- 1910 Reginald "R.F." Doherty, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1897-1900), dies of neurasthenia at 38
- 1915 Tom Shevlin, American College Football Hall of Fame end (Yale - Consensus All-American 1902, 04, 05; National C'ship 1902, 05), dies of pneumonia at 32
- 1957 Tom Richmond, cricketer (Notts leg-spinner took 2-86 in Eng Test), dies at 67
- 1976 Ivo van Damme, Belgian 800/1500 m sprinter (Olympic silver 1976), dies at 22
- 1988 Mike Beuttler, British racing driver, dies at 48
- 1997 Pat Clarke, British cyclist, dies at 82
- 2004 Ken Burkhart, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) and umpire, dies at 88
- 2007 Phil O'Donnell, Scottish soccer midfielder (1 cap; Motherwell, Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday; PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year 1992, 94), dies from cardiac arrest while playing at 35
- 2009 Steve Williams, American professional wrestler, known as "Dr. Death", and USFL football player, dies of throat cancer at 49
Tony Greig (1946-2012)
English cricket captain, all-rounder (1972-77) and commentator, dies from a heart attack at 66
- 2013 Andy Granatelli, American motorsports entrepreneur (CEO STP automotive products; innovative Lotus four-wheel drive car 1969 Indy 500 winner), dies from congestive heart failure at 90
- 2015 Elzbieta Krzesinska, Polish long jumper (Olympic gold 1956), dies at 76
- 2015 Frank Malzone, American MLB player (Boston Red Sox), dies at 85
- 2016 Chris Cannizzaro, American baseball player, dies at 78
- 2016 Ferdi Kübler, Swiss cyclist (Tour de France 1950, Points classification 1954; World C'ship gold Elite Men's Road Race 1951), dies at 97
- 2017 Alfred Binns, West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests, 17 dismissals; Jamaica), dies at 88
- 2018 Bill Watson, Australian cricketer (NSW & Australian opening batsman mid-1950s), dies at 87
- 2019 LaDell Andersen, American college basketball coach (Utah State, BYU), dies at 90
- 2020 John F Reid, New Zealand cricket batsman (19 Tests, 1296 runs @ 46.28, 6 x 100s), dies at 64
- 2020 John Paul Jr., American auto racer (IMSA GT C'ship 1982; 24 Hours of Daytona 1982, 92; 12 Hours of Sebring 1982), dies from Huntington's disease at 60
- 2021 Antoine Bonifaci, French soccer midfielder (12 caps; OGC Nice, FC Inter Milan, Bologna FC, Torino FC), dies at 90
- 2022 Dany Theis, Luxembourgian soccer midfielder (34 caps; Jeunesse Esch FC) and manager (Differdange 03, F91 Dudelange, Jeunesse Esch FC), dies from a heart attack at 55
Pele (1940-2022)
Brazilian soccer attacking midfielder (92 caps; Player of the Century; 1,281 goals in 1,363 games; Santos, NY Cosmos), dies from colon cancer at 82 [1] [2]
- 2023 Gil de Ferran, Brazilian auto racer (Indianapolis 500 2003; Champ Car Series 2000, 01), dies from a heart attack at 56
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