1890 Gus Kempis, South African cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test), dies of fever at 24
1903 Arthur Shrewsbury, English cricket batsman (23 Tests [7 captain]; 1277 runs @ 35 47; Nottinghamshire), dies at 47
1915 Bob Ferguson, Scottish golfer (British Open 1880, 81, 82), dies at 69
1924 Billy Zulch, cricketer (South African batsman scored 2 Test centuries), dies
1958 Archie Scott-Brown, English race car driver (b. 1927)
1970 Ray Schalk, American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (World Series 1917; Chicago White Sox) and manager (Chicago White Sox 1927-28), dies from cancer at 78
1978 George Gladstone, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1930), dies
1984 Bill Holland, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1949; runner-up 1947, 48, 50), dies at 76
1993 Ranga Sohoni, Indian cricket all-rounder (4 Tests, top score 29 no, 2 wickets), dies from a heart attack at 75
1993 S W Sohoni, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies
1994 Luis Ocana, Spanish cyclist (Tour de France 1973), commits suicide at 48
1996 Giovanni "John" Beradino, American MLB infielder (St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians) and actor (General Hospital), dies from pancreatic cancer at 79
2007 Bernard Blaut, Polish soccer midfielder (36 caps; KP Legia Warsaw, FC Metz) and manager (UAE), dies at 67
2012 Bob Boozer, College/Basketball Hall of Fame forward (Olympic gold 1960), dies of a brain aneurysm at 75
2014 Jack Brabham, Australian auto racer and team owner (World F1 champion 1959, 60, 66 [only man to win F1 C'ship driving one of his own cars]), dies of liver disease at 88
2021 Lee Evans, American athlete (Olympic gold men's 400m, 4x400m relay 1968), dies from stroke complications at 74
2023 Brian Booth, Australian cricket batsman (29 Tests @ 42.21, 5 x 100s, 10 x 50s; NSW), dies at 89
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