- 1854 Stanley Robison, American civil engineer, streetcar magnate, and baseball team owner (Cleveland Spiders, 1887-99; St. Louis Cardinals, 1899-1911), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1911)
- 1879 Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (World Alllround Speed Skating champion 1905), born in Edam. Netherlands (d. 1954)
- 1887 Albert Termote, Flemish-Dutch sculptor of equestrian bronzes (Charles the Great), born in Lichtervelde, Belgium (d. 1978)
- 1904 Ripper Collins, American baseball first baseman (MLB All-Star 1935, 36, 37; World Series 1931, 34; NL HR leader 1934; St Louis Cardinals), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania (d. 1970)
- 1905 Mikio Oda, Japanese triple jumper (Olympic gold 1928, 1st individual Asian Olympic champion), born in Kaita, Japan (d. 1998)
- 1912 Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 45 wickets; Auckland CA) and umpire (3 Tests 1956–59), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 1994)
- 1927 Wally Grout, Australian cricket wicketkeeper (51 Tests, 187 dismissals, 3 x 50s), born in Mackay, Australia (d. 1968)
- 1939 Robert Herbin, French soccer defender (23 caps; Saint-Étienne) and manager (Saint-Étienne, Lyon, Strasbourg), born in Paris, France (d. 2020)
Jerry Lucas (84 years old)
1940 NBA center (Olympic gold 1960, NY Knicks), born in Middletown, Ohio
- 1940 Jim Criner, American college football coach (Boise State, Iowa State, Scottish Claymores), born in Lurton, Arkansas
- 1940 Norman Gifford, English cricket spin bowler (15 Tests, 33 wickets, BB 5/55; Worcestershire, CCC, Warwickshire CCC), born in Ulverston, England
- 1942 Tane Norton, New Zealand rugby union hooker and captain (27 Tests; Mid Canterbury RFU, Canterbury RFU), born in Waikari, New Zealand (d. 2023)
- 1948 Eddie Jordan, Irish motorsport F1 boss and TV commentator, born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1951 Anton Tkáč, Slovak track cyclist (Olympic gold Czechoslovakia men's match sprint 1976; World C'ship gold 1974, 78), born in Lozorno, Slovakia (d. 2022)
- 1952 Peter Knights, Australian footballer and coach
- 1958 Joey Sindelar, American golfer (7 PGA Tour titles), born in Fort Knox, Kentucky
- 1960 Bill Johnson, American alpine skier (first American to win alpine Olympic gold - 1984), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)
- 1961 Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1999)
- 1963 Jenny Lidback, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1995), born in Lima, Peru
- 1963 Lomas Brown, American NFL tackle (Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals) and commentator, born in Miami, Florida
- 1964 Corey Millen, Canadian NHL center (Calgary Flames), born in Cloquet
- 1964 Dave Ellett, American NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1964 Vlado Bozinovski, Australian former footballer
- 1966 Efstratios Grivas, Greek chess grandmaster and author, born in Aigio, Greece
- 1969 Mark Astley, Canadian NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres), born in Calgary, Alberta
Secretariat (1970-1989)
American thoroughbred race horse (Triple Crown, 1973), born in Caroline County, Virginia
- 1971 Mari Holden, American cyclist (World C'ship gold road time trial 2000; Olympic silver 2000), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1972 Brenden Stai, American NFL guard (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1973 Jan Koller, Czech footballer, born in Prague, Czechoslavakia
- 1973 Kareem Streete-Thompson, Caymanian-American 100m athlete and long jumper, born in Ithaca, New York
- 1974 Martin Love, Australian cricketer (high scoring Queensland batsman, Aust 1995), born in Mundubbera, Australia
- 1976 Chris Canty, American cornerback (New England Patriots), born in Long Beach, California
- 1976 Obadele Thompson, Barbadian sprinter (Olympic bronze 100m at Sydney 2000), born in Bridgetown, Barbados
- 1976 Toby Gowin, American NFL punter (Dallas Cowboys), born in Jacksonville, Texas
- 1978 Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player and coach, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1980 Ricardo Osorio, Mexican soccer defender (82 caps; CF Cruz Azul, VfB Stuttgart, CF Monterrey), born in Huajuapan de León, Mexico
- 1983 Davis Romero, Panamanian baseball player
- 1983 Jérémie Aliadière, French footballer (Arsenal), born in Rambouillet, France
- 1984 Mario Ančić, Croatian tennis player (world #7 2006; Davis Cup 2005), born in Split, Croatia
- 1984 Samantha Stosur, Australian tennis player (US Open singles 2011; 9 x Grand Slam doubles titles; Tour Finals doubles 2005, 06), born in Brisbane, Australia
Sergio Ramos (38 years old)
1986 Spanish soccer defender (Europe's most capped male outfield player; Real Madrid), born in Camas, Seville, Andalusia
Richard Sherman (36 years old)
1988 American NFL cornerback (San Francisco 49ers), born in Compton, California
- 1993 Lee Mi-hyang, South Korean golfer (ANA Inspiration 2019 runner-up), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1994 Alex Bregman, American MLB player (Houston Astros), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 1995 Tao Geoghegan Hart, British road cyclist (Giro d'Italia 2020), born in London, England
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