- 1921 William Gunn, English cricket batsman (11 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 102no; Nottinghamshire CCC) and soccer winger (2 caps; Notts County FC), dies at 62
- 1927 Jim McLaughlin, American Hall of Fame thoroughbred jockey (Kentucky Derby 1881, Preakness Stakes 1885, 6 x Belmont Stakes), dies at 65
- 1939 Cliff Heathcote, American baseball player (b. 1898)
- 1964 Firmin Lambot, Belgian cyclist who twice won the Tour de France (1919, 1922), dies at 77
- 1964 Joe Weatherly, American auto racer (NASCAR Sprint Cup champion 1962-63), dies of head injuries in race crash at 41
- 1966 Frank Foyston, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Stanley Cup 1914 Toronto Blueshirts, 1917 Seattle Metropolitans, 1925 Victoria Cougars), dies at 74
- 1968 Ray Harroun, American auto racer (inaugural Indianapolis 500 1911; Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 2000), dies at 89
- 1979 Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans, American NFL fullback (NY Giants), dies of a heart attack at 66
- 1984 Max Bentley, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Hart Trophy 1946; Chicago Blackhawks), dies at 63
- 1993 Chris Street, basketball player, dies at 20
- 1999 Ivan Francescato, Italian rugby union footballer (b. 1967)
- 2004 David Hookes, Australian cricketer and coach, dies at 48
- 2006 Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricket all-rounder, captain (NZ 12 Tests @ 31.22, 16 wickets), dies at 84
- 2008 Don Wittman, Canadian sportscaster for CBC (b. 1936)
- 2009 José Torres, Puerto Rican boxer (world light-heavyweight champion), dies of a heart attack at 72
- 2010 Bill McLaren, Scottish rugby commentator known as "the voice of rugby", dies at 86
- 2010 Panajot Pano, Albanian soccer forward (28 caps; Partizani Tirana 210 games; "The little Puskás"), dies of a heart attack at 70
- 2013 Anatoly Bannik, Ukrainian chess master, dies at 91
Earl Weaver (1930-2013)
American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1970 Baltimore Orioles), dies from a heart attack at 82
Stan Musial (1920-2013)
American Baseball HOF outfielder (24 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1942, 44, 46; NL MVP 1943, 46, 48; 7 × NL batting champion; St Louis Cardinals), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 92
- 2014 Bert Williams MBE, English soccer goalkeeper (24 caps; Wolverhampton Wanderers 381 games), dies at 93
- 2014 Christopher Chataway, British middle and long-distance runner (world record 5k) and Conservative MP, dies at 82
- 2020 Kazım Ayvaz, Turkish wrestler (Olympic gold lightweight, 1964; World C'ship gold welterweight, 1958; lightweight, 1962), dies at 81
- 2022 Hans-Jürgen Dörner, German soccer defender (96 caps; Dynamo Dresden 400 games) and manager (Werder Bremen), dies at 70
- 2022 Nils Arne Eggen, Norwegian soccer defender (29 caps; Rosenborg, Vålerengen FC) and manager (Norway; Rosenborg), dies at 80
- 2023 Norbert Sattler, Austrian slalom canoeist (World C'ship gold K-1 team 1971, K-1 1973; Olympic silver K-1 1972), dies at 71
- 2024 Jack Burke Jr, American golfer (US Masters, PGA C'ship 1956; Ryder Cup 1951, 53, 55, 59; 1973 [non-playing captain]), dies at 100
- 2024 Lance Larson, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m freestyle relay, silver 100m freestyle 1960; WR 100m butterfly 58.7s 1960), dies at 83
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