- 1923 Charles Fichardt, cricketer (South African batsman in 2 Tests 1892-96), dies
- 1939 Floyd Roberts, American auto racer, killed in a 100 mph crash during 1939 Indianapolis 500 at 39
- 1964 Dave MacDonald, American auto racer (b. 1936)
- 1964 Eddie Sachs, American auto racer (b. 1927)
- 1976 Max Carey, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (World Series 1925; 10 × NL stolen base leader; Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Robins) and manager (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies at 86
- 1976 Vic Ghezzi, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1941), dies of cancer at 65
- 1981 Don Ashby, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1955)
- 1989 Zinka Milanov (née Kunc), Croatian soprano (Ljubljana Opera 1927-34; NY Metropolitan Opera, 1937-66), dies of a stroke at 83
- 1994 Agostino Di Bartolomei, Italian footballer (b. 1955)
- 1995 Ted Drake [Edward Joseph Drake], English footballer, dies at 82
Fazal Mahmood (1927-2005)
Pakistan cricket fast bowler (34 Tests, 139 wickets), dies at 78
- 2008 Boris Shakhlin, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold, 1956, 1960, 1964; World Champion, 1958; European Champion, 1955), dies at 76
- 2012 Jack Twyman, American Hall of Fame basketball player, dies from complications from blood cancer at 78
- 2013 Elliot del Borgo, American music educator (SUNY/Crane School of Music, 1966-95) and composer (1980 Winter Olympics), dies at 74
- 2015 Azmat Rana, Pakistan cricket batsman (1 Test, top score 49; 2 ODIs), dies at 63
- 2016 Rick MacLeish, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 1974, 75; Philadelphia Flyers; NHL All Star 1977, 78), dies of meningitis at 66
- 2020 Bob Hammond AM, Australian rules key defender (AFL Hall of Fame; North Adelaide; SA) and coach (Sydney Swans 1984), dies from Parkinson's disease at 78
- 2020 Bobby Dimond, Australian rugby league winger (24 Tests; NSW, Western Suburbs), dies at 89
- 2020 Bobby Morrow, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay 1956), dies at 84
- 2021 Frank Navarro, American college football coach (Williams College, Columbia University, Princeton University), dies at 91
- 2021 Jason Dupasquier, Swiss motorcycle racer, dies of injuries incurred in Italian motorcycle Grand Prix at 19
- 2022 Bob Talamini, American football guard (Super Bowl 1968 NY Jets; 3 × First-team All-AFL; 6 × AFL All-Star; Houston Oilers), dies at 83
- 2022 David Holford, West Indian cricket all-rounder (24 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 105no, 51 wickets, BB 5/23; Barbados), dies at 82
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