- 1911 Harry Graham, Australian cricketer (6 Test for Australia 1893-96, 301 runs), dies at 40
- 1940 Francis Ford, English cricketer (5 Tests for England v Australia 1894-95), dies at 73
- 1942 Dorando Pietri, Italian athlete (Olympic-famous DQ gold marathon 1908), dies from a heart attack at 56
- 1952 Pete Henry, American College/Pro Football HOF tackle (Washington & Jefferson; First-team All-Pro 1920–23, NFL C'ship 1922, 23; Canton Bulldogs), dies at 54
- 1959 Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie, American Baseball HOF second baseman (Triple Crown 1901; AL batting champion 1901–04, 10; Philadelphia A's, Cleveland Naps), dies at 84
- 1963 Arthur Carr, English cricket batsman and captain (11 Tests, 1 x 50; Nottinghamshire CCC), dies at 69
- 1963 Learco Guerra, Italian road racing cyclist, dies at 60
- 1964 Lillian Copeland, US discus thrower (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 59
- 1970 Abe Attell, American boxer known as "The Little Hebrew" and World Featherweight Champion (1906-12), dies at 86
- 1979 Warren Giles, American Baseball HOF executive (President National League 1951-69; GM Cincinnati Reds 1937–51), dies at 82
- 1985 Uday Merchant, Indian cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), dies at 68
- 1992 Buzz Sawyer, wrestler (b. 1959)
- 2004 Scotch Taylor, South African cricket batsman (1 Test; Transvaal) and executive (president South African Hockey Union), dies at 78
- 2005 Bob Turner, Canadian Hockey HOF defenseman (Stanley Cup 1956, 57, 58, 59, 60 Montreal Canadiens; 6 x NHL All Star), dies at 71
- 2006 Shujauddin Butt, Pakistani cricket all-rounder (19 Tests, 20 wickets; Combined Services, Bahawalpur), dies at 75
- 2009 Betty Jameson, American golfer (US Open 1947, Western Open 1942, 54), dies at 89
Billy Casper (1931-2015)
American golfer (US Open 1959, 66; US Masters 1970), dies of a heart attack at 83
- 2015 Dean Smith, American actor and relay runner (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 83
Frank Robinson (1935-2019)
American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder, manager (14 x MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1961; AL MVP 1966; World Series 1966, 70; Baltimore Orioles), dies of bone cancer at 83
- 2021 Leslie Laing, Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold men's 4x400m relay 1952 WR 3:03.9), dies at 91
- 2021 Mario Osbén, Chilean soccer goalkeeper (36 caps; Unión Española, Colo Colo, Cobreloa), dies from a heart attack at 70
- 2021 Ralph Backstrom, Canadian ice hockey center (6 x Stanley Cup Montreal Canadiens; 6 x NHL All-Star), dies at 83
- 2023 František Cipro, Czech soccer forward (SK Slavia Prague 232 games) and manager (SK Slavia Prague, SK Dynamo České Budějovice), dies at 75
- 2023 Friedel Lutz, German soccer full-back (12 caps West Germany; Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.), dies at 84
- 2023 Oleksandr Radchenko, Ukrainian soccer left-back (17 caps; FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), dies at 46
- 2024 Luigi Arienti, Italian track cyclist (Olympic gold men's team pursuit 1960), dies at 87
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