Howie Morenz (1902-1937)
Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Montreal Canadiens, 3-time Stanley Cup winner), dies of a heart attack at 34
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Cuban World Chess Champion (1921-27), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage provoked by hypertension at 53
- 1963 John Hartley, cricketer (bowl avg 115 in 2 Tests for Eng 1906), dies
- 1973 Gordon Leggat, New Zealand cricket batsman (9 Tests, 2 x 50; Canterbury), dies at 46
- 1988 Ken Colyer, British New Orleans jazz devotee trumpeter, cornetist, and bandleader, dies at 79
- 1988 Lala Abdul Rashid, Pakistani field hockey goalkeeper (Olympic gold 1960), dies at 65
- 1993 Don Barksdale, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1948, NBA All-Star 1953), dies of throat cancer at 69
Ray Nitschke (1936-1998)
American Pro Football HOF linebacker (5 × NFL C'ship; Super Bowl 1967, 68; First-team All-Pro 1964, 66; Green Bay Packers), dies of a heart attack at 61
Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999)
American Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder (13 × MLB All-Star; 9 x World Series; 3 x AL MVP; MLB record 56-game hitting streak; NY Yankees), dies of lung cancer at 84
- 2004 Frank Mooney, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper (13 Tests, 30 dismissals; Wellington), dies at 82
- 2007 John Vukovich, American baseball infielder, manager (Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 59
- 2021 Norm Sherry, American baseball catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets) and manager (California Angels), dies at 89
- 2021 Rhéal Cormier, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies; Boston Red Sox), dies of pancreatic cancer at 53 [1]
- 2022 Gordon Lee, English soccer manager (Port Vale, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, Everton, Preston NE, KR Reykjavik), dies at 87
- 2022 Johnny Grier, American football official (1981-2004; first African-American referee in NFL history 1988), dies at 74
- 2023 Gianmarco Calleri, Italian soccer entrepreneur (President SS Lazio 1986-92, Torino FC 1994-97), dies at 81
- 2023 Joe Pamensky, South African cricket administrator (president South African Cricket Union 1976-91), dies at 92
- 2024 Duncan Fearnley, English cricket entrepreneur (Duncan Fearnley cricket bats), dies at 83
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