- 1891 Johnny Mullagh, Australian cricket all-rounder (Aboriginal tour of England 1868), dies at 50
- 1938 Hugh Trumble, Australian cricket spin bowler and captain (32 Tests, 141 wickets; 2 x Test hat-tricks), dies of a heart attack at 71
- 1938 Jim Kelly, Australian cricketer (36 Tests for Aust 1896-1905, stumped 20), dies at 71
- 1943 Joe Kelley, American Baseball HOF left fielder (NL stolen base leader 1896 Baltimore Orioles) and manager (Cincinnati Reds, Boston Doves), dies at 71
- 1960 Fred Clarke, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder and manager (Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates; World Series 1909 [PP]), dies at 87
- 1966 Tip Snooke, South African cricket all-rounder and captain (26 Tests 1905-23, 35 wickets), dies at 85
- 1967 Bob Anderson, British racing driver (b. 1931)
- 1981 lDudley Nourse, South African cricket batsman and captain (34 Tests, 9 x 100s, HS 231; Nata), dies at 70
Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988)
Italian racing car driver and founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team and sportscar manufacturer Ferrari, dies at 90
- 1999 Harold "Pee Wee" Reese, American Baseball HOF shortstop (10 x MLB All-Star; World Series 1955, 59 Brooklyn/LA Dodgers), dies of cancer 81
- 1999 Pat Mullin, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1947-48; Detroit Tigers), dies at 81
- 2000 Cuan McCarthy, South African cricketer (36 Test wkts for South Africa, 1 career no-ball), dies at 71
- 2003 Helmut Rahn, German footballer (b. 1929)
- 2004 Eric Petrie, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper (14 Tests, 25 dismissals, 1 x 50; Auckland, Northern Districts), dies at 77
- 2005 Coo Coo Marlin, American NASCAR race car driver, dies at 73
- 2015 Karen Stives, American equestrian rider (Olympic gold team, silver individual 1984), dies at 64
- 2017 Frank Broyles, American collegiate athlete, and administrator (University of Arkansas Athletic Director, 1974-2007), dies at 92
- 2019 Reg Scarlett, West Indian cricket off-spinner (3 Tests 1960), dies at 84
- 2020 Angela Buxton, English tennis player (French C'ships, Wimbledon women's doubles 1956 [with Althea Gibson]), dies at 85
- 2020 Herb Orvis, American College Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (University of Colorado; NFL: Detroit Lions, Baltimore Colts), dies at 73
- 2020 Thomas Forsyth, Scottish soccer defender (22 caps; Motherwell, Rangers), dies at 71
- 2022 Arne Legernes, Norwegian soccer midfielder (41 caps; Molde FC, Larvik Turn), dies at 91
- 2023 Bobby Baun, Canadian NHL hockey defenseman, 1956-73 (Toronto Maple Leafs, and 2 other teams), dies at 86
- 2023 Boris Dubrovsky, Russian rower (Olympic gold double sculls [Oleg Tyurin] 1964), dies at 83
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