1948 Dave Nourse, South African cricket all-rounder (45 Tests, 1 x 100, 41 wickets; Natal, Transvaal, Western Province), dies at 69
1948 George Mehnert, American wrestler (Olympic gold flyweight 1904, bantamweight 1908), dies at 66
1973 Harry F. V. Edward, British 100m/200m runner (Olympic bronze 1920), dies at 75
1973 Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer (4187 1st-class wickets, most ever), dies at 95
1988 Ray Barbuti, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 400m relay 1928), dies at 83
1990 Malcolm Hilton, English cricket slow left-arm (4 Tests), dies at 61
1993 Charles Adkins, American boxer (Olympic gold light welterweight 1952), dies at 61
2001 Christl Haas, Austrian downhill skier (Olympic gold 1964), dies at 57
2001 Ernst Baier, German figure skater (Olympic gold 1936), dies at 95
2015 Ken Stabler, American Pro Football HOF quarterback (4 x Pro Bowl; NFL MVP, First-team All-Pro 1974; Super Bowl 1976; Oakland Raiders), dies of colon cancer at 69
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