- 1965 J. W. Hearne, English cricket all-rounder (24 Tests, 30 wickets, 1 x 100; Middlesex), dies at 74
- 1971 Bill Copson, cricketer (England pace bowler before & after WW2), dies
- 1989 Eddie McLeod, New Zealand cricketer (one Test for NZ), dies at 88
- 1992 S A Banerjee, cricketer (1 Test for India 1948, no runs, 5 wkts), dies
- 2002 Jim Barnes, American basketball player (Olympic gold 1964), dies of a stroke at 61
- 2002 Roberto Cavanagh, Argentine polo player (Olympic gold 1936), dies at 87
- 2009 Darren Sutherland, Irish boxer (b. 1982)
- 2013 Rock Casares, American football player, dies at 82
- 2019 John Ralston, American College Football Hall of Fame linebacker, coach and executive (Cal, Stanford, Denver Broncos), dies at 92
- 2020 André Guesdon, French soccer defender (Monaco, Nice) and manager (Viry-Châtillon, Angers, Brest), dies at 71
- 2021 Yuriy Sedykh, Russian field athlete (Olympic gold hammer throw 1976, 80 Soviet Union; WR 86.74m), dies at 66
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