1907 Ted Pooley, English cricket wicket-keeper (1st class records: 8 stumpings in a match 1878; 12 dismissals in a match 1868; Surrey CCC, Middlesex CCC), dies at 65
1938 Fernando Canon, Filipino revolutionary general, poet, and the Philippines 1st National Chess Champion, dies at 77
1951 Herbert Jones, British thoroughbred jockey (British Triple Crown [Diamond Jubilee] 1900; 8 x British Classic Race wins), dies by suicide at 70
1963 Alfred Cooper, South African cricket batsman (1 Test; Transvaal), dies at 69
1980 Naoomal Jeoomal, Indian cricket batsman (3 Tests, Sind), dies at 76
1986 Stanley Rous, British soccer official (6th President FIFA 1961-74), dies at 91
1989 Donnie Moore, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1985 California Angels), dies by suicide at 35
1991 Harold Butler, English cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 12 wickets; Nottinghamshire CCC), dies at 78
1995 Fabio Casartelli, Italian road cyclist (Olympic gold Individual road race 1992), dies in a race crash during the Tour de France at 24
2001 Roy Gilchrist, West Indian cricket fast bowler (13 Tests, 57 wickets; Jamaica, Hyderabad), dies of Parkinson's disease at 67
2020 Barry Jarman, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (19 Tests; 54 dismissals; South Australia), dies at 84
2021 John Woodcock, English cricket journalist ('The Times' 1954-88; Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1981-86; President Cricket Writers' Club 1986-2004), dies at 94
2023 Mike Hellawell, English soccer outside right (2 caps; Birmingham City 178 games), dies at 85
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