- 1844 Ted Barratt, English cricket spin bowler (10-43 in tour match vs Australia 1878; MCC, Surrey CCC), born in Stockton-on-Tees, England (d. 1891)
American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (Chicago Cubs; New York Yankees - World Series 1932, 36–39, 41, 43; Boston Red Sox), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1898 Steve Owen, American Pro Football Hall of Fame tackle (NY Giants) and coach (NFL C'ship 1927, 34, 38; NY Giants), born in Cleo Springs, Oklahoma (d. 1964)
- 1908 Louis Hostin, French weightlifter (Olympic gold 1932, 36), born in Saint-Étienne, France (d. 1998)
- 1919 John Goddard, West Indian cricket all-rounder and captain (27 Tests @ 30.67; 33 wickets; Barbados), born in St Michael, Barbados (d. 1987)
- 1920 Edmund Adamkiewicz, German soccer forward (2 caps; Hamburger SV, Eintracht Frankfurt), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1991)
- 1922 Allan Watkins, Welsh cricket all-rounder, (15 Tests, England @ 40.15, 11 wickets; Glamorgan), born in Usk, Wales (d. 2011)
- 1926 Arthur Rowley, English soccer forward (most goals in English league football, 434 from 619 games; Leicester City, Shrewsbury Town), born in Wolverhampton, England (d. 2002)
- 1931 Morgan Wootten, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (46 seasons DeMatha Catholic HS, Hyattsville, Maryland; National C'ships 1962, 65, 68, 78, 84), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 2020)
1932 British tennis player (French C'ships 1955, Australian C'ships 1958, Wimbledon 1961), born in Plymouth, England
- 1934 Martin Horton, cricketer, England off-spin all rounder, 2 Tests 1959)
- 1935 Robin Dixon, England, 2 man bobsled (Olympic gold 1960)
American hockey HOF center (Olympic gold 1960; Harvard University), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1937 Gary Peters, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1964, 67; AL Rookie of the Year 1963; AL wins leader 1964; Chicago WS, Boston Red Sox), born in Grove City, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
- 1942 Brendan Malone, American basketball coach (RI Uni; Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in New York City (d. 2023)
- 1943 Hannes Viljoen, South African rugby union winger (3 caps; Natal), born in Elliot, South Africa (d. 2021)
- 1944 Adrian Hurley, Australian basketball coach (Australian Boomers 1988, 92 Olympics; 1986, 90 World C'ships), born in Bega, Australia
- 1946 S Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test ump, ICC referee)
- 1951 Tony Danza, American boxer and actor (Taxi,- "Tony"; The Tony Danza Show - "Tony"; Who's the Boss - "Tony"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1953 Ed Fiori, American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles), born in Lynwood, California
- 1954 Dale Eggeling, American golfer (3 LPGA titles), born in Statesboro, Georgia
- 1956 Rick DeMont, American 400m swimmer, drug disqualification (1972 Olympics)
- 1957 Jesse Orosco, pitcher (NY Mets, Orioles, Dodgers), born in Santa Barbara, California
- 1960 Julius Korir, Kenya, 3K steeplechaser (Olympic gold 1984)
- 1962 Les Lancaster, American baseball player
- 1963 Ken Caminiti, MLB third baseman, 1987-2001, (Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and 3 other teams; NL MVP- 1996), born in Hanford, California (d. 2004)
- 1964 Ludmila Engquist, Swedish athlete (Olympic gold 100m hurdles 1996; World C'ship gold 1991 [rep. USSR], 97), born in Tambov Oblast, Russia
- 1965 Ed Belfour, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender (Olympic gold 2001, Vezina Trophy 1991, 93), born in Carman, Manitoba
- 1965 Gary Grant, NBA guard (NY Knicks)
- 1966 Judy Diduck, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics 1998)
- 1968 Peter van Foxes, soccer player (Ajax)
- 1969 Conrad Clarks, NFL center (Indianapolis Colts)
- 1970 Israel Stanley, NFL/WLAF defensive end (New Orleans Saints, Rhein Fire)
- 1971 Samantha Druce, British swimmer, youngest woman to swim English Channel
- 1971 Tony McGee, American NFL football tight end, 1993-2003 (Cincinnati Bengals, and 4 other teams), born in Terre Haute, Indiana
- 1972 Gwendal Peizerat, French ice dancer (2002 Olympic Gold), born in Bron, France
- 1973 Jonathan Nsenga, Belgian athlete
- 1975 Danyon Loader, New Zealand swimmer (Olympic gold 200/400m freestyle 1996), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
- 1976 Rommel Adducul, Filipino basketball player, born in Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines
- 1978 Jacob Burns, Australian footballer
- 1980 Jeff Keppinger, American baseball player
- 1980 Tony Romo, American football player
- 1980 Vincent Lecavalier, Canadian hockey player
- 1983 Paweł Brożek, Polish footballer
- 1986 Alexander Edler, Swedish NHL hockey defenseman (Vancouver Canucks), born in Östersund, Sweden
- 1987 Nadif Chowdhury, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1988 Pedro Mosquera, Spanish footballer
- 1991 Karolis Chvedukas, Lithuanian soccer midfielder (20 caps; FK Sūduva 163 games, Waterford FC), born in Marijampolė, Lithuania (d. 2023)
- 1991 Max Chilton, British Formula One and IndyCar racing driver, born in Redhill, England
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