- 1836 Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian World Chess Champion (1866-94), born in Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire (d. 1900)
- 1876 Alban Collignon, Belgian sport journalist, born in Mechelen, Belgium (d. 1955)
- 1888 Tich Freeman, English cricket leg-spin bowler (12 Tests, 66 wickets; Kent CCC), born in Lewisham, England (d. 1965)
Cool Papa Bell (1903-1991)
American Baseball HOF center fielder (NgL WorLd Series 1943, 44 Homestead Grays; 8 x NgL All Star; career BA .337), born in Starkville, Mississippi
- 1906 Zinka Milanov (née Kunc), Croatian soprano (Ljubljana Opera, 1927-34; NY Metropolitan Opera, 1937-66), born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 1989)
- 1907 Ilona Elek, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold 1936, 48), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1988)
- 1909 Karl Schäfer, Austrian figure skater (Olympic gold 1932, 36), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1976)
- 1912 Clarence "Ace" Parker, American NFL quarterback (Brooklyn, Boston Yanks), born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 2013)
- 1913 Hans Ruesch, Swiss racing driver (d. 2007)
- 1919 Antonio Aguilar [Barraza], Mexican singer, producer and actor (Emiliano Zapata) who popularized the Mexican equestrian sport la charrería, born in Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico (d. 2007)
- 1920 Lydia Wideman, Finnish cross country skier (first female cross-country Olympic medalist, gold 10k 1952), born in Vippula, Finland (d. 2019)
- 1929 John Davies, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1952; WR 200m breaststroke 2:34.4 1952), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2020)
- 1931 Stan Albeck, American basketball coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls), born in Chenoa, Illinois (d. 2021)
- 1932 Peter Burge, Australian cricket batsman (42 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 181; Queensland CA), born in Brisbane, Australia (d. 2001)
- 1934 Abe Terry, English rugby league front rower (11 Tests; Challenge Cup 1961 St. Helens RLFC [216 games]), born in St. Helens, England (d. 2024)
- 1934 Earl Morrall, American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl 1970, 72, 73; Pro Bowl 1957, 68; First-team All-Pro 1968, 72; NFL MVP 1968; Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins), born in Muskegon, Michigan (d. 2014)
- 1936 Guy Camberabero, French rugby union flyhalf (14 Tests 110 points; ROC La Voulte Sportif, US Tyrosse RUC), born in Saubion, France (d. 2023)
- 1942 Myles Brand, American sports administrator (4th NCAA President), born in Brooklyn, NY (d. 2009)
- 1943 Johnny Warren, Australian Footballer (d. 2004)
- 1943 Rui Rodrigues, Portuguese soccer centre-back (12 caps; Académica, Benfica, Vitória Guimarães), born in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique (d.2024)
- 1944 Arif Butt, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (3 Tests, 14 wickets; Lahore, Pakistan Railways), born in Lahore, Pakistan (d. 2007)
- 1945 Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), born in Mysore, Karnataka
- 1946 Sinaida Turchina, USSR, team handball (Olympic gold 1976)
- 1947 John Traicos, cricketer (in Egypt South Africa 1970, Zimbabwe 1992-93)
- 1952 Norv Turner, American football coach (Super Bowl 1992, 93 OC Dallas Cowboys; HC Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders, SD Chargers), born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
- 1954 Michael Roberts, South African jockey (British flat racing champion 1992), born in Cape Town, South Africa
Sugar Ray Leonard (67 years old)
1956 American boxer (Olympic gold 1976), born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina
- 1957 Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1983; Atlanta Braves), born in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic (d. 2012)
- 1960 Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter
- 1962 Scott Case, American NFL player (Dallas Cowboys), born in Waynoka, Oklahoma
- 1963 Jon Koncak, NBA center (Orlando Magic)
- 1964 Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (d. 1999)
- 1966 Danny Manning, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1993, 94; NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1998; Phoenix Suns), born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- 1966 Mark Kratzmann, Australia, tennis star
- 1968 Tim Grunhard, NFL center (KC Chiefs)
- 1969 Aaron Ruffin, CFL defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- 1969 Ujesh Ranchod, cricketer (Zimbabwe off-spinner 1993)
- 1970 Alan Wetmore, CFL fullback (Montreal Alouettes)
- 1970 Giovanna Trillini, Italian fencer (2 x Olympic gold foil 1992), born in Iesi, Italy
- 1970 Hubert Davis, American basketball guard (Dallas Mavericks, NY Knicks) and coach (Uni of North Carolina), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- 1970 Matt Lindland, American mixed martial arts fighter
- 1970 Renzo Furlan, Italian tennis star
- 1970 Stefania Croce, Italian golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 2000 runner-up), born in Bergamo, Italy
- 1971 Bill Lindsay, Big Fork, NHL left wing (Florida Panthers)
- 1971 Shaun Hart, Australian footballer
- 1972 Elena Wagner, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis star (1996 ITF/Redbridge-GBR)
- 1972 John Burrough, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
- 1973 Jay Riemersma, tight end (Buffalo Bills)
- 1974 Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1976 Daniel Komen, Nyaru Kenya, 5k runner
- 1977 Jere Michael, American figure skater (1994 National Jr champ), born in Aspen, Colorado
- 1978 Carlos Peña, Dominican MLB baseball infielder, 2001-14 (Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and 6 other teams), and broadcaster, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1978 Paddy Kenny, Irish goalkeeper
- 1979 Wayne Thomas, English footballer, born in Gloucester, England
- 1980 Stéphane Robert, French professional tennis player, born in Montargis, France
- 1981 Beñat Albizuri, Spanish cyclist
- 1981 Leon Osman, English footballer
- 1982 Hunter Mahan, American golfer (World Matchplay 2012; Ryder Cup 2014), born in Orange, California
- 1982 Tony Parker, French basketball guard (NBA C'ship 2003, 05, 07, 14; NBA Finals MVP 2007; 6 × NBA All-Star; San Antonio Spurs), born in Bruges, Belgium
- 1983 Channing Frye, American basketball player
- 1983 Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player
- 1983 Nicky Hofs, Dutch footballer
- 1984 Christian Bolaños, Costa Rican footballer, born in Hatillo, Costa Rica
- 1985 Matt Ryan, American football player
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