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 December - 31 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  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 December - 31.   

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  Dalton Cathey, dies of AIDS at 44 on this day in history.   

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 December - 31.   

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 December - 31.   

1997  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of alan Cranston, American politician (b. 1914)   

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

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 this day in history.   

2018  Death of Kader Khan, Indian actor on December - 31.   

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

2020  Death of Robert Hossein, French film director and actor on this day in history.   

2021  Death of Betty White, American actress (b. 1922) on December - 31.   

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  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  On December - 31 birth of pope Callixtus III (d. 1458)   

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

1514  On December - 31 birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)   

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.