- 1891 Dick Pilling, cricketer ("Prince of Wicketkeepers", Eng 1881-88), dies
Ban Johnson (1864-1931)
American Baseball HOF executive (founder, President American League), dies after a long illness at 67
- 1946 Chick Fullis, baseball player (b. 1904)
- 1946 Cum Posey, American Baseball HOF executive (owner NgL Homestead Grays; 9 x consecutive NL pennants 1937–45); and Basketball HOF guard (5 x Coloured World C'ships), dies from cancer at 55
- 1947 Johnny Evers, American Baseball HOF 2nd baseman (World Series 1907, 08 Chicago Orphans/Cubs; WS & NL MVP 1914 Boston Braves) and manager (Chicago Cubs/WS), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 65
- 1947 Rudolph Simonsen, Danish composer (Olympic Arts bronze, 1928 - Symphony No. 2 (Hellas)), and educator (Royal Danish Academy, 1916-47), dies at 57
Jim Thorpe (1887-1953)
American all-round athlete (Olympic gold decathlon, pentathlon 1912; College & Pro Football Hall of Fame), dies of heart failure at 65
Chuck Klein (1904-1958)
American Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder (Triple Crown 1933; MLB All-Star 1933, 34; NL MVP 1932; Philadelphia Phillies), dies of a stroke at 53
- 1959 James Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies
- 2001 Jim Benton, American football end (All Pro 1945, 46; NFL 1940s All-Decade Team; Cleveland/LA Rams, Chicago Bears; first to rush 300+ yards 1945), dies at 84
- 2012 Harry Crews, American writer and actor (Indian Runner), dies from neuropathy at 76
- 2013 Soraya Jiménez, Mexican weightlifter, dies from a heart attack at 70
- 2022 Naci Erdem, Turkish soccer centre-back (31 caps; Fenerbahçe), dies at 91
- 2023 Bill Leavy, American football official (NFL 1995-2014; Super Bowl 2000, 06; 15 x playoff games), dies at 76
- 2023 Manfred Schaefer, Australian soccer defender (49 caps; St. George-Budapest FC) and manager (St. George-B FC, Sydney Olympic FC, APIA Leichhardt, Sydney Utd, Marconi), dies at 80
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