- 1956 C. B. Fry, English cricket batsman (26 Tests, 2 x 100s; Sussex, Hampshire), dies at 84
- 1964 Walter Brown, American basketball and ice hockey executive (founded and owned Boston Celtics, bought Boston Bruins), dies at 59
- 1979 Janardan Navle, Indian cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests, 1 dismissal; first Indian wicket-keeper; Hindus CC), dies at 76
- 1982 Ken Boyer, American baseball player, coach and manager (St. Louis Cardinals), dies of cancer at 51
- 1983 Henry Promnitz, South African cricketer (5-58 on debut for South Africa 1927-28), dies at 79
- 1984 Don Tallon, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (21 Tests, 58 dismissals, 2 x 50s; Queensland CA), dies of heart disease at 68
Joe Cronin (1906-1984)
American Baseball HOF shortstop (7 x MLB All Star), manger (Boston RS, Washington Senators) and executive (AL President 1959-73), dies at 77
- 1985 Frank "Bruiser" Kinard, American College-Pro Football HOF tackle (Ole Miss; 6 × First-team All-Pro; 5 × NFL All-Star; Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers, Fleet City, NY Yankees), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 70
- 1992 Leo van der Kar, Dutch businessman (founder of Sports Fund), dies at 79
- 1993 Guy Overton, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 9 wickets), dies at 74
- 1997 Bill Strannigan, American all-round athlete and basketball coach (Uni of Wyoming), dies at 78
- 2004 Bob Boyd, American baseball first baseman (NgL All-Star 1947, 48, 49; first black player to sign with Chicago WS), dies at 84
- 2008 Don Haskins, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Texas El Paso 1961-99; NCAA Tournament 1966), dies at 78
- 2010 Amar Garibović, Serbian Cross Country Skier (b. 1991)
- 2011 Brad McCrimmon, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Stanley Cup 1989 Calgary Flames; NHL All-Star 1988; Plus-Minus Award +48 1989), dies as head coach KHL Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in plane crash at 52
- 2011 Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey center (World C'ship gold 2005; Carolina Hurricanes), dies in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster at 30
- 2011 Ruslan Salei, Belarusian ice hockey defenceman (917 NHL games; 48 internationals), dies in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash at 36
- 2016 Cary Blanchard, American NFL kicker (Indianapolis Colts), dies of a heart attack at 47
- 2016 Ken Higgs, English cricket fast bowler (15 Tests, 71 wickets, 1 x 50; Lancashire CCC, Leicestershire CCC), dies at 79
- 2016 Norbert Schemansky, American weightlifter (Olympic gold heavyweight 1952, silver 1948, bronze 1960, 64), dies at 92
- 2017 Gene Michael, American baseball shortstop, and general manger (NY Yankees), dies of a heart attack at 79
- 2018 Mickey Stratton, American National Softball HOF catcher (All World Team 1965; 5 x All American), dies at 80
- 2022 Piet Schrijvers, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (46 caps; FC Twente, AFC Ajax 269 games), dies at 75
- 2023 Edward Hide, British jockey (1,000 Guineas 1972, 77; Epsom Oaks 1967; Epsom Derby 1973; St Leger Stakes 1959, 78), dies at 86
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