1940 Gunnar Höckert, Finnish athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m 1936), dies of war wounds at 29
1950 Kiki Cuyler, American Baseball HOF right fielder (World Series 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates; 4 × NL stolen base leader; MLB All Star 1934 Chicago Cubs), dies at 51
1959 Marshall Teague, American auto racer (Daytona Road Course Strictly Stock Car winner 1951, 52; AAA National Stock Car champion 1952, 54), dies in speed record attempt at 37
1963 Karl Frederick, American pistol shooter (Olympic gold 1920), dies at 82
1993 Oksana Kostina, Russian gymnast, dies in an auto accident
1994 Antonio Martin, Spanish cyclist, dies in cycling accident at 23
1994 Neil Bonnett, American race car driver, dies at 47
1996 Cyril Poole, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 2 x 50; Nottinghamshire CCC), dies at 74
2002 Frankie Crosetti, American baseball shortstop and 3rd base coach (record 17 World Series titles as player and coach; NY Yankees), dies from complications of a fall at 91
2011 Chuck Tanner, American baseball manager (World Series 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates; Chicago WS, Oakland A's, Atlanta Braves), dies at 82
2011 Tom Carnegie, American sports announcer (b. 1919)
2015 Jerry Tarkanian, American collegiate basketball coach, 1961-2002 (California State, UNLV, Fresno State; career record: 784–202), dies at 84
2020 Katsuya Nomura, Japanese baseball catcher and manager (first NPB batter to win Triple Crown 1965; Nankai Hawks), dies of heart failure at 84
2021 Phil Horrocks-Taylor, English rugby union fly half (9 caps England, 1 British & Irish Lions; Leicester Tigers), dies at 86
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