- 1940 Alexander Obolensky, Russian prince and English rugby union winger (4 caps; Leicester Tigers RUFC, Oxford Uni RFC), dies in an aircraft training accident for RAF at 24
- 1945 Ferenc Csik, Hungarian swimmer (Olympics gold medal 100m freestyle 1936), dies of war wounds at 31
- 1949 Helen Homans, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1906), dies at 72
- 1951 Jerome Travers, American golfer (US Open 1915), dies at 63
- 1978 Jayasinghrao Ghorpade, Indian cricket batsman (8 Tests @ 15.26; Baroda), dies at 47
- 1985 Gerhard Stöck, German athlete (Olympic gold javelin, bronze shot put 1936), dies at 73
- 1988 Ted Kluszewski, American baseball 1st baseman (MLB All Star 1953-56; NL HR & RBI leader 1954; Cincinnati Reds), dies of a heart attack at 63
- 1995 Terry Moore, American baseball outfielder (World Series 1942, 46; 4 x MLB All Star; St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies 1954), dies at 82
- 1998 Dudley Wysong, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1966 runner-up), dies of an aneurysm at 58
- 2012 Bill Jenkins, American engine builder and drag racer (Motorsports Hall of Fame of America), dies of heart failure at 81
Hobart "Hobie" Alter (1933-2014)
American surf and sailing entrepreneur who created the Hobie Cat catamaran, dies of cancer at 80
- 2018 Rusty Staub, American baseball utility (6 x MLB All Star; Houston Colt .45s / Astros; Montreal Expos; NY Mets; Detroit Tigers) and broadcaster (Mets games 1986-95), dies from multiple organ failure at 73
- 2020 Jim Lambright, American college football coach (University of Washington 1993-98; 44–25–1 record), dies from complications of dementia at 77
- 2020 José Luis Capón, Spanish soccer defender (13 caps; Atlético Madrid, 200 games), dies of COVID-19 at 72
- 2021 Bibian Mentel-Spee, Dutch para-snowboarding athlete (Winter Paralympics gold snowboard cross 2014, 18; banked slalom 2018; 5 x gold World C'ship), dies from cancer at 48
- 2021 Jerry McGee, American golfer (US Ryder Cup 1977, 4 PGA Tour titles), dies at 77
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