- 1863 John Trumble, Australian cricket all-rounder (7 Tests, 10 wickets; brother of Hugh), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1944)
- 1883 George Duncan, Scottish golfer, course designer (British Open 1920), born in Methlick, Scotland (d. 1964)
- 1895 Charles Bidwill, American Pro Football HOF team owner (Chicago Cardinals 1933-46), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1947)
- 1896 André Chéron, French chess player (French Champion, 1926, 1927 & 1929) and endgame theorist, born in Colombes, France (d. 1980)
- 1901 Andrée Bunet, French figure skater (Olympic gold pairs 1928, 32; World C'ship gold pairs 1926, 28, 30, 32), born in Paris, France (d. 1993)
- 1910 Karl Kling, German auto racer (11 F1 GP starts, 2 podiums, 17 C'ship points; Mercedes), born in Giessen, Germany (d. 2003)
- 1932 Mickey Stewart, English cricket batsman (8 Tests, 2 x 50, Surrey CCC) and team manager (England 1986-92), born in Herne Hill, England
Elgin Baylor (1934-2021)
American Basketball Hall of Fame small forward (11 x NBA All Star; NBA All-Star Game MVP 1959; Minneapolis/LA Lakers), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1937 Aleksandr Medved, Ukrainian freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold USSR heavyweight 1964 68, 72; World C'ship gold x 7), born in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine
- 1937 Vince Naimoli, American businessman and MLB team owner (Tampa Bay Devil Rays), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 2019)
- 1941 Tommy Carberry, Irish jockey (Grand National 1975, Cheltenham Gold Cup 1970, 71 [L'Escargot]) and trainer (Grand National 1999 [Bobbyjo]), born in Ratoath, Ireland (d. 2017)
- 1942 Dennis Conner, American yachtsman (America's Cup winning skipper 1974, 80, 87, 88; Olympic bronze Tempest class 1976; World C'ship gold Star class 1971, 77), born in San Diego, California
- 1942 Tom Wargo, American golfer (PGA Senior C'ship 1993, British Senior Open 1994), born in Marlette, Michigan
Ard Schenk (79 years old)
1944 Dutch speed skater (3 Olympic gold 1972), born in Anna Paulowna, Netherlands
- 1947 Ilona Gusenbauer, Austrian high jumper (Olympic bronze 1972), born in Gummersbach, West Germany
- 1947 Lucius Allen, American NBA star (Milwaukee Bucks), born in Kansas City, Kansas
Rosemary Casals (75 years old)
1948 American tennis player (12 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in San Francisco, California
- 1951 Andy Irvine, Scottish rugby union fullback (51 Tests [12 as captain] 269 points, 9 British & Irish Lions; Edinburgh District RFU), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1953 Jerry Pate, American golfer (US Open 1976; 8 PGA Tour titles), born in Macon, Georgia
- 1955 Robin Yount, American Baseball HOF shortstop/center fielder (AL MVP 1982, 89; 3 x MLB All Star; Milwaukee Brewers; 3,142 hits), born in Danville, Illinois
- 1956 Anatoly Beloglazov, Russian 52 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1980), born in Kaliningrad, Russia
- 1956 Marcelo Campo, Argentine rugby union winger (20 Tests Argentina, 6 South America; Pueyrredón SC), born in Quilmes, Argentina (d. 2021)
- 1956 Sergei Beloglazov, Russian 57 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1980, 88), born in Kaliningrad, Russia
- 1957 David McCreery, Irish footballer (Newcastle United), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1957 Keith Connor, British triple jumper (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Anguilla, West Indies
- 1958 Neville Southall, Welsh soccer goalkeeper (92 caps; Everton 578 games), born in Llandudno, Wales
Orel Hershiser (65 years old)
1958 American baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians), born in Buffalo, New York
Tim Raines (64 years old)
1959 American Baseball HOF left fielder (7 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1996, 98, 2005; NL batting champion 1986; Montreal Expos, NY Yankees, Chicago WS), born in Sanford, Florida
- 1960 Mickey Tettleton, American baseball catcher (Texas Rangers), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1961 Mark Parent, American baseball catcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Ashland, Oregon
- 1962 Julie Larsen Piers, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship runner-up 1996), born in Westchester, New York
- 1963 Garth Jax, American NFL middle linebacker (Arizona Cardinals), born in Houston, Texas
- 1966 Kevin Curtis Young, American 400m hurdler, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1967 Bernie Parmalee, American football running back and coach (Miami Dolphins, NY Jets), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- 1968 Tara Cross-Battle, American volleyball hitter (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Houston, Texas
- 1969 Andrew Borodow, Canadian freestyle wrestler (Olympic 5-92, 96), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1969 Chester McGlockton, American NFL defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders), born in Whiteville, North Carolina
- 1969 Marthijn Pothoven, Dutch soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
- 1970 Anthony Marshall, American NFL safety (Chicago Bears), born in Mobile, Alabama
- 1970 Paul Shuey, American baseball pitcher (Cleveland Indians), born in Lima, Ohio
- 1971 Derrell Mitchell, American NFL/CFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons, Argonauts), born in Miami, Florida
- 1972 Don Sasa, American NFL defensive tackle (San Diego Chargers), born in American Samoa
- 1972 Mark Bruener, American NFL tight end (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Aberdeen, Washington
- 1972 Ramon van Haaren, Dutch soccer player (RKC), born in Waalwijk, Netherlands
- 1972 Steve Russ, American NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Stetsonville, Wisconsin
- 1973 Alexander Vinokourov, Russian-Kazakhtani road cyclist, born in Petropavl, Kazakh S.S.R.
- 1973 Clint Peay, American soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in Columbia, Maryland
- 1973 George Corrie, English footballer, born in Workington, England
- 1975 Kip Harkrider, American baseball infielder (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Carthage, Texas
- 1978 Dan Dickau, American basketball player, born in Portland, Oregon
- 1979 Bobby Korecky, American MLB baseball player, born in Hillside, New Jersey
- 1980 Patrik Štefan, Czech ice hockey player, born in Příbram, Czechoslovakia
- 1983 Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer, born in Harare, Zimbabwe
- 1987 Louis Ngwat-Mahop, Cameroonian football player, born in Yaoundé, Cameroon
- 1993 Bryson DeChambeau, American golfer (US Open 2020), born in Modesto, California
- 1995 Aaron Gordon, American NBA player (Denver Nuggets), born in San Jose, California
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