- 1910 Willie Anderson, Scottish golfer (US Open 1901, 1903-05), dies of epilepsy at 31
- 1929 James Lillywhite, English cricket slow bowler (1st England Test captain; 2 Tests, 8 wickets; Sussex CCC) and umpire (6 Tests 1881–99), dies at 87
- 1942 Ted Arnold, English cricketer (England all-rounder in 10 Tests 1903-05), dies at 65
- 1972 Johnny Mantz, American auto racer (Southern 500, 1950, first 500-mile race in NASCAR history), dies in a car accident at 54
Abebe Bikila (1932-1973)
Ethiopian distance athlete (Olympic gold marathon 1960 WR [barefoot], 64 WR; Africa's first WR breaking athlete in any sport), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 41
- 1980 Víctor Galíndez, Argentine boxer (WBA light heavyweight title 1974-79), dies in stock-car race pit area accident at 31
Bobby Riggs (1918-1995)
American tennis player ("The Battle of the Sexes", US Open 1939, 41), dies of prostate cancer at 77
Payne Stewart (1957-1999)
American golfer (US Open 1991, 99; PGA 1989), dies in a plane crash at 42
Richard Harris (1930-2002)
Irish actor (A Man Called Horse, This Sporting Life) and singer ("MacArthur Park"), dies of Hodgkin's disease at 72
Bill Sharman (1926-2013)
American Basketball HOF guard (8 × NBA All-Star; 4 x NBA C'ship; Boston Celtics) and coach (NBA C'ship 1972 LA Lakers), dies from stroke complications at 87
- 2015 Basil Williams, West Indian cricket batsman (7 Tests, 2 x 100s; century on debut 1978), dies at 65
- 2016 Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian footballer, Captain of winning World Cup team (1970), dies at 72
- 2018 John A Ziegler Jr, American lawyer, and sports league executive (4th NHL president, 1977-92), dies at 84
- 2021 Aleksandar Shalamanov, Bulgarian soccer defender (42 caps; PFC Slavia Sofia) and alpine skier (Winter Olympics 1960), dies at 80
- 2023 Ed Sandford, Canadian ice hockey forward (NHL All-Star 1951, 52, 53, 54, 55; Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings), dies at 95
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