- 1910 Mordecai Sherwin, English cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests, 7 dismissals; Nottinghamshire CCC), dies at 59
- 1940 George Shepstone, South African cricket batsman (2 Tests; Transvaal), dies at 64
- 1948 Quintin McMillan, South African cricket spin bowler (13 Tests, 36 wickets; Transvaal), dies at 44
- 1957 Dolf Luque, Cuban Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1919, 33; MLB wins leader & MLB ERA leader 1923; Cincinnati Reds, NY Giants), dies at 66
- 1985 Cooney Weiland, Canadian ice hockey coach (Stanley Cup 1941 Boston Bruins; Harvard Uni) and NHL forward (Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings), dies at 80
- 1985 Frank J. Selke, Canadian Hockey HOF executive (9 x Stanley Cup Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens), dies at 92
- 1991 Jimmy Van Alen, American tennis official (created Simplified Scoring System), dies at 88
Don Drysdale (1936-1993)
American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (World Series 1959, 63, 65; 9 x MLB All Star; Cy Young Award 1962; Brooklyn/LA Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 56
Lew Hoad (1934-1994)
Australian tennis player (Wimbledon 1956-57, Australian C'ships 1956, French C'ships 1956)), dies of a heart attack at 59
- 1995 Pancho González, American tennis player (US National C'ships singles 1948-49; Wimbledon & French Open Doubles, 1949; 13 x Pro Grand Slam titles), dies of stomach cancer at 67
- 1998 Duncan White, Ceylonese athlete (first Olympic medallist from Ceylon, silver 400m hurdles 1948), dies at 80
- 2020 Ardico Magnini, Italian soccer defender (20 caps; Fiorentina 225 games), dies at 91
- 2021 Ted Nash, American rower (Olympic gold coxless four 1960), dies at 88
- 2023 Vince Tobin, American football coach (head coach Arizona Cardinals 1996-2000), dies at 79
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