Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)
American Baseball HOF second baseman (1st African-American MLB player Brooklyn Dodgers; 6 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1955; NL MVP 1949), dies from a heart attack at 53
- 1973 Jack Iverson, Australian cricket spin bowler (5 Tests, 21 wickets, BB 6/27; Victoria CA), dies from suicide at 58
- 1985 Richie Evans, American auto racer (9 x NASCAR Modified Champion 1973, 78-85), dies in practice accident at 44
- 1988 Henry Armstrong, American boxer (world featherweight, lightweight, welterweight [19 x title defences] champion), dies at 75
- 1988 Sumner White, American sailor (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 58
- 2002 Herman Gaviria, Colombian football player (b. 1969)
- 2003 Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish cross country skier (Olympic gold 1952, 56, 60), dies in car accident at 78
- 2004 Randy Dorton, American race car engine builder (Director of Engine Operations Hendrick Motorsports; 9 x NASCAR C'ships), dies in a plane crash at 50
- 2004 Ricky Hendrick, American auto racer and team owner (NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series 1 win, 23 top 10s), dies in plane crash at 24
- 2012 Jeff Blatnick, American wrestler (Olympic gold 1984), dies at 55
- 2012 Margaret Osborne DuPont, American tennis player (6-time Grand Slam singles winner), dies at 94
- 2022 Tomasz Wójtowicz, Polish volleyball player (Olympic gold 1976; World C'ship gold 1974; Legia Warsaw, Santal Parma) and broadcaster, dies at 69
- 2023 Anderl Molterer, Austrian alpine skier (Olympic silver Giant slalom, bronze Downhill 1956; Hahnenkamm Race 1959), dies at 92
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide