- New Zealand
- 1928 - New Zealand captain and all-rounder John Reid was born. Of his 58 Tests as captain, New Zealand only won three - but these were their first three Test victories.
- Pakistan
- 1966 - Wasim Akram was born. The left-arm fast bowler took 916 international wickets for Pakistan.
- South Africa
- 1904 - Vincent Tancred dies.
- 1981 - Eric Dalton dies.
- Zimbabwe
- 1961 - Kevin Arnott, the first Zimbabwean to face a ball in Tests and second to make a century, was born.