Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 05

1928  Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1931  On December - 05 death of vachel Lindsay, American poet (b. 1879)   

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

1938  On this day in history christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54   

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

1942  On this day in history death of buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried   

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 December - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1964  Remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Tailor Wibbel), dies at 70 on December - 05.   

1965  Death of Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1874) on this day in history.   

1966  On December - 05 sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57   

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 December - 05 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  On this day in history death of aleksandr Vasilevsky, Soviet military commander (b. 1895)   

1980  Don Taylor, cricketer (3 Tests for NZ 1947-56, 159 runs), dies on December - 05.   

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 December - 05.   

1986  Carmol Taylor, country songwriter, dies at 53 of cancer on December - 05.   

1987  "Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history john M Pritchard, British conductor, dies at 68   

1990  Steven Shaw, dies at 25 on December - 05.   

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

1992  On December - 05 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 December - 05.   

1995  Robert Charles Evans, mountaineer/doctor, dies at 77 on December - 05.   

1996  Peter Hall, folklorist/musician, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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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 December - 05.   

1495  On December - 05 birth of nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542)   

1537  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)   

1539  On this day in history birth of fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604)   

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

1547  On December - 05 birth of ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian   

1661  Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14) was born on December - 05.