Ty Cobb
1961 Ty Cobb, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (AL MVP 1911; Triple Crown 1909; 12 × AL batting champion; Detroit Tigers) and manager (Detroit Tigers 1921-26), dies of cancer at 74
Ty Cobb
- 1970 Juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74
- 1974 Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, pitcher (St Louis Cards), dies at 63
- 1979 Doug Meintjes, South African cricket pace bowler (v England 1922-23), dies
- 1994 Jean Borotra, French tennis player (Wimbledon 1924, 26), dies at 95
- 1995 Herbert Hippauf, baseball player, dies at 56
- 1996 Alan McGilvray, Australian cricketer (NSW 1933-37) and radio commentator (1935-85), dies at 85
- 2015 Jules Bianchi, French auto racer (Marussia Formula 1 Racing Team), dies from injuries during accident at 2014 Japanese F1 GP, at 25
- 2020 Silvio Marzolini, Argentine soccer defender (28 caps; Boca Juniors), dies from cancer at 79
- 2020 Derek Ho, American surfer (World C'ship 1993; Hawaiian Triple Crown 1984, 86, 88, 90), dies from a heart attack at 55