Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 31

1970  On December - 31 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  Roberto Clemente, slugger (Pitts Pirate), dies in a plane crash at 38 on this day in history.   

1975  On December - 31 donal Michalsky, composer, dies at 47   

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

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  On December - 31 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  On December - 31 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  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 this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history calvin/Hobbes, (comic strip), dies   

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

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 this day in history.   

2003  On December - 31 death of arthur R. von Hippel German-born physicist (b. 1898)   

2004  Death of Gerard Debreu, French-born economist, Bank of Sweden Prize laureate (b. 1921) on this day in history.   

2005  Death of Phillip Whitehead, British politician (b. 1937) on December - 31.   

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 this day in history death of kader Khan, Indian actor   

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

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

2020  On December - 31 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  On this day in history death of colita , 83, Spanish photographer, peritonitis .   

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0695  Muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715) was born on December - 31.   

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

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

1491  Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557) was born on December - 31.   

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  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.