- 1937 Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect (restored Panathinaiko Stadium 1896 Olympics Athens) and shooter (Olympic bronze trap, single shot 1908), dies at 74
- 1938 Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at 28
- 1938 John Sharp, English cricketer (England bat 1909, also soccer intl), dies ay 69 or 70
- 1949 Jean-Pierre Wimille, French auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1937, 39 Bugatti T57), dies in practice accident for Buenos Aires GP at 40
- 1952 Thomas Hicks, English athlete (Olympic gold marathon 1904), dies at 76
- 1963 Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (Tour de France 1911), dies at 78
- 1965 Tich Freeman, English cricket leg-spin bowler (12 Tests, 66 wickets; Kent CCC), dies at 76
- 1967 Shunter Coen, South African cricket batsman (2 Tests, HS 41no, @ 50.50; Orange Free State), dies at 64
- 1970 Tommy Andrews, Australian cricketer (16 Tests 1921-26, 592 runs), dies
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American "Galloping Ghost" of football (University of Illinois, Chicago Bears), dies of Parkinson's disease at 87
- 1999 Pollamani Krishnamurthy, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests, 8 dismissals; Hyderabad), dies at 51
- 2001 Curt Blefary, American baseball player, dies at 57
- 2004 Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, American NFL halfback and end (LA Rams), dies at 80
- 2007 Carlo Clerici, Swiss road cyclist (Giro d'Italia 1954), dies at 77
- 2007 Yelena Romanova, Russian athlete (Olympic gold Unified Team 3,000m 1992), dies at 43
- 2013 Eddy Choong, Malaysian badminton player (Thomas Cup 1955), dies at 82
- 2020 Chris Doleman, American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (8 × Pro Bowl; 3 × First-team All-Pro; Minnesota Vikings), dies of brain cancer at 58
- 2020 Mohammad Munaf, Pakistan cricket fast bowler (4 Tests, 11 wickets; Karachi, Sind), dies at 84
- 2021 Eddie Connachan, Scottish soccer goalkeeper (2 caps; Dunfermline Athletic, Middlesbrough, Falkirk), dies at 85
- 2022 Guy Laporte, French rugby union fly-half (16 Tests, Grand Slam 1986; SC Rieumois, SC Graulhet), dies from a heart attack at 69
- 2023 Carlo Tavecchio, Italian sports executive (President Italian Football Federation 2014-17), dies at 79
- 2023 Phil Coles, Australian sports administrator (International Olympic Committee 1982-2011; AOC 1973-2011), dies at 91
- 2024 Luis Tejada, Panamanian soccer striker (108 caps; Juan Aurich SA 154 games), dies from a heart attack at 41
- 2024 Víctor Luna, Colombian soccer defender (21 caps; Atlético Nacional, América de Cali), dies from a heart attack at 64
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