- Australia
- 1956 - Terry Alderman is born at Subiaco, Western Australia. In the 1981 England tour, he took 42 Test wickets, the biggest haul in a series since Jim Laker's 46 in 1956 and the fourth-highest total of all time.
- Pakistan
- 1957 - Javed Miandad is born at Karachi, West Pakistan.