- Jan 11 Johnny Briggs, English cricket all-rounder (33 Tests; 118 wickets @ 17.75), dies of complications from an epileptic seizure at 39
- Mar 7 James "Pud" Galvin, American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB's first 300-game winner; no-hitters 1880, 84; Buffalo Bisons), dies at 45
- Aug 10 George Vernon, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Middlesex CCC, MCC), dies from malaria at 46
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