1856 Semyon Alapin, Russian chess master, born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1923)
1874 Joseph Willoughby, South African cricketer (2 Tests for South Africa 1895-96), born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England (d. 1952)
1876 Charlie Townsend, English cricketer, born in Bristol (d. 1958)
1876 Ted Arnold, English cricketer (England all-rounder in 10 Tests 1903-05), born in Withycombe Raleigh, Devon (d. 1942)
1886 Aron Nimzowitsch, Latvian chess player (openings theorist), born in Riga, Russian Empire (d. 1935)
1889 Lionel Hallam, English cricket batsman and captain (9 Tests, 4 x 50; Hampshire CCC) and politician (Member House of Lords, Lord Temporal 1928–51), born in London, England (d. 1951)
1921 Jack Fleck, American golfer (US Open 1955), born in Bettendorf, Iowa (d. 2014)
1927 Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman (President of Nintendo, 1949-2003, owner of Seattle Mariners), born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 2013)
1933 Ernie Michie, Scottish rugby union lock (15 caps; 2 caps British & Irish Lions; Barbarians FC; London Scottish RUFC, Leicester Tigers RUFC), born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 2021)
1936 Al Attles, American NBA point guard and coach (SF/GS Warriors), born in Newark, New Jersey
1938 Jim Kaat, American Baseball HOF pitcher (16 x Gold Glove; 3 x MLB All-Star; Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies) and broadcaster, (NY Yankees, Minnesota Twins, MLB Network), born in Zeeland, Michigan
1943 Wayne Giardino, Canadian football linebacker (Grey Cup 1968, 69, 73; Ottawa Rough Riders), born in Peterborough, Ontario (d. 2021)
1944 Joe Niekro, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1979; NL wins leader 1979; Houston Astros; World Series 1987; NY Yankees), born in Martins Ferry, Ohio (d. 2006)
1944 Luigi Riva, Italian soccer striker (42 caps; Cagliari 315 games), born in Leggiuno, Italy (d. 2024)
1947 Bob Anderson, English darts player (BDO World Champion 1988), born in Winchester, Hampshire, England
1947 Yutaka Fukumoto, Japanese professional baseball player, born in Osaka, Japan
1948 Alex Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver, born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
1951 Dan Duva, American boxing promoter and producer (Howard Stern New Years Party), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 1996)
1953 Lucinda Green, English equestrian (Olympic silver 1984), born in Andover, Hampshire, England
1955 Detlef Ultsch, German judoka (Olympic bronze 1980), born in Sonneberg, Bezirk Suhl, East Germany
1957 Jonathan Palmer, British businessman and Formula One racer, born in Lewisham, London
1957 Kathy McMillan, American long jumper (Olympic silver 1976; Boycott Games gold 1980), born in Raeford, North Carolina
1959 Alexandre Guimarães, Costa Rican football player and manager, born in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
1959 Billy Gillispie, American basketball coach (Ranger College), born in Abilene, Texas
1960 Peter Seidler, American businessman and MLB executive (chairman San Diego Padres 2020-23), born in Alhambra, California (d. 2023)
1961 Mintcho Pachov, Bulgarian 67.5kg weightlifer (Olympic bronze 1980)
1962 Wayne N. Phillips, Australian cricket batsman (1 Test; Victoria), born in Geelong, Australia
1963 John Barnes, British football player, born in Kingston, Jamaica
1963 Michael Heidt, hockey defenseman (Team Germany), born in Calgary, Alberta
1965 Sigrun Wodars, German middle distance athlete (Olympic gold 1988)
1966 Andy Tomberlin, American baseball outfielder (NY Mets), born in Monroe, North Carolina
1966 Calvin Borel, American Racing Hall of Fame jockey (Kentucky Derby 2007, 09, 10), born in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
1966 Murphy Su'a, New Zealand cricket pace bowler (NZ left-arm of Samoan parents), born in Whanganui, New Zealand
1968 Russ Springer, American MLB pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Alexandria, Louisiana
1969 Tanya Dubnicoff, Canadian cyclist (Olympic 6th 1992, 96), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
1970 Andre Hastings, American NFL wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1970 Andy Houston, American NASCAR driver, born in Hickory, North Carolina
1970 Marc Rosset, Swiss tennis star (1992 French Doubles), born in Geneva, Switzerland
1972 Emily Lesueur, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold teams 1996), born in Glendale, California
1972 Jimmy Gary Jr., American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks), born in Stuart, Florida
1972 Marcus Stewart, English football player, born in Bristol, England
1973 Martín Palermo, Argentine footballer, born in La Plata, Argentina
1974 Kris Benson, American baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Superior, Wisconsin
1974 Tarek Saleh, American football linebacker (Carolina Panthers), born in Woodbridge, Connecticut
1976 Mark Philippoussis, Australian tennis star (140 MPH serve), born in Melbourne, Australia
1978 Coy Wire, American NFL football player (Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons), and TV sports broadcaster (CNN), born in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania
1978 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer (PSV Eindhoven), born in Oldenzaal, Netherlands
1978 Rio Ferdinand, English footballer (England national team 1997-2001), born in Camberwell, England
1979 Danny Fonseca, Costa Rican soccer midfielder (28 caps; Cartaginés 537 games), born in Cartago, Costa Rica
1979 Mike Commodore, Canadian professional hockey player (Carolina Hurricanes), born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
1979 Will Demps, American football player, born in Charleston, South Carolina
1980 Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast (Olympic gold 2000, 2004), born in Premià de Mar, Barcelona
1980 James Franklin, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (31 Tests, 1 x 100, 82 wickets; 110 ODIs; Wellington CA, Gloucestershire CCC, born in Wellington, New Zealand