Bill Tilden (1893-1953)
American tennis player (US Open 1920-25, 29; Wimbledon 1920-21, 30; French 1927, 30), dies of a heart attack at 60
- 1963 Donat Raymond, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame builder (head Canadian Arena Company, Montreal Forum rebuilt in 1968) and politician, dies at 83
- 1975 Paul Keres, Estonian and Soviet chess player, dies at 59
- 2000 Don Liddle, American baseball player, dies at 75
- 2009 Richard Jacobs, American real estate developer, philanthropist, and sports team owner (Cleveland Indians, 1986-99), dies at 83
- 2014 Chris Burger, South African cricket batsman (2 Tests, HS 37no; Natal), dies at 78
- 2015 Alan Bond, Australian businessman and yachting syndicate owner (America's Cup 1983), dies from heart failure at 77
- 2015 Jerry Collins, New Zealand rugby union flanker, #8 (48 caps; Wellington Hurricanes, Toulon, Ospreys, Narbonne), dies in a car crash at 34
- 2020 Boris Gaganelov, Bulgarian soccer defender (51 caps; CSKA Sofia 350 games), dies at 78
- 2020 Kurt Thomas, American gymnast (first American male to win gold medal at World Championships, floor 1978; floor, horizontal bars 1979), dies from a stroke at 64
- 2022 Shaun Greatbatch, English darts player (first player to hit perfect 9-dart finish on live television 2002), dies at 52
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