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  • 1849 John Selby, England cricket batsman (6 Tests, 2 x 50; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Nottingham, England (d. 1894)
  • 1857 Roger Connor, American Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman (career HR record 138 stood for 23 years; NL batting champion 1885; NL RBI leader 1889; NY Giants), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1931)
  • 1861 John Clarkson, American Baseball HOF pitcher (Triple Crown 1889; no-hitter 1885; 3 × NL wins leader; 3 × NL strikeout leader; Chicago White Stockings, Boston Beaneaters), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1909)
  • 1861 Samuel D. Riddle, American thoroughbred owner (Man 'o War, War Admiral), born in Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania (d. 1951)
  • 1888 Ben Taylor, American Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman (Indianapolis ABCs) and manager (Washington Potomacs, Baltimore Black Sox), born in Anderson, South Carolina (d. 1953)
  • 1907 Bill Stern, American sportscaster (first televised college football game), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1971)
  • 1908 Ed Gordon Jr, American athlete (Olympic gold long jump 1932), born in Jackson, Mississippi (d. 1971)
  • 1910 Glen Hardin, American athlete (Olympic gold 1936 400m hurdles), born in Derma, Mississippi (d. 1975)
  • 1914 Christl Cranz, German alpine skier (combined gold Winter Olympics 1936), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2004)
  • 1916 Bob Prince, American sportscaster (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1985)
  • 1922 Don Whitmire, American College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Alabama, Navy - All American at both), born in Giles County, Tennessee (d. 1991)
  • 1925 Art McNally, American Pro Football HOF referee and executive (NFL Head of Officiating 1968-91), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
  • 1925 Frank Lowson, England cricket batsman (7 Tests, 2 x 50s; Yorkshire CCC), born in Bradford, England (d. 1984)
  • 1933 Peter Walwyn, British thoroughbred trainer (champion trainer 1974-75), born in Lambourn, England (d. 2017)
  • 1933 Sam Rutigliano, American football coach (Cleveland Browns 1978-84) and broadcaster (WEWS-TV Cleveland), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1938 Chester Watson, West Indian cricket fast bowler (7 Tests, 19 wickets; Jamaica, Delhi), born in Negril, Jamaica
  • 1940 Craig Brown, Scottish soccer wing half (Rangers, Dundee, Falkirk) and manager (Scotland 1993-2001; Preston NE, Motherwell, Aberdeen), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2023)
  • 1941 Rod Gilbert, Canadian Hockey HOF right-wing (NY Rangers; first NYR to have # retired), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2021)
  • 1942 Doug Carpenter, Canadian ice hockey coach (NJ Devils 1984-88, Toronto Maple Leafs 1989-91), born in Cornwall, Ontario
  • 1947 Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Japanese auto racer (Fuji 1,000 1985), born in Shizuoka-shi, Japan
  • 1952 Steve Shutt, Canadian Hockey HOF left wing (Stanley Cup 1973, 76, 77, 78, 79 Montreal Canadiens), born in North York, Ontario
  • 1953 Mike Haynes, American College-Pro Football HOF cornerback (Super Bowl XVIII LA Raiders; First-team All-Pro 1984, 85; 9 x Pro Bowl; NE Patriots), born in Denison, Texas
  • 1953 Pat Donovan, American football offensive lineman (Super Bowl XII; 4 x Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), born in Helena, Montana
  • 1954 Khalid Hasan, Pakistani cricket leg-spin bowler (1 Test; 16 years, 352 days, then youngest Test player), born in Peshawar, Pakistan (d. 2013)
  • 1954 Mike Reid, American golfer (Senior PGA C'ship 2005, The Tradition 2009), born in Bainbridge, Maryland
  • 1955 Mike Rossman, American boxer (world light-heavyweight champion 1978-79), born in Turnersville, New Jersey
  • 1956 Brian Sabean, American MLB executive (San Francisco Giants World Series 2010, 2012, 2014), born in Concord, New Hampshire
  • 1957 Grant Dalton, New Zealand sailor (Whitbread Round the World Race) and head of Team New Zealand in the America's Cup, born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1957 Hannu Kamppuri, Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender (NHL NJ Devils), born in Helsinki, Finland
  • 1957 Sean O'Driscoll, Irish soccer midfielder (3 caps Rep of Ireland; AFC Bournemouth 423 games) and manager (AFC Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest, England U19), born in Wolverhampton, England
  • 1958 Nancy Lieberman, American Basketball Hall of Fame point guard and coach (Olympic silver, 1976), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1959 Anne Smith, American tennis player (World #1 doubles 1980, 81; 10 x Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1959 Chung Hae-Won, South Korean soccer striker (58 caps; Daewoo Royals), born in Seoul, South Korea (d. 2020)
  • 1960 Lynn Jennings, American athlete (WR indoor 5,000m 15:22.64 1990; World Cross Country C'ship gold 1990, 91, 92), born in Princeton, New Jersey

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1961 American athlete (Olympic gold 100m 1984, 88; 200m 1984; 4x100m relay 1984, 92; long jump 1984, 88, 92, 96), born in Birmingham, Alabama

Carl Lewis
  • 1961 Malcolm Elliott, British road cyclist (Tour of Britain 1988), born in Sheffield, England
  • 1963 Igor Zhelezovski, Belarusian speed skater (record 6 x World Sprint Champion; Olympic silver 1994; bronze 1988), born in Orša, Byelorussia (d. 2021)
  • 1964 Bernard Laporte, French Rugby Union coach (France 1999-2007), born in Rodez, France
  • 1965 Carl Fogarty, English motorbike racer (World Superbike C'ship 1994, 95, 98, 99), born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England
  • 1965 Gary Schofield, British Rugby League five-eighth (Great Britain 46, England 3 caps; Hull RLFC, Balmain RLFC, Leeds RLFC, Huddersfield RLFC), born in Leeds, England
  • 1965 Teddy McCarthy, Irish hurler (2 x All-Ireland Titles; Cork; Sarsfields GAA) and Gaelic footballer (2 x All-Ireland Titles; Cork; Glanmire GFC), born in Glanmire, Ireland (d. 2023)
  • 1966 Larisa Savchenko-Neiland, Latvian tennis player (6 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Lviv, Ukraine
  • 1966 Patrick McEnroe, American tennis player (French Open doubles & Tour Finals doubles 1989), coach (US Davis Cup 2007) and broadcaster (ESPN, CNN, CBS), born in Manhasset, New York
  • 1972 Corey Hirsch, Canadian ice hockey goalie (Olympic silver 1994; Vancouver Canucks) and broadcaster (Sportsnet, Vancouver Canucks radio), born in Medicine Hat, Canada
  • 1974 Jefferson Pérez, Ecuadorian race walker (Olympic gold 20k 1996), born in Cuenca, Ecuador
  • 1976 Hannu Tihinen, Finnish soccer defender (76 caps; KePS, HJK Helsinki, Viking FK, RSC Anderlecht, FC Zürich), born in Keminmaa, Finland
  • 1976 Patrick Kluivert, Dutch soccer striker (79 caps; Ajax, FC Barcelona) and manager (Curaçao, Adana Demirspor), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 1976 Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dutch soccer striker (70 caps; PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid) and manager (PSV Eindhoven), born in Oss, Netherlands
  • 1976 Szymon Ziółkowski, Polish athlete (Olympic gold hammer throw 2000), born in Poznań, Poland
  • 1977 Jerome Iginla, Canadian Hockey HOF right wing (Olympic gold 2002, 10; World C'ship gold 1997; World Cup gold 2004; Art Ross Trophy 2002 Calgary Flames), born in Edmonton, Alberta
  • 1979 Forrest Griffin, American mixed martial artist (UFC Light Heavyweight C'ship 2008; UFC Middleweight C'ship 2011, 12), born in Columbus, Ohio
  • 1980 Nelson Cruz, Dominican baseball designated hitter, right fielder (7 x MLB All Star; ALCS MVP 2011 Texas Rangers), born in Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic
  • 1982 Joachim Johansson, Swedish tennis player (World #9 2005; 3 ATP titles), born in Lund, Sweden
  • 1984 Donald Thomas, Bahamian high jumper (World Championship gold 2007), born in Freeport, Bahamas
  • 1985 Chris Perez, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2011, 12 Cleveland Indians; World Cup gold 2007), born in Bradenton, Florida
  • 1986 Charlie Blackmon, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star (2014, 17, 18, 19; NL Batting champion 2017; Colorado Rockies), born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1988 Aleksander Lesun, Russian modern pentathlete (Olympic gold pentathlon individual 2016; World C'ship gold x 4), born in Barysaw, Belarus
  • 1988 Dedé, Brazilian soccer centre back (11 caps; Vasco da Gama, Cruzeiro), born in Volta Redonda, Brazil
  • 1989 Daniel Ricciardo, Australian auto racer (8 x F1 GP wins, 32 x podiums; British Formula 3 C'ship 2009), born in Perth, Australia
  • 1991 Lucas Vázquez, Spanish soccer right-back, winger (9 caps; Real Madrid, Espanyol), born in Curtis, Spain
  • 1991 Michael Wacha, American baseball pitcher (NLCS MVP 2013; MLB All Star 2015 St. Louis Cardinals), born in Iowa City, Iowa
  • 1992 Aaron Sanchez, American baseball pitcher (AL ERA leader & MLB All Star 2016 Toronto Blue Jays; pitched combined no-hitter 2019), born in Barstow, California
  • 1996 Adelina Sotnikova, Russian figure skater (Olympic gold individual, 2014), born in Moscow, Russia


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