- 1884 Fred Morley, English cricket fast bowler, (4 Tests, 16 wickets, BB 5/56; Nottinghamshire CCC), dies at 33
- 1943 Charles Vintcent, South African cricketer (played in South Africa's 1st 3 tests), dies at 77
- 1959 Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver (b. 1901)
- 1959 Vincent Richards, American tennis player (US Pro C'ships 1927-28, 30, 33), dies of a heart attack at 56
Norman Brookes (1877-1968)
Australian tennis player (Wimbledon 1907, 14), dies at 90
- 2002 Hartland Molson, Canadian businessman (Molson family), senator and sports executive (Montreal Canadiens), dies at 95
Althea Gibson (1927-2003)
American tennis player (7 Grand Slam singles titles), dies of respiratory and bladder infections at 76
- 2004 Christl Cranz, German alpine skier (combined gold Winter Olympics 1936), dies at 90
- 2007 Derek Shackleton, England cricket fast bowler (7 Tests, 18 wickets, BB 4/72; Hampshire CCC, MCC), dies at 83
- 2008 Andrzej Badeński, Polish athlete (400 metres)
- 2013 Jonathan Fellows-Smith, South African cricket all-rounder (4 Tests, HS 35; Oxford University CC, Northamptonshire CCC, Transvaal), dies at 81
- 2016 Max Walker, Australian cricket fast bowler (34 Tests, 138 wickets) and broadcaster (Nine Network), dies at 68
- 2018 Don Chargin, American boxing promoter (IBHOF; Bobby Chacon, Tony "The Tiger" Lopez, Loreto Garza), dies from brain cancer at 90
- 2020 Hiroki Yuhara, Japanese rugby union hooker (22 caps; Toshiba Brave Lupus), dies at 36
- 2021 B. Satyaji Rao, Indian cricket umpire (17 Tests 1960-79; 5 x Ranji Trophy finals), dies at 91
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