- 1942 Henry Larkin, American baseball player (b. 1860)
- 1967 Eddie Tolan, American sprinter the "Midnight Express" (1932 Olympics), dies at 58
- 1974 Glenn Morris, American athlete (Olympic gold decathlon 1936) and actor (Tarzan's Revenge; Hold That Co-ed), dies of congestive heart failure at 61
- 1980 Jacobus Petrus Duminy, South African cricket batsman (3 Tests; Western Province, Transvaal, Oxford University CC) and academic (principal & vice-chancellor University of Cape Town), dies at 82
Mel Hein (1909-1992)
American NFL center (NY Giants), dies of stomach cancer at 82
- 1995 Sir John Smith, English soccer administrator (chairman Liverpool F.C. 1973-90), dies at 74
- 1999 Norm Zauchin, American baseball player (b. 1929)
- 2004 Eleanor Holm, American 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 90
- 2013 Timir Pinegin, Russian sailor (Olympic gold 1960), dies at 85
- 2015 Udo Lattek, German football striker (VfL Osnabrück) and coach (Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona), dies from Parkinson's disease and dementia at 80
- 2020 César Zabala, Paraguayan soccer defender (49 caps; Cerro Porteño), dies of bladder cancer at 58
- 2020 Johnny Bumphus, American boxer (WBA super lightweight title 1984), dies at 59
- 2022 Mike Nykoluk, Canadian ice hockey coach (NHL's 1st full-time assistant coach - Philadelphia Flyers, 1972-78), and (head coach - Toronto Maple Leafs, 1980-84), dies at 87
- 2023 Lou Campanelli, American basketball coach (James Madison University 1972-85; University of California, Berkeley 1986-93), dies at 84
- 2024 Leif Eriksen, Norwegian soccer forward (4 caps; Vålerenga FC, Eidsvold Turn) and manager (Vålerenga FC, Jevnaker IF, Skeid), dies at 83
- 2024 Terry Beasley, American College Football HOF wide receiver (Unanimous All-American 1971 Auburn University; NFL: San Francisco 49ers), dies at 73
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