- 1971 Will Harridge, American Baseball HOF executive (President American League 1931-59), dies at 87
- 1976 Phil Ochs, American anti-war folk singer ("I Ain't Marching Anymore"; "Draft Dodger Rag"), commits suicide at 35
- 1978 Vivian McGrath, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ship 1937), dies at 62
Willie Stargell (1940-2001)
American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder/1st baseman (7 x MLB All Star; World Series 1971, 79 [MVP]; Pittsburgh Pirates), dies from a stroke at 61
- 2002 Pat Flaherty, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1956), dies from cancer at 76
- 2005 Jerrel Wilson, American NFL punter (Pro Bowl 1970-72; Super Bowl 1970; KC Chiefs), dies of cancer at 63
- 2006 Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, and official (b. 1916)
- 2009 Nick Adenhart, American baseball player, dies at 22
- 2010 Aladár Kovácsi, Hungarian pentathlete and Olympic champion (1952, Helsinki), dies at 77
- 2010 Zoltán Varga, Hungarian Footballer (b. 1945)
- 2012 Mark Lenzi, American springboard diver (Olympic gold 1992), dies at 43
- 2014 Bertha Tickey, American softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1973), dies at 91
- 2019 Marilynn Smith, American golfer, co-founder LPGA (Titleholders Championship 1963-64), dies at 89
- 2021 Ekkehard Fasser, Swiss bobsledder (Olympic gold, four-man 1988; World C'ship gold 1983; World Cup champion 1985-86), dies at 68
- 2023 Fred Pancoast, American college football coach (University of Tampa, Memphis State University, Vanderbilt University), dies at 90
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