- 1920 George "The Gipper" Gipp, American football player (Notre Dame), dies of a streptococcal throat infection and pneumonia at 25
- 1967 Frank Moran, American heavyweight boxer & film actor, dies of a heart attack at 80
- 1971 Dick Tiger, Nigerian professional boxer, dies at 42
- 1979 Nirode Chowdhury, Indian cricket medium pace bowler (2 Tests, 1 wicket; Bengal, Bihar), dies at 56
- 1979 Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, Indian cricketer (2 Tests for India, avg 205), dies at 56
Elston Howard (1929-1980)
American baseball catcher (12 × MLB All-Star; 6 × World Series; AL MVP 1963; first African-American NY Yankee), dies from myocarditis at 51
- 1985 Charlie Bachman, American College Football Hall of Fame guard and coach (Notre Dame, Florida, Michigan State), dies at 93
Roger Maris (1934-1985)
American baseball right fielder (7-time MLB All Star, 61 HRs 1961), dies of cancer at 51
- 1991 John Arlott, British cricket commentator and writer (BBC), dies of emphysema at 77
- 1995 Rob Harris, American sky surfer (World Champion 1994, 95), dies skydiving at 28
- 2000 George Sholty, American harness driver (2,934 career wins; $20 million+ purse money), dies at 68
- 2004 Rod Kanehl, American baseball player, dies at 70
- 2009 Alan A'Court, English footballer, dies at 75
- 2012 Klaus Köste, German gymnast, dies at 69
- 2016 Garrett K. Gomez, American jockey (US Champion Jockey by earnings 2006-09; Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey 2007-08), dies of a drug overdose at 44
- 2017 Lones Wigger, American competitive rifle shooter (Olympic gold/silver-1964, 72), dies at 80
- 2020 Eric Freeman, Australian cricket fast bowler (11 Tests, 34 wickets, 2 x 50s; South Australia), dies from a heart attack at 76
- 2020 Gérard Houllier, French soccer manager (Paris Saint-Germain, Lens, Liverpool, Olympique Lyonnais, Aston Villa, France), dies after heart operation at 73
- 2020 Günter Sawitzki, German soccer goalkeeper (10 caps West Germany; VfB Stuttgart), dies at 88
- 2022 Billie Moore, American Basketball HOF coach (NCAA National C'ship California State-Fullerton Titans 1970, UCLA Bruins 1978), dies of multiple myeloma at 79
- 2023 George McGinnis, American Basketball HOF power forward (ABA MVP 1975; 3 x ABA All-Star Indiana Pacers; 3 x NBA All-Star Philadelphia 76ers), dies of complications following cardiac arrest at 73
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