- 1910 James Hogan, Irish College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Yale), dies of Bright's disease at 37
- 1936 Durant Clifford Parkin, cricketer (Tests for South Africa 1891-92), dies
- 1937 Harry Vardon, Jersey golfer (6 time British Open champion, US Open 1900), dies of lung cancer at 66
- 1990 Jev Jasjin, Russian soccer goalie, dies at 60
- 1990 Lev Yashin, Soviet footballer (b. 1929)
- 1995 Merv Harvey, Australian cricketer (scored 12 & 31 in Test Aus v Eng 46-47), dies at 76
- 1997 Tony Zale, American boxer (World Middleweight Champion 1940-47, 48), dies at 83
- 2001 Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. 1949)
- 2008 Eric Ashton, English rugby league footballer (b. 1935)
- 2012 Mel Parnell, American MLB pitcher (Boston Red Sox, 1947-56), coach, and broadcaster, dies from cancer at 89
- 2014 Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazilian soccer defender (51 caps; Vasco da Gama, São Paulo), dies from complications from a heart attack at 83
- 2018 Bobby Mitchell, American golfer (US Masters runner-up 1972), dies of a heart attack at 75
- 2019 Randy Jackson, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star 1954,55; Chicago Cubs), dies of pneumonia at 93
- 2020 Borislav Stanković, Serbian Basketball Hall of Fame administrator (International Basketball Federation secretary general 1976-2002), dies at 94
- 2021 Peter Lorimer, Scottish soccer midfielder (21 caps; Leeds United 526 games), dies at 74