Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 05
Saturday, 08 March 2025
1928 On December - 05 johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61
1931 On December - 05 death of vachel Lindsay, American poet (b. 1879)
1935 On December - 05 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 Jan Kubelik, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1942 Death of Buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried on this day in history.
1950 Death of Shri Aurobindo, Indian guru (b. 1872) on December - 05.
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 Ferdinand Bruckner, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.
1959 On this day in history k S Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), dies
1963 Herbert H Lehman, (Gov-D-NY), dies on December - 05.
1964 Remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Tailor Wibbel), dies at 70 on this day in history.
1965 Death of Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1874) on this day in history.
1966 On this day in history sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57
1968 On December - 05 fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54
1971 Hugh Wakefield, actress (Blithe Spirit), dies on this day in history.
1974 Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, tennis player (US Open 1909-11), dies at 87 on December - 05.
1975 Jimmy Nervo, actor (Frozen Limits), dies on December - 05.
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 On this day in history robert Aldrich, dir/producer (Last Sunset), dies at 65
1984 On this day in history death of adam Malik, Third Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1917)
1986 Carmol Taylor, country songwriter, dies at 53 of cancer on this day in history.
1987 On December - 05 "Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38
1989 John M Pritchard, British conductor, dies at 68 on December - 05.
1990 On this day in history steven Shaw, dies at 25
1991 On December - 05 aad Mansfield, soccer player/trainer (ADO/Feyenoord/FC Utrecht), dies
1992 Hilary Tindall, dies of cancer at 54 on this day in history.
1993 On this day in history alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer (Harem), dies at 87
1994 On December - 05 harry Horner, Czech/US set designer/director (Our Town), dies at 84
1995 Robert Charles Evans, mountaineer/doctor, dies at 77 on this day in history.
1996 Peter Hall, folklorist/musician, dies at 60 on this day in history.
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