- 1889 Charles Absolom, English cricketer (Test for England), dies in a port accident at 43
- 1914 Albert Trott, cricketer (3 Tests for Aus, 2 for Eng), commits suicide
- 1941 Mickey Welch, American Baseball HOF pitcher (third to 300 career wins; Troy Trojans, New York Giants), dies from complications of gangrene of the foot at 82
- 1947 George Challenor, West Indian cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies at 59
- 1965 Alan Washbond, American 2-man bobsledder (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 65
- 1967 Alfried Krupp [né von Bohlen und Halbach], German arms manufacturer, convicted war criminal, and Olympic yacht competitor (1936), dies at 59
- 1982 Frank Nicholson, South African cricket wicket-keeper (1935-36), dies
- 1984 Maurice Tremlett, cricketer (England pace bowler 1948-49), dies
- 1994 Theo van Scheltinga, skater, dies at 80
- 1998 Laila Schou Nilsen, Norwegian alpine skier (Olympic bronze combined; won non-medal downhill 1936) and speed skater (unofficial World C'ship gold 1935, 37, 38; 5 x WR), dies at 79
- 2006 Al Balding, Canadian golfer (first Canadian to win PGA Tour event in US, 4-time winner), dies of cancer at 82
Bill Walsh (1931-2007)
American Pro Football HOF coach (Super Bowl 1981, 84, 88; NFL Coach of the Year 1981; SF 49ers; Stanford University 1977–78), dies of leukemia at 75
- 2019 Nick Buoniconti, American NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins) and sportscaster (NBC), dies at 78
- 2023 Jorge Domínguez, Argentine soccer striker (3 caps; CA Boca Juniors, OGC Nice, SC Toulon, Nîmes), dies at 64
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