Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 31

1970  Cyril M Scott, English composer/author (Alchemist), dies at 91 on December - 31.   

1971  On this day in history death of peter Deuel, actor (Gidget, Love on a Rooftop), commits suicide at 31   

1972  Roberto Clemente, slugger (Pitts Pirate), dies in a plane crash at 38 on this day in history.   

1975  Donal Michalsky, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

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

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

1981  Frantisek Chaun, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1983  Bill Hunt, cricketer (Test for Aust, out 0, took 0-25 & 0-14), dies on December - 31.   

1985  Alexander Matheson, cricketer (2 wickets/2 Tests for NZ 1930-31), dies on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history arthur Dreifuss, director/producer (Murder in Amsterdam), dies at 85   

1994  BAM "Bob" Schreiner, airline owner (S Aviation Group), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1995  On December - 31 calvin/Hobbes, (comic strip), dies   

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

1997  On December - 31 death of 76 law enforcement officers, killed by felons in US this year   

1999  On this day in history death of elliot Richardson, American politician (b. 1920)   

2000  On this day in history death of alan Cranston, American politician (b. 1914)   

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

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

2003  Death of Arthur R. von Hippel German-born physicist (b. 1898) on this day in history.   

2004  Death of Gerard Debreu, French-born economist, Bank of Sweden Prize laureate (b. 1921) on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history death of phillip Whitehead, British politician (b. 1937)   

2006  Death of George Sisler, Jr., baseball executive (b. 1917) on December - 31.   

2007  Death of Tommy Dickson, British footballer (b. 1929) on this day in history.   

2018  On December - 31 death of kader Khan, Indian actor   

2019  On December - 31 death of djimrangar Dadnadji, 16th Prime Minister of Chad   

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

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

2020  Death of Robert Hossein, French film director and actor on December - 31.   

2021  On this day in history death of betty White, American actress (b. 1922)   

2023  On this day in history 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 December - 31.   

1378  Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58) was born on this day in history.   

1378  Pope Callixtus III (d. 1458) was born on December - 31.   

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

1514  On December - 31 birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)   

1540  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri) was born on this day in history.   

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

1668  On December - 31 birth of hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist