- 1893 William Scotton, English cricketer (wicket in 15 Tests for Eng), commits suicide at 37
- 1895 Jack Simpson, Scottish golfer (British Open 1884), dies of typhoid fever at 35
- 1932 Henry Howell, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests 1920-24), dies
- 1951 Harry Heilmann, American Baseball HOF outfielder (4 × AL batting champion, Detroit Tigers) and broadcaster (WXYZ), dies from lung cancer at 56
- 1955 Arch Ward, American sportswriter (Chicago Tribune - proposed baseball's all-star game), dies at 58
- 1957 Manfred Julius Susskind, South African cricketer (1924 Test series), dies
- 1960 Vallance Jupp, cricketer (28 wkts in 8 Tests for England 1921-28), dies
- 1966 Mule Suttles, American Baseball HOF infielder (5 x NgL All Star; NL batting champion 1926, 28; NgL Triple Crown 1926; St. Louis Stars), dies of cancer at 65
- 1974 Ted Bowley, cricketer (England batsman in 5 Tests 1929-30), dies
- 1976 Tom Yawkey, American Baseball HOF executive (owner Boston Red Sox 1933-76), dies from leukemia at 73
- 1979 Betty Evans Grayson, American softball pitcher (National Softball Hall of Fame 1959; Chicago Queens), dies at 53
- 1994 Bill Mosienko, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (fastest hat trick in NHL history, 21 seconds 1952; 5-time All Star), dies at 72
- 2005 Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914)
- 2005 Yevgeny Grishin, Russian speed skater (4 Olympic gold 1956, 60), dies at 74
- 2011 Don Ackerman, American basketball player (b. 1930)
- 2018 Hans Günter Winkler, German equestrian (Olympic gold Individual jumping 1956, team 1956, 60, 64, 72), dies at 91
- 2021 Paul Mariner, English soccer striker (35 caps; Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Arsenal, Portsmouth) and coach (Plymouth Argyle, Toronto FC), dies from brain cancer at 68
- 2022 András Törőcsik, Hungarian soccer forward (45 caps; Újpest Dozsa FC, Montpellier), dies of pneumonia at 67
- 2022 Davie Robb, Scottish soccer forward (5 caps; Aberdeen FC 251 games), dies at 74
- 2022 John Gwynne, English sports commentator and reporter (PDC darts tournaments Sky Sports), dies from cancer at 77
- 2022 Tommy Jacobs, American golfer (US Open 1964 runner-up; US Masters 1966 runner-up), dies at 87
Luis Suárez Miramontes (1935-2023)
Spanish soccer midfielder (32 caps; Barcelona, Inter Milan, Sampdoria) and manager (Spain 1988-91; Cagliari, SPAL, Como, Inter Milan, Deportivo La Coruña), dies at 88
- 2023 Tommy Møller Nielsen, Danish soccer manager (B1909, Viborg FF, HB Køge) and scout (Manchester United 2016-23), dies at 61
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