Jeff Thomson
Jeffrey Robert Thomson is a former Australian cricketer. Known as "Thommo", he is one of the fastest bowlers in the history of cricket; he bowled a delivery with a speed of 160.6 km/h against the West Indies in Perth in 1975, which was the fastest recorded delivery at the time, and the fourth-fastest recorded delivery of all time. He was a part of the Australian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1975 Cricket World Cup.
16 August 1950
Born on the same birth date (16 August 1950): Hasely Crawford • Marshall Manesh
Born on the same birth day (16 August): Anne L'Huillier • Arthur Cayley • Arthur Rose Eldred • Candice Dupree • Didier Cuche • Earl Blumenauer • Eydie Gormé • Fritz Von Erich • Ivan Bilibin • Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut • James McGowen • Leslie Manigat • Madonna • Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke • Mary Gilmore • Roque Cordero • Roque Ruaño • Roque Santa Cruz • Russell Brookes • T. E. Lawrence • Timothy Hutton
Born in the same month (August 1950): Antony Gormley • Dave Reichert • Edmund Weiner • Ernesto Samper • Hasely Crawford • Jane Carr • Jennie Bond • Jim Beaver • Ken Kutaragi • Luiz Gushiken • N. Rangaswamy • Patrick Juvet • Roy Williams (basketball coach) • Rusty Gerhardt • Scooter Libby • Steve Wozniak • Ted Turner (guitarist) • Tom Kelly (baseball)