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 Formula One racing driver, dies from injuries during accident at Japanese Grand Prix in 2014, at 25