- 1870 Joe Darling, Australian cricket batsman and captain (34 Tests, 21 as captain; 3 x 100s, TS 178; South Australia CA), born in Glen Osmond, Australia (d. 1946)
- 1870 Sigfrid Edström, Swedish sports official (4th President International Olympic Committee 1952-64), born in Morlanda, Sweden (d. 1964)
- 1870 Stanley Jackson, English cricketer (captain of England, governor of Bengal), born in Chapel Allerton, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (d. 1947)
- 1905 Freddie Lindstrom, American Baseball Hall of Fame utility (New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1981)
- 1916 Sid Luckman, American College-Pro Football HOF quarterback (Columbia University; 4 × NFL C'ship 1940, 41, 43, 46; NFL MVP 1943; 5 × First-team All-Pro; 3 × Pro Bowl; Chicago Bears), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1998)
Stan Musial (1920-2013)
American Baseball HOF outfielder (24 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1942, 44, 46; NL MVP 1943, 46, 48; 7 × NL batting champion; St Louis Cardinals), born in Donora, Pennsylvania
- 1922 Abe Lemons, American basketball coach (Oklahoma City Uni, Pan American Uni; NABC Coach of the Year 1978 Uni of Texas Austin), born in Ryan, Oklahoma (d. 2002)
- 1927 Georgia Frontiere, American businesswoman (co-owner Cleveland/Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams 1979–2008), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2008)
- 1931 Jim Ringo, American Pro Football HOF center (7 × First-team All-Pro; 10 × Pro Bowl; Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Buffalo Bills 1976–77), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2007)
- 1934 Dietrich Weise, German soccer forward (Eintracht Frankfurt, FSV Mainz) and manager (FC Kaiserslautern, E Frankfurt, F Düsseldorf, Egypt, Liechtenstein), born in Gröben, Germany (d. 2020)
- 1934 Peter Philpott, Australian cricket spin bowler (8 Tests, 26 wickets, best 5/90; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2021)
- 1940 Terry Dischinger, American College Basketball HOF guard (Purdue; 3 x NBA All-Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 1963 Baltimore Bullets; Detroit Pistons; Olympic gold 1960), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 2023)
- 1942 Afa Anoa'i, Samoan-American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team C'ship x 3 with Sika), born in Western Samoa
- 1943 Jacques Laffite, French auto racer (6 x F1 wins, Ligier) and broadcaster (TF1), born in Paris, France
- 1943 Orlando de la Torre, Peruvian soccer defender (39 caps; Sporting Cristal SA), born in Trujillo, Peru (d. 2022)
- 1943 Robert Alner, British racehorse trainer (Cheltenham Gold Cup: Cool Dawn 1998), born in Droop, England (d. 2020)
- 1944 Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, American basketball HOF guard (4 x NBA All-Star; NBA C'ship 1973 NY Knicks; NBA Rookie of the Year 1968 Baltimore Bullets), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1947 Steve Webber, American baseball college coach (University of Georgia 1981-96; NCAA C'ship 1990), born in Stockport, Iowa (d. 2022)
- 1949 Anatoliy Kuksov, Ukrainian soccer midfielder (8 caps USSR; FC Zorya Luhansk 489 games) and manager, born in Luhansk, Ukraine (d. 2022)
- 1949 Barbara Jo Rubin, American jockey (first women to win a race on a major US track), born in Highland, Illinois
- 1949 Basil Williams, West Indian cricket batsman (7 Tests, 2 x 100s; century on debut 1978), born in Caymanas Estate, St Catherine, Jamaica (d. 2015)
- 1950 Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, 400m dash (Olympic gold 1976)
- 1950 Bruce Laird, Australian cricket batsman (21 Tests; 23 ODIs; 13 "Supertests" in World Series Cricket), born in Perth, Western Australia
- 1952 Eamonn Coghlan, Irish 1500m runner (Olympic 4th 76)
- 1955 Cedric Maxwell, American basketball small forward (NBA C'ship 1981 [MVP], 84 Boston Celtics; LA Clippers, Houston Rockets), born in Kinston, North Carolina
- 1956 Mariana Simionescu, Romanian tennis player (1st wife of Björn Borg), born in Tirgu Neamt, Romania
- 1958 Evert van Benthem, Dutch skater (11 Cities Skating Race, 1985, 86)
- 1958 Tim Robinson, English cricketer (solid England opener in 29 Tests 1984-89), born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England
- 1959 Colin Beashel, Australian sailor (World C'ship gold Star class 1998; America's Cup 1983; Olympic bronze Star class 1996), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1959 Tim Wilkison, American tennis player (6 ATP tiles), born in Shelby, North Carolina
- 1962 Sabine Busch, German athlete
- 1963 Peter Bosz, Dutch soccer star (Toulon/Feyenoord)
- 1964 Olden Polynice, NBA forward/center (Sacramento Kings)
- 1964 Thomas Everett, NFL safety (Tampa Bay Bucs)
- 1966 Jerry Fontenot, NFL center/guard (Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints)
- 1966 Troy Aikman, American College/Pro Football HOF quarterback (University of Oklahoma, UCLA; Super Bowl 1992 [MVP], 93, 95; 6 x Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys) and broadcaster (Fox, ESPN MNF), born in West Covina, California
- 1967 (Roy) "Tripp" Cromer, American MLB baseball infielder, 1993-2003 (St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers), born in Lake City, North Carolina
- 1967 Ken Block, American rally driver (Hoonigan Racing Division) and co-founder of DC Shoes, born in Long Beach, California (d. 2023)
- 1967 Toshihiko Koga, Japanese judoka (Olympic gold - 71kgs 1992; silver 1996), born in Kitashigeyasu, Saga, Japan (d. 2021)
- 1968 Andy Caddick, English cricket fast bowler (62 Tests, 234 wickets; 54 ODIs, 69 wickets; Somerset), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1968 Antonio Tarver, light heavyweight boxer (Olympics-br-96), born in Orlando, Florida
Ken Griffey Jr. (54 years old)
1969 American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (13 x MLB All Star, AL MVP 1997; 10 x Gold Glove; Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds), born in Donora, Pennsylvania
- 1970 Justin Langer, Australian cricket batsman (105 Tests, 23 x 100, HS 250; WACA, Middlesex CCC, Somerset CCC) and coach (Australia 2018-22), born in Perth, Australia
Michael Strahan (52 years old)
1971 American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (7 x Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 2007; NY Giants) and broadcaster (Fox NFL Sunday, co-host ABC's Good Morning America), born in Houston, Texas
- 1971 Ramondo Stallings, NFL defensive end (Cin Bengals)
- 1972 David Tua, Samoan boxer
- 1973 Danny Kanell, quarterback (NY Giants)
- 1974 Tremain Mack, American NFL football strong safety, 1997-2000 (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Tyler, Texas
- 1975 Chad Levitt, running back (Oakland Raiders)
- 1976 Daniel Whiston, British ice skater
- 1976 Martin Meichelbeck, German footballer
- 1976 Saleem Elahi, Pakistani cricket batsman (13 Tests, 1 x 50; Lahore City CC, Habib Bank Ltd CC), born in Sahiwal, Pakistan
- 1977 Bruno Berner, Swiss footballer
- 1977 Jonas Jennings, American football player
- 1979 Alex Tanguay, Canadian hockey player
- 1979 Stromile Swift, American basketball player
- 1979 Vincenzo Iaquinta, Italian footballer
- 1980 Danielle Hartsell, pairs skater (with partner Steve Hartsell), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- 1980 Hank Blalock, American MLB third baseman, 2002-10 (Texas Rangers), born in San Diego, California
- 1980 Leonardo González, Costa Rican footballer
- 1981 Jonny Magallón, Mexican footballer
- 1981 Piet Rinke, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1983 Jamie Langley, English rugby player
- 1984 Álvaro Bautista, Spanish motorcycle racer (125cc World Champion 2006), born in Talavera de la Reina, Spain
- 1985 Jesús Navas, Spanish soccer utility (45 caps 2021; Sevilla, Manchester City), born in Los Palacios, Spain
- 1987 Brian Douwes, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist
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