- 1927 George Giffen, Australian cricket all-rounder (31 Tests, 1 x 100, 6 x 50, HS 161, 103 wickets, BB 7/117; SA CA), dies at 68
James J. Braddock (1905-1974)
American boxer (World Heavyweight champion 1935-37), dies at 69
Graham Hill (1929-1975)
British auto racer (Formula One World Champion, 1962 & 1968), dies while trying to land a plane in the fog near London at 46
- 1982 Percy Williams, Canadian athlete (Olympic gold 100m / 200m 1928), dies from self inflicted gunshot wounds at 74
- 1989 Sir G O "Gubby" Allen, English cricket all-rounder (25 Tests; refused to bowl 'Bodyline' tactics 1932), dies of complications after stomach surgery at 87
- 1997 Heikki Savolainen, Finnish pommel horse gymnast (Olympic medalist, 1928-52, including gold, 1948), and medical doctor, dies at 90
- 2000 Lou Groza, American football placekicker & offensive tackle (9 × Pro Bowl; 4 × First-team All-Pro; Cleveland Browns), dies from a heart attack at 76
- 2003 Tony Canadeo, American NFL hall of fame halfback (Green Bay Packers), dies at 84
- 2004 Harry Danning, American baseball player, dies at 93
- 2005 David di Tommaso, French footballer (b. 1979)
- 2005 Victor Pellot, Puerto Rican baseball infielder (6 x MLB All Star; 7 x Gold Glove; Cleveland, Minnesota), dies from cancer at 78
- 2006 Hanumant Singh, Indian cricket batsman (14 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 105; Madhya Bharat, Rajasthan, Central Zone) and ICC match referee (9 Tests, 54 ODIs 1995-2002), dies from dengue fever at 67
- 2007 Ralph Beard, American basketball guard (Olympic gold 1948; NBA All-Star 1951; life ban point shaving scandal 1951), dies at 79
- 2012 Merv Pregulman, American NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers), dies at 90
- 2015 Joe Marston, Australian soccer defender (1954 FA Cup Final), dies at 89
- 2017 William Steinkraus, American equestrian (Olympic gold 1968, 2 silver 1960, 70, bronze 1952), dies at 92
- 2018 Ruth Haring, American chess player and President of the US Chess Federation, dies at 63
- 2020 Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese soccer midfielder (63 caps; Lens, Fulham, Portsmouth, West Ham Utd), dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 42
- 2020 Viorel Turcu, Romanian soccer midfielder (7 caps; FC Argeș Pitești, Steaua București, FC Olt Scornicești), dies from a heart attack at 60
- 2021 LaMarr Hoyt, American baseball pitcher (AL Cy Young Award 1983; AL wins leader 1982-83; Chicago White Sox), dies from cancer at 66
- 2022 Chuck Stobart, American college football coach (University of Toledo, University of Utah, University of Memphis), dies at 90
- 2023 Rolf Geiger, German soccer forward (8 caps; VfB Stuttgart 186 games, 78 goals), dies at 89
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