- 1919 D[ave] W Gregory, cricketer (brother of Ned, uncle of Syd), dies
- 1967 Peter Smith, cricketer (Essex leggie, 3 wickets for England), dies
- 1995 Dick Bartell, baseball player, dies at 87
- 1999 Liselott Linsenhoff, German equestrian rider (Olympic gold 1968, 72), dies at 71
- 2008 Craig Jones, English motorcycle racer. (b. 1985)
- 2011 Naoki Matsuda, Japanese Soccer player (b. 1977)
- 2012 Arnie Risen, Basketball Hall of Fame center (4-time NBA All Star), dies at 87
- 2013 Art Donovan, American football player, dies from a respiratory ailment at 89