- 1917 Spyridon Samaras, Greek composer (Olympic Hymn), dies at 53
Jim Clark (1936-1968)
Scottish auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1965, World F1 Champion 1963, 65; 25 x F1 GP wins), dies in race accident at Hockenheim, Germany at 32
- 1971 Charles F Pahud de Mortanges, (Olympic gold 1928, 32), dies at 74
- 1971 Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Dutch equestrian (Olympic gold individual 3 day event 1928, 32; team 3 day event 1924, 28), dies at 74
- 1982 Harald Ertl, Austrian racing driver (b. 1948)
- 1993 Billy Griffith, English cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 140, 5 dismissals; Cambridge Uni CC, Surrey CCC, MCC, Sussex CCC) and administrator (Secretary MCC), dies at 78
- 1994 Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (Minister of Finance), dies at 70
- 1997 Luis Aloma, Cuban baseball player, dies at 73
- 1997 Sam Parks Jr., American golfer (US Open 1935), dies at 87
- 2005 Bob Kennedy, American MLB baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians), manager (Chicago Cubs, Oakland A's), and executive, dies at 84
- 2005 Cliff Allison, British racing driver (b. 1932)
George Nissen (1914-2010)
American inventor (created the trampoline), dies at 96
- 2013 Marty Blake, NBA executive (GM Atlanta Hawks, NBA Director of Scouting), dies at 86
- 2020 Harv Schmidt, American college basketball coach (University of Illinois 1967-74), dies at 83
- 2021 Doug Holden, English soccer winger (5 caps; Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End), dies at 90
- 2021 Tommy Raudonikis, Australian rugby league halfback (20 Tests; Rothmans Medal 1972; Wests, Newtown) and coach (Wests, NSW), dies from cancer at 70
- 2021 Viktor Kurentsov, Belarusian weightlifter (Olympic gold middleweight 1968; silver 1964; 5 x World C'ship gold middleweight), dies at 80
- 2022 Rayfield Wright, American Pro Football HOF offensive tackle (Super Bowl 1971, 77; 3 × First-team All-Pro; 6 × Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), dies at 76
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