- 1921 Schofield Haigh, English cricket fast bowler (11 Tests, 24 wickets, BB 6/11; Yorkshire CCC), dies from a stroke at 49
- 1946 James Cecil Parke, Irish tennis player (Australasian C'ship singles & doubles, Davis Cup 1912; Wimbledon doubles 1914) and rugby union centre (20 caps; Leinster Rugby), dies at 64
- 1947 Francis MacKinnon, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Kent CCC) and 35th Chief of MacKinnon clan, dies at 98
Jacques Plante (1929-1986)
Canadian Ice Hockey goalie who was the first to wear a goaltender mask, dies of stomach cancer at 57
- 1990 Les Ames, English cricket wicket-keeper/batsman (47 Tests, 97 dismissals, 2,434 runs @ 40.56), dies at 84
- 1996 Pat Smythe, English equestrian rider (Olympic bronze team jumps 1956; author children's books), dies from heart disease at 67
- 1996 Sarah Palfrey Cooke, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1941, 45), dies of lung cancer at 83
- 1996 Vic Janowicz, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1950, Ohio State; NFL: Washington Redskins), dies of cancer at 66
- 2005 Allan Rae, Jamaican cricketer (prolific WI opening batsman 1948-53), dies at 82
- 2008 Myron Cope, American sports broadcaster (b. 1929)
Duke Snider (1926-2011)
American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (8 x MLB All Star; World Series 1955, 59; Brooklyn / LA Dodgers), dies at 84
- 2019 Bill Playle, New Zealand cricket batsman (8 Tests), dies at 80
Sonny Ramadhin (1929-2022)
West Indian cricket spin bowler (43 Tests, 158 wickets, BB 7/49), dies at 92
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