1904 Mungo Park, Scottish golfer (British Open 1874), dies of pernicious anemia at 67
1936 John Sharpe, cricketer (1-eyed fast bowler for England 1891-92), dies
1936 Tom O'Rourke, American boxing manager (George Dixon, Barbados Joe Walcott, George Gardner, Tom Sharkey), dies at 80
1944 Bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies
1986 Len Bias, American basketball player (Boston Celtics pick for 1986 draft), dies of a cocaine-induced seizure at 22
1989 Ad van Emmenes, Dutch soccer reporter, dies at 91
1992 Kitty Godfree, English tennis player (Olympic gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze-1920, 24), dies at 96
1996 Edvin Wide, Swedish runner (Olympic silver 1924 and world record holder), dies at 100
2007 Antonio Aguilar [Barraza], Mexican singer, producer and actor (Emiliano Zapata) who popularized the Mexican equestrian sport la charrería, dies of pneumonia at 88
2007 Terry Hoeppner, American football coach (b. 1947)
2008 Bennie Swain, American basketball player (b. 1930)
2010 Manute Bol, Sudanese-American NBA basketball center, 1985-95 (Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and 3 other teams), political activist, and philanthropist, dies from acute kidney failure at 47
2017 Tony DiCicco, American soccer coach (US women 1994-99; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1999; FIFA Women's U-20 World Cup gold 2008), dies from cancer at 68
2018 Hubert Green, American golfer (US Open 1977, PGA 1985), dies of throat cancer at 71
2020 Mario Corso, Italian soccer winger (23 caps; Inter Milan 413 games) and coach (Lecce, Inter), dies at 78
2022 Colin Grainger, English soccer forward (7 caps; Sheffield United, Sunderland, Leeds United), dies at 89
2023 Karolis Chvedukas, Lithuanian soccer midfielder (20 caps; FK Sūduva 163 games, Waterford FC), dies at 32
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