1935 Bill Brockwell, English cricketer (British all-rounder in 7 Tests 1893-99), dies at 70
1966 Giuseppe Farina, Italian auto racer (World F1 champion 1950), dies in a domestic car accident at 59
1973 Elmer Layden, College Football Hall of Fame fullback (Notre Dame legendary 4-horsemen, 1st NFL Commissioner), dies at 70
1976 Firpo Marberry, American baseball player (Washington Senators), dies at 77
1987 Jackie Fields, American featherweight boxer (2x World Welterweight Champion, Olympic gold 1924), dies at 79
1987 Thor Thorvaldsen, Norwegian yachtsman (Olympic gold dragon class 1948, 52), dies at 78
1997 Larry O'Day, Australian wrestler, dies of cancer at 53
2002 Pete Gray [Wyshner], American baseball one-armed outfielder (St Louis Browns), dies at 87
2011 Barry Bremen, American sports imposter and businessman (b. 1947)
2019 Doug Ford, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (successful NSW of 50's), dies at 90
2020 Aleksandr Kabanov, Russian water polo player (Olympic gold 1972, 80; World C'ship gold 1975, 82) and coach (Russian men's & women's teams), dies at 72
2020 Alfred Kotey, Ghanaian boxer (WBO Bantamweight C'ship 1994-95), dies of complications from a stroke at 52
2021 Inge Danielsson, Swedish soccer midfielder (17 caps; Ifö/Bromölla IF, Helsingborgs IF, AFC Ajax, IFK Norrköping), dies at 80
2021 Janet Moreau Stone, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1952), dies at 93
2022 Bill Squires, American track & field coach (Greater Boston Track Club: Bill Rodgers, Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, Greg Meyer; Boston State College 1965-78), dies at 89
2023 Vahidin Musemić, Bosnian soccer striker (17 caps Yugoslavia; FK Sarajevo, OGC Nice), dies at 76
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