- 1871 Octavius Catto, American educator (Institute for Colored Youth, 1859-71), civil rights activist, and baseball player (Philadelphia Pythians, 1865-71), killed in election day race riot in Philadelphia at 32
- 1893 Lip Pike, American baseball player, dies at 48
- 1938 Lord Hawke [Martin Hawke], English cricket batsman (5 Tests; Yorkshire CCC, Cambridge Uni CC, MCC), dies at 78
Charlotte Cooper (1870-1966)
British tennis player (1st female Olympic champion 1900; Wimbledon 1895-96, 98, 1901, 08), dies at 96
- 1978 Ralph Metcalfe, American athlete, politician (Rep-D-Ill; joint world record 100m, Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1936), dies of a heart attack at 68
- 1980 Walter Keeton, cricketer (opening bat in 2 Test for Eng 1934-39), dies
- 1990 Dick Jorgensen, NFL referee, dies at 56
- 1995 Edward Gill, baseball player, dies at 100
- 2004 Ken Caminiti, MLB third baseman, 1987-2001, (Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and 3 other teams; NL MVP- 1996), dies of a drug overdose at 41
- 2008 Sid Hudson, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1941, 42; Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox), dies at 93
- 2012 Alex Karras, American NFL player, dies from kidney failure at 77
- 2020 Vasili Kulkov, Russian soccer defensive utility (20 caps Soviet Union, 21 Russia; Spartak Moscow, Benfica), dies from cancer at 54
- 2022 Sergio Brighenti, Italian soccer forward (9 caps; Modena, Internazionale, Triestina, Padova, Sampdoria), dies at 90
- 2023 Brendan Malone, American basketball coach (RI Uni; Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers), dies at 81
- 2023 Terry Dischinger, American College Basketball HOF guard (Purdue; 3 x NBA All-Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 1963 Baltimore Bullets; Detroit Pistons; Olympic gold 1960), dies at 82
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