- 1946 Cornelius Johnson, American high jumper (Olympic gold 1936), dies from bronchopneumonia at 32
- 1961 Dudley Richards, American figure skater (U.S. Pairs champion, 1961), dies in a plane crash at 29
- 1961 Laurence Owen, American figure skater (U.S. and North American champion), dies in a plane crash at 16
Maribel Vinson (1911-1961)
American figure skater (9 time US National Champion) and coach, dies in a plane crash at 49
- 1961 Maribel Yerxa Owen, American figure skater (U.S. Pairs champion, 1961), dies in a plane crash at 20
- 1991 Gary Gears, Chicago disk jockey, dies at 46 of a heart attack
- 2011 Joe Frazier, American baseball outfielder (Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles) and manager (NY Mets 1976–77), dies at 88
- 2019 Gene Littler, American golfer (1961 US Open, 29 PGA Tour titles), dies at 88
- 2021 Leopoldo Luque, Argentine soccer striker (43 caps; River Plate), dies from COVID-19 at 71
- 2021 Vincent Jackson, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 2009, 11, 12; SD Chargers, TB Buccaneers), dies at 38
- 2022 Józef Zapędzki, Polish sport shooter (Olympic gold 25m rapid fire pistol 1968, 72), dies at 92
- 2022 Rustam Akramov, Uzbek soccer coach (Uzbekistan 1992-94; India 1995-97), dies at 73
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