Norman Brookes (1877-1968)
Australian tennis player (Wimbledon 1907, 14), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- 1892 Ted Meredith, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m in world record 1:51.9s 1912), born in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania (d. 1957)
Piet Moeskops (1893-1964)
Dutch track cyclist (world sprint champion 1921-24, 26), born in Loosduinen, Netherlands
John Bromwich (1918-1999)
Australian tennis player (Australian C'ship 1939, 46 / 13 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Sydney, NSW
- 1929 Gilbert Rogin, American journalist and author (The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2017)
- 1929 Jimmy Piersall, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1954, 56; his bipolar disorder subject book & film, "Fear Strikes Out"), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2017)
- 1930 Alan Moss, English cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 21 wickets; Middlesex CCC), born in London, England (d. 2019)
- 1930 Charles De Sorgher, Belgian bobsledder
- 1934 Hans Eder, German soccer defender (Hertha BSC) and manager (Hertha BSC 1974, 79, 85), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2022)
- 1934 Kurt Hamrin, Swedish soccer winger (31 caps; AIK, AC Milan, Fiorentina 289 games), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2024)
- 1937 Jim Brewer, American baseball relief pitcher (World Series 1965; MLB All Star 1973; LA Dodgers), born in Merced, California (d. 1987)
- 1937 Vittorio Adorni, Italian road racing cyclist (Giro d'Italia general classification 1965), born in San Lazzaro di Parma, Italy (d. 2022)
- 1942 Jackie Du Preez, Zimbabwe cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, South Africa; Zimbabwe Test selector), born in Harare, Zimbabwe (d. 2020)
- 1948 Ian Stanley, Australian golfer (British Senior Open 2001), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2018)
Bernard Hinault (69 years old)
1954 French cyclist and 5-time Tour de France winner, born in Yffiniac, France
- 1954 Willie Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball relief pitcher (World Series, AL MVP, AL Cy Young Award 1984 Detroit Tigers; MLB All-Star 1984, 85, 86), born in Aguada, Puerto Rico (d. 2023)
- 1955 Jack Sikma, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks), born in Kankalee, Illinois
- 1956 Keith Alexander, British soccer forward (3 caps St Lucia; Grimsby Town FC, Lincoln City FC) and manager (Lincoln, Peterborough, Macclesfield), born in Nottingham, England (d. 2010)
- 1962 Morgan Reeser, American 470 sailor (Olympics-8th-1992, 96), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1964 Silken Laumann, Canadian rower (Olympic bronze, silver-92, 96), born in Mississauga, Ontario
- 1966 Carl Coulter, Canadian CFL corner (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Lindsay, Ontario
- 1966 Curt Schilling, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Anchorage, Alaska
- 1966 Eric Hill, NFL middle linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
- 1966 Petra Roßner, German cyclist
- 1968 Bob Christian, NFL running back (Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons)
- 1968 Kent Bottenfield, pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Portland, Oregon
- 1968 Lionel Simmons, American basketball forward (NCAA Player of the Year 1990, La Salle Uni; Sacramento Kings), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1969 Mark Henderson, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m medley 1996; World C'ship gold 1991, 94), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1970 Dana Stubblefield, NFL defensive tackle (SF 49ers)
- 1970 Dexter Nottage, American NFL player (Washington Redskins, KC Chiefs), born in Nassau, Bahamas
- 1971 Adam Gilchrist, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (96 Tests, 416 dismissals, 17 x 100, HS 204no; first player 100 sixes in Tests; NSW, Western Australia) and broadcaster (FoxSports), born in Bellingen, Australia
- 1972 Aaron Taylor, American College Football HOF guard (Notre Dame; Super Bowl XXXI Green Bay Packers), born in San Francisco, California
- 1972 Ed Patterson, Delta, NHL right wing (Pitts Penguins)
- 1972 Lori Dupuis, ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics 1998)
- 1973 Lawyer Milloy, strong safety (New England Patriots)
- 1978 Bobby Allen, American ice hockey player
- 1978 Xavier Nady, American baseball player
- 1979 Jean-Alain Boumsong, French footballer
- 1980 Margot Contois, American dance skater (with Robert Peal), born in Marquette, Michigan
- 1981 Tom Ferrier, British racing driver
- 1982 Kyle Orton, American football player (Chicago Bears)
- 1984 Lisa De Vanna, Australian female footballer
- 1985 Thomas Vermaelen, Belgian footballer
- 1989 Jake Livermore, English footballer
- 1998 DeVonta Smith, American football wide receiver (Heisman Trophy 2020; University Alabama; Philadelphia Eagles), born in Amite City, Louisiana
- 1998 Sofia Kenin, American tennis player (Australian Open 2020), born in Moscow, Russia
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