- Jan 17 John Hodges, Australian cricketer (6 wickets in Australia's 1st two Tests), dies
- Feb 16 Archie Jackson, Austrian cricketer, dies at 23
- Feb 18 James Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies
- Mar 27 Lionel Palairet, British cricketer (49 runs in 2 Tests for England 1902), dies at 62
- Apr 2 K S Ranjitsinhji, cricketer (989 Test runs, 1st-class avg 56), dies
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- May 29 Frank Sugg, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests for England 1888), dies
- Jun 2 Frank Jarvis, American athlete (Olympic 100m Champion-1900), dies at 54
- Jun 3 William Muldoon, Belfast NY, boxing commissioner, dies at 88
- Jun 22 Henry Birkin, British racing driver (b. 1896)
- Aug 29 Frank Cavanagh, American football player and coach, dies at 57
- Sep 16 George Gore, American baseball player, dies at 79
- Sep 24 Mike Donlin, baseball player (b. 1878)
- Nov 15 Affie Jarvis, cricketer (11 Tests for Australia, 9 catches), dies
- Dec 9 Morice Bird, cricketer (scored 280 runs in 10 Tests for England), dies