1934 Didier Pitre, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (Montreal Canadiens), dies of acute indigestion at 50
1954 Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (World Alllround Speed Skating champion 1905), dies at 75
1963 Dave Smith, Australian cricket batsman (2 Tests, HS 24no; Victoria), dies at 78
1964 Vean Gregg, American baseball player, dies at 79
1973 Roger Williamson, English racing driver (b. 1948)
1977 Austin Matthews, cricketer (Test Eng v NZ 1937), dies
1987 Arthur Chipperfield, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia), dies
2007 Jim David, American NFL defensive back (Pro Bowl 1954-59; NFL Champion 1952-53, 57; Detroit Lions), dies at 79
2013 Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian soccer striker (58 caps; El Nacional, Santos Laguna, América), dies from heart failure at 27
2013 Tony Gaze, Australian WWII fighter pilot and auto racer (first Australian to drive in a F1 GP 1951), dies at 93
2015 Peter O'Sullevan, British horse racing commentator 'the voice of racing', dies at 97
2017 Lee May "The Big Bopper", American Major League Baseball 1st baseman, dies from pneumonia at 74
2020 Andy Haden, New Zealand rugby union lock (41 Tests; 117 All Black games, 8 as captain; Auckland), dies from chronic lymphocytic leukemia at 69
2020 Mike Gillespie, American college baseball coach (College World Series 1998, Collegiate Coach of the Year 1998, USC), dies from a stroke at 80
2023 Clive Rowlands, Welsh rugby union scrum half (14 caps; Abercraf RFC, Pontypool RFC, Llanelli RFC, Swansea RFC), dies after a fall at 85
2023 David W. Potter, Scottish sports writer (published 60+ books, primarily Scottish football & cricket), dies at 74
2023 George Wilson. American basketball center (NCAA C'ship 1962 Uni of Cincinnati; Olympic gold 1964; Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns), dies at 81
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