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 December - 05.   

1935  On this day in history frans, [MJ Francois] Erens, literary (Years Gone By), dies at 78   

1938  On December - 05 christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54   

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  Death of Shri Aurobindo, Indian guru (b. 1872) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1964  Remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Tailor Wibbel), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

1966  On this day in history sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57   

1968  On December - 05 fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54   

1971  Hugh Wakefield, actress (Blithe Spirit), dies on December - 05.   

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 December - 05.   

1977  On December - 05 death of aleksandr Vasilevsky, Soviet military commander (b. 1895)   

1980  On December - 05 don Taylor, cricketer (3 Tests for NZ 1947-56, 159 runs), dies   

1983  On December - 05 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  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 this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history john M Pritchard, British conductor, dies at 68   

1990  On this day in history steven Shaw, dies at 25   

1991  Aad Mansfield, soccer player/trainer (ADO/Feyenoord/FC Utrecht), dies on December - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1996  Peter Hall, folklorist/musician, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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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 December - 05 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 December - 05.   

1545  On this day in history 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  Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14) was born on this day in history.