July 15 Calendar
- 1856 Owen Dunell, South African cricket batsman (South Africa's 1st Test captain; 2 Tests), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 1929)
- 1875 Frank "Pop" Morgenweck, American Basketball HOF contributor (team owner/coach in 18 cities), born in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey (d. 1941)
- 1877 Harold Austin, Barbadian cricketer and captain of 1923 West Indies team to England, born in Enmore, St Michael, Barbados (d. 1943)
- 1886 Harry Green, English athlete (WR marathon 2:38:16.2 1913), born in Islington, Greater London, England (d. 1934)
- 1906 Rudolf Uhlenhaut, British-German automotive engineer and test driver (Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, 300 SLR, and Uhlenhaut Coupé), born in London, England (d. 1989)
- 1927 Håkon Brusveen, Norwegian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 15 km, silver 4 × 10 km relay 1960), born in Vingrom, Norway (d. 2021)
- 1928 Pál Benkő, Hungarian-American chess player, author (Grandmaster; record 8 US Open Championships), born in Amiens, France (d. 2019)
- 1930 Alberto Michelotti, Italian soccer referee (12 internationals; Serie A 1967-81; FIFA listed 1973-81), born in Parma, Italy (d. 2022)
- 1932 Ed Litzenberger, Canadian NHL right wing (Stanley Cup 1961-4), born in Neudorf, Saskatchewan (d. 2010)
- 1935 Alex Karras, NFLer (Detroit Lions)/actor (George-Webster), born in Gary, Indiana (d. 2012)
- 1935 Donn Clendenon, baseball player (d. 2005)
- 1938 Enrique Figuerola Camue, Cuban 100m runner (Olympic silver 1964), born in Santiago de Cuba
- 1939 Don Kojis, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1968, 69; Detroit Pistons, SD Rockets, Seattle SuperSonics), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2021)
- 1939 Haseeb Ahsan, Pakistani cricket off-spinner (12 Tests 1958-62)
- 1939 Mike Shannon, American baseball utility (World Series 1964, 67 St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (St. Louis Cardinals radio 1972-2021), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2023)
- 1948 Enriqueta Basilio, Mexican track and field athlete, and first woman to light the Olympic Cauldron (Mexico City, 1968), born in Mexicali, Baja California (d. 2019)
- 1950 Alan Hurst, Australian cricket fast bowler (12 Tests, 43 wickets; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1954 Boris Polak, Israeli sports shooter (1994 World Champion), born in Moldova
- 1956 Kathy Kreiner, Canadian giant slalom (Olympic gold 1976)
- 1956 Toshihiko Seko, Japanese runner (world record 25/30 km)
- 1958 Dan Forsman, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles), born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin
1960 American supermodel (Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover) and actress, born in Lockport, New York
- 1963 Steve Thomas, British-Canadian NHL left wing (New Jersey Devils), born in Stockport, England
- 1965 Kirt Manwaring, American MLB player (SF Giants), born in Elmira, New York
- 1966 Rickey Foggie, American CFL quarterback (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Laurens, South Carolina
- 1966 Stephen Dodd, Welsh golfer (British Senior Open 2021), born in Cardiff, Wales
- 1967 Carnell Lake, American football strong safety (First-team All-Pro 1997; 5 × Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1969 John Crotty, American NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trailblazers), born in Orange, New Jersey
- 1969 Peter Ciavaglia, US hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Albany, New York
- 1971 Eric Lacroix, Canadian NHL player (LA Kings), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1974 Janice Bremner, Canadian synchronized swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Burlington, Ontario
- 1975 Ben Pepper, Australian basketball player
- 1976 Steve Cunningham, American boxer (IBF cruiserweight title 2007-08, 10-11), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1977 André Nel, South African cricket fast bowler (36 Tests, 123 wickets, BB 6/32; Highveld Lions, Northamptonshire CCC, Essex CCC, Surrey CCC), born in Germiston, South Africa
- 1978 Miguel Olivo, Dominican baseball player
- 1979 Alexander Frei, Swiss footballer
- 1980 Jonathan Cheechoo, Canadian CHL player, born in Moose Factory, Ontario
- 1980 Reggie Abercrombie, American MLB player (Florida Marlins), born in Columbus, Georgia
- 1983 Nelson Merlo, Brazilian racing driver
- 1990 Damian Lillard, American basketball player (Portland Trail Blazers), born in Oakland, California
- 1993 Masataka Yoshida, Japanese NPB and MLB baseball outfielder (Orix Buffaloes, Boston Red Sox), born in Fukui, Japan
- 1996 Vivianne Miedema, Dutch football player (Manchester United, Arsenal, Bayern, Heerenveen, Netherlands), born in Hoogeveen, Netherlands
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