Betty Nuthall
1911 Betty Nuthall, English tennis player (1930 U.S. Open champion), born in Surbiton, England (d. 1983)
Betty Nuthall
- 1918 Dennis Compton, England cricket batsman & footballer (5,807 Test runs, Arsenal 1950 FA Cup), born in Hendon, England (d. 1997)
- 1923 Nirode Chowdhury, Indian cricket pace bowler (1949-52)
- 1928 Nina Otkalenko, USSR, 800m runner (9 world records)
- 1936 Robert Sangster, horse owner/trainer
- 1937 John Mazza, horse trainer
- 1939 Ron Stevens, horse trainer
- 1944 John Newcombe, Australian tennis player (7 singles, 17 Grand Slam doubles), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1946 Tom Dorris, horse trainer
- 1948 Reggie Cleveland, baseball player
- 1951 Anatoly Karpov, Russian chess player (world champion 1975-85, 93-99), born in Zlatoust, Russia
- 1952 "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, NJ, middleweight boxing champ (1982-83)
- 1956 Mark Shaw, New Zealand rugby footballer
- 1956 Buck Showalter, American baseball player and manager
- 1959 Marcella Mesker, Netherlands, tennis star
- 1961 Dave Babych, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
- 1961 Kevin Romine, baseball player
- 1962 Keith Brantley, Scott AFB Ill, marathoner (Olympics 1996)
- 1964 Kenny Gattison, NBA forward (Orlando Magic)
- 1965 James Hasty, NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs)
- 1965 Lilian Drescher, Venezuela, tennis star
- 1965 Woorkeri Venkat Raman, cricketer (Indian slow left-arm all-rounder)
- 1965 Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Real Madrid footballer
- 1966 Gary Roberts, North York, NHL left wing (Calgary Flames)
- 1966 Graeme Hick, English cricketer (65 Tests for England), born in Salisbury, Rhodesia
- 1967 Craig John Monk, finn class sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1968 Daryl Hobbs, NFL wide receiver (Oakland Raiders)
- 1969 Pat Hurst, San Leandro CA, LPGA golfer (1995 Rolex Rookie of the Year)
- 1969 Ramon Caraballo, baseball player
- 1970 Ricky Gutierrez, infielder (Houston Astros), born in Miami, Florida
- 1970 Bryan Herta, American race car driver
- 1971 Issac Booth, NFL cornerback/safety (Cleveland Browns)
- 1971 Joseph Rogers, CFL receiver (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
- 1971 Marshall Boze, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers), born in San Manual, Arizona
- 1972 Isabelle Fijalkowski, WNBA center/forward (Cleveland Rockers)
- 1972 Marco van Hoogdalem, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC)
- 1972 Rene Ingoglia, running back (Buffalo Bills)
- 1972 Shannon Brown, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
- 1972 Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian formula one driver
- 1974 Duane Clemons, American NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings), born in Riverside, California
- 1974 Matt Hindle, Canadian bobsledder, born in Calgary, Alberta
- 1975 Vincent Goossens, soccer player (Dordrecht '90)
- 1976 Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer
- 1978 Mike González, American baseball player, born in Corpus Christi, Texas
- 1978 Carolyn Moos, American model and professional basketball player
- 1979 Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1979 Kirk Saarloos, American baseball player
- 1979 Rasual Butler, American basketball player
- 1980 Sarah Louise Catherwood, 4x200m swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1980 Theofanis Gekas, Greek footballer
- 1982 Cyrill Gloor, Swiss footballer
- 1985 Ross Wallace, Scottish footballer
- 1986 Ruben Zadkovich, Australian soccer player
- 1988 Morgan Pressel, American golfer
May in History
My Fair Lady's Special Day
This was a day to remember for Eliza Doolittle, the 'My Fair Lady' of the stage and film musical that won and broke hearts.
May 20, 1956
Memories of Elvis
Only one actor has appeared on film with both the Beatles and Elvis Presley: the little-known Norman Rossington.
May 21, 1999
President Falls From Grace
Paul Deschanel had the makings of a fine President of France – until a series of bizarre incidents culminated in him falling out the window of a moving train.
May 23, 1920
Ship that Changed the Face of Britain
Britain was on its knees after the Second World War, its economy and infrastructure in tatters. For help the Mother Country turned to the Commonwealth.
May 27, 1948