- 1870 Maud Barger-Wallach, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1908), born at New York, NY (d. 1954)
- 1875 Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian cross-country skier who introduced sport to North America, born in Horten, Norway (d. 1987)
- 1878 Margaret Abbott, American golfer (1st American woman to win Olympic event, golf 1900), born in Calcutta, India (d. 1955)
- 1884 Rodney Heath, Australian tennis player (Australasian C'ship 1905, 10), born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 1936)
- 1924 Mohammed Ghazali, Pakistani cricketer (off-spinner wicketless in 2 Tests 54), born in Mumbai, India (d. 2003)
- 1925 Gene Baker, American baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1955; World Series 1960; Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Davenport, Iowa (d. 1999)
- 1926 Basil Watts, English rugby league second rower (5 Tests Great Britain, 1 England; World Cup 1954; York RLFC), born in York, England (d. 2019)
- 1929 Omar Borrás, Uruguayan soccer manager (Uruguay 1977, 82-87; Saudi Arabia), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2022)
- 1930 Marcel Pronovost, Canadian Hockey HOF defenceman (11 x NHL All Star games; Stanley Cup 1950, 52, 54, 55 Detroit RWs, 1967 Toronto MLs), born in Lac-à-la-Tortue, Quebec (d. 2015)
- 1931 Bernice Gera, first woman umpire in US pro baseball, born in Ernest, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
- 1933 Mark Jones, English soccer defender (Manchester United 103 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Wombwell, West Riding of Yorkshire (d. 1958)
- 1933 Paul Wolfisberg, Swiss soccer forward (FC Luzern) and coach (Switzerland 1981-85), born in Horw, Switzerland (d. 2020)
- 1937 Curtis Cokes, American boxer (WBA/WBC world welterweight champion 1966-69), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2020)
- 1938 Billy Williams, American Baseball HOF left fielder (6 x MLB All Star; NL Rookie of the Year 1961; NL batting champion 1972; Chicago Cubs), born in Whistler, Alabama
- 1942 Bruce DalCanton, American baseball player, born in California, Pennsylvania
- 1944 Inna Ryskai, Soviet volleyball player (Olympic-2 gold/2 silver-1964-76), born in Baku, Azerbaijan, Soviet Union
- 1948 Mike Holmgren, American football coach and executive (Super Bowl XXI HC Green Bay Packers; HC Seattle Seahawks), born in San Francisco, California
- 1949 Dusty Baker, American baseball manager (World Series 2022 Houston Astros; SF Giants, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals; NL Manager of Year 1993, 97, 2000) and outfielder (MLB All Star 1981, 82; LA Dodgers), born in Riverside, California
- 1954 Beverley Whitfield, Australian swimmer (Olympic Gold 1972), born in Wollongong, Australia (d. 1996)
- 1956 Lance Parrish 'Big Wheel', American baseball catcher (MLB All Star x 8; World Series 1984 Detroit Tigers; 3 × Gold Glove), born in Clairton, Pennsylvania
Wade Boggs (66 years old)
1958 American Baseball HOF 3rd baseman (5 x AL batting champion; 12 x MLB All-Star; Boston Red Sox; New York Yankees; Tampa Bay Devil Rays), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1961 Dave McAuley, Irish boxer (IBF Flyweight Champion 1989–92), born in Larne, Northern Ireland
- 1964 Michael Laudrup, Danish soccer forward (104 caps; Lazio, Juventus, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid), born in Frederiksberg, Denmark
- 1968 Tim Lester, American NFL fullback (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Miami, Florida
Cedric Pioline (55 years old)
1969 French tennis player (runner-up US Open 1993, Wimbledon 1997), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
- 1969 Oliver Kahn, German soccer goalkeeper (86 caps; Bayern Munich 429 games), born in Karlsruhe, Germany
- 1969 Sheldon Kennedy, Canadian NHL hockey right wing, 1989-97 (Detroit Red Wings and 2 other teams), born in Brandon, Manitoba
- 1970 Amanda Cromwell, soccer midfielder (55 caps; Olympic gold 1996; FIFA Women's World Cup bronze 1995) and coach (NCAA C'ship 2013 UCLA; Orlando Pride), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1970 Janie Eickhoff Quigley, American cyclist, born in Long Beach, California
- 1971 Nathan Astle, New Zealand cricket batsman (81 Tests, 11 x 100s, TS 222; 223 ODIs, 16 x 100s; Canterbury), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1972 Andrew Pettitte, American MLB pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 1972 Jean Francois Labbe, Canadian NHL goalie (Colorado Avalanche), born in Sherbrooke, Ontario
- 1972 Justin Leonard, American golfer (British Open 1997; 12 PGA Tour titles), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1972 Lianne Nelson-Bennion, American rower (World C'ship gold Coxless fours 1995; Olympic silver Eight 2004), born in Houston, Texas
- 1972 Ramiro Mendoza, Panamanian MLB pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Los Santos, Panama
- 1972 Tony Clark, American MLB infielder, 1995-2009 (Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and 4 other teams), and union leader (MLBPA director, 2013-present), born in Newton, Kansas
- 1973 Dean McAmmond, Canadian NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers), born in Grand Cache, Alberta
- 1973 Tore André Flo, Norwegian soccer forward (76 caps; Chelsea, Rangers, Siena), born in Flo, Norway
- 1975 Rachel Wacholder, American beach volleyballer who won eight championships and model, born in Laguna Beach, California
- 1978 Wilfred Bouma, Dutch soccer defender (37 caps; PSV 244 games, Aston Villa), born in Helmond, Netherlands
- 1979 Yulia Nestsiarenka, Belarusian sprinter (Olympic gold, 2004), born in Brest, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
- 1982 Abdur Razzak, Bangladeshi cricketer who took 600 first class wickets, born in Khulna, Bangladesh
- 1984 Tim Lincecum, American baseball pitcher (World Series 2010, 12, 14 SF Giants; NL Cy Young 2008, 09; 4 x MLB All Star; no-hitters 2013, 14), born in Bellevue, Washington
Alex Puccio (35 years old)
1989 American rock climber and boulderer, born in McKinney, Texas
Mohamed Salah (32 years old)
1992 Egyptian soccer forward (Liverpool, Egypt), born in Gharbia, Egypt
- 1993 Cooper Kupp, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl MVP 2022; Pro Bowl 2021; LA Rams), born in Yakima, Washington
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