- 1955 Bill Vukovich, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1953-4), dies in a car crash at 36 while competing in the Indianapolis 500
- 1957 John Kilbane, American featherweight boxer and World Featherweight Champion (1912-23), dies at 68
Terry Sawchuk (1929-1970)
Canadian Hockey HOF goaltender who was a 4-time Vezina Trophy winner; Stanley Cup 1952, 54, 55 Detroit Red Wings, 67 Toronto Maple Leafs, dies from liver injuries at 40
- 1971 Bert Ironmonger, Australian cricket spin bowler (14 Tests; 74 wickets @ 17.97; Queensland, Victoria), dies at 89
- 1978 József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer (Budapest Honvéd), dies at 52 due to heart failure
- 1979 Nigel Howard, English cricket batsman and captain (4 Tests; Lancashire, MCC), dies at 54
Jack Dempsey (1895-1983)
American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1919-26), dies of heart failure at 86
- 1994 Doug Freeman, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 1 wicket; Wellington), dies at 79
- 1998 Charles Van Acker, Belgian racing driver (b. 1912)
- 2002 Subhash "Fergie" Gupte, Indian cricket leg-spin bowler (36 Tests, 149 wickets, BB 9/102; Bombay, Bengal), dies at 72
- 2003 Billy Wade, South African cricket wicketkeeper (11 Tests, 1 x 100, 17 dismissals; Natal), dies at 88
- 2011 Andy Robustelli, American NFL defensive end (LA Rams, NY Giants), dies at 85
- 2011 Pauline Betz Addie, American tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 91
- 2020 Bob Bennett, American College Baseball Hall of Fame coach (Fresno State 1970-2002; record 1,302-759-4), dies at 86
- 2021 Colin Appleton, English soccer midfielder (Leicester City 277 games) and manager (Hull City, Swansea City, Exeter City), dies at 85
- 2021 Leon Burtnett, American college football coach (Purdue University 1982-86; Big Ten Coach of the Year 1984), dies at 78
- 2021 Mike Marshall, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1974, 75; NL Cy Young Award 1974; Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers, Atlanta Braves), dies at 78
- 2022 Jim Parks, English cricket wicketkeeper (46 Tests, 114 dismissals, 2 x 100, 9 x 50, HS 108no; Sussex CCC, Somerset CCC), dies at 90
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