Ty Cobb (1886-1961)
American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (AL MVP 1911; Triple Crown 1909; 12 × AL batting champion; Detroit Tigers) and manager (Detroit Tigers 1921-26), dies of cancer at 74
- 1970 Juano Hernandez, Puerto Rican stage and film actor (St Louis Blues; Stars In My Crown), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 73
- 1974 Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB All-Star 1934–37; World Series & NL MVP 1934 St Louis Cardinals), dies of a heart attack at 63
- 1979 Doug Meintjes, South African cricket pace bowler (v England 1922-23), dies
- 1987 Kristjan Palusalu, Estonian wrestler (Olympic gold Greco-Roman, freestyle heavyweight 1936), dies at 79
Jean Borotra (1898-1994)
French tennis player (Wimbledon 1924, 26), dies at 95
- 1995 Herbert Hippauf, baseball player, dies at 56
- 1996 Alan McGilvray, Australian cricketer (NSW 1933-37) and radio commentator (1935-85), dies at 85
- 2015 Jules Bianchi, French auto racer (Marussia Formula 1 Racing Team), dies from injuries during accident at 2014 Japanese F1 GP, at 25
- 2020 Derek Ho, American surfer (World C'ship 1993; Hawaiian Triple Crown 1984, 86, 88, 90), dies from a heart attack at 55
- 2020 Silvio Marzolini, Argentine soccer defender (28 caps; Boca Juniors), dies from cancer at 79
- 2022 Francesco Rizzo, Italian soccer midfielder (2 caps; Cagliari, ACF Fiorentina, Bologna FC, Genoa CFC), dies at 79
- 2023 Palhinha, Brazilian soccer forward (16 caps; Cruzeiro, Corinthians, Atlético Mineiro) and manager (SC Corinthians, União São João, Al-Tai), dies at 73
- 2023 Robert Budzynski, French soccer defender (11 caps; RC Lens, FC Nantes), dies at 83
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