- 1859 George Giffen, Australian cricket all-rounder (31 Tests, 1 x 100, 6 x 50, HS 161, 103 wickets, BB 7/117; SA CA), born in Adelaide, Australia (d. 1927)
- 1878 Miller Huggins, American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (World Series 1923, 27, 28; 6 x AL pennants NY Yankees), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1929)
- 1888 George Hearne, South African cricket batsman (3 Tests; Western Province), born in Catford, England (d. 1978)
- 1897 Effa Manley, American Baseball HOF executive (co-owner NgL Newark Eagles), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1981)
- 1910 Frank Smailes, English cricket all-rounder (1 Test; 8 County C'ships, Yorkshire), born in Ripley, North Yorkshire, England (d. 1970)
- 1910 Rudi Ball, German-Jewish ice hockey star (Olympic bronze 1932), born in Berlin (d. 1975)
- 1913 June Beebe, American golfer (Western Open 1931, 33), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
- 1937 Francesco Janich, Italian soccer defender (6 caps; Bologna), born in Udine, Italy (d. 2019)
Cale Yarborough (1939-2023)
American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series 1976, 77, 78; Daytona 500 1968, 77, 83, 84), born in Timmonsville, South Carolina [1]
- 1939 Maurice Petty, American auto racing crew chief, engine builder and team owner (Petty Enterprises, International Motorsports & NASCAR Hall of Fame), born in Level Cross, North Carolina (d. 2020)
- 1941 Liese Prokop, Austrian pentathlete (Olympic silver 1968), born in Tulln District, Austria (d. 2006)
- 1943 Mike Curtis, American NFL linebacker (Super Bowl 1971; Pro Bowl 1968, 70, 71, 74; First-team All-Pro 1968, 69; Baltimore Colts), born in Rockville, Maryland (d. 2020)
- 1945 Briton Selby, Canadian NHL player, born in Kingston, Ontario
- 1945 Tony Kreft, New Zealand rugby union prop (1 Test; Otago RFU 60 games), born in Milton, New Zealand (d. 2023)
- 1946 Bill Sudakis, American baseball player, born in Joliet, Illinois
- 1947 Doug Wilkerson, American football guard (Pro Bowl 1980–82; First-team All-Pro 1982; SD Chargers), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina (d. 2021)
- 1949 Russ Conway, American sports journalist (Eagleson NHL scandal), born in Haverhill, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
- 1950 Vic Harris, American MLB player, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1951 Bobby Lalonde, NHLer (Boston Bruins), born in Montreal
- 1952 Jim Bolla Jr., American college basketball coach (UNLV Women 1982-96; Uni of Hawaii 2004-09), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
- 1956 Brian Kelly, American CFL wide receiver (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Arcadia, California
- 1956 Thomas Wassberg, Swedish cross country skier (4 Olympic gold 1980, 84, 88), born in Lennartsfors, Värmland, Sweden
- 1960 Hans Pflügler, German footballer, born in Freising, Germany
- 1961 Ellery Hanley, British rugby league player, born in Leeds
- 1961 Tony Rominger, Swiss road racing cyclist, born in Vejle, Denmark
- 1963 Ed Pinckney, American NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1963 Randall Cunningham, American College Football HOF quarterback (UNLV; 4 × Pro Bowl; First-Team All-Pro 1998; Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings), born in Santa Barbara, California
- 1966 Kate Donahoo, US judoka (Olympic-92), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1967 Jaime Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico
- 1968 Irina Belova, Russian heptathlete who set indoor WR 4991 points & Olympic silver USSR 1992, born in Angarsk, Russia
- 1972 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Dutch soccer striker who played 23 internationals; Leeds United, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Middlesbrough, born in Paramaribo, Suriname
- 1974 Gaizka Mendieta, Spanish soccer midfielder who played 40 internationals; Valencia CF 230 games, born in Bilbao, Spain
- 1976 Djamel Belmadi, Algerian soccer midfielder who played 20 internationals; Marseille, Southampton; and manager Qatar, Al-Duhail, Algeria, born in Champigny-sur-Marne, France
- 1977 Vitor Meira, Brazilian auto racer who was runner-up Indianapolis 500 in 2005, 08, born in Brasilia, Brazil
- 1979 Michael Cuddyer, American baseball outfielder who was MLB All Star 2011, 13; NL batting champion & Silver Slugger award 2013; Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, born in Norfolk, Virginia
Manuel Neuer (38 years old)
1986 German soccer goalkeeper named IFFHS best GK decade 2011-20; Bayern Munich, Schalke 04, born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- 1987 Buster Posey, American baseball catcher (World Series 2010, 12, 14 SF Giants; 7 x MLB All Star; NL MVP 2012; NL Rookie of the Year 2010), born in Leesburg, Georgia
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