George Weiss (1894-1972)
American Baseball Hall of Fame executive (NY Yankees GM 1947-60, 7 x World Series; NY Mets President 1961-66), dies at 78
- 1974 Hugo Yarnold, English cricketer (Umpire in 3 Tests for England), dies at 57
- 1984 Tigran Petrosian, Soviet Armenian World Chess Champion (1963-69), dies of stomach cancer at 55
- 1988 Edward Bennett Williams, American lawyer, team owner (Washington Redskins, Baltimore Orioles), dies of colon cancer at 68
- 1989 Tim Richmond, American race car driver (won 13 NASCAR races), dies of AIDS at 34
- 1992 Clifford Allison, American stock-car racer, dies in a practice race at 27
Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)
American Baseball HOF outfielder (1956 Triple Crown; 20 x MLB All Star; 7 × World Series; 3 × AL MVP; NY Yankees), dies of liver cancer at 63
- 1996 Tom Mees, American ESPN sports anchor (NHL), drowns at 46
- 1997 Emil 'Bus' Mosbacher, American yachtsman (America's Cup 1962 [Weatherly], 1967 [Intrepid]), dies at 75
- 1999 Sulo Nurmela, Finish skier (Olympic gold 1936), dies at 91
- 2001 Otto Stuppacher, Austrian racing driver, dies at 54
- 2006 Payao Poontarat, Thai Olympic boxer (b. 1957)
Phil Rizzuto (1917-2007)
American Baseball HOF shortstop (5 x MLB All-Star; 7 x World Series; AL MVP 1950; NY Yankees) and broadcaster (WCBS radio, WPIX-TV), dies at 89
- 2008 Dino Toso, Italian Dutch Formula-1 engineer, dies of cancer at 39
- 2008 Roy Prosser, Australian rugby union prop (25 caps; Northern Suburbs), dies at 66
- 2012 Johnny Pesky [Paveskovich], American MLB baseball infielder, 1942 & 1946-54 (Boston Red Sox, and 2 other teams), coach, manager, and broadcaster, dies at 92
- 2020 Eric Hughes, English rugby league utility back (10 Tests England, 8 Great Britain; Widnes 481 games), dies from cancer at 73
- 2021 Charlie Johnson, American football defensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1979-81; All Pro 1980; Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings), dies at 69
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