- 1928 Karl Schneider, Australian cricketer (South Aust batsman), dies of leukemia at 23
- 1929 Miller Huggins, American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (World Series 1923, 27, 28; 6 x AL pennants NY Yankees), dies of pyaemia at 51
- 1976 Red Faber, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1917; AL ERA leader 1921, 22; Chicago White Sox 1914-33), dies from heart disease at 88
- 1979 Tapio Rautavaara, Finnish athlete, actor, and singer (Me tulemme taas, Rion yö), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 64
- 1995 Dave Bowen, Welsh soccer wing-half (19 caps; Arsenal) and manager (Wales 1964-74; Northampton Town), dies at 67
- 2005 George Archer, American golfer (US Masters 1969), dies of Burkitt's lymphoma at 65
Sofia Muratova (1929-2006)
Soviet-Russian gymnast (1952-60 Olympics: 6 gold, 3 silver & 4 bronze medals), dies at 77
- 2014 Dorothy Tyler-Odam, British athlete (Olympic silver high jump 1936, 48; WR 1.66m 1939), dies at 94
Arnold Palmer (1929-2016)
American golfer (7 major titles; US Masters 1958, 60, 62, 64), dies of heart failure at 87
- 2016 José Fernández, Cuban-American MLB player (Miami Marlins), dies in a boat accident at 24
- 2021 Len Ashurst, English soccer defender (Sunderland AFC 409 games) and manager (Cardiff City, Sunderland, Newport County), dies at 82
- 2022 Andrés Prieto, Chilean soccer forward (16 caps; Universidad Católica, Español) and manager (Universidad Católica, Liverpool FC, Bolívar, Real Santa Cruz), dies at 93
- 2022 Rafael Chimishkyan, Georgian weightlifter (Olympic gold USSR 60kg 1952; World C'ship gold 60kg 1954, 55), dies at 93
- 2023 György Kottán, Hungarian soccer manager (Bangladesh 2000-03; Pakistan 2009-10), dies at 76
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