Famous Deaths In December - 05

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

1931  On December - 05 death of vachel Lindsay, American poet (b. 1879)   

1935  Frans, [MJ Francois] Erens, literary (Years Gone By), dies at 78 on December - 05.   

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  On December - 05 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  Paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73 on December - 05.   

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 December - 05.   

1964  On December - 05 remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Tailor Wibbel), dies at 70   

1965  On this day in history death of joseph Erlanger, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1874)   

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

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  Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, tennis player (US Open 1909-11), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history steven Shaw, dies at 25   

1991  On this day in history aad Mansfield, soccer player/trainer (ADO/Feyenoord/FC Utrecht), dies   

1992  Hilary Tindall, dies of cancer at 54 on December - 05.   

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

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

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

1545  On December - 05 birth of janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet   

1547  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian was born on this day in history.   

1661  On December - 05 birth of robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)