- 1877 Helen Homans, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1906), born in Englewood, New Jersey (d. 1949)
- 1878 Leonard Moon, English cricket batsman (4 Tests, Cambridge University CC, Middlesex CCC), born in London, England (d. 1916)
- 1881 (William) Crickett Smith, American ragtime, and jazz cornetist and trumpeter (James Reese Europe's Clef Club; Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolics; Louis Mitchell's Jazz Kings), and bandleader, born in Emporia, Kansas (d. 1944)
- 1884 Reginald "Snowy" Baker, Australian boxer (Olympic silver middleweight 1908), rugby union halfback (2 caps) and actor (The Sword of Valor), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1953)
- 1901 Janina Spychajowa-Kurkowska, Polish archer (5x record world champion), born in Starosielce, Russian Empire (d. 1979)
- 1914 Bert Haas, American baseball player, born in Naperville, Illinois (d. 1999)
- 1920 Bruce Smith, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1941, U of Minnesota; NFL: Green Bay Packers), born in Faribault, Minnesota (d. 1967)
- 1920 Buddy Blattner, American baseball second baseman (St. Louis Cards, NY Giants, Philadelphia Phillies) and table tennis player World C'ship gold doubles 1936, 37), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2009)
- 1921 Walter "Hoot" Evers, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1948, 50 Detroit Tigers), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1991)
- 1922 Yuri Averbach, Russian chess player (first centenarian FIDE Grandmaster), born in Kaluga, Russia (d. 2022)
- 1924 Joe Black, American Negro league and MLB player, born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 2002)
- 1925 Raimondo d'Inzeo, Italian equestrian, 1st athlete to compete in 8 Olympic games (Olympic gold/2 silver/3 bronze-1948-76), born in Poggio Mirteto, Italy (d. 2013)
- 1929 Roger Byrne, English soccer fullback (33 caps; Manchester United 245 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Manchester, Lancashire (d. 1958)
- 1930 Catherine Hardy Lavender, American 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1952), born in Carroll County, Georgia (d. 2017)
- 1932 Horst Eckel, German soccer wing half (32 caps West Germany, 1954 FIFA World Cup; 1. FC Kaiserslautern, SV Röchling Völklingen), born in Vogelbach, Germany (d. 2021)
- 1934 Galina Bystrova, Soviet pentathlete (1957, 58)
- 1936 Manohar Hardikar, Indian cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India v WI 1958-59), born in Baroda, Gujarat (d. 1995)
- 1937 Manfred Krug, German actor (Boxer), born in Duisburg, Germany (d. 2016)
- 1942 Fritz Peterson, American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1943 Bob Oliver, American MLB player, born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2020)
- 1945 Taffy Thomas, Welsh thoroughbred jockey (Singapore Gold Cup 1977, Vernons Sprint Cup 1978, King's Stand Stakes 1983), born in Caernarvon, Wales (d. 2022)
- 1947 Sam Gannon, Australian cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 11 wickets; Western Australia; Chairman WACA), born in Perth, Western Australia (d. 2021)
- 1959 Heinz Gunthardt, Swiss tennis star
- 1959 Irina Kalinina, Soviet, springboard diver (Olympic gold 1980)
Dino Ciccarelli (64 years old)
1960 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (most goals for NHL undrafted player, 608), born in Sarnia, Ontario
- 1960 Linda Fratianne, American figure skater (Olympic silver 1980), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1963 Mohammad Azharuddin, Indian politician and cricketer, born in Hyderabad, India
- 1964 Dennis Gibson, American NFL inside linebacker (San Diego Chargers), born in Des Moines, Iowa
- 1965 Lee Knight, CFL full back (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Wallesey, England
- 1965 Rod Bernstine, American NFL running back (Denver Broncos), born in Fairfield, California
- 1965 Terry McDaniel, American football cornerback (First-team All-Pro 1993; Pro Bowl 1992, 93, 94, 95, 96; Oakland / LA Raiders), born in Mansfield, Ohio
- 1966 Alex Antonitsch, Austrian tennis player, born in Villach, Austria
Hristo Stoichkov (58 years old)
1966 Bulgarian footballer (FC Barcelona, CSKA Sofia), born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- 1966 Kirk Muller, Canadian ice hockey center (6 x NHL All-Star; NJ Devils, Montreal Canadiens) and head coach (Carolina Hurricanes 2011-14), born in Kingston, Ontario
- 1968 Joy Fawcett, American soccer defender (241 caps; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1991, 99; Olympic gold 1996, 2004) and coach (UCLA Bruins), born in Inglewood, California
- 1968 Ron Goetz, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- 1970 Alonzo Mourning, American NBA executive and center (Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets), born in Chesapeake, Virginia
- 1970 Cameron Cuffy, West Indian cricketer (St Vincent & WI fast bowler), born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 1972 Marcus Pollard, American NFL tight end (Indianapolis Colts), born in Lanett, Alabama
- 1973 Dave Dopek, American 200m runner, born in Bolingbrook Illinois
- 1973 Eric Kresser, American quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1973 Michelle Brogan, Australian basketball forward (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1973 Tom King, Australian sailor (Olympic gold 470 class [Mark Turnbull] 2000), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1974 Ulises de la Cruz, Ecuadorian footballer (LDU Quito; Aston Villa) and politician, born in Piquiucho, Ecuador
- 1975 Damon Denson, American guard (New England Patriots), born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania,
- 1976 Holly Manthei, American soccer midfielder/forward (23 caps; FIFA Women's World Cup bronze 1995), born in Edina, Minnesota
- 1976 Jim Parque, American baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Norwalk, California
- 1976 Khaled Mashud, Bangladeshi cricketer and captain of Bangladesh, born in Rajshahi, Bangladesh
- 1978 Christa Williams, American softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996), born in Houston, Texas
- 1982 Eric Alexander, American NFL football linebacker, 2004-10 (New England Patriots, and 2 other teams), born in Tyler, Texas
- 1984 Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player
- 1987 Carolina Kostner, Italian figure skater (5X European Champion; World Champion, 2012; Olympic bronze, 2014), born in Bolzano, Italy
- 1989 Bronte Barratt, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 4x200m freestyle relay 2008 WR; World C'ship gold 4x100m freestyle relay 2015), born in Brisbane, Australia
- 1989 Julio Jones, American football receiver (First-team All-Pro 2015, 16; 7 × Pro Bowl; Atlanta Falcons), born in Foley, Alabama
Bethany Hamilton (34 years old)
1990 American pro-surfer (Soul Surfer), born in Lihue, Hawaii
Klay Thompson (34 years old)
1990 American basketball guard (3-time NBA champion GS Warriors 2015, 17, 18, Olympic gold 2016), born in Los Angeles, California
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