1925 William Bruce, Australian cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), commits suicide by drowning at 61
1934 Carl Friedrich von Langen, German equestrian (Olympic gold 1928), dies after a fall from his horse at 47
1940 Willard Hershberger, American baseball catcher (Cincinnati Reds), commits suicide at 30
1947 Vic Willis, American Baseball HOF pitcher (no-hitter 1899; World Series 1909; MLB ERA leader 1899 & strikeout leader 1902; Boston Beaneaters, Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 71
1948 Tommy Ryan, American boxer (World Welterweight, Middleweight champion), dies at 78
1951 Neville Tufnell, English cricket wicket-keeper (Test for England 1910), dies at 64
1958 Peter Collins, English auto racer (British GP 1958), dies in race accident at German GP at 26
1986 Rupert de Smidt, South African cricketer (Western Province 1911-13), dies at 102
1995 Harry Craft, American MLB baseball player and manager, dies at 80
2011 Allan Watkins, Welsh cricket all-rounder, (15 Tests, England @ 40.15, 11 wickets; Glamorgan), dies at 89
2011 Bubba Smith, American College Football Hall of Fame defensive end (Michigan State; Pro Bowl 1970, 71; First Team All Pro 1971; Super Bowl 1971; Baltimore Colts) and actor (Police Academy), dies of acute drug intoxication and heart disease at 66
2015 Mel Farr, American NFL running back (Pro Bowl 1967, 70; Detroit Lions), dies of a massive heart attack at 70
2016 Chris Amon, New Zealand Formula 1 racer, dies at 73
2017 Ángel Nieto, Spanish motorcycle racer (World C'ships: 50cc 1969, 70, 72, 75, 76, 77; 125cc 1971, 72, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84; 90 Grand Prix victories), dies in a road accident at 70
2019 Cliff Branch, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (Super Bowl 1976, 80, 84 Oakland/LA Raiders; 3 × First-team All-Pro; 4 × Pro Bowl), dies at 71
2019 Mike Troy, American swimmer (Olympics 2 x gold 200m butterfly, 4×200m freestyle relay 1960), dies at 78
2021 Jocelyne Bourassa, Canadian golfer (LPGA Rookie of the Year 1972; Canadian Open 1973), dies at 74
2022 Andrejs Rubins, Latvian soccer midfielder (117 caps; FC Skonto, Crystal Palace, Spartak Moscow, Inter Baku FC), dies at 43
2023 Bob Murdoch, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup 1971, 73 Montreal Canadiens) and coach (Chicago Blackhawks, Winnipeg Jets), dies at 76
2023 Ijaz Butt, Pakistani cricket batsman and wicketkeeper (8 Tests, 5 dismissals, 1 x 50; Lahore, Multan, Punjab, Rawalpindi) and executive (President PCB 2008-11), dies at 85
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