Suzanne Lenglen (1899-1938)
French tennis player (French C'ships 1925-26, Wimbledon 1919-23, 25), dies of anemia at 39
- 1950 William C. Fownes Jr, American golfer and administrator (US Amateur C'ship 1910; President US Golf Ass'n 1926-27), dies at 72
- 1969 Georges Ronsse, Belgian road cyclist (UCI Road World C'ship 1928, 29), dies at 63
- 1970 Harold Vanderbilt, American yachtsman and America's Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85
- 1971 Joe Cox, South African cricket fast medium bowler (3 Tests; Natal), dies at 85
- 1973 Leonid Stein, Russian chess player, dies at about 39
- 1979 Lee Wai Tong, Chinese footballer, dies at 73
- 2001 Keenan Milton, Professional Skater (b. 1974)
- 2005 Hank Stram, American Pro Football Hall of Fame coach (KC Chiefs Super Bowl 1970), dies of diabetes complications at 82
- 2008 Terrence Kiel, American Football Player (b. 1980)
- 2009 Khan Mohammad, Pakistani cricket fast bowler (13 Tests, 54 wickets; Pakistan's first ball and wicket in Test cricket), dies of prostate cancer at 81
- 2009 Steve McNair, American NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, Titans), dies of gunshot woulds at 36
- 2012 Jimmy Bivins [James], American Hall of Fame boxer, dies from pneumonia at 92
- 2017 Gene Conley, American baseball pitcher (4 x MLB All Star; Boston/Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies) and basketball forward (NBA C'ship 1959–1961; Boston Celtics), dies at 86
- 2021 Dicky Maegle [born Moegle], American College Football HOF halfback (Rice Uni; Pro Bowl 1955, SF 49ers) and broadcaster (color announcer Houston Oilers), dies at 86 [1]
- 2021 Eddie Payne, American college basketball coach (USC Upstate, Oregon State Uni, Greensboro College), dies from a stroke at 69
- 2021 Terry Donahue, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (head coach UCLA 1976-96, record 151–74–8; Pac-10 Coach of the Year 1985, 93), dies from cancer at 77
- 2022 Hank Goldberg, American sports broadcaster (radio colour commentator Miami Dolphins 1978-92; ESPN2, ESPN Radio), dies from chronic kidney disease at 82
- 2022 Janusz Kupcewicz, Polish soccer midfielder (20 caps; KS Arka Gdynia, ASSE Saint-Étienne), dies from a stroke at 66
- 2023 Georges Bereta, French soccer striker (44 caps; ASSE Saint-Étienne, Olympique de Marseille), dies at 77
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