Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 05

1928  On December - 05 johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61   

1931  On this day in history death of vachel Lindsay, American poet (b. 1879)   

1935  On this day in history frans, [MJ Francois] Erens, literary (Years Gone By), dies at 78   

1938  Christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history jan Kubelik, composer, dies at 60   

1942  Death of Buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried on this day in history.   

1950  On December - 05 death of shri Aurobindo, Indian guru (b. 1872)   

1951  "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, of baseball's black sox scandal, dies on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history death of jorge Negrete, Mexican singer and actor (b. 1911)   

1955  Paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1958  On December - 05 ferdinand Bruckner, writer, dies at 67   

1959  On December - 05 k S Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), dies   

1963  On December - 05 herbert H Lehman, (Gov-D-NY), dies   

1964  On this day in history remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Tailor Wibbel), dies at 70   

1965  On December - 05 death of joseph Erlanger, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1874)   

1966  Sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57 on December - 05.   

1968  On this day in history fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54   

1971  On this day in history hugh Wakefield, actress (Blithe Spirit), dies   

1974  On this day in history hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, tennis player (US Open 1909-11), dies at 87   

1975  On this day in history jimmy Nervo, actor (Frozen Limits), dies   

1977  Death of Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Soviet military commander (b. 1895) on this day in history.   

1980  On December - 05 don Taylor, cricketer (3 Tests for NZ 1947-56, 159 runs), dies   

1983  Robert Aldrich, dir/producer (Last Sunset), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1984  Death of Adam Malik, Third Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1917) on this day in history.   

1986  On December - 05 carmol Taylor, country songwriter, dies at 53 of cancer   

1987  "Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38 on December - 05.   

1989  John M Pritchard, British conductor, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1990  Steven Shaw, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history aad Mansfield, soccer player/trainer (ADO/Feyenoord/FC Utrecht), dies   

1992  On this day in history hilary Tindall, dies of cancer at 54   

1993  On December - 05 alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer (Harem), dies at 87   

1994  Harry Horner, Czech/US set designer/director (Our Town), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1995  Robert Charles Evans, mountaineer/doctor, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history peter Hall, folklorist/musician, dies at 60   

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1377  On this day in history birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)   

1443  Pope Julius II (d. 1513) was born on this day in history.   

1495  On this day in history birth of nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542)   

1537  On December - 05 birth of ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)   

1539  Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history birth of janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet   

1547  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian was born on December - 05.   

1661  On December - 05 birth of robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)