- 1864 Tom Hyer, American bare-knuckle boxer (American heavyweight champion 1841-51), dies of edema at 45
- 1923 Edward Rae, cricketer (introduced cricket into Russian Lapland), dies
- 1944 Billy Newham, cricketer (England Test 1887), dies
- 1958 George Orton, Canadian athlete (b. 1873)
- 1959 Audley Miller, cricketer (Test for England 1896), dies
- 1960 John B. Kelly, American rower and father of Grace Kelly (3 x Olympic gold 1920, 24), dies of intestinal cancer at 70
- 1967 Errol Hunte, Trinidadian cricketer (WI batsman in 3 Tests v England 1930), dies at 55
- 1986 Laurie Fishlock, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies
- 1987 Glen Hall, South African cricketer (Test for South Africa 1965), commits suicide at 49
Roy Campanella (1921-1993)
American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (NL MVP 1951, 53, 55; World Series 1955; 8 x MLB All Star; Brooklyn Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 71
Don Hutson (1913-1997)
American College-Pro Football HOF end (Uni of Alabama; NFL MVP 1941, 42; 8 × First-team All-Pro, 4 × NFL All-Star; Green Bay Packers), dies at 84
- 1999 Angelo Bertelli, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1943, National C'ship 1943, Notre Dame), dies of brain cancer at 78
- 2001 Soccer (dog actor) (b. 1988)
- 2002 Jay Berwanger, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (1st Heisman Trophy winner 1935, Chicago), dies from lung cancer at 88
- 2003 Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon soccer midfielder (62 caps; collapsed during international match, died; Lens, West Ham, Lyon), dies of heart failure at 28
- 2007 Joey Sadler, All Black rugby player (b. 1914)
- 2012 Ann Curtis, American Olympic swimmer, dies at 86
- 2018 Phil Rodgers, American golfer (5 PGA Tour wins), dies of leukemia at 80
- 2020 Jaroslav Pollák, Slovak soccer midfielder (49 caps, Czechoslovakia; Sparta Prague, Austria Salzburg), dies at 72
- 2020 Theo Foley, Irish soccer defender (9 caps, Republic of Ireland; Burnley, Charlton Athletic) and manager (Northampton Town), dies at 83
- 2020 William Negri, Italian soccer goalkeeper (12 caps; Mantova, Bologna), dies at 84
- 2021 Marcelo Campo, Argentine rugby union winger (20 Tests Argentina, 6 South America; Pueyrredón SC), dies from a heart attack at 63
- 2023 Craig Brown, Scottish soccer wing half (Rangers, Dundee, Falkirk) and manager (Scotland 1993-2001; Preston NE, Motherwell, Aberdeen), dies at 82
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