Famous Deaths In December - 31

1970  On December - 31 cyril M Scott, English composer/author (Alchemist), dies at 91   

1971  On December - 31 death of peter Deuel, actor (Gidget, Love on a Rooftop), commits suicide at 31   

1972  On December - 31 roberto Clemente, slugger (Pitts Pirate), dies in a plane crash at 38   

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

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  Bill Hunt, cricketer (Test for Aust, out 0, took 0-25 & 0-14), dies on this day in history.   

1985  Alexander Matheson, cricketer (2 wickets/2 Tests for NZ 1930-31), dies on December - 31.   

1986  Lester Albert Trimble, composer, dies at 63 on December - 31.   

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

1990  On December - 31 dalton Cathey, dies of AIDS at 44   

1993  On December - 31 arthur Dreifuss, director/producer (Murder in Amsterdam), dies at 85   

1994  On this day in history bAM "Bob" Schreiner, airline owner (S Aviation Group), dies at 79   

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  Death of 76 law enforcement officers, killed by felons in US this year on December - 31.   

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

2000  On December - 31 death of alan Cranston, American politician (b. 1914)   

2001  On December - 31 death of eileen Heckart, American actress (b. 1919)   

2002  On December - 31 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 this day in history.   

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

2007  On this day in history death of tommy Dickson, British footballer (b. 1929)   

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

2019  On this day in history death of djimrangar Dadnadji, 16th Prime Minister of Chad   

2019  On December - 31 death of serikbolsyn Abdildin, Kazakh politician and economist   

2020  Death of Tommy Docherty, Scottish footballer and manager on this day in history.   

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

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

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 December - 31.