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 December - 05 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  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  Death of Shri Aurobindo, Indian guru (b. 1872) on December - 05.   

1951  On December - 05 "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, of baseball's black sox scandal, dies   

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

1955  On December - 05 paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73   

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  Herbert H Lehman, (Gov-D-NY), dies on December - 05.   

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

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

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 December - 05.   

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

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

1975  Jimmy Nervo, actor (Frozen Limits), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history steven Shaw, dies at 25   

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 this day in history.   

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

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1377  Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402) was born on December - 05.   

1443  Pope Julius II (d. 1513) was born on December - 05.   

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

1545  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet was born on December - 05.   

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

1661  On this day in history birth of robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)