- 1935 Hylton Philipson, English cricket wicketkeeper (5 Tests, 11 dismissals), dies at 69
- 1938 Tamanishiki San'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler (32nd yokozuna; winner 9 top division yūshō), dies following a delayed appendectomy at 34
- 1944 Roger Bresnahan, American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher, outfielder and manager (World Series 1905 NY Giants; St. Louis Cardinals; first shin guards and batting helmet), dies at 65
- 1952 James E. Norris, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame team owner (Detroit Red Wings), dies at 72
- 1958 Red Murray, American baseball outfielder (NL home run leader 1909 NY Giants), dies of acute leukemia at 74
- 1967 Harry Wismer, American sports broadcaster (NBC Blue Network, ABC, voice of Washington Redskins) and AFL team owner (New York Titans), dies after a fall at 54
- 1976 Ace Gutowsky, Russian/American football fullback (Portsmouth Spartans, Brooklyn Dodgers; NFL C'ship 1935, Detroit Lions), dies of cancer at 67
- 1980 Stanislawa Walasiewicz [Stella Walsh], Polish-born American athlete (Olympic gold 100m 1932), dies when shot during an armed robbery, at 69
- 1983 Bruce Drake, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (University of Oklahoma 1938-55, 200-181), dies at 77
- 1999 Sylvester Clarke, West Indian cricket fast bowler (11 Tests, 42 wickets), dies from a heart attack at 44
Colin Cowdrey (1932-2000)
England cricket batsman (114 Tests, 7,624 runs @ 44.06), dies of a heart attack at 67
- 2003 Iggy Katona, American auto racer (ARCA Series 1955-57, 62, 66-67; record 79 wins), dies at 87
- 2011 Sócrates [Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Sousa Vieira de Oliveira], Brazilian soccer midfielder and manager (60 caps, 22 goals Brazil; Corinthians), dies of septic shock at 57
- 2012 Miguel Calero, Colombian soccer goalkeeper (50 caps; Copa América 2001; Pachuca), dies from cerebral thrombosis at 41
- 2013 McDonald Bailey, British-Trinidadian athlete (Olympic bronze 100m 1952; 100m WR 10.2s 1951-56), dies at 92
- 2016 Margaret Whitton, American actress (Good & Evil, Major League), dies of cancer at 67
- 2019 Bob Willis, English cricket fast bowler and captain (90 Tests, 325 wickets; 64 ODIs; Surrey CCC, MCC, Warwickshire CCC, Northern Transvaal), dies of prostate cancer at 70
- 2019 Ockie Oosthuizen, South African rugby union front rower (9 caps; Transvaal), dies from cancer at 64
- 2021 Eileen Ash-Whelan, English cricket medium pace bowler (7 WTests, 10 wickets, BB 4/68; Middlesex CC), dies at 110
- 2022 Nick Bollettieri, American tennis coach (Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Monica Seles), dies at 91
- 2022 Patrick Tambay, French auto racer (Can Am Challenge Cup Series 1977, 80; 123 x F1 GP 1977-86), dies from Parkinson's disease at 73
- 2023 James L. Easton, American businessman, sports executive (President BRG Sports; President World Archery Federation 1989-2005; IOC member 1994-2023), dies at 88
- 2023 Marius Frattini, French rugby league halfback (6 Tests; Avignon, Cavaillon, Entraigues), dies at 82
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