Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 31

1970  Cyril M Scott, English composer/author (Alchemist), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1971  Death of Peter Deuel, actor (Gidget, Love on a Rooftop), commits suicide at 31 on this day in history.   

1972  On December - 31 roberto Clemente, slugger (Pitts Pirate), dies in a plane crash at 38   

1975  On this day in history donal Michalsky, composer, dies at 47   

1977  Nora Marlowe, actress (Sara-Gov & JJ), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1980  Arthur Wellard, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng, legendary 6-hitter), dies on December - 31.   

1981  Frantisek Chaun, composer, dies at 60 on December - 31.   

1983  On this day in history bill Hunt, cricketer (Test for Aust, out 0, took 0-25 & 0-14), dies   

1985  On December - 31 alexander Matheson, cricketer (2 wickets/2 Tests for NZ 1930-31), dies   

1986  Lester Albert Trimble, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history [Gordon] Randall [P D] Garrett, author (Lord Darcy), dies at 60   

1990  On December - 31 dalton Cathey, dies of AIDS at 44   

1993  On December - 31 arthur Dreifuss, director/producer (Murder in Amsterdam), dies at 85   

1994  On December - 31 bAM "Bob" Schreiner, airline owner (S Aviation Group), dies at 79   

1995  On this day in history calvin/Hobbes, (comic strip), dies   

1996  Death of 61 law enforcement officers, killed by felons in US this year on December - 31.   

1997  Death of 76 law enforcement officers, killed by felons in US this year on this day in history.   

1999  On December - 31 death of elliot Richardson, American politician (b. 1920)   

2000  Death of Alan Cranston, American politician (b. 1914) on this day in history.   

2001  Death of Eileen Heckart, American actress (b. 1919) on this day in history.   

2002  Death of Kevin MacMichael, American guitarist (Cutting Crew) (b. 1951) on December - 31.   

2003  On December - 31 death of arthur R. von Hippel German-born physicist (b. 1898)   

2004  Death of Gerard Debreu, French-born economist, Bank of Sweden Prize laureate (b. 1921) on December - 31.   

2005  Death of Phillip Whitehead, British politician (b. 1937) on December - 31.   

2006  On this day in history death of george Sisler, Jr., baseball executive (b. 1917)   

2007  On December - 31 death of tommy Dickson, British footballer (b. 1929)   

2018  Death of Kader Khan, Indian actor on this day in history.   

2019  On this day in history death of djimrangar Dadnadji, 16th Prime Minister of Chad   

2019  On December - 31 death of serikbolsyn Abdildin, Kazakh politician and economist   

2020  On this day in history death of tommy Docherty, Scottish footballer and manager   

2020  On this day in history death of robert Hossein, French film director and actor   

2021  On December - 31 death of betty White, American actress (b. 1922)   

2023  On December - 31 death of shmulik Bilu , 71, Israeli musician ( Milk and Honey ).   

2023  Death of Colita , 83, Spanish photographer, peritonitis on December - 31.   

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0695  Muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715) was born on this day in history.   

1378  On December - 31 birth of callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)   

1378  On this day in history birth of pope Callixtus III (d. 1458)   

1491  On this day in history birth of jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)   

1514  On this day in history birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)   

1540  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri) was born on December - 31.   

1572  Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617) was born on December - 31.   

1668  Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist was born on December - 31.