Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 05
Saturday, 12 July 2025
1928 Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1931 Death of Vachel Lindsay, American poet (b. 1879) on this day in history.
1935 Frans, [MJ Francois] Erens, literary (Years Gone By), dies at 78 on December - 05.
1938 Christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54 on December - 05.
1940 On December - 05 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 On this day in history death of shri Aurobindo, Indian guru (b. 1872)
1951 "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, of baseball's black sox scandal, dies on December - 05.
1953 Death of Jorge Negrete, Mexican singer and actor (b. 1911) on this day in history.
1955 On December - 05 paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73
1958 Ferdinand Bruckner, writer, dies at 67 on December - 05.
1959 K S Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), dies on December - 05.
1963 Herbert H Lehman, (Gov-D-NY), dies on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history 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 Sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57 on December - 05.
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 On December - 05 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 this day in history robert Aldrich, dir/producer (Last Sunset), dies at 65
1984 On December - 05 death of adam Malik, Third Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1917)
1986 Carmol Taylor, country songwriter, dies at 53 of cancer on December - 05.
1987 On this day in history "Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38
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 December - 05 aad Mansfield, soccer player/trainer (ADO/Feyenoord/FC Utrecht), dies
1992 On this day in history hilary Tindall, dies of cancer at 54
1993 Alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer (Harem), dies at 87 on this day in history.
1994 Harry Horner, Czech/US set designer/director (Our Town), dies at 84 on this day in history.
1995 On December - 05 robert Charles Evans, mountaineer/doctor, dies at 77
1996 Peter Hall, folklorist/musician, dies at 60 on this day in history.
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