- 1937 Frank Grant, American Baseball HOF 2nd baseman (International League; pioneer early Negro leagues; considered greatest African-American player of 19th century), dies at 71
- 1947 Ed Konetchy, American MLB player, dies at 61
- 1953 Jesse Burkett, American Baseball HOF left fielder (NL batting champion 1895-96, 1901; 240 hits in 1896 MLB record for 15 years; Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals), dies at 84
- 1971 Jack Doscher, American baseball pitcher (1st son of a major leaguer to play MLB), dies at 90
Ezzard Charles (1921-1975)
American world heavyweight boxing champion (1949-51), dies of ALS at 53
Maurice Richard (1921-2000)
Canadian NHL star (Montreal Canadiens, MVP-1947), dies of abdominal cancer and parkinson's disease at 78
- 2001 Victor Kermit Kiam II, American businessman (Remington shavers) and NFL owner (New England Patriots 1988–91), dies at 74
- 2006 Craig Heyward, American NFL fullback (Pro Bowl 1995; New Orleans Saints), dies from brain cancer at 39
- 2007 Ron Archer, Australian cricket all-rounder (19 Tests, 1 x 100, 48 wickets; Queensland CA), dies at 73
- 2009 Ammo Baba, Iraqi football player and coach, dies at 74
- 2011 Margo Dydek, Polish basketball player (b. 1974)
- 2015 Erik Carlsson, Swedish rally driver, dies at 86
- 2019 Bill Buckner, American MLB 1st baseman (1986 World Series infamous fielding error; NL batting champ 1980), dies of dementia at 69
- 2020 Liesbeth Migchelsen, Dutch soccer defender (97 caps; FFC Heike Rheine, SV Fortuna Wormerveer, AZ Alkmaar), dies from cancer at 49
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