1971 Michel Brière, Canadian NHL ice hockey player, 1969-70 (Pittsburgh Penquins), dies from injuries sustained in a car crash, after 11 months in a coma, at 21
1978 Albert Termote, Flemish-Dutch sculptor of equestrian bronzes (Charles the Great), dies at 91
1980 Markus Höttinger, Austrian racing driver, dies at 23
1983 Gerry Hitchens, English footballer, dies at 48
1992 Stuart Surridge, English cricketer (Capt of Surrey), dies at 74
1997 Foffie Williams, West Indian cricket all-rounder (4 Tests; 9 wickets, 1 x 50; Barbados), dies at 83
1997 Voldemar Väli, Estonian wrestler, dies at age 94
1998 Patrick de Gayardon, French skydiver & skysurfer, dies at 38
1999 Ortvin Sarapu, New Zealand chess player, dies at 74
2000 Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball utility (World Series 1941; Brooklyn Dodgers), dies at 90
2002 Desmond Titterington, Northern Irish racecar driver, dies at 73
2005 Don Blasingame, American baseball player, dies at 73
2006 Bill Baker, American baseball player, dies at 95
2009 Bruce Snyder, American college football coach (Utah State, California, Arizona State), dies from melanoma at 69
2009 Harry Kalas, American sportscaster, dies at 73
2009 Mark Fidrych, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers) nicknamed "The Bird", dies at 54
2019 Lydia Wideman, Finnish cross country skier (first female cross-country Olympic medalist, gold 10k 1952), dies at 98
2021 Bobby Leonard, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (ABA C'ship 1970, 72, 73; Indiana Pacers) & point guard (Minneapolis/LA Lakers, Chicago Packers/Zephyrs), dies at 88
2022 Freddy Rincón, Colombian soccer midfielder (84 caps; Santa Fe, América de Cali, SC Corinthians), dies in car accident at 55
2022 Wolfgang Fahrian, German soccer goalkeeper (10 caps DRG; SC Fortuna Köln), dies from pneumonia at 80
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