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  • 1849 Edwin Evans, Australian cricket spin bowler (6 Tests; 7 wickets), born in Emu Plains, Australia (d. 1921)
  • 1896 Rudolf Dassler, German entrepreneur (founder sportswear company Puma), born in Herzogenaurach, Germany (d. 1974)
  • 1908 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling, German tennis player (Wimbledon 1931, 1936 runner-up), born in Essen, Germany (d. 1981)
  • 1914 Ray Robinson, Australian cricket batsman (1 Test; NSW, South Australia, Otago), born in Stockton, Australia (d. 1965)
  • 1916 Bill Edrich, English cricket all-rounder (39 Tests, 6 x 100, HS 219no, 41 wickets; MCC, Middlesex CCC), born in Lingwood, England (d. 1986)
  • 1920 Sergio Livingstone, Chilean soccer goalkeeper who played 52 internationals; CD Universidad Católica; and television personality Televisión Nacional de Chile, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2012)
  • 1925 Ben Mondor, Canadian baseball executive who was International League Executive of the Year 1978, 99 Pawtucket Red Sox, born in St-Ignace-du-Lac, Maskinongé, Quebec (d. 2010)
  • 1925 Maqsood Ahmed, Pakistani cricket all-rounder who played 16 Tests, 2 x 50, 3 wickets; Karachi Blues, Rawalpindi; and broadcaster PTV, BBC, Radio Pakistan, born in Amritsar, British India (d. 1999)
  • 1932 Al Bianchi, American basketball guard with Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers; ABA Coach of the Year 1971 Virginia Squires; and general manager New York Knicks 1987-91, born in Queens, NY (d. 2019)
  • 1932 Dick Nolan, American football head coach with San Francisco 49ers 1968-75, New Orleans Saints 1978-80, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
  • 1934 Gino Cappelletti, American football running back (AFL All-Star 1961, 63-66; AFL MVP 1964; Boston Patriots), born in Keewatin, Minnesota (d. 2022)
  • 1936 Éder Jofre, Brazilian boxer (WBA, WBC & The Ring Bantamweight, WBC Featherweight titles; International Boxing HOF), born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2022)
  • 1936 Pierre Kerkhoffs, Dutch soccer striker (5 caps; SC Enschede, PSV, Lausanne Sport), born in Geleen, Netherlands (d. 2021)
  • 1937 Barbara Jones, American athlete who won Olympic gold 4 x 100m relay 1952, 60), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1937 Wayne Embry, American Basketball HOF center (5 x NBA All Star; NBA C'ship 1968 Boston Celtics) and executive (NBA Executive of the Year 1992 Cleveland Cavaliers, 1998 Toronto Raptors), born in Springfield, Ohio
  • 1938 Johnny Roe, Irish jockey (9 x Irish flat racing Champion Jockey; National Stakes 1971; 1000 Guineas Stakes 1975), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2017)
  • 1940 Braulio Baeza, American HOF jockey who was 1st Latin American to win Kentucky Derby 1963; Belmont Stakes 1961, 63, 69; 5 x US Champion Jockey in earnings, born in Panama City, Panama
  • 1941 Barclay Plager, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (NHL All-Star 1970, 71, 73, 74 St. Louis Blues) and coach (St. Louis Blues 1977-83), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (d. 1988)
  • 1941 Bob Plager, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (St. Louis Blues 1969-77) and coach (St. Louis Blues 1992), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (d. 2021)
  • 1945 Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast who won Olympic gold USSR vault, horizontal bar 1968; World C'ship gold all-round, rings 1966, born in Moscow (d. 2004)
  • 1949 Aldo Bet, Italian soccer defender (2 caps; Roma, Verona, AC Milan), born in Mareno di Piave, Italy (d. 2023)
  • 1949 Francisco Aguilar, Spanish soccer forward (3 caps; Real Madrid), born in Santander, Spain (d. 2020)
  • 1949 Rudi Koertzen, South African cricket umpire who officiated in 108 Tests 1992-2010; ODIs 209; T20Is 14, born in Knysna, South Africa (d. 2022)
  • 1950 Graham Barlow, English cricket batsman who played 3 Tests; Middlesex CCC, born in Folkestone, England
  • 1952 Didier Pironi, French auto racer who won 24 Hours of Le Mans 1978; winner 3 x Formula 1 GP, born in Villecresnes, France (d. 1987)
  • 1956 Tatyana Kochergina, Ukrainian handball player who won Olympic gold 1976, 80 USSR, born in Ovidiopol, Ukraine
  • 1960 Marcus Allen, American College-Pro Football HOF running back who won Heisman Trophy 1981 USC; Super Bowl XVIII MVP LA Raiders; NFL MVP 1985; First-team All-Pro 1982, 85; KC Chiefs), born in San Diego, California

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1962 American Basketball HOF guard who won Olympic gold 1996; 10 × NBA All-Star; 9 × NBA assists leader; Utah Jazz, born in Spokane, Washington

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  • 1962 Kevin Seitzer, American baseball infielder who was MLB All-Star 1987 KC Royals, 1995 Milwaukee Brewers; and coach World Series 2021 Atlanta Braves, born in Springfield, Illinois
  • 1963 Rebecca Twigg, American cyclist who won World C'ship gold x 6 Individual pursuit; Olympic silver road race 1984, born in Seattle, Washington
  • 1964 Ulf Samuelsson, Swedish American ice hockey defenseman who won Stanley Cup 1991, 92 Pittsburgh Penguins; first European 2,000 career penalty minutes, born in Fagersta, Sweden
  • 1966 Wesley Walls, American College Football HOF tight end with Uni of Mississippi; Super Bowl XXIV SF 49ers; 5 × Pro Bowl; Carolina Panthers, born in Batesville, Mississippi
  • 1967 Mark Carroll, Australian rugby league forward who played 12 Tests; NSW, Penrith, South Sydney, Manly-Warringah, London Broncos; and broadcaster, born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1968 Laurent Brochard, French cyclist who won World C'ship gold Road Race 1997, born in Le Mans, France
  • 1968 Shane Reynolds, American baseball pitcher who was a MLB All Star 2000; Houston Astros), born in Bastrop, Louisiana
  • 1969 Luke Richardson, Canadian ice hockey defenseman who won World C'ship gold 1994; Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers; and coach Chicago Blackhawks, born in Ottawa, Ontario
  • 1969 Vikram Rathour, Indian cricket batsman who played 6 Tests, HS 44; Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, born in Jalandhar, India
  • 1970 Paul Bosvelt, Dutch soccer midfielder who played 24 internationals; Go Ahead Eagles, FC Twente, Feyenoord, Manchester City, born in Doetinchem, Netherlands
  • 1971 Rennae Stubbs, Australian tennis player who won 4 doubles, 2 mixed doubles Grand Slam titles; broadcaster with ESPN, NBC, Tennis Channel, born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1973 Matt Burke, Australian rugby union fullback who played 81 Tests; NSW Waratahs; Eastwood RFC) and broadcaster (Network 10), born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1974 Irina Spîrlea, Romanian tennis player who won 6 WTA, 5 ITF titles; World #7 1997, born in Bucharest, Romania
  • 1974 Mike Peca, Canadian ice hockey center who won Olympic gold 2002; Buffalo Sabres, NY Islanders, Columbus Blue Jackets, born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1977 Kevin Davies, English soccer striker who played 1 international; Bolton Wanderers 351 games, Southampton, Preston NE), born in Sheffield, England
  • 1979 Pierre Womé, Cameroonian soccer left back who played 68 internationals; Bologna, Werder Bremen, 1. FC Köln, Lucchese, born in Douala, Cameroon
  • 1982 Mikel Arteta, Spanish soccer coach who manages Arsenal FC; played in midfield for Everton, Arsenal, Rangers, born in San Sebastián, Spain
  • 1985 Prosper Utseya, Zimbabwean cricket spin bowler and captain who played 4 Tests and 161 ODIs; Midlands, Manicaland, Mashonaland, born in Harare, Zimbabwe
  • 1989 Simon Kjær, Danish soccer centre-back and captain national team; AC Milan, Lille, Palermo, VfL Wolfsburg, born in Horsens, Denmark
  • 1989 Von Miller, American football linebacker who won Super Bowl 50 (MVP) Denver Broncos, LVI LA Rams; First-team All-Pro 2012, 15, 16; 8 x Pro Bowl, born in Dallas, Texas


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