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

1972  On this day in history roberto Clemente, slugger (Pitts Pirate), dies in a plane crash at 38   

1975  Donal Michalsky, composer, dies at 47 on December - 31.   

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

1980  On this day in history arthur Wellard, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng, legendary 6-hitter), dies   

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

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

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

1990  Dalton Cathey, dies of AIDS at 44 on December - 31.   

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  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 December - 31.   

1999  Death of Elliot Richardson, American politician (b. 1920) on December - 31.   

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

2001  On December - 31 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  Death of Arthur R. von Hippel German-born physicist (b. 1898) on December - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of kader Khan, Indian actor   

2019  On December - 31 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 December - 31 death of robert Hossein, French film director and actor   

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

2023  Death of Shmulik Bilu , 71, Israeli musician ( Milk and Honey ) on this day in history.   

2023  Death of Colita , 83, Spanish photographer, peritonitis on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1540  On this day in history birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)   

1572  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617)   

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