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  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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1377  On this day in history birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)   

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

1495  Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542) was born on December - 05.   

1537  On December - 05 birth of ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1661  Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14) was born on this day in history.