Deaths in May 2015
- · 01 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 1 · Other
Deaths Month: June 2015
Sergey Sharikov
Russian two-time Olympic fencing champion · 06 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 6 · Other
Joseph Velikonja
Slovene-born American geographer · 23 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 23 · Other
Richard W. Winder
American LDS church elder · 11 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 11 · Winder · Other
Jorge Galemire
Uruguayan musician (Trelew) · 06 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 6
Robert S. Morse
American prelate · 28 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 28 · Morse · Other
Sadun Boro
Turkish sailor · 05 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 5 · Other
Harald Eriksson
Swedish cross-country skier · 20 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 20
Margie Feinberg
American journalist (New York Post) · 04 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 4
Margie Feinburg
American journalist (New York Post) · 04 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 4
Richard Johnson
English actor (The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders) · 06 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 6
Ludvík Vaculík
Czech writer and journalist · 06 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 6
Hermann Zapf
German typeface designer · 04 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 4 · Other
Kurt Cobain
guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana · America · 15 April 1994 · April 1994 · April 15
Jimi Hendrix
singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century · America · 18 September 1970 · September 1970 · September 18
Janis Joplin
and later as a solo artist with her own backing groups, The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band · America · 04 October 1970 · October 1970 · Musicians · October 4 · Jānis
Brian Jones
with his main instruments being the guitar, harmonica and keyboards. His innovative use of traditional or folk instruments, such as the sitar and marimba, was integral to the changing sound of the band · 03 July 1969 · July 1969 · Musicians · July 3
Jeremy Michael Ward
Sound technician and vocal operator for The Mars Volta and for the dub outfit De Facto. He created many of the soundscapes heard on The Mars Volta's album De-Loused in the Comatorium · 25 May 2003 · May 2003 · May 25 · Other · Ward
Richey Edwards
Welsh musician who was lyricist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers · 23 November 2008 · November 2008 · November 23
Gary Thain
Uriah Heep. Was part of the rock trio The New Nadir, and with the drummer Peter Dawkins, he travelled from New Zealand to London, and once jammed with Jimi Hendrix before the trio split in 1969 · Britain · 15 May 1948 · May 1948 · May 15
Dave Alexander
best known as the original bassist for influential protopunk band The Stooges · America · 10 February 1975 · February 1975 · February 10
Ron Pigpen McKernan
and played organ and harmonica · 08 March 1973 · March 1973 · McKernan · March 8 · Other
Edward Gilligan
American Express president · 29 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 29
Paolo Tullio
Michelin Star-winning chef and resident food critic on The Restaurant · 05 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 5
Irving Mondschein
American athlete and coach · 05 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 5
François Mahé
French professional cyclist · 31 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 31 · Mahe
Françoise-Hélène Jourda
French architect · 31 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 31 · Other
Willie Horgan
Irish hurling referee · 29 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 29 · Other
Miguel-Ángel Cárdenas
Colombian-born Dutch artist · 02 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 2
Bengt Berndtsson
Swedish footballer (IFK Göteborg) · 04 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 4
Albert Baciocco
American admiral · 22 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 22 · Other
Nick Marsh
British singer and musician (Flesh for Lulu) · 05 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 5
John Mellekas
American football player (Chicago Bears · 02 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 2
Kurt Weber
Polish cinematographer (Salto) · 04 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 4 · Other
Jerry Collins
New Zealand Rugby Union player (All Blacks) · 05 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 5
Will Holt
American songwriter and playwright · 31 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 31
Alan Bond
Australian businessman · 05 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 5 · Other
Tamara Gignac
Canadian journalist (Calgary Herald) · 29 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 29
Zhang Jieqing
Chinese politician and writer · 27 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 27
Wayne Harris
American-born Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders) · 04 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 4
Bud Kraehling
American journalist and weatherman · 03 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 3
Morris Wilkins
American entrepeneur · 25 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 25 · Other
Mario Cooper
American AIDS activist · 29 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 29 · Other
Michael Collins Piper
American political writer · 01 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 1 · Piper
Lecretia Seales
New Zealand right-to-die campaigner · 05 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 5 · Other
Fred Simpson
American sports journalist · 30 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 30
Allan Fryer
Australian musician (Heaven) · 04 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 4
Jindřich Roudný
Czech Olympic steeplechase athlete (1952) · 10 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 10
Jørgen Ravn
Danish footballer (Aberdeen) · 04 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 4
Jon Hensley
American radio personality · 01 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 1 · Other
Buck Moyer
American Lutheran pastor · 01 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 1 · Other
Thorbjørn Gjølstad
Norwegian jurist and civil servant · 26 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 26
Joseph J. Barnicke
Canadian real estate magnate · 19 May 2015 · Barnicke · May 2015 · May 19 · Other
Bevo Francis
American college basketball player (Rio Grande College) · 03 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 3
Leonid Plyushch
Soviet dissident and mathematician · 04 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 4
Mario Saliwa
South African first-class cricketer · 31 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 31
Thomas Flynn
Irish Roman Catholic prelate · 03 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 3 · Other
Margaret Juntwait
American radio host · 03 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 3 · Other
Franck Petricola
French motorcycle racer · 03 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 3 · Other
Tiffany Two
American cat · 03 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 3 · Other
Fernando de Araújo
East Timorese politician · 02 June 2015 · June 2015 · Araujo · June 2
Antonia Gerena Rivera
Puerto Rican supercentenarian · 02 June 2015 · June 2015 · Antónia · June 2 · Rivera · Other
Stephen Wojdak
American lobbyist and politician · 02 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 2
Katherine Chappell
American visual effects editor (Game of Thrones · 01 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 1
Hiroshi Koizumi
Japanese actor (Mothra · 31 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 31
James Storey
American video game designer (Duke Nukem 3D) · 30 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 30 · Other
Alvin P. Wegeman
American nordic combined skier · 30 May 2015 · May 2015 · Wegeman · May 30
Henry Carr
American track and field athlete · 29 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 29