- 1944 Jack Hearne, English cricket spin bowler (12 Tests, 49 wickets; England's first hat-trick vs Australia 1899), dies at 76
- 1946 John Iddon, cricketer (car accident 5 Tests for Eng 1934-35), dies
- 1948 Percy Sherwell, South African cricket wicketkeeper and captain (13 Tests, 1 x 100, 36 dismissals; Transvaal), dies at 67
- 1967 Giorgio Cesana, Italian coxswain (Olympic gold 1906), dies at 75
- 1983 Dutch Leonard, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1940, 43, 44, 45, 51; Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs), dies of congestive heart failure at 74
- 1984 Claude Provost, French Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1933)
- 1986 Paul Costello, American rower (Olympic gold double sculls 1920, 24, 28), dies at 86
- 1995 Anton Murray, South African cricket all-rounder (10 Tests; 1 x 100; 18 wickets), dies at 72
- 2020 Bobby Winkles, American College Baseball Hall of Fame coach (Arizona State University) and manager (California Angels, Oakland A's), dies at 90
- 2020 Carlos Contreras, Chilean soccer defender (30 caps; Universidad de Chile), dies at 81
- 2020 Norman Hunter, English soccer defender (28 caps; Leeds United, Bristol City, Barnsley; FIFA World Cup 1966), dies from COVID-19 at 76
- 2020 Raymond Van Gestel, Belgian soccer winger (5 caps; Lyra) and athlete (Belgian long jump champion), dies at 90
- 2021 Fred Arbanas, American football tight end (All-AFL 1962–67; Super Bowl 1970; Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs), dies at 82
- 2022 Kevin Meates, New Zealand rugby union flanker (2 Tests; Canterbury), dies at 92
- 2024 Per Henriksen, Norwegian soccer central defender (10 caps; Viking FK 180 games), dies at 72
- 2024 Raman Subba Row, English cricket batsman (13 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 137; Surrey CCC, Northamptonshire CCC), dies at 92
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