- 1911 W. R. Wister, American cricketer (Father of American cricket, USA v Canada 1859), dies at 83
Laurence Doherty (1875-1919)
British tennis player (Wimbledon 1902-06, US Nationals 1903), dies of toxemia at 43
- 1935 John Hartley, English tennis player (Wimbledon 1879-80), dies at 86
- 1937 George Wright, American Baseball HOF shortstop (NA pennant 1872-75 Boston Red Stockings; NL pennant 1877-78 Boston Red Caps, 1879 Providence Grays), dies at 90
- 1940 Ernest Thayer, American poet who wrote the famous baseball poem "Casey", dies at 77
- 1957 Nels Stewart, Canadian Hockey HOF center (Stanley Cup 1925 Montreal Maroons; Hart Memorial Trophy 1926, 30), dies at 57
- 1963 John Gunn, English cricket medium pace bowler (6 Tests, 18 wickets, BB 5/76; Nottinghamshire CCC), dies at 87
- 1964 J. L. Wilkinson, American Baseball HOF executive (founder All Nations Baseball club 1912 & NgL Kansas City Monarchs 1920), dies at 86
- 1976 Ken James, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (11 Tests, 16 dismissals; Wellington, Northamptonshire CCC), dies at 72
- 1978 Vinoo Mankad, Indian cricket all-rounder (44 Tests, 5 x 100, HS 231, 162 wickets, BB 8/52; Nawanagar, Hindus, Gujarat, Bombay, Rajasthan), dies at 61
- 1979 Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer, dies at 68
- 1980 Jack Cheetham, South African cricket batsman and captain (24 Tests; Western Province), dies at 60
- 1994 Anita Lizana, Chilean tennis player (US Nat C'ships 1937; first Latin American major winner), dies at 78
- 1995 Ken Rickards, West Indies cricketer (104 runs at 34 66 for WI 1948-52), dies at 71
- 1995 Len Martin, Australian sports broadcaster (BBC Grandstand), dies at 76
- 1995 Manfred Donike, German cyclist and chemist drug test pioneer, dies at 61
- 2001 Calum MacKay, Canadian NHL ice hockey player, 1947-55 (Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens), dies at 74
- 2005 David Ironside, South African cricketer (South African swing bowler in 3 Tests v NZ 1953-54), dies at 80
- 2014 Roy Miller, West Indian cricket all-rounder (1 Test; Jamaica), dies at 89
- 2015 Jimmy Evert, American tennis coach (father of Chris Evert), dies at 91
- 2018 George Andrie, American football defensive end (Super Bowl 1971; First Team All Pro 1969; 5 x Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), dies from dementia at 78
- 2019 Norma Croker, Australian sprinter (1st Olympic Gold from Queensland), dies at 84
- 2020 Mohamed Ben Rehaiem, Tunisian soccer midfielder (35 caps; CS Sfaxien), dies at 69
- 2020 Pedro Nájera, Mexican soccer midfielder (27 caps; Club América), dies at 91
- 2021 Floyd Reese, American football administrator (GM Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans 1994-2006) and analyst (ESPN's NFL Live, ESPN.com), dies from cancer at 73
- 2022 David Armstrong, English soccer midfielder (3 caps; Middlesbrough 359 games, Southampton 222 games), dies at 67
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