- 1924 Willie Fernie, Scottish golfer (British Open 1883), dies at 69
- 1938 "Digger" Robertson, Australian cricketer (Test for Australia 1885, played in California), dies at 76
- 1963 Jud Wilson, American Baseball HOF infielder (NgL World Series 1943, 44; Baltimore Black Sox, Homestead Grays, Philadelphia Stars), dies at 67
- 1971 John Dunning, cricketer (4 Tests for NZ 1933-37), dies
Clarence Campbell (1905-1984)
Canadian ice hockey executive (President NHL 1946-77), dies from respiratory ailments at 78
- 1987 Hines Johnson, West Indian cricket fast bowler (3 Tests; first WI fast bowler to take 10 wickets in a Test), dies at 76
- 1992 Len Darling, Australian cricketer (South Australian & Test batsman of 30's), dies at 82
- 1993 Archie Williams, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1936), dies of a heart attack at 78
- 1995 Inshan Ali, West Indian cricketer (WI chinaman bowler 1971-77), dies at 45
- 2007 Derek Dougan, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1938)
- 2008 Viktor Kuzkin, Soviet ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1964, 68, 72), dies at 67
- 2011 Tomislav Ivić, Croatian football manager (b. 1933)
- 2020 Eddie Kasko, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1961, 1961²; Cincinnati Reds) and manager (Boston Red Sox), dies at 88
- 2021 Eleazar Soria, Peruvian soccer defender (29 caps, Copa America 1975; Universitario, Independiente, Sporting Cristal), dies at 73
- 2023 Cédric Roussel, Belgian soccer forward (3 caps; KAC Gent, Coventry City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, RAEC Mons, KRC Genk), dies from cardiac arrest at 45
- 2023 Dean Smith, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1952) and actor, rodeo cowboy and stuntman, dies at 91
- 2023 Ian Browne, Australian track cyclist (Olympic gold 2000m tandem 1956 [with Tony Marchant], dies at 92
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