Matthew Webb (1848-1883)
English long distance swimmer who was first to swim unassisted across the English Channel, drowns in the Niagara Falls whirlpool at 35
- 1966 Tony Lema, American golfer (British Open 1964), dies in a plane crash at 32
- 1979 Greg Davis, Australian rugby union flanker (39 Tests, 16 as captain; NSW, Drummoyne DRFC), dies from a brain tumour at 39
- 1986 Laurie Nash, Australian cricket fast-bowler (2 Tests, 10 wickets) and VFL player and coach (South Melbourne), dies at 76
- 1988 Ilona Elek, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold 1936, 48), dies at 81
- 1991 Freddie Brown, English cricketer (English Test captain 1950-51), dies at 80
- 1994 Wangila Napunyi, Kenyan welterweight boxer (Olympic gold 1988), dies after a boxing match at 26
- 1996 Jock Wallace, Scottish soccer manager (Berwick Rangers, Rangers, Leicester City, Motherwell, Sevilla), dies from Parkinson's disease at 60
- 1997 Brian Glover, British actor and wrestler (Alien 3, Kes), dies of a brain tumor at 63
- 1997 Frank Parker, American tennis player (4-time Grand Slam singles winner), dies at 81
- 2000 Anatoli Firsov, Russian ice hockey left wing (Olympic gold 1964, 68, 72; 8 x World C'ship gold), dies at 59
- 2002 Gus Tinsley, American College Football Hall of Fame end and coach (All-American 1935, 36; coach LSU 1948-55; NFL: Chicago Cardinals), dies at 87
- 2004 Cotton Fitzsimmons, American Basketball HOF coach (NJCAA C'ship 1966, 67, Moberly Area CC; Kansas State; NBA: Phoenix Suns; Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs), dies of lung cancer and stroke at 72
- 2010 Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player (b. 1949)
- 2018 John Murray, England cricket wicketkeeper (21 Tests; 55 dismissals, 1 x 100, HS 112; Middlesex CCC), dies at 83
- 2018 Tony Cloninger, American MLB pitcher and coach (2 Grand Slams in one game), dies at 77
- 2020 Naazim Richardson, American boxing trainer (Bernard Hopkins, "Sugar" Shane Mosley), dies of stroke complications at 55
- 2022 Yuri Kolmakov, Russian biathlete (World C'ship gold relay 1973, 74), dies at 76
- 2023 Dan Morrison, American baseball umpire (World Series 1992; MLB All Star Game 1988; AL C'ship Series 1989, 96, 99), dies at 75
- 2023 Trevor Francis, British soccer forward (52 caps; Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Sampdoria, Sheffield Wed) and manager (QPR, Sheffield Wed, Birmingham City, Crystal Pal), dies of a heart attack at 69
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