- 1851 George Harris, (4th Baron Harris), English cricket batsman and captain (4 Tests, 1 x 50; Kent CCC), born in St Ann's, Trinidad (d. 1932)
- 1879 Charles Follis "The Black Cyclone", American football halfback (1st black pro player Shelby Blues 1902-06), born in Cloverdale, Virginia (d. 1910)
- 1883 Camille Bombois, French circus wrestler and naïve painter, born in Venarey-les-Laumes (d. 1970)
- 1890 Larry MacPhail, American Baseball Hall of Fame executive (Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees), born in Cass City, Michigan (d. 1975)
- 1899 Forrest DeBernardi, American Basketball HOF center (5 × AAU C'ship; 5 × AAU All-American Westminster College), born in Nevada, Missouri (d. 1970)
- 1908 Oddbjørn Hagen, Norwegian nordic skier (Olympic gold cross country individual 1936; World C'ship gold 1934, 35), born in Ytre Rendal, Norway (d. 1983)
- 1911 Tom Creavy, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1931), born in Tuckahoe, New York (d. 1979)
- 1913 Richard Seaman, British auto racer (German GP 1938), born in Chichester, England (d. 1939)
George Nissen (1914-2010)
American inventor (created the trampoline), born in Blairstown, Iowa
- 1918 Helen Stephens, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m & 4x100m relay 1936), born in Fulton, Missouri (d. 1994)
- 1920 Stan Ockers, Belgian road cyclist (World road champion 1955; Tour de France runner-up 1950, 52), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1956)
- 1920 Tony Gaze, Australian WWII fighter pilot and auto racer (first Australian to drive in a F1 GP 1951), born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 2013)
- 1926 Art Arfons, auto racer/designer (3 x world land speed record; "Green Monster"), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2007)
- 1927 Ilias Rosidis, Greek soccer defender (29 caps; Olympiacos FC), born in Neo Faliro, Piraeus, Greece (d. 2019)
- 1928 C V Gadkari, Indian cricket batsman (6 Tests, 1 x 50; Maharashtra, Services), born in Pune, India (d. 1998)
- 1929 Pedro Nájera, Mexican soccer midfielder (27 caps; Club América), born in Mexico City (d. 2020)
- 1931 Charanjit Singh, Indian field hockey captain (Olympic gold 1964, silver 1960), born in Una, Himachal Pradesh, India (d. 2022)
- 1932 Jonathan Fellows-Smith, South African cricket all-rounder (4 Tests, HS 35; Oxford University CC, Northamptonshire CCC, Transvaal), born in Durban, Natal (d. 2013)
- 1936 Bob Simpson, Australian cricket batsman, captain and coach (62 Tests @ 46.81, 10 x 100s, HS 311, 71 wickets; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1965; NSWCA), born in Sydney, Australia
Emile Griffith (1938-2013)
American boxer, (world welterweight, middleweight & junior middleweight champion), born in Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Fran Tarkenton (84 years old)
1940 NFL quarterback (NY Giants, Minnesota Vikings), born in Richmond, Virginia
Carol Mann (1941-2018)
American golfer (1964 Western Open, 1965 US Open), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1941 Francisco Jara, Mexican soccer forward (9 caps; CD Guadalajara 1960-71), born in Guadalajara, Mexico (d. 2024)
- 1941 Gary Bartlett, cricket pace bowler (NZ in 10 Tests in the 1960's)
- 1945 Bob Griese, NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins, 1971 Player of Year)
- 1947 Joe Coleman, baseball pitcher (Washington, Detroit)
- 1949 (Arnold) "Bake" McBride, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1973-83, Rookie of the Year; All-Star (St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies, and 1 other team), born in Fulton, Missouri
- 1949 Hennie Kuiper, Dutch road cyclist (Olympic gold road race 1972; world professional road race champion 1975; Tour de France 1977, 80 runner-up), born in Denekamp, Netherlands
- 1951 Eugenijus Riabovas, Lithuanian football manager
- 1951 Felipe Munoz, Mexican 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1968)
Fred Lynn (72 years old)
1952 American baseball outfielder (Boston, California, Baltimore), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1954 Tiger Williams, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1956 John Jefferson, American football wide receiver (First-team All-Pro 1979, 80 SD Chargers; 4 × Pro Bowl; NFL receiving yards leader 1980; NFL receiving TD leader 1978, 80; GB Packers), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1960 Kerry Von Erich, American wrestler (d. 1993)
- 1960 Marty Jannetty, American pro wrestler (WWF World Tag Team C'ship 1992 [1-2-3 Kid]; half of The Rockers with Shawn Michaels), born in Columbus, Georgia
- 1961 Jay Adams, American skateboarder (Z-Boys; Skateboarding HOF), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2014)
- 1966 Danny Morrison, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (48 Tests, 160 wickets; 96 ODIs, 126 wickets) and broadcaster (TVNZ, Sky Sports, Radio Sport), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1966 Jimmy Thunder, New Zealand boxer (IBO heavyweight title 1994-95), born in Apia, Samoa (d. 2020)
- 1967 Aurelio Vidmar, Australian soccer midfielder (44 caps; Adelaide City, Standard Luik, Feyenoord), born in Adelaide, Australia
- 1968 František Kučera, Czech ice hockey defenseman (Olympic gold 1998; Chicago Blackhawks, Hartford Whalers, Vancouver Canucks), born in Prague, Czech Republic
- 1968 Vlade Divac, Serbian Basketball HOF center (NBA All-Star 2001, NBA All-Rookie First Team 1990) and executive (Sacramento Kings 2015-20), born in Prijepolje, Serbia
- 1969 Jeff Christy, American football center (Super Bowl XXXVII Tamps Bay Buccaneers; Pro Bowl 1998, 99, 2000; First Team All Pro 1999 Minnesota Vikings), born in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania
- 1969 Retief Goosen, South African golfer (US Open 2001, 04), born in Pietersburg, Limpopo Province
- 1970 Óscar Córdoba, Colombian soccer goalkeeper (73 caps; América de Cali, Boca Juniors, Beşiktaş), born in Cali, Colombia
- 1972 Mart Poom, Estonian soccer goalkeeper (120 caps; SK Sport Tallinn, Derby County, Sunderland), born in Tallinn, Estonia
- 1981 Maurice Ross, Scottish soccer midfielder (13 caps; Rangers FC) and manager (Víkingur, Cowdenbeath FC), born in Dundee, Scotland
- 1986 David Edwards, Welsh soccer midfielder (43 caps; Wolverhampton Wanderers 284 games), born in Pontesbury, England
- 1989 Slobodan Rajković, Serbian soccer centre-back (19 caps; OFK Beograd, Hamburger SV, Palermo FC), born in Belgrade, Serbia
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