- 1931 Johannes Kotze, South African cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 6 wickets, BB 3/64; London County, Transvaal, Western Province), dies from heart failure at 51
- 1934 Doodles Tapscott, cricketer (South African batsman 1922-23), dies
- 1939 Deacon White, American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (NL batting champion, RBI leader 1877; Boston Red Stockings), dies from heat stroke at 91
- 1965 Bill Hitch, England cricket fast-bowler (7 Tests 1911-21), dies
- 1967 Jo Schlesser, French Formula One racing driver (b. 1928)
- 1975 Ruffian, American thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1972)
- 1976 Walter Giesler, American soccer coach (b. 1910)
- 1979 Dalton Conyngham, South African cricket medium-pace bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Natal, Transvaal, Western Province), dies at 82
- 1982 Bep Bakhuys, Dutch soccer striker (23 caps, 28 goals; Metz), dies at 73
- 1983 Vic Wertz, American MLB player, dies during surgery at 58
- 1984 Carl Boenish, American father of BASE jumping, dies at 43
- 1992 Clint Frank, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1937; unanimous All-American 1937; Yale), dies at 76
- 1992 Josy Barthel, Luxembourgish 1500m runner (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 65
- 1997 Jerry Doggett, American sportscaster, 1956-87 (Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers), dies at 80
- 2000 Kenny Irwin, Jr., American auto racer (USAC National Midget Champion 1996; NASCAR 87 starts), dies in a crash during practice at 30
- 2001 Maria Gorokhovskaya, Russian gymnast (equal record 7 x Olympic medals, Soviet Union 1952; 2 x gold [team, all-round], 5 x silver), dies at 79
- 2002 Bison Dele, American basketball player (b. 1969)
- 2011 Dick Williams, American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (World Series 1972, 73 Oakland A's) and utility (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies of a ruptured aortic aneurysm at 82
Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926-2014)
Argentine soccer forward (Spain 31 caps, Argentina 6, Colombia 4; European Cup 1956-60; Real Madrid) and manager (European Cup Winners' Cup: 1980 Valencia), dies from a heart attack at 88
- 2019 Greg Johnson, Canadian NHL hockey center, 1994-2006 (Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators (captain 2002-06), and 2 other teams), dies of suspected suicide at 48
- 2020 Dannes Coronel, Ecuadorian soccer defender (27 caps; El Nacional), dies from a heart attack at 47
- 2022 Pedro Ferrándiz, Spanish basketball coach (EuroLeague 1965, 67, 68, 74 Real Madrid; Spain 1964-65), dies at 93
- 2023 Joseph Chebet, Kenyan athlete (Boston Marathon 1999, New York Marathon 1999, Amsterdam Marathon 1998, Vienna Marathon 2003), dies at 52
- 2023 Nikki McCray, American Women's Basketball HOF guard (WNBA All-Star 1999-2001 Washington Mystics; ABL MVP 1997 Columbus Quest; Olympic gold 1996, 2000) and coach (Old Dominion, Mississippi State), dies at 51
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