- 1867 Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player, writer (first great Russian chess master), dies at 73
- 1899 Ned Gregory, Australian cricket batsman (1 Test; first recognised Test in 1877), dies at 59
- 1941 (Arthur) "Dooley" Briscoe MC, South African cricket batsman (2 Tests; Transvaal) and soldier (Military Cross, 1941), dies in action in Ethiopia at 30
- 1993 Mark Koenig, American baseball player (NY Yankees), dies at 88
- 1996 Harold "Jug" McSpaden, American golfer, course designer (17 PGA Tour wins), dies of carbon monoxide poisoning at 87
- 1998 Kitch Christie, South African rugby coach, dies at 58
- 2003 Michael Larrabee, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 4x400m relay 1964), dies from pancreatic cancer at 69
- 2004 Pat Tillman, American football player and U.S. Army Ranger, killed in action at 27
- 2008 Cameron Argetsinger, American auto racing executive (created Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course; F1 US Grand Prix 1961-80), dies from a stroke at 87
- 2008 Dora Ratjen, German man who posed as a female high jumper (Olympic 4th 1936), dies at 89
- 2008 Ed Chynoweth, Canadian ice hockey executive, dies at 66
- 2011 Wiel Coerver, Dutch soccer manager (developer of Coerver Method, football coaching technique), dies of pneumonia at 86
- 2018 Dave Nelson, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1973 Washington Senators/Texas Rangers) and broadcaster (Milwaukee Brewers Fox Sports Wisconsin), dies of liver cancer at 73
- 2019 Billy McNeill MBE, Scottish soccer defender (29 caps; Celtic) and manager (Celtic, Manchester City, Aston Villa), dies from dementia at 79
- 2020 Hartwig Gauder, German race walker (Olympic gold men's 50k walk 1980), dies at 65
Guy Lafleur (1951-2022)
Canadian Hockey HOF right wing (5 x Stanley Cup, 2 x NHL MVP, NHL Playoff MVP Montreal Canadiens; NY Rangers, Quebec Nordiques), dies of lung cancer at 70 [1]
- 2022 Pedrie Wannenburg, South African rugby union flanker (20 Tests; Bulls, Ulster, Castres, Oyonnax), dies in a car accident at 41
- 2023 Mick Loftus, Irish Gaelic footballer (Mayo) and executive (President Gaelic Athletic Association 1985–88), dies at 93
- 2023 Mike Coulman, English rugby union prop (9 Tests England, 1 British & Irish Lions; Moseley RUFC) and rugby league front rower (3 Tests GB, 5 England; Salford RLFC), dies at 78
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