Jamie Anderson (1842-1905)
Scottish golfer (British Open 1877-79), dies at 63
- 1939 Ron Oxenham, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia, 14 wickets), dies
Henri Desgrange (1865-1940)
French cyclist, journalist and founder of the Tour de France, dies at 75
Babe Ruth (1895-1948)
American Baseball Hall of Fame slugger (MLB All-Star 1933, 34; 7 x World Series champion; 12 × AL home run leader 1918–21, 23-24, 1926–31; Boston RS, NY Yankees), dies of Nasopharynx cancer at 53
- 1960 Errol Holmes, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for England 1935), dies
- 1983 Earl Averill, American Baseball HOF outfielder (6 × MLB All-Star 1933–1938; Cleveland Indians), dies at 81
- 1997 Yanick Dupre, Canadian NHL left wing, dies of Leukemia at 24
- 2002 John Roseboro, American baseball player and coach (b. 1933)
- 2004 Ivan Hlinka, Czech ice hockey coach (b. 1950)
- 2004 Robert Quiroga, American boxer (b. 1969)
- 2008 Elena Leuṣtean, Romanian gymnast and Olympic medalist (b. 1935)
- 2010 Bobby Thomson, Scottish-American baseball player, dies at 86
- 2011 Pete Pihos, American Pro/College Football HOF end (Indiana University; 6 x Pro Bowl; 6 × First-team All-Pro; Philadelphia Eagles), dies at 87
- 2018 Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR Team, All-around 1988; World C'ship gold x 5), dies of pneumonia at 49
- 2019 Felice Gimondi, Italian road cyclist (Tour de France 1965; Giro d'Italia 1967, 69, 76; Vuelta a España 1968), dies of a heart attack at 76
- 2019 Jim Hardy, American NFL quarterback, 1946-52 (Los Angeles Rams; Chicago Cardinals, Detroit Lions; Pro Bowl 1950), dies at 96
- 2020 Chetan Chauhan, Indian cricket batsman (40 Tests @ 31.57, 16 x 50; Maharashtra, Delhi), dies of COVID-19 at 73
- 2020 Georg Volkert, German soccer striker (12 caps, FRG; 1. FC Nürnberg, Hamburger SV, VfB Stuttgart), dies from heart attack complications at 74
- 2020 Tommy Carroll, Irish soccer defender (17 caps, Republic of Ireland; Ipswich Town), dies at 77
- 2022 Aydın Yelken, Turkish soccer forward (9 caps; Karagümrük, Fenerbahçe, Altay, İzmirspor), dies at 83
- 2023 Edgar Marín, Costa Rican soccer striker (32 caps; Saprissa, Oakland Clippers, Kansas City Spurs), dies at 80
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