- 1943 Attila Petschauer, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold 1928, 32), dies at 38
- 1948 Herb Pennock, American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 × World Series; Philadelphia A's, Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees), dies at 53
- 1963 Sir Pelham Warner, English cricket batsman, tour manager and administrator (15 Tests; MCC chairman of selectors), dies at 89
- 1965 Vic Jackson, Australian cricketer (NS, Leicestershire off-spinner), dies in a car crash at 48
- 1974 Bill Whitty, Australian cricketer (left-arm bowler 1909-12), dies at 87
- 1976 Percy Tyson "Plum" Lewis, South African cricketer (pair in only Test for South Africa), dies at 91
- 1995 George Poyser, English soccer defender (Brentford) and manager (Notts County, Manchester City), dies at 84
- 2002 Louis Salica, American boxer (NBA World Bantamweight title 1935, 40; Olympic bronze flyweight 1932), dies at 89
- 2007 Max Lanier, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1943-44; World Series 1942, 44; St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 91
Ingemar Johansson (1932-2009)
Swedish heavyweight professional boxing champion of the world, dies at 76
- 2016 Ken Sailors, professional basketball player (popularized and may have invented the jump shot), dies at 95
- 2020 John Andretti, American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series: 2 wins, 37 top tens, 4 poles), dies from colon cancer at 56
- 2023 Bobby Beathard, American Pro Football Hall of Fame executive (GM Washington Redskins Super Bowl 1982, 87; San Diego Chargers), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 86
Bobby Hull (1939-2023)
Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame left wing (Stanley Cup 1961 Chicago Black Hawks; 3 x Art Ross Trophy; 2 x Hart Memorial Trophy; Winnipeg Jets), dies at 84
- 2023 Charly Loubet, French soccer striker (35 caps; AS Cannes, OGC Nice, Marseille), dies at 77
- 2023 Gerald Mortag, German track cyclist (3 x World C'ship gold GDR 4000m team pursuit 1977, 78, 79; Olympic silver 1980), dies at 64
- 2024 Abe Terry, English rugby league front rower (11 Tests; Challenge Cup 1961 St. Helens RLFC [216 games]), dies at 89
- 2024 John Dodds, Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer (250cc world championship 1973 3rd; 4 x GP wins, 21 x podiums; European Formula 750 1974), dies at 80
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