Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 05

1928  On December - 05 johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61   

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

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 December - 05.   

1940  On this day in history 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 December - 05 death of shri Aurobindo, Indian guru (b. 1872)   

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

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  Ferdinand Bruckner, writer, dies at 67 on December - 05.   

1959  K S Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1963  Herbert H Lehman, (Gov-D-NY), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1966  On December - 05 sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57   

1968  Fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54 on December - 05.   

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

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

1975  On December - 05 jimmy Nervo, actor (Frozen Limits), dies   

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  Robert Aldrich, dir/producer (Last Sunset), dies at 65 on December - 05.   

1984  Death of Adam Malik, Third Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1917) on this day in history.   

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  On December - 05 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 this day in history.   

1992  On December - 05 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 December - 05.   

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

1996  On this day in history peter Hall, folklorist/musician, dies at 60   

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

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

1495  On this day in history 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 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 December - 05.   

1661  Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14) was born on December - 05.