Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 31

1970  Cyril M Scott, English composer/author (Alchemist), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

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  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  Frantisek Chaun, composer, dies at 60 on December - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

1986  Lester Albert Trimble, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

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  BAM "Bob" Schreiner, airline owner (S Aviation Group), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1995  Calvin/Hobbes, (comic strip), dies on this day in history.   

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

1997  On this day in history death of 76 law enforcement officers, killed by felons in US this year   

1999  Death of Elliot Richardson, American politician (b. 1920) on December - 31.   

2000  Death of Alan Cranston, American politician (b. 1914) on December - 31.   

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  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 December - 31.   

2019  Death of Djimrangar Dadnadji, 16th Prime Minister of Chad on December - 31.   

2019  Death of Serikbolsyn Abdildin, Kazakh politician and economist on December - 31.   

2020  On this day in history death of tommy Docherty, Scottish footballer and manager   

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

2021  On this day in history death of betty White, American actress (b. 1922)   

2023  Death of Shmulik Bilu , 71, Israeli musician ( Milk and Honey ) on December - 31.   

2023  Death of Colita , 83, Spanish photographer, peritonitis on December - 31.   

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0695  On December - 31 birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)   

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

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

1540  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri) was born on this day in history.   

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