- 1890 Joe Coburn, Irish boxer (Heavyweight C'ship of America 1863-65), dies from tuberculosis at 55
- 1940 Charlie Hime, cricketer (one Test for South Africa 1895), dies
- 1942 Amos Rusie, American Baseball HOF pitcher (Triple Crown & NL wins leader 1894; 5 × NL strikeout leader; pitched no-hitter 1891; NY Giants), dies at 71
Honus Wagner (1874-1955)
American Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop (8 x NL batting champion; 5 × NL RBI / stolen base leader; Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 81
Pete Rozelle (1926-1996)
American football executive (NFL Commissioner 1960-89), dies of brain cancer at 70
- 1997 Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer (WR 100m freestyle, 1:04.06 1933-56; Olympic gold 4×100m freestyle 1936), dies at 79
- 2001 Charles McClendon, Hall of Fame college football coach (b. 1923)
- 2001 Robert Camac, American horse trainer, murdered by a family member at 61
- 2005 Charly Gaul, Luxembourg cyclist (b. 1932)
- 2014 Fred Hawkins, American golfer (US Masters 1958 runner-up), dies at 91
- 2017 Cy Young, American athlete and only US male to win gold in javelin throwing (1952 Olympics), dies of complications from dementia at 89
- 2019 Jo Ann Washam, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1975 3rd; 3 LPGA Tour titles), dies at 69
- 2020 Dennis Ralston, American tennis player (4 x Grand Slam doubles champion; Wimbledon singles 1966 runner-up), dies from cancer at 78
- 2020 Jack Scarbath, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Uni of Maryland; Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers), dies at 90
- 2020 Neil Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey linesman (1,744 NHL games; Hockey Hall of Fame), dies at 87
- 2022 Beto Fuscão, Brazilian soccer defender (8 caps; Fluminense, Grêmio, Palmeiras), dies of stomach cancer at 72
- 2022 Jan-Åke Edvinsson, Swedish ice hockey administrator (International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF general secretary 1986-2006), dies at 81
- 2022 Mills Lane, American boxing referee (Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II 1997; International Boxing HOF) and television personality ('Judge Mills Lane'), dies at 85
- 2023 Tore Aleksandersen, Norwegian women's volleyball coach (Allianz MTV Stuttgart; Norway, Finland women's national teams), dies from prostate cancer at 55
- 2023 Vic Davalillo, Venezuelan baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1965, Gold Glove 1964 Cleveland Indians; World Series 1971, 73 Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 84
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