- 1879 Alec Ross, Scottish golfer (US Open 1907), born in Dornoch, Scotland (d. 1952)
- 1888 Antonio Ascari, Italian racing driver, born in Bonferraro, Italy (d. 1925)
- 1895 Charles "Chic" Harley, American football player (d. 1974)
- 1903 Syed Wazir Ali, Indian cricket batsman (7 Tests; Southern Punjab; Muslims), born in Jalandhar, India (d. 1950)
- 1904 Philip Lee, Australian cricket all-rounder (2 Tests, 5 wickets; South Australia), born in Gladstone, Australia (d. 1980)
- 1910 Richard Baerlein, British horse racing journalist (Evening Standard 1947-57, Observer 1963-95, Guardian 1968-95), and author, born in England (d. 1995)
- 1911 Karsten Solheim, American golf entrepreneur (PING, Solheim Cup), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 2000)
Fausto Coppi (1919-1960)
Italian cyclist (Giro d'Italia 1940, 47, 49, 52-53; Tour de France 1949, 52; World Championship gold Individual pursuit 1947, road race 1953), born in Castellania, Italy
- 1920 Dave Garcia, American MLB manager (California Angels, Cleveland Indians), born in San Diego, California (d. 2018)
- 1922 Bob Anderson, English Olympic Fencer, renowned film fight choreographer (Star Wars, Lord of the Rings) (d. 2012)
- 1925 Wally Halder, Canadian ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1948, tournament top scorer), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1994)
- 1935 Bill Pinkney, American National Sailing HOF yachtsman (first African American to sail around the world solo via Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
Ashley Cooper (1936-2020)
Australian tennis player (Australian C'ships 1957-58, Wimbledon, US C'ships 1958), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- 1937 Tony Yates, American college basketball point guard (National C'ship 1961, 62 Cincinnati Bearcats) and head coach (Cincinnati 1983-89), born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana (d. 2020)
Gaylord Perry (1938-2022)
American Baseball HOF pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; Cy Young winner 1972, 78; no-hitter 1968; SF Giants, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, SD Padres), born in Williamston, North Carolina [1]
- 1938 Rafael Osuna, Mexican tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1963), born in Mexico City (d. 1969)
- 1940 Frank Linzy, American baseball player, born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
- 1940 Merlin Olsen, American football player (Los Angeles Rams) and actor (Father Murphy), born in Logan, Utah (d. 2010)
- 1941 Flórián Albert 'the Emperor', Hungarian footballer, born in Hercegszántó, Hungary (d. 2011)
- 1946 Alain Estève, French rugby union lock (20 Tests; French Rugby C'ship x 8 AS Béziers), born in Castelnaudary, France (d. 2023)
- 1946 Fighting Mack [Edwin Alberto], Antillian welterweight boxer, born in Willemstad, Curacao
- 1946 Mike Procter, South African cricket all-rounder (7 Tests, 41 wickets, BB 6/73; Gloucestershire CCC, Natal, Western Province, Rhodesia, Orange Free State), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2024)
- 1948 Suzyn Waldman, American Sportscaster (baseball- NY Yankee), born in Newton, Massachusetts
- 1951 Johan Neeskens, Dutch footballer, born in Heemstede, Netherlands
- 1951 Pete Carroll, American football coach (Super Bowl 2013, Seattle Seahawks; New York Jets, New England Patriots; USC), born in San Francisco, California
Abdul Qadir (1955-2019)
Pakistani cricket spin bowler (67 Tests; 236 wickets; best 9/56 1987), born in Lahore, Punjab
- 1957 Fulton Allem, South African golfer (3 PGA Tour titles), born in Kroonstad, South Africa
Dan Marino (62 years old)
1961 American College/Pro Football HOF quarterback (Uni of Pittsburgh; 9 x Pro Bowl; NFL MVP, NFL Offensive Player of the Year 1984; 3 x First Team All Pro; Miami Dolphins), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1962 Earnest Byner, American NFL running back (Cleveland Browns) and coach, born in Milledgeville, Georgia
- 1964 Andrew Landenberger, Australian tornado sailor (Olympic bronze 1992, 96)
- 1966 Sherman Douglas 'the General', American NBA guard (NJ Nets), born in Washington D.C.
- 1968 Rich Robertson, American pitcher (Minnesota Twins), born in Nacogdoches, Texas
- 1971 Chad Bratzke, American NFL defensive end (NY Giants), born in Waukegan, Illinois
- 1971 Michael Malone, American basketball head coach (Denver Nuggets 2015-21; Sacramento Kings 2013-14; NBA All-Star Game 2019), born in Queens, New York
- 1971 Wayne Ferreira, South African tennis star (Munich 1995), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1971 Will Shields, American NFL guard (KC Chiefs), born in Fort Riley, Kansas
- 1975 Tom Dolan, American 400m freestyle/200m/400m medley swimmer (Olympic gold 1996)
- 1976 Matt Thornton, American baseball pitcher (all-time AL leader in holds; MLB All-Star 2010; CWS), born in Three Rivers, Michigan
- 1977 Jason Terry, American basketball player and coach, born in Seattle, Washington
- 1978 Eiður Guðjohnsen, Icelandic footballer (Chelsea, Barcelona) and manager, born in Reykjavík, iceland
- 1979 Carlos Ruiz 'the Little Fish', Guatemalan football player, born in Guatemala City
- 1979 Patrick Marleau, Canadian NHL ice hockey forward, since 1997 (San Jose Sharks, and 2 other teams), born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan
- 1980 David Diehl, American football player (NY Giants), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1980 Mike Dunleavy, Jr., American basketball player and manager (Golden State Warriors), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1983 Luke Hochevar, American baseball player (KC Royals), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1987 Aly Cissokho, French football (soccer) player, born in Blois, France
- 1994 Wout van Aert, Belgium cyclist, born in Herentals, Flanders
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