anand Armitraj, India, tennis player (Brother of ViJay)
- 1952 Geoff Brabham, Australian auto racer (Can-Am 1981; 24 Hours of Le Mans 1993; IMSA GT C'ship 1988-91; Bathurst 1000 1997), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1954 Charlie Simmer, Ontario, NHL left winger (LA Kings)
- 1958 Phil Anderson, Australian cyclist
- 1958 Rickey Jackson, NFL defensive end (SF 49ers)
- 1959 Dale Reid, Scottish golfer (21 x Ladies European Tour wins; Ladies European Tour Order of Merit 1984, 87), born in Ladybank Scotland (d. 2023)
- 1961 Jesper Olsen, Danish footballer, born in Faxe, Denmark
- 1961 Kathy Baker-Guadagnino, American golfer (US Open 1985), born in Albany, New York
- 1962 Shaye Al-Nafisah, Saudi Arabian soccer forward (32 caps; Al-Kawkab FC), born in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia (d. 2023)
- 1963 Manabu Suzuki, Japanese racing driver and broadcaster
- 1963 Paul Annacone, tennis star, born in Southampton, New York
- 1963 Ramon Andersson, Middle Swan Australia, canoeist (Olympics-br-92, 96)
- 1963 Yelena Romanova, Russian athlete (Olympic gold Unified Team 3,000m 1992), born in Voronezh, Russia (d. 2007)
- 1964 Ruth Davidon, rower (Olympic 6th 1996), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1965 Chris Hoiles, Bowling Green OH, catcher (Baltimore Orioles)
- 1966 Blas Minor, Merced CA, pitcher (Seattle Mariners)
- 1966 Giulio Caravatta, CFL quarterback (BC Lions)
- 1967 Mookie Blaylock, NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks)
- 1967 Nikolay Bukhalov, Bulgarian canoeist (2 x Olympic gold 1992), born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- 1968 Eric Viscaal, Dutch soccer star (PSV/AA Gent)
- 1969 Caroline Brunet, Canadian kayaker (Olympic silver 1996), born in Quebec City, Québec
- 1970 Ron George, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
- 1971 Manny Alexander, Dominican infielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
- 1973 Nico Boje, South African cricketer (South African ODI left-arm spinner), born in Bloemfontein, South Africa
- 1973 Norman Tome, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
- 1979 Bernard O'Connor, Gaelic Footballer
- 1979 Keven Mealamu, New Zealand rugby player
- 1980 Jamal Crawford, American basketball player
- 1982 José Moreira, Portuguese footballer
- 1982 Terrence Duffin, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1982 Tomasz Kuszczak, Polish footballer
- 1984 Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer
- 1984 Marcus Vick, American football player
- 1984 Markus Niemelä, Finnish racing driver
- 1984 Valtteri Filppula, Finnish NHL hockey player, 2005-21 (Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, and 2 other teams), born in Vantaa, Finland
- 1987 Daniel Maa Boumsong, Cameroonian football player
- 1987 Jô, Brazilian footballer
- 1987 Patrick Boyle, Scottish footballer
- 1987 Pedro Ken, Brazilian footballer
- 1987 Sergei Kostitsyn, Belarusian hockey player
- 1989 Tamim Iqbal, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1993 Sloane Stephens, American tennis player (US Open 2017), born in Plantation, Florida
- 1996 Charley Hull, British golfer (ANA Inspiration 2016, British Open & US Open 2023 runner-up), born in Kettering, England
- 1998 Allisen Corpuz, American golfer (US Open 2023), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
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