- 1912 Bill Storer, English cricket wicket-keeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies
- 1963 Eppa Rixey Jr., American Baseball HOF pitcher (NL wins leader 1922; 266 career wins; Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds), dies at 71
- 1964 Gus Lesnevich, American light heavyweight boxing champ (1947 fighter of year), dies at 49
- 1972 Victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies
- 1980 Ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies
- 1984 Leslie Walcott, cricketer (Test for WI v England 1930), dies
- 1988 Harvey Kuenn, American baseball utility (AL batting champion 1959; 10 × All-Star 1953–1960²; Detroit Tigers), dies from heart disease and diabetes at 57
- 1990 Colin Milburn, English cricket batsman (9 Tests, 2 x 100, 2 x 50, HS 139; Northamptonshire CCC, MCC, WA CA), dies of a heart attack at 48
- 1990 Tuppy Owen-Smith, South African cricketer (batsman v England 1929), dies
- 1995 (Herman) "Ace" Wallace, American St. Louis blues guitarist and singer, dies at 69
- 1995 Keith Rigg, Australian cricket batsman (8 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 127; Victoria), dies at 88
- 1999 Bill Talbert, American tennis player (9 x Grand Slam doubles titles; US Open singles 1944, 45 runner-up; International Tennis HOF), dies at 80
- 2003 Chris Brasher, English athlete (b. 1928)
Alex Johnson (1942-2015)
American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star, AL batting champion 1970, California Angels), dies from prostate cancer at 72
- 2015 Anthony Mason, American NBA forward (NY Knicks, Charlotte Hornets), dies at 48 of a heart attack
- 2020 Johnny Antonelli, American baseball pitcher (6 × MLB All-Star 1954, 56–59²; World Series, NL ERA leader 1954; SF Giants), dies from colon cancer at 89
- 2020 Stig-Göran Myntti, Finnish soccer midfielder (61 caps; Vasa IFK), dies at 94
- 2021 Glenn Roeder, English soccer defender (QPR, Newcastle United), and manager (Watford, West Ham, Newcastle, Norwich), dies from a brain tumour at 65
- 2021 Irv Cross, American football cornerback (Pro Bowl 1964, 65; Philadelphia Eagles) and broadcaster (CBS), dies from ischemic cardiomyopathy at 81
- 2023 Brian O'Brien, Irish rugby union centre (3 Tests; Munster RFC) and selector (Ireland, British & Irish Lions), dies at 83
- 2023 Grant Turner, New Zealand soccer midfielder (42 caps; SC Stop Out, Gisborne City AFC), dies from cancer at 64
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