Famous Deaths In December - 05

1928  Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61 on December - 05.   

1931  On this day in history 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  Christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54 on December - 05.   

1940  Jan Kubelik, composer, dies at 60 on December - 05.   

1942  On December - 05 death of buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried   

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

1959  On this day in history k S Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), dies   

1963  On this day in history herbert H Lehman, (Gov-D-NY), dies   

1964  On December - 05 remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Tailor Wibbel), dies at 70   

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  Fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54 on this day in history.   

1971  On December - 05 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  Jimmy Nervo, actor (Frozen Limits), dies on this day in history.   

1977  On December - 05 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  On December - 05 robert Aldrich, dir/producer (Last Sunset), dies at 65   

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  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 December - 05 steven Shaw, dies at 25   

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 December - 05.   

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

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

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1377  On December - 05 birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)   

1443  On December - 05 birth of pope Julius II (d. 1513)   

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

1537  Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.   

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

1545  On December - 05 birth of janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet   

1547  On this day in history birth of ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian   

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