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  • 1874 Helen Hellwig, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1894), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1960)
  • 1883 Sam Langford, Canadian boxer (World Coloured Heavyweight Champion x 5 1910-18), born in Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia (d. 1956)
  • 1884 Red Murray, American baseball outfielder (NL home run leader 1909 NY Giants), born in Arnot, Pennsylvania (d. 1958)
  • 1888 Jeff Pfeffer, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter Boston Doves v Cincinnati Reds 1907), born in Seymour, Illinois (d. 1972)
  • 1888 Knute Rockne, American College Football HOF coach, (National C'ships 1924, 29, 30 Notre Dame; record 105–12–5), born in Voss, Norway (d. 1931)
  • 1891 (Charles) "Dazzy" Vance, American Baseball HOF pitcher (7 x NL strike-out leader; World Series ,1934 St Louis Cardinals; NL MVP & Triple Crown of Pitching, 1924 Brooklyn Robins), born in Orient, Iowa (d. 1961)
  • 1896 Rhys Gemmell, Australian tennis player (Australasian C'ships singles & doubles 1921), born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 1972)
  • 1897 Lefty O'Doul, American Baseball HOF left fielder (MLB All-Star, World Series 1933; NL batting champion 1929, 32 NY Yankees), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1969)
  • 1914 Gino Colaussi, Italian soccer striker (26 caps; Triestina, Juventus, Vicenza, Padova), born in Gradisca d'Isonzo, Italy (d. 1991)
  • 1917 Clyde McCullough, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1948, 53; Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates) and coach, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1982)
  • 1918 Margaret Osborne DuPont, American tennis player (6-time Grand Slam singles winner), born in Joseph, Oregon (d. 2012)
  • 1919 Buck Baker, American auto racer (Grand National Series Champion 1956. 57; NASCAR Speedway Div Champion 1952), born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 2002)
  • 1921 Dinny Pails, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ship 1947), born in Nottingham, England (d. 1986)
  • 1923 Piero d'Inzeo, Italian equestrian rider (Olympic silver individual & team jumping 1956, 60; bronze 1956, 60, 64, 72), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2014)
  • 1927 Dick Savitt, American tennis player (Wimbledon, Australian C'ships 1951), born in Bayonne, New Jersey (d. 2023)
  • 1928 Alan Sillitoe, English writer (Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner), born in Nottingham (d. 2010)
  • 1931 Bob Johnson, American collegiate and NHL ice hockey coach (University of Wisconsin Badgers, 1966-82; US Olympic team, 1976; Calgary Flames, 1982-87; Pittsburgh Penguins, 1990-91), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1991)
  • 1932 Gil Brandt, American Pro Football HOF executive (vice president player personnel Dallas Cowboys 1960-88; Super Bowl VI, XII), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2023)
  • 1933 Nino Vaccarella, Italian auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1964; 12 Hours of Sebring 1970), born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy (d. 2021)

Jim Clark (1936-1968)

Scottish auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1965; F1 World Champion 1963, 65; 25 x F1 GP wins), born in Kilmany, Fife, Scotland

Jim Clark
  • 1937 Graeme Dowling, New Zealand cricket batsman (39 Tests, 3 x 100s, TS 239 v India 1968; Canterbury CA), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
  • 1938 Don Perkins, American football fullback (Pro Bowl 1961–63, 66–68; All-Pro 1962, 67, 68; Dallas Cowboys), born in Waterloo, Iowa (d. 2022)
  • 1945 Tommy Svensson, Swedish soccer midfielder (40 caps; Östers IF, Standard Liège) and manager (Östers IF, Sweden), born in Växjö, Sweden
  • 1948 Leron Lee, American baseball outfielder (NPB All-Star 1977, 79, 80, 81; Best Nine Award 1977, 80, 84, 85; Lotte Orions), born in Bakersfield, California
  • 1949 Jeff Grayshon, English rugby league utility (England 11 caps; GB 13 caps; Dewsbury, Cronulla-Sutherland, Bradford Northern, Leeds, Featherstone Rovers, Batley), born in Birstall, England (d. 2021)
  • 1949 Karel Loprais, Czech rally driver (Dakar Rally truck category 1988, 94, 95, 98, 99, 2001), born in Ostrava, Czech Republic (d. 2021)
  • 1950 Judy Dickinson, American golfer (US Open runner-up 1985), born in Akron, Ohio
  • 1951 Kenny Dalglish, Scottish soccer forward (102 caps; Celtic, Liverpool) and manager (3 x Div 1 C'ship Liverpool; EPL 1995 Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United), born in Glasgow, Scotland
  • 1953 Paweł Janas, Polish soccer defender (53 caps; Widzew Łódź, Legia Warsaw, Auxerre) and manager (Poland, Legia Warsaw, Widzew Łódź), born in Pabianice, Poland
  • 1953 Ray Price, Australian rugby league lock (22 Tests; Parramatta RLFC 259 games; Dally M Medal, Rothmans Medal) and rugby union flanker (7 Tests; Parramatta RUFC), born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1954 Peter Jacobsen, American golfer (US Senior Open 2004, Senior Players C'ship 2005; 7 PGA Tour titles), born in Portland, Oregon
  • 1954 Willie Thorne, English snooker player (1985 Classic), born in Leicester, England (d. 2020)
  • 1957 Rick Mast, American auto racer (9 x race wins NASCAR Xfinity Series, 5 poles, 95 top 10), born in Rockbridge Baths, Virginia
  • 1960 John Mugabi, Ugandan boxer (WBC super-welterweight title 1989-90; Olympic silver Welterweight 1980), born in Kampala, Uganda

Ray Mancini (63 years old)

1961 American boxer (WBA lightweight title 1982-84), born in Youngstown, Ohio

Ray Mancini
  • 1962 Greg Kragen, American football nose tackle (First-team All-Pro 1989, 91; Pro Bowl 1989; Denver Broncos), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1964 Emilia Eberle, Romanian gymnast (World C'ship gold Team, floor 1979; Olympic silver Uneven bars, team 1980), born in Arad, Romania
  • 1965 Khaled Hosseini, Afghan author (The Kite Runner) and physician, born in Kabul, Afghanistan
  • 1966 Kevin Johnson, American NBA player (Phoenix Suns) and politician, born in Sacramento, California
  • 1967 Daryll Cullinan, South African cricket batsman (70 Tests; 4,554 runs @ 44.21; 138 ODIs), born in Kimberley, Cape Province
  • 1967 Juli Furtado, American mountain cyclist (world champ-1991, 92), born in New York City
  • 1967 Kubilay Türkyılmaz, Turkish-Swiss footballer, born in Bellinzona, Switzerland
  • 1968 Dionna Harris, American softball outfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Wilmington, Delaware
  • 1968 Giovanni Carrara, Venezuelan baseball player
  • 1969 Jeff Tinsley, American MLB outfielder (Boston Red Sox), born in Shelbyville, Kentucky
  • 1969 Pierluigi Casiraghi, Italian football manager
  • 1970 Dave Stevens, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1994-2000 (Minnesota Twins, and 3 other teams), born in Fullerton, California
  • 1970 Marja Helena Paluila, Finnish ice hockey player (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Oulu, Finland
  • 1971 Jovan Stanković, Serbian footballer
  • 1972 Jos Verstappen, Dutch auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans LMP2 class, LMP2 Drivers' title 2008), born in Montfort, Netherlands
  • 1972 Pae Gil-Su, North Korean gymnast
  • 1972 Robert Smith, American NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings), born in Euclid, Ohio
  • 1973 Phillip Daniels, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)
  • 1974 Ariel Ortega, Argentine footballer (Valencia), born in Ledesma, Argentina
  • 1974 Karol Kučera, Slovak tennis player (Hopman Cup 1998; World #6 1998), born in Bratislava Slovakia
  • 1974 Tommy Phelps, American baseball player
  • 1975 Antti Aalto, Finnish ice hockey player
  • 1975 Myrna Veenstra, Dutch field hockey player
  • 1975 Patrick Femerling, German-born professional basketball player
  • 1976 Hiram Bocachica, Puerto Rican baseball player
  • 1976 Thierry Renaer, Belgian field hockey player
  • 1977 Ana Gabriela Guevara, Mexican athlete
  • 1977 Daniel Klewer, German footballer
  • 1978 Denis Dallan, Italian rugby union footballer
  • 1978 Nate Ackerman, British-American logician and wrestler
  • 1978 Pierre Dagenais, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1979 Geoff Huegill, Australian swimmer
  • 1980 Arash Markazi, American sportswriter
  • 1980 Jack Hannahan, American baseball player
  • 1980 Omar Bravo, Mexican footballer
  • 1982 Landon Donovan, American soccer forward (157 caps; San Jose Earthquakes, LA Galaxy), born in Ontario, California
  • 1984 Kevin O'Brien, Irish cricket batsman (3 Tests; 142 ODIs; 89 T20I; fastest century ever in ODI World Cup, off 50 balls v England 2011), born in Dublin, Ireland

Draymond Green (34 years old)

1990 American basketball forward (NBA C'ship 2015, 17, 18, 22; 4 × NBA All-Star; NBA Defensive Player of the Year 2017; GS Warriors; Olympic gold 2016, 20), born in Saginaw, Michigan

Draymond Green
  • 1991 George Chigova, Zimbabwean soccer goalkeeper (32 caps; Polokwane City FC, SuperSport United FC), born in Harare, Zimbabwe (d. 2023)
  • 1992 Bernd Leno, German soccer goalkeeper (VfB Stuttgart II, Bayer Leverkusen, Arsenal, Fulham), born in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany
  • 1992 Nick Castellanos, American baseball utility (MLB All-Star 2021, 23; Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds; AL triples leader 2017 Detroit Tigers), born in Davie, Florida
  • 1998 Obi Toppin, American basketball power forward (NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion 2022; NY Knicks, Indiana Pacers), born in Brooklyn, New York


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