- 1903 Arthur Haygarth, English cricket batsman (Middlesex & Surrey, cricket historian), dies at 77
- 1935 Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (Tour de France 1923), dies of a gunshot wound at 46
- 1946 Bill Johnston, American tennis player (US Open 1915, 1919; Wimbledon 1923), dies of tuberculosis at 51
- 1968 Jack Adams, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Vancouver Millionaires, Toronto St. Patricks; Ottawa Senators) and coach / general manager (Detroit Red Wings), dies at 72 [1]
- 1979 Taisto Mäki, Finnish athlete (WR 2 miles, 5,000m and 10,000m simultaneously 1939-42), dies at 68
- 1984 Jüri Lossmann, Estonian athlete (Olympic silver marathon 1920), dies at 93
- 1987 Bobo Holloman, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter on MLB debut 1953; St. Louis Browns), dies of a heart attack at 64
- 1988 Ben Lexcen, Australian yacht designer (Australia II 1983 America's Cup), dies of heart disease at 52
Ayrton Senna (1960-1994)
Brazilian auto racer (World F1 champion 1988, 90, 91), dies in a crash at San Marino GP at 34
- 2003 Miss Elizabeth [Hulette], pro wrestling valet (Randy Savage), dies of overdose at 42
- 2003 Wim van Est, Dutch road cyclist (3 x stage winner Tour de France), dies at 80
- 2006 George Haines, American swimming coach (7 x US Olympic teams), dies of a stroke at 82
- 2008 Buzzie Bavasi, American MLB executive (Brooklyn & LA Dodgers, San Diego Padres, California Angels), dies at 93
- 2011 Henry Cooper, English boxer (British, European, C'wealth heavyweight champion; famous defeats to Muhammad Ali 1963, 66), dies of heart failure at 76
- 2011 Ted Lowe, English snooker commentator (Pot Black, BBC), dies at 90
- 2014 Juan de Dios Castillo, Mexican soccer coach (Copa Centroamericana 2011 Honduras; El Salvador), dies of skin cancer at 63
- 2015 Geoff Duke, English motorcycle racer (world 500cc champion 1951, 1953-55), dies at 92
- 2015 Pete Brown, American golfer (first African-American to win on PGA Tour, Waco 1964), dies at 80
- 2017 Sam Mele, American MLB outfielder/manager (Minnesota Twins record 102 wins 1965), dies at 95
- 2018 Dennis Claridge, American football quarterback (NFL C'ship 1965, Green Bay Packers; Atlantic Falcons), dies at 76 from bladder cancer
- 2020 Chung Hae-Won, South Korean soccer striker (58 caps; Daewoo Royals), dies from liver cancer at 60
- 2020 Georgios Zaimis, Greek sailor (Olympic gold dragon class 1960), dies at 82
- 2020 Matt Keough, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1978; AL Comeback Player of the Year 1980; Oakland A's), dies at 64
- 2021 Al Jamison, American football offensive lineman (AFL All Star 1961, 62; AFL C'ship 1960, 61; Houston Oilers), dies at 83
- 2022 Ivan Osim, Bosnian soccer midfielder (19 caps Yugoslavia; FK Željezničar, RC Strasbourg, CS Sedan) and manager (Yugoslavia, Sturm Graz, Japan), dies at 80
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