- 1848 Tom Cribb, English bare knuckle boxer (C'ship of England 1808-22), dies at 66
- 1924 Moses Walker, American baseball catcher (first African-American open about his heritage to play MLB; Toledo Blue Stockings), dies at 66
- 1937 Ellen Hansell, American tennis player (US National champion 1887), dies at 67
Ernie Toshack (1914-2003)
Australian cricket fast bowler (12 Tests, 47 wickets), dies at 88
- 2004 Mick Doyle, Irish rugby union footballer and coach, dies at 64
Floyd Patterson (1935-2006)
American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1956-59, 1960-62, Olympic gold 1952), dies of prostate cancer at 71
- 2008 Bruno Neves, Portuguese cyclist, dies in competition at 26
- 2013 Jack Butler, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (First-team All-Pro 1957-59; Pro Bowl 1955–58; Pittsburgh Steelers), dies from complications from staph infection at 85
- 2014 Reg Gasnier, Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame centre and captain (36 Tests; 3 World Cups; St. George RLFC), dies at 74
- 2016 Jim Pothecary, South African cricket medium pace bowler (3 Tests, 9 wickets; Western Province), dies at 82
- 2017 Yale Lary, American NFL safety Hall of Famer (Detroit Lions), dies at 86
- 2019 Harold Lederman, American boxing judge & analyst (HBO), dies of cancer at 79
- 2020 Francisco Aguilar, Spanish soccer forward (3 caps; Real Madrid), dies at 71
- 2022 Henk Groot, Dutch soccer attacking midfielder/forward (39 caps; Ajax, Feyenoord), dies at 84
- 2023 Futoshi Nakanishi, Japanese Baseball HOF infielder (Nishitetsu Lions; Pacific League MVP 1956; 7×Best Nine Award) and manager (Nishitetsu Lions), dies at 90
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