1930 William Whysall, British cricketer (4 Tests for England 1924-30), dies at 43
1960 Red Byron, American auto racer (NASCAR Strictly Stock Series C'ship 1949), dies from a heart attack at 45
1962 George Hoyt, American Basketball Hall of Fame referee (author "The Theory and Practice of Basketball Officiating"), dies at 79
1976 Eric Davies, South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 7 wickets; East Province, Transvaal), dies at 67
1978 Bennie Borgmann, American Basketball Hall of Fame forward and coach (Kingston Colonials, Original Celtics; coach Syracuse Nationals), dies at 77
1985 Pelle Lindbergh, Swedish NHL goaltender, 1981-86, Vezina Award winner (Philadelphia Flyers), dies after drunk driving collision between his Porsche and wall at 26
1990 Attilio Demaría, Argentinian footballer, dies at 81
1994 Frank McGuire, American basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons), dies at 80
1997 Rodney Milburn, American athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1972), dies in a work accident at 49
1998 Frank Brimsek, American ice hockey player (b. 1913)
1999 Jack Plimsoll, South African cricket fast bowler (1 Test, BB 3-143; manager RSA team to England 1965), dies at 82
2007 Dick Nolan, American football head coach with San Francisco 49ers 1968-75, New Orleans Saints 1978-80, dies at 75
2008 Herb Score, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1955, 56; Cleveland Indians) and announcer (Cleveland Indians 1964-97), dies at 75
2019 Zeke Bratkowski, American NFL quarterback and coach (Green Bay Packers), dies from a heart attack at 88
2020 Carlos Campos, Chilean soccer striker (39 caps; Universidad de Chile 259 games), dies from respiratory failure at 83
2023 Kyle LeDuc, American auto racer (COR Pro 4 2020; LOORRS Pro 4 2012, 14–17, 19), dies of head and neck cancer at 42
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