- 1909 Frank Selee, American Baseball HOF manager (5 x NL C'ship Boston Beaneaters; Chicago Orphans/Cubs), dies of tuberculosis at 49
- 1913 Alfred Lyttelton, cricketer (Eng wk 1880-84 demon lob bowler), dies
- 1920 John Shuter, cricketer (scored 28 in only Test for England 1888), dies
- 1938 John McIlwraith, cricketer (Tests for Australia), dies
- 1958 Frank Burge, Australian rugby league forward (13 Tests, 26 games NSW; Glebe, St. George; RL "Immortal") and coach (St. George, North Sydney, Western Suburbs, Newtown), dies of a heart attack at 63
- 1965 Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican race car driver, diplomat and international playboy, dies when he crashes his Ferrari into a tree at 56
Elizabeth Ryan (1891-1979)
American tennis player (26 Grand Slam doubles titles), dies at 87
- 1998 Sid Luckman, American College-Pro Football HOF quarterback (Columbia University; 4 × NFL C'ship 1940, 41, 43, 46; NFL MVP 1943; 5 × First-team All-Pro; 3 × Pro Bowl; Chicago Bears), dies at 81
Ted Williams (1918-2002)
American Baseball HOF outfielder (last player to bat over .400 in single season; 19 x MLB All Star; AL MVP 1946, 49; Triple Crown 1942, 47 Boston Red Sox), dies at 84
Gert Fredriksson (1919-2006)
Swedish canoeist (6 Olympic gold 1948, 52, 56, 60), dies at 86
- 2008 Hasan Doğan, 37th president of the Turkish Football Federation (b. 1956)
- 2009 Lou Creekmur, American football player (Detroit Lions) and hall of famer, dies at 82
- 2010 Bob Probert, Canadian NHL right wing, 1985-2002 (Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings), dies of a heart attack while boating at 45
- 2011 Armon Gilliam, American NBA forward, 1987-2000 (Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks, NJ Nets, and 3 other teams), and college coach, 2001-05 (Penn State), dies of a heart attack at 47
- 2019 John McCririck, English horse racing broadcaster, dies at 79
- 2020 Bob Reade, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (NCAA Div III C'ship 1983-86; AFCA Div III Coach of the Year 1983–86; Augustana Vikings), dies at 87
- 2020 Volodymyr Troshkin, Ukrainian soccer defender (31 caps, USSR; Dynamo Kiev 205 games), dies at 72
- 2020 Willi Holdorf, German athlete (Olympic gold, United Team of Germany, decathlon 1964), dies at 80
- 2021 Gillian Sheen, British fencer (Olympic gold individual foil 1956), dies at 92
- 2023 Andrés Oliva, Spanish road cyclist (Mountains Classification Giro d'Italia 1975, 76; Vuelta a España 1975, 76, 78), dies at 74
- 2023 Roly Meates, Irish rugby union coach (Ireland 1975-77; Dublin University RFC, Leinster RFC), dies at 85
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning