Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 05

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

1931  Death of Vachel Lindsay, American poet (b. 1879) on this day in history.   

1935  On December - 05 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 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  Death of Jorge Negrete, Mexican singer and actor (b. 1911) on December - 05.   

1955  On this day in history paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73   

1958  On this day in history 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 December - 05 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 December - 05.   

1966  Sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54   

1971  On December - 05 hugh Wakefield, actress (Blithe Spirit), dies   

1974  Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, tennis player (US Open 1909-11), dies at 87 on December - 05.   

1975  Jimmy Nervo, actor (Frozen Limits), dies on December - 05.   

1977  Death of Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Soviet military commander (b. 1895) on December - 05.   

1980  Don Taylor, cricketer (3 Tests for NZ 1947-56, 159 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history robert Aldrich, dir/producer (Last Sunset), dies at 65   

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  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 this day in history.   

1990  On December - 05 steven Shaw, dies at 25   

1991  Aad Mansfield, soccer player/trainer (ADO/Feyenoord/FC Utrecht), dies on this day in history.   

1992  Hilary Tindall, dies of cancer at 54 on this day in history.   

1993  Alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer (Harem), dies at 87 on December - 05.   

1994  On this day in history harry Horner, Czech/US set designer/director (Our Town), dies at 84   

1995  Robert Charles Evans, mountaineer/doctor, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1996  Peter Hall, folklorist/musician, dies at 60 on December - 05.   

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1377  Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.   

1443  On this day in history birth of pope Julius II (d. 1513)   

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

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

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

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

1547  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian was born on December - 05.   

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