1850 A. G. Spalding, American Baseball HOF pitcher, manager and executive (NL wins leader 1871–76; President, co-owner Chicago White Stockings; co-founder of Spalding sporting goods company), born in Byron, Illinois (d. 1915) 1857 Thomas Groube, Australian cricket batsman (1 Test; Victoria CA), born in New Plymouth, New Zealand (d. 1927) 1899 Hans Jacob Nielsen, Danish boxer (Olympic gold lightweight 1924), born in Næstved, Denmark (d. 1967) 1901 Adolph Rupp, American Basketball HOF coach (NCAA Div I Tournament 1948, 49, 51, 58; Uni of Kentucky; 5 × National Coach of the Year), born in Halstead, Kansas (d. 1977) 1912 Ernie Bromley, Australian cricket batsman (2 Tests; first Western Australian to play Test cricket for Australia), born in Fremantle, Western Australia (d. 1967) 1913 Bill Shankly, Scottish football manager (Liverpool, 1959-74), born in Glenbuck, Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1981) 1916 Dorothy May Bundy-Cheney, American tennis player (141 US tennis titles), born in LA, CA, (d. 2014) 1927 Trudi Jochum-Beiser, Austrian alpine skier (Olympic gold 1948, 52), born in Lech am Arlberg, Austria 1933 Hootie Ingram, American college football coach (Clemson Uni 1970-72) and executive (AD Florida State Uni 1981–89, Alabama 1989–95), born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (d. 2024) 1935 D. Wayne Lukas, American thoroughbred race horse trainer (Kentucky Derby 1988, 95, 96, 99; 20 x Breeders' Cup race wins), born in Antigo, Wisconsin (d. 2025) [1] 1937 American organizer of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and commissioner of baseball (1984-89), born in Evanston, Illinois 1937 Willi Giesemann, German soccer defender (14 caps FRG; VfL Wolfsburg, Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV), born in Braunschweig, Germany (d. 2024) 1938 John Angus, English soccer defender (1 cap; Burnley 439 games), born in Amble, England (d. 2021) 1941 Graeme Langlands, Australian rugby league fullback, captain and coach (24 Tests; St. George RLFC; ARL "Immortal"), born in Wollongong, Australia (d. 2018) 1941 John Thompson Jr., American Basketball HOF coach (Georgetown Uni 1972–99, NCAA Division I tournament 1984) and center (NBA C'ship 1965, 66 Boston Celtics), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2020) 1943 Glenn Sather, Canadian Hockey HOF coach (Stanley Cup 1984, 85, 87, 88 Edmonton Oilers), born in High River, Alberta 1944 Orlando Martínez, Cuban boxer (Olympic gold bantamweight 1972), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2021) 1948 American NBA guard and 6× NBA All-Star (Cincinnati Royals; Boston Celtics), born in New York City 1948 Terry Bradshaw, College/Pro Football HOF quarterback (Louisiana Tech; Super Bowl 1974, 75, 78 [MVP], 79 [MVP]; NFL MVP 1978; First-team All-Pro 1978; 3 × Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers) and broadcaster (CBS, FOX), born in Shreveport, Louisiana 1952 American tennis player (8-time Grand Slam winner, 109 titles overall), born in Belleville, Illinois 1953 Gordon Kennett, English motorcycle speedway rider (World Pairs C'ship [Malcolm Simmons] 1978; World Championship 1978 runner-up), born in Bromley, England (d. 2023) 1956 Mario Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Montreal Canadiens 852 games) and coach (Montreal Canadiens 1985-87), born in Alma, Quebec 1957 Tony Alva, American skateboarder (pioneer of vertical skateboarding; USSA World Invitational Skateboard Champion & Skateboarder of the Year 1975), born in Santa Monica, California 1959 Esther Oosterbeek, Dutch pop singer (Dolly Dots - "Love Me Just a Little Bit More (Totally Hooked on You)", "P.S."), born in Haarlem, Netherlands 1960 Pro Football Hall of Fame running back (NFL single-season rushing record 2,105 yards, 1984; Pro Bowl 1983, 84, 86–89; LA Rams), born in Sealy, Texas 1961 Carlos Valderrama, Colombian footballer, born in Santa Marta, Colombia 1961 Jeff Russell, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1988, 89; AL Rolaids Relief Man Award & AL saves leader 1989 Texas Rangers), born in Cincinnati, Ohio 1963 Sam Mitchell, American basketball coach (NBA Coach of the Year 2007 Toronto Raptors) and broadcaster (TSN, NBA TV, SiriusXM NBA Radio), born in Columbus, Georgia

1965 Doug Linton, pitcher (KC Royals), born in Santa Ana, California 1965 British/Canadian boxer (Olympic gold super-heavyweight 1988, undisputed world heavyweight champion 1999), born in London, England 1966 Massimo Cuttitta, Italian rugby union prop (69 caps [captain 16]; Milano, Harlequins, Bologna), born in Latina, Italy (d. 2021) 1966 Olivier Panis, French race car driver (1996 Monaco Grand Prix), born in Lyon, France 1967 Andreas Möller, German soccer midfielder (85 caps; Eintracht Frankfurt, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04), born in Frankfurt, Germany 1969 Shani Waugh, Australian golfer (US Open 2002 3rd), born in Bunbury West Australia 1971 Kjetil Aamodt, Norwegian alpine ski racer, winner of 4 Olympic Golds and 5x world Champion, born in Oslo, Norway 1971 Rich Aurilia, infielder (SF Giants), born in Brooklyn, New York 1971 Tom Steels, Belgian cyclist and coach (4x Belgian champion), born in Sint-Gillis-Waas, Belgium [1] 1971 Tommy Maddox, American football quarterback (XFL MVP LA Xtreme 2001; Super Bowl XL, NFL Comeback Player of the Year 2002 Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Shreveport, Louisiana 1973 Matthew Dunn, Australian swimmer (World C'ship SC gold x 8), born in Leeton, Australia 1974 Jason Lawson, American NBA player (Orlando Magic), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1977 Frédéric Kanouté, Malian soccer striker (38 caps; Lyon, West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Sevilla), born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France 1978 Matthew Watkins, Welsh rugby union centre (18 caps; Newport, Llanelli Scarlets), born in Newport, Wales (d. 2020) 1980 Dany Sabourin, French Canadian NHL Goaltender and coach, born in Val-d'Or, Quebec 1981 Chris Tremlett, English cricket fast bowler (12 Tests, 53 wickets; Hampshire CCC, Surrey CCC), born in Southampton, England 1982 Jason Hammel, American MLB baseball pitcher, 2006-18 (Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, and 3 other teams), born in Greenville, South Carolina 1982 Joey Barton, English soccer midfielder (1 cap; Manchester City, Newcastle, QPR) and manager (Fleetwood Town, Bristol Rovers), born in Huyton, England 1988 Ishant Sharma, Indian cricket fast bowler (102 Tests, 306 wickets; 80 ODIs, 115 wickets; Sussex, Delhi Capitals), born in Delhi, India 1989 Alexandre Pato, Brazilian soccer striker (27 caps; AC Milan, Corinthians, São Paulo), born in Pato Branco, Brazil 1990 Marcus Ericsson, Swedish auto racer (Indianapolis 500 2022, runner-up 2023; Formula BMW UK 2007; All-Japan Formula 3 C'ship 2009), born in Kumla, Sweden 1992 Emiliano Martínez, Argentine football goalkeeper (Aston Villa, Argentina), born in Mar del Plata, Argentina 1997 Brandon Ingram, American NBA small forward (Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Pelicans, Toronto Raptors; All-Star, All-Rookie Second Team, 2020 Most Improved Player), born in Kinston, North Carolina Birthdays in Sport Baseball Players Basketball Stars Tennis Champions Search the largest, most accurate site for today in sports history.