- 1911 E. M. Grace, English cricket all-rounder (1 Test, HS 36; Gloucestershire CCC), dies at 69
- 1926 Dick Pougher, cricketer (17 & 3-26 in only Test for England 1892), dies
- 1939 Joe Carr, American Pro Football HOF contributor (NFL President 1921-39), dies from a heart attack at 59
- 1940 Amar Singh, Indian cricket all-rounder (7 Tests, 28 wickets; India's first half-century in Test cricket), dies of pneumonia at 29
- 1968 Albert Hartkopf, cricketer (one Test for Australia), dies
- 1971 Martín Dihigo, Cuban Baseball HOF two-way player (2 × Negro League All-Star New York Cubans; 4 × Cuban League MVP), dies at 65
- 1973 Jarno Saarinen, Finnish motorcycle racer, dies in a crash at Monza, Italy at 27
- 1976 Syd Howe, Canadian Hockey HOF left wing (Stanley Cup 1936, 37, 43 Detroit Red Wings), dies from throat cancer at 64
- 1983 Clair Bee, American College Basketball and Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Long Island University undefeated 1936, 39; National Invitation Tournament 1939, 41), dies at 87
- 1991 Pete Runnels, American baseball infielder (5 x MLB All Star; AL batting champion 1960, 62 Boston Red Sox; Washington Senators, Houston Colt .45s) and manager (Boston Red Sox 1966), dies from a stroke at 63
- 2007 Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer, coach, broadcaster (British Open 1948 3rd), dies at 93
- 2013 Miloslav Kříž, Czech basketball coach (Czech Women's team, German Men's team), dies at 88
- 2014 Phil Sharpe, English cricket batsman (12 Tests, 1 x 100, 4 x 50, HS 111; Yorkshire CCC, Derbyshire CCC), dies at 77
Billy Cannon (1937-2018)
American College Football Hall of Fame back and tight end (Heisman Trophy 1959, LSU; AFL C'ship 1960, 61, 67; AFL All-Star 1961, 69; Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders), dies at 80
Carol Mann (1941-2018)
American golfer (1964 Western Open, 1965 US Open), dies at 77
Niki Lauda (1949-2019)
Austrian auto racer (F1 world champ 1975, 77, 84), dies of kidney problems at 70
- 2020 Stephen A. DiMauro, American thoroughbred racing jockey, trainer, breeder and owner (Eclipse Award 1975; Lady Pitt, Dearly Precious, Nassipour, Wajima), dies from cancer at 87
- 2021 Sándor Puhl, Hungarian soccer referee (1994 FIFA World Cup Final; 1997 UEFA Champions League Final; IFFHS World's Best Referee 1994-97), dies at 65
- 2022 Roger Angell, American literary editor and baseball journalist (The New Yorker), dies of congestive heart failure at 101
- 2023 Rick Hummel, American sports writer (St. Louis Post-Dispatch; J. G. Taylor Spink Award 2007; president Baseball Writers' Association of America), dies at 77
- 2023 Sante Ranucci, Italian cyclist (gold UCI World C'ships amateur road race 1955), dies at 89
- 2023 Terry McDermott, American speed skater (Olympic gold 500m 1964, silver 1968), dies at 82
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