- 1932 Frank Rankin, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame rover (Toronto Eatons, Toronto St. Michael's Majors) and coach (Toronto Granites-Canada Olympic gold 1924), dies at 41
- 1932 Tenby Davies, Welsh athlete (world half-mile professional champion 1909), dies at 48
- 1942 Andrew Ducat, English cricketer (England 1921) and footballer, dies whilst batting at Lords Cricket Ground at 56
- 1975 Emlen Tunnell, American Pro Football HOF safety (NFL C'ship 1956 NY Giants, 1961 GB Packers; 6 × First-team All-Pro; 9 × Pro Bowl), dies from a heart attack at 51
- 1976 Wilhelmina Von Bremen, American 4X100 relay sprinter (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 64
- 1985 Johnny Wardle, English cricketer (b. 1923)
- 1988 Jahangir Khan, Indian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests India; Pakistan selector), dies at 78
- 1989 Claude Harmon, American golfer (US Masters 1948), dies of heart failure at 73
- 1993 James Jordan, father of NBA star Michael Jordan, found dead near McColl, South Carolina
- 1996 Red Munger, American baseball (MLB All Star 1944, 47, 49; St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 77
- 1997 Chūhei Nambu, Japanese athlete (Olympic gold triple jump 1932; only person to have held WRs in both long jump & triple jump), dies at 93
- 2013 Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer, dies from complications from pneumonia at 84
Emile Griffith (1938-2013)
American boxer, (world welterweight, middleweight & junior middleweight champion), dies of dementia complications at 75
- 2014 Anne Mackenzie, South African long distance athlete, dies at 88
- 2017 Mervyn Rose, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ships 1954, French C'ships 1958), dies at 87
- 2020 Jean Brankart, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1955, Giro d'Italia 1958 runner-up; Belgium national track pursuit champion 1956, 58, 59), dies at 90
- 2021 Tito Lupini, Italian rugby union prop (11 Tests; Rovigo) and coach (Rovigo), dies from COVID-19 at 65
- 2023 Roy Swetman, English cricket wicket-keeper (11 Tests, 26 dismissals, 1 x 50; Surrey CCC, Nottinghamshire CCC, Gloucestershire CCC), dies at 89
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