Paul Morphy (1837-1884)
American chess player considered the greatest of his era (1857-61), dies at 47
- 1909 Flooi Du Toit, South African cricket leg-spinner (Test for South Africa 1892), dies at 40
- 1935 Paul Hines, American MLB outfielder (Triple Crown 1878, Providence Grays), dies at 80
- 1956 Joe Giard, American baseball player (b. 1898)
- 1963 Teddy Wakelam, English sports broadcaster (BBC) and rugby union player (captain Harlequin RFC), dies at 70
- 1973 Wallace "Bud" Smith, American boxer (World lightweight title 1955-56), dies of gunshot wounds at 49
- 1978 Joe Davis, English snooker player (World Champion 1927-40, 1946), dies at 77
- 1994 Earl Strum, American NBA basketball referee, dies of brain cancer at 66
- 1994 Otto Bonsema, Dutch soccer striker (6 caps; Velocitas 1897, GVAV) and manager (SC Heerenveen, GVAV, BV Veendam), dies at 84
- 2000 Justin Pierce, English-American actor and skateboarder (b. 1975)
- 2008 Mike Souchak, American golfer (15 PGA Tour titles; Ryder Cup 1959, 61), dies of a heart attack at 81
Jim Bouton (1939-2019)
American baseball pitcher, 1962-70 and 1978 (New York Yankees and 3 other teams; All-Star, 1969), author ("Ball Four"), and broadcaster, dies of cerebral amyloid angiopathy at 80
- 2019 Walt Michaels, American NFL linebacker, coach (5-time Pro Bowl; Cleveland Browns; head coach NY Jets 1977-82), dies at 89
- 2020 Corra Dirksen, South African rugby union winger (10 caps; Northern Transvaal), dies from COVID-19 complications at 82
- 2020 Jack Charlton, English soccer defender (35 caps; World Cup 1966; Leeds United) and manager (Middlesborough, Sheffield Wed, Newcastle, Rep of Ireland), dies from lymphoma and dementia at 85
- 2020 Lara van Ruijven, Dutch short track speed skater (World C'ship gold 500m 2019; Olympic bronze 3000m relay 2018), dies from an autoimmune disease at 27
- 2020 Olga Tass, Hungarian gymnast (Olympic gold, team portable apparatus 1956), dies at 91
- 2021 Jimmy Gabriel, Scottish soccer midfielder (2 caps; Everton, Southampton) and coach (Seattle Sounders; SJ Earthquakes, Seattle Storm, Everton), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 80
- 2022 Barry Sinclair, New Zealand cricket batsman and captain (21 Tests, 3 x 100s; Wellington CA), dies at 85
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