- 1950 Horace Rice, Australian tennis player (Australasian C'ship 1907), dies at 77
- 1963 Johnny Moyes, Australian journalist and cricket commentator, dies at 70
- 1967 Reese "Goose" Tatum, basketballer (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 45
- 1976 Ad Verhoeven, Dutch soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in a car crash at 42 [or 1/17]
- 1995 Ron Luciano, American baseball umpire in the American League (1969-79), dies at 57
- 1997 Neville Crump, British racehorse trainer (Grand National 1948, 52, 60), dies at 86 [1]
- 2002 Alex Hannum, American Basketball HOF coach (1st ABA, NBA winning coach; ABA C'ship 1969 Oakland Oaks; NBA C'ship 1958 St. Louis Hawks, 1967 Philadelphia 76ers), dies at 78
- 2008 Georgia Frontiere, American businesswoman (co-owner Cleveland/Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams 1979–2008), dies at 80
- 2016 Johnny Bach, American basketball coach (Fordham Uni, Penn State Uni; NBA C'ship 1991-93 Chicago Bulls assistant coach), dies at 91
- 2017 Rachel Heyhoe Flint, English cricket batter (22 Tests, 23 ODOs; captain 1966-78; inaugural Women's World Cup 1973), businesswoman and philanthropist, dies at 77
- 2017 Roberta Peters [Peterman], American operatic soprano (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1950-85), dies of Parkinson's disease at 86
- 2019 Glen Wood, American auto racer, team owner (Wood Bros Racing), dies at 93
- 2020 Mario Bergamaschi, Italian soccer midfielder (5 caps; Calcio Como, A.C. Milan, U.C. Sampdoria), dies at 91
- 2020 Peter Mathebula, South African boxer (WBA flyweight title 1980-81), dies at 67
Don Sutton (1945-2021)
American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB All-Star 1972, 73, 75, 77; MLB ERA leader 1980; LA Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers), dies from cancer at 75 [1]
- 2022 Alberto Michelotti, Italian soccer referee (12 internationals; Serie A 1967-81; FIFA listed 1973-81), dies at 91
- 2022 Francisco Gento, Spanish soccer winger (Spain 43 caps, Real Madrid 427 games) and manager (Grenada FC), dies at 88
- 2022 Lusia Harris, American Basketball HOF center (AIAW C'ship & MVP 1975–77, Delta State University; Olympic silver 1976), dies at 66
- 2022 Ron Franklin, American sportscaster (ESPN 1987-2011; ESPN College Football Primetime), dies at 79
- 2023 Henry Caicedo, Colombian soccer centre-back (11 caps; Deportivo Cali FC), dies from a stroke at 71
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