- 1918 Reggie Schwartz, South African cricketer (55 wickets for South Africa), dies at 43
- 1946 John King, cricketer (scored 60 & 4 in only Test Eng v Aus 1909), dies
- 1946 Johnny Lush, American MLB pitcher (2 no-hitters), dies at 61
- 1958 Sivert Samuelson, cricketer (one Test South Africa v England 1910), dies
- 1979 Freddie Fitzsimmons, baseball player (b. 1901)
- 1980 Conn Smythe, NHL coach 1927-1931 (b. 1895)
- 1987 Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (5x Tour de France), dies at 53
- 2003 Ken Brett, American baseball player, dies at 55
- 2009 Red Robbins, American basketball player (b. 1944)
- 2012 Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya, Russian Woman Grandmaster of chess, dies from brain cancer at 55
Jonah Lomu
2015 Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby union winger (youngest ever All Black, 63 internationals), dies of a heart attack linked to kidney disease at 40
Jonah Lomu