Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 05

1928  Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61 on December - 05.   

1931  Death of Vachel Lindsay, American poet (b. 1879) on December - 05.   

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

1938  On this day in history christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54   

1940  Jan Kubelik, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1942  Death of Buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried on this day in history.   

1950  Death of Shri Aurobindo, Indian guru (b. 1872) on December - 05.   

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

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

1955  On this day in history 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  On December - 05 herbert H Lehman, (Gov-D-NY), dies   

1964  Remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Tailor Wibbel), dies at 70 on December - 05.   

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  Fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54 on December - 05.   

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

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

1975  On this day in history jimmy Nervo, actor (Frozen Limits), dies   

1977  Death of Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Soviet military commander (b. 1895) on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On December - 05 "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 this day in history.   

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

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

1993  On December - 05 alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer (Harem), dies at 87   

1994  On December - 05 harry Horner, Czech/US set designer/director (Our Town), dies at 84   

1995  On this day in history robert Charles Evans, mountaineer/doctor, dies at 77   

1996  On December - 05 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  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  On December - 05 birth of fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604)   

1545  On this day in history birth of janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet   

1547  On December - 05 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)