1908 Henry Bird, English Chess player and author (b. 1829)
1918 Arthur E Ochse, South African cricket batsman (2 Tests; Transvaal), dies in action WWI at 48
1938 Cristóbal Torriente, Cuban Baseball HOF outfielder (NgL NL batting champion 1920; NgL NL pennant 1920–22; Chicago American Giants; career batting average: .352), dies from alcoholism & tuberculosis at 44
1953 Kid Nichols, American Baseball HOF pitcher (3 × NL wins leader; All-Time Saves Leader 1899–1906; Boston Beaneaters, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (St. Louis Cardinals 1904–05), dies at 83
1977 Karen Krantzcke, Australian tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1968; Federation Cup 1970), dies of a heart attack whilst jogging at 31
1985 Bunny Ahearne, British ice hockey promoter, dies at 84
1990 Harold Ballard, Canadian ice hockey club (Toronto Maple Leafs, 1972-90), and football team (Hamilton Tiger Cats, 1978-88) owner, dies at 86
1991 Walker Cooper, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1942–44, 46–50; World Series 1942, 44; St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 76
2005 Lucien Laurent, French footballer (scored the first ever FIFA World Cup goal), dies at 97
2010 Jean Boiteux, French swimmer (Olympic gold 400m freestyle, bronze 4×200m freestyle 1952), dies after falling off a tree at 76
2010 Vicki Draves, American diver (Olympic gold platform & springboard 1948), dies from pancreatic cancer at 85
2013 Angela Voigt, German athlete (Olympic gold GDR long jump 1976), dies at 61
2013 Grady Hatton, American baseball player and manager, dies from natural causes at 90
2021 Colin Baker, Welsh soccer wing half (7 caps; Cardiff City 298 games), dies at 86
2021 Marco Bollesan, Italian rugby union number 8 (47 caps; CUS Genova, Partenope) and coach (Italy 1985-88), dies at 79
2021 Massimo Cuttitta, Italian rugby union prop (69 caps [captain 16]; Milano, Harlequins, Bologna), dies from COVID-19 at 54
2022 Mohammad Hussain, Pakistani cricket all-rounder (2 Tests, 3 wickets; 14 ODIs, 13 wickets; Lahore), dies from kidney related illness at 45
2023 Miguel Escobar, Colombian soccer defender (15 caps; Deportivo Pereira, Deportivo Cali), dies at 77
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