Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 31

1970  Cyril M Scott, English composer/author (Alchemist), dies at 91 on December - 31.   

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 December - 31.   

1975  Donal Michalsky, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1977  Nora Marlowe, actress (Sara-Gov & JJ), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1980  Arthur Wellard, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng, legendary 6-hitter), dies on December - 31.   

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

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 this day in history dalton Cathey, dies of AIDS at 44   

1993  Arthur Dreifuss, director/producer (Murder in Amsterdam), dies at 85 on December - 31.   

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  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  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  On this day in history death of kevin MacMichael, American guitarist (Cutting Crew) (b. 1951)   

2003  On this day in history 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  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 December - 31.   

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

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 December - 31 death of tommy Docherty, Scottish footballer and manager   

2020  Death of Robert Hossein, French film director and actor on December - 31.   

2021  Death of Betty White, American actress (b. 1922) on this day in history.   

2023  On December - 31 death of shmulik Bilu , 71, Israeli musician ( Milk and Honey ).   

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

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0695  On this day in history birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)   

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

1378  Pope Callixtus III (d. 1458) was born on December - 31.   

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

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

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

1572  Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1668  On this day in history birth of hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist