On this day in sports: April 5

1. 2000 Fan violence broke out before a UEFA Cup semifinal in Istanbul, Turkey, resulting in two Leeds United supporters being stabbed to death and Galatasaray supporters being banned from attending the second leg in England. Source
2. 2001 Born: Johnny Beecher, American ice hockey player Source
3. 2003 Born: Tetairoa McMillan, American football player Source
4. 2017 Died: Ilkka Sinisalo, Finnish ice hockey player (born 1958) Source

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