- 1916 Tom Horan, Australian cricket all-rounder (15 Tests, 1 x 100, 11 wickets; Victoria CA), dies a 62
- 1924 Jack Board, English cricket wicket-keeper (Eng in 6 Tests 1898-1906), dies at 57
- 1938 Steve Bloomer, English footballer (b. 1874)
- 1946 Arthur Chevrolet, Swiss auto racer and car designer (co-founder Chevrolet Motor Car Company), dies from suicide at 61
- 1981 Effa Manley, American Baseball HOF executive (co-owner NgL Newark Eagles), dies from a heart attack at 84
- 1981 Eric Hollies, English cricket spin bowler (13 Tests, 44 wickets; dismissed Donald Bradman for 0 in his final Test innings), dies at 68
- 1988 Clifford Roach, cricketer (16 Tests early in West Indian cricket history), dies
- 1989 John "Jocko" Conlan, American Baseball HOF umpire (National League 1941-65), dies after heart surgery at 89
- 1996 George Abel, Canadian ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 80
- 1998 Fred Davis, English 8-time World Snooker Champion (1948-49, 51), dies at 84
- 2001 Alec Stock, English football manager (b. 1917)
- 2007 Gaetan Duchesne, Canadian hockey player (b. 1962)
- 2007 Maria Lenk, Brazilian swimmer and first Brazilian woman to compete in the Olympic Games (b. 1915)
- 2011 Gerry Alexander, West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (25 Tests, top score 108, 90 dismissals), dies at 82
Pat Summerall (1930-2013)
American NFL player (NY Giants) and CBS sportscaster, dies from cardiac arrest at 82
- 2016 Charlie Hodge, French Canadian goalkeeper (Montreal Canadians), dies at 82
- 2019 Gogumal Kischenchand, Indian cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), dies at 72
- 2021 John Dawes, Welsh rugby union centre (22 caps Wales, 4 caps British & Irish Lions; London Welsh; Barbarians), dies at 80
- 2021 Johnny Peirson, Canadian ice hockey right wing (NHL All Star 1950, 51; Boston Bruins) and broadcaster (WBZ and WSBK), dies at 95
- 2021 Serhiy Novikov, Russian judoka (Olympic gold heavyweight 1976), dies at 71
- 2022 Joachim Streich, German soccer striker (102 caps GDR; FC Hansa Rostock, 1. FC Magdeburg) and manager (1. FC Magdeburg), dies at 71
- 2023 Eddie Colquhoun, Scottish soccer centre back (11 caps; Sheffield United 363 games), dies at 78
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