- 1925 Christy Mathewson, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (World Series 1905, 21; Triple Crown 1905, 08; NL wins leader 1905, 07, 08, 10; 2 x no-hitters; NY Giants), dies of tuberculosis at 45
- 1969 Léon Scieur, Belgian cyclist (b. 1888)
- 1990 Cat Thompson, American college basketball player (hall of fame 1962), dies at 84
Leo Durocher (1906-1991)
American Baseball HOF shortstop (MLB All Star 1936, 38, 40; World Series 1928, 34; NY Yankees, St.Louis Cardinals), manager (World Series 1954 NY Giants) and coach (World Series 1963 LA Dodgers), dies at 86
- 1995 Louis Meyer, Indie 500 racer (3 wins), dies at 91
- 2001 Alf Gover, English cricket fast bowler (4 Tests; Surrey CCC) and coach (Frank Tyson, Viv Richards, Andy Roberts, Ian Bishop; Surrey), dies at 93
- 2001 Christopher Adams, British-born pro wrestler and judoka (b. 1955)
- 2007 Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle road racer, dies in road accident at 32
- 2016 Johnny Gleeson, Australian cricket spin bowler (29 Tests, 93 wickets, BB 5/61; NSW CA), dies at 78
- 2017 Jim Landis, American MLB outfielder, 1957-67, 5X Gold Glove, 2X All-Star(Chicago White Sox, and 5 other teams), dies of lung cancer at 83
- 2022 Bill Nieder, American athlete (Olympic gold shot put 1960, silver 1956), dies at 89
- 2023 Eric Griffin, American boxer (World C'ship gold Light Flyweight 1989, 1991), dies at 55
- 2023 Park Jong-hwan, South Korean soccer manager (South Korea 1983-84, 86-88, 90, 95-96; Seoul FC), dies at 85
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