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 this day in history 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  Arthur Wellard, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng, legendary 6-hitter), dies on December - 31.  

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

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

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

1996  On December - 31 death of 61 law enforcement officers, killed by felons in US this year  

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

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

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 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 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 December - 31.  

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

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

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

2020  Death of Tommy Docherty, Scottish footballer and manager on December - 31.  

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 this day in history death of shmulik Bilu , 71, Israeli musician ( Milk and Honey ).  

2023  On this day in history death of colita , 83, Spanish photographer, peritonitis .  

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0695  On December - 31 birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)  

1378  On this day in history birth of callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)  

1378  Pope Callixtus III (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.  

1491  On December - 31 birth of jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)  

1514  Andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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