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

1995  Calvin/Hobbes, (comic strip), dies on December - 31.   

1996  On this day in history death of 61 law enforcement officers, killed by felons in US this year   

1997  Death of 76 law enforcement officers, killed by felons in US this year on December - 31.   

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  On December - 31 death of kevin MacMichael, American guitarist (Cutting Crew) (b. 1951)   

2003  Death of Arthur R. von Hippel German-born physicist (b. 1898) on this day in history.   

2004  Death of Gerard Debreu, French-born economist, Bank of Sweden Prize laureate (b. 1921) on December - 31.   

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

2006  Death of George Sisler, Jr., baseball executive (b. 1917) on December - 31.   

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

2019  On this day in history death of serikbolsyn Abdildin, Kazakh politician and economist   

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  On December - 31 death of betty White, American actress (b. 1922)   

2023  Death of Shmulik Bilu , 71, Israeli musician ( Milk and Honey ) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1540  On December - 31 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  On this day in history birth of hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist