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Sporting Disasters

11 Jun
1955: Le Mans disaster claims 77 lives

06 Feb
1958: United players killed in air disaster

04 Jan
1967: Campbell killed during record attempt

07 Apr
1968: Jim Clark killed in car smash

02 Jan
1971: Sixty-six die in Scottish football disaster

06 Sep
1972: Olympic hostages killed in gun battle

29 Nov
1975: Graham Hill killed in air crash

01 Aug
1976: Lauda fights for life after Grand Prix crash

11 May
1985: Fans killed in Bradford stadium fire

29 May
1985: Fans die in Heysel rioting

09 Sep
1987: Liverpool fans to stand trial in Belgium

15 Apr
1989: Football fans crushed at Hillsborough

30 Apr
1993: Tennis star stabbed

01 May
1994: Race ace Senna killed in car crash

11 Nov
2000: Skiers die in train tunnel inferno

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