Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 31

1970  On this day in history cyril M Scott, English composer/author (Alchemist), dies at 91   

1971  Death of Peter Deuel, actor (Gidget, Love on a Rooftop), commits suicide at 31 on December - 31.   

1972  Roberto Clemente, slugger (Pitts Pirate), dies in a plane crash at 38 on December - 31.   

1975  On December - 31 donal Michalsky, composer, dies at 47   

1977  Nora Marlowe, actress (Sara-Gov & JJ), dies at 62 on December - 31.   

1980  On December - 31 arthur Wellard, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng, legendary 6-hitter), dies   

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

1983  On December - 31 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 December - 31.   

1987  [Gordon] Randall [P D] Garrett, author (Lord Darcy), dies at 60 on December - 31.   

1990  On this day in history dalton Cathey, dies of AIDS at 44   

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

1994  BAM "Bob" Schreiner, airline owner (S Aviation Group), dies at 79 on December - 31.   

1995  Calvin/Hobbes, (comic strip), dies on December - 31.   

1996  On this day in history death of 61 law enforcement officers, killed by felons in US this year   

1997  On this day in history death of 76 law enforcement officers, killed by felons in US this year   

1999  Death of Elliot Richardson, American politician (b. 1920) on this day in history.   

2000  Death of Alan Cranston, American politician (b. 1914) on December - 31.   

2001  Death of Eileen Heckart, American actress (b. 1919) on December - 31.   

2002  Death of Kevin MacMichael, American guitarist (Cutting Crew) (b. 1951) on this day in history.   

2003  On this day in history death of arthur R. von Hippel German-born physicist (b. 1898)   

2004  On this day in history death of gerard Debreu, French-born economist, Bank of Sweden Prize laureate (b. 1921)   

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

2006  Death of George Sisler, Jr., baseball executive (b. 1917) on this day in history.   

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

2018  On this day in history death of kader Khan, Indian actor   

2019  Death of Djimrangar Dadnadji, 16th Prime Minister of Chad on this day in history.   

2019  On this day in history death of serikbolsyn Abdildin, Kazakh politician and economist   

2020  Death of Tommy Docherty, Scottish footballer and manager on this day in history.   

2020  On December - 31 death of robert Hossein, French film director and actor   

2021  Death of Betty White, American actress (b. 1922) on December - 31.   

2023  Death of Shmulik Bilu , 71, Israeli musician ( Milk and Honey ) on December - 31.   

2023  On December - 31 death of colita , 83, Spanish photographer, peritonitis .   

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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  Andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica) was born on December - 31.   

1540  On December - 31 birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)   

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

1668  Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist was born on this day in history.