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Born on this day
- Footballers born on this date
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21 years ago
Ben DOAK
2005
PLACE OF BIRTH
Scotland.
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21 years ago
Ben GANNON-DOAK
2005
PLACE OF BIRTH
Dalry, Scotland.
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21 years ago
Can UZUN
2005
PLACE OF BIRTH
Regensburg, Germany
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23 years ago
Jamal BAPTISTE
2003
PLACE OF BIRTH
Redbridge, England.
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29 years ago
Stratos SVARNAS
1997
PLACE OF BIRTH
Athens, Greece.
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30 years ago
Linus WAHLQVIST
1996
PLACE OF BIRTH
Norrköping, Sweden.
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30 years ago
Robin Le NORMAND
1996
PLACE OF BIRTH
Pabu, France.
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30 years ago
Ryan KENT
1996
PLACE OF BIRTH
Oldham, Greater Manchester
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33 years ago
Christian FASSNACHT
1993
PLACE OF BIRTH
Zurich, Switzerland.
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34 years ago
Abdul RAZAK
1992
PLACE OF BIRTH
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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36 years ago
Georginio WIJNALDUM
1990
PLACE OF BIRTH
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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37 years ago
Ibai GOMEZ
1989
PLACE OF BIRTH
Bilbao, Spain.
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37 years ago
Nick BLACKMAN
1989
PLACE OF BIRTH
Bury, England
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37 years ago
Zargo TOURE
1989
PLACE OF BIRTH
Pikine, Senegal.
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38 years ago
Kyle NAUGHTON
1988
PLACE OF BIRTH
Sheffield, England.
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43 years ago
Arouna KONE
1983
PLACE OF BIRTH
Oumé, Costa de Marfil
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43 years ago
Bonaventure KALOU
1983
PLACE OF BIRTH
Anyama, Côte D'Ivoire
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43 years ago
Philipp LAHM
1983
PLACE OF BIRTH
Munich, Germany.
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46 years ago
Papa Malick BA
1980
PLACE OF BIRTH
Pikine, Sénégal
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48 years ago
Erik EDMAN
1978
PLACE OF BIRTH
Jonkoepping, Sweden.
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49 years ago
MANICHE
1977
PLACE OF BIRTH
Lisboa, Portugal
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50 years ago
David BERESFORD
1976
PLACE OF BIRTH
Middlesbrough, England
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50 years ago
Shefki KUQI
1976
PLACE OF BIRTH
Vučitrn, Yugoslavia.
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52 years ago
Scott CANHAM
1974
PLACE OF BIRTH
Newham, London, England.
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55 years ago
David FARRELL
1971
PLACE OF BIRTH
Birmingham, England.
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56 years ago
Gilles GRIMANDI
1970
PLACE OF BIRTH
Gap, France
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56 years ago
Mark DRAPER
1970
PLACE OF BIRTH
Long Eaton, England.
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58 years ago
Diego FUSER
1968
PLACE OF BIRTH
Venaria Reale, Italy.
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65 years ago
Gary MILLS
1961
PLACE OF BIRTH
Northampton, England
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68 years ago
John DEVINE
1958
PLACE OF BIRTH
Dublin, Ireland.
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70 years ago
Pedro RICHARDS
1956
PLACE OF BIRTH
Edmonton, London, England. Died 23rd December 2001 aged 45.
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72 years ago
Nick HOLMES
1954
PLACE OF BIRTH
Southampton, England
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73 years ago
Jim HOLMES
1953
PLACE OF BIRTH
Dublin, Ireland.
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74 years ago
Bobby PARKER
1952
PLACE OF BIRTH
Coventry, England.
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81 years ago
Bryan 'Pop' ROBSON
1945
PLACE OF BIRTH
Sunderland, England
- Athletes born on this date
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27 years ago
Romell GLAVE
1999
PLACE OF BIRTH
Manchester, Jamaica.
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34 years ago
Danniel THOMAS-DODD
1992
PLACE OF BIRTH
Westmoreland, Jamaica.
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40 years ago
Ben Youssef MEITE
1986
PLACE OF BIRTH
Séguéla, Ivory Coast.
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44 years ago
Asafa POWELL
1982
PLACE OF BIRTH
St Catherine, Jamaica
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64 years ago
Stephen MARAI
1962
PLACE OF BIRTH
Kilgorie, Kenya
- Cricketers born on this date
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49 years ago
Ben HOLLIOAKE
1977
PLACE OF BIRTH
Melbourne, Australia..Died 23 March 2002 (aged 24)
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50 years ago
Leon GARRICK
1976
PLACE OF BIRTH
St Ann, Jamaica
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52 years ago
Wajahatullah WASTI
1974
PLACE OF BIRTH
Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province
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79 years ago
Rodney MARSH
1947
PLACE OF BIRTH
Perth, Australia. Died 4th March 2022 age 74.
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84 years ago
Roy FREDERICKS
1942
PLACE OF BIRTH
Blairmont, British Guiana. Died 5th. September 2000 aged 57.
- Golfers born on this date
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49 years ago
Robert GARRIGUS
1977
PLACE OF BIRTH
Nampa, Idaho, U.S.A.
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75 years ago
Fuzzy ZOELLER
1951
PLACE OF BIRTH
New Albany, Indiana, U.S.A. Died 27th November 2025 aged 74.
- Rugby Players born on this date
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40 years ago
Francois TRINH-DUC
1986
PLACE OF BIRTH
Hérault, France
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55 years ago
Sam PAYNE
1971
PLACE OF BIRTH
Australia
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72 years ago
Rod KETELS
1954
PLACE OF BIRTH
Papakura, New Zealand.
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72 years ago
Steve BRAIN
1954
PLACE OF BIRTH
Stafford, England.
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