Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 31

1970  On December - 31 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 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 December - 31 nora Marlowe, actress (Sara-Gov & JJ), dies at 62   

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

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

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

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

1995  Calvin/Hobbes, (comic strip), dies on this day in history.   

1996  Death of 61 law enforcement officers, killed by felons in US this year on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history 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  Death of Alan Cranston, American politician (b. 1914) on this day in history.   

2001  Death of Eileen Heckart, American actress (b. 1919) on this day in history.   

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

2005  On December - 31 death of phillip Whitehead, British politician (b. 1937)   

2006  On December - 31 death of george Sisler, Jr., baseball executive (b. 1917)   

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

2018  Death of Kader Khan, Indian actor on this day in history.   

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

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.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 December - 31.   

1491  Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

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.