Famous Deaths In December - 31

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

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  On this day in history nora Marlowe, actress (Sara-Gov & JJ), dies at 62  

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

1981  On December - 31 frantisek Chaun, composer, dies at 60  

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  On this day in history lester Albert Trimble, composer, dies at 63  

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

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

1993  Arthur Dreifuss, director/producer (Murder in Amsterdam), dies at 85 on December - 31.  

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

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 this day in history.  

2001  On this day in history death of eileen Heckart, American actress (b. 1919)  

2002  On this day in history death of kevin MacMichael, American guitarist (Cutting Crew) (b. 1951)  

2003  On December - 31 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  Death of Kader Khan, Indian actor on this day in history.  

2019  Death of Djimrangar Dadnadji, 16th Prime Minister of Chad on December - 31.  

2019  Death of Serikbolsyn Abdildin, Kazakh politician and economist on this day in history.  

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

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

2021  Death of Betty White, American actress (b. 1922) on this day in history.  

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0695  On this day in history birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)  

1378  Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58) was born on December - 31.  

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 this day in history birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)  

1572  Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.  

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