- 1889 Andrew Greenwood, English cricket batsman (2 Tests, HS 49; Yorkshire CCC), dies from tuberculosis at 41
- 1896 Isaac Murphy, American jockey, 628 wins on 1,412 mounts (44.5%), dies at 35
- 1907 Muriel Robb, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1902), dies of lymphadenoma at 28
- 1920 Ottalee Baker, American wife of MLB player Frank "Home Run" Baker, dies of scarlet fever at 31
- 1921 Charles Leslie, English cricketer (4 Tests England v Australia 1882-83), dies at 59
- 1929 Lillie Langtry (née Emilie Charlotte Le Breton), British-American artists' model, stage actress (His Neighbor's Wife), theatrical producer, thoroughbred owner, and socialite, dies at 75
- 1982 Hal Hooker, Australian cricketer (world record 10th wicket 307 partnership with Kippax), dies at 83
- 1985 Van Lingle Mungo, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1934, 36, 37, 45; NL strikeout leader 1936; Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Giants), dies at 73
- 1992 Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, Dutch boxing champ (Olympic gold 1928), dies
- 1994 Ray Dandridge, American Baseball HOF third baseman (3 × NgL All-Star 1935, 37, 44; American Association MVP 1950 Minneapolis Millers), dies at 80
- 1995 Nat Holman, American Basketball HOF coach (NCAA, NIT C'ships 1950 CCNY), dies at 98
Tom Landry (1924-2000)
American NFL player, 1949-55 (NY Giants) and coach, 1960-88 (Dallas Cowboys), dies of leukemia at 75
- 2005 Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan athlete, dies in a car accident at 41
- 2009 Lis Hartel, Danish equestrian rider (Olympic silver individual dressage 1952, 56; permanently paralyzed her below her knees from polio), dies at 87
- 2010 Nodar Kumaritashvili, Georgian luger, dies in a training run for the Winter Olympics at 21
- 2011 Gino Cimoli, American baseball player, dies at 81
- 2011 Mato Damjanović, Croatian chess grandmaster (b. 1927)
- 2016 Johnny Lattner, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1953, Notre Dame; Pro Bowl 1954, Pittsburgh Steelers), dies from mesothelioma at 83
- 2019 Gordon Banks, English soccer goalkeeper (World Cup 1966, 73 England caps), dies of kidney cancer at 81
- 2020 Tamás Wichmann, Hungarian sprint canoeist (World C'ship gold x 9; Olympic silver C-1 1000m 1972, C-2 1000m 1968; bronze C-1 1000m 1976), dies at 72
- 2022 Brian Kan, Chinese thoroughbred horse trainer (5 x Hong Kong champion trainer; 5 x HK Derby winners), dies at 84
- 2023 Eileen Sheridan, English cyclist (record road cyclist - Land’s End-John O’Groats time stood for 36 years), dies at 99 [1]
- 2024 Zdenko Morović, Venezuelan soccer midfielder (5 caps; Deportivo Italia, CS Marítimo, Caracas FC), dies at 57
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