- 1894 John Selby, England Test cricket batsman (6 Tests), dies of paralytic stroke at 44
- 1900 Edmund Peate, cricketer (9 Tests for England 1881-86), dies
- 1926 Biddy Anderson, South African cricketer (score 32 & 11 in Test for South Africa), dies at 51
- 1963 Mahomed Nissar, Indian cricketer (6 Tests for India 1932-36, 25 wkts), dies at 52
- 1972 Zack Wheat, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (NL batting champion 1918; Brooklyn Superbas / Dodgers / Robins 1909–26), dies of a heart attack at 83
- 1977 Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, Argentine racing driver (b. 1934)
- 1990 Dean Horrix, English footballer (b. 1961)
- 1998 Jean Shiley, American high jumper (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 86
- 2006 Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1931)
- 2010 Merlin Olsen, American football player (Los Angeles Rams) and actor (Father Murphy), dies of cancer at 69
- 2016 Iolanda Balaș, Romanian high jumper (Olympic gold 1960), dies at 79
- 2019 Willie Ellison, American NFL running back (Pro Bowl 1971; LA Rams, KC Chiefs), dies at 73