Alain Marchadour dead at age 88
Alain Marchadour, a French Roman Catholic priest and exegetist,
died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on November 13, 1937, in Brittany, France, he joined the…
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Babulal Bairwa Indian politician, Rajasthan MLA, complications from diabetes dead at age 72
Babulal Bairwa, an Indian politician and former Rajasthan MLA,
died on May 3, 2026, from complications of diabetes. He was 72. Bairwa served in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Kathumar…
Józef Michalik dead at age 85
Józef Michalik, Polish Roman Catholic prelate and archbishop of Przemyśl,
died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 85. He served as bishop of Zielona Góra–Gorzów from 1986 to…
William Daniel Mayer dead at age 84
William Daniel Mayer, an American politician and member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2005 to 2007,
died on May 3, 2026. He was 84. Mayer served as the…
Michel Merlet dead at age 86
Michel Merlet, the French composer and pedagogue,
died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Saint-Brieuc on May 26, 1939, he studied music at the Conservatoire…
Gary Lydon public figure dead at age 61
Gary Lydon, an Irish actor,
died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 61. He was known for his roles in The Banshees of Inisherin, The Clinic and Pure…
Paul Schwartz dead at age 86
Paul Schwartz, a Romanian Jewish community leader,
died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 86. He served as president of the Jewish community of Bucharest until his death…
Boris Volodin dead at age 94
Boris Volodin, a Russian politician and member of the Soviet of the Union from 1984 to 1989,
died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 94. Born Boris Mikhailovich…
Cândido Mota dead at age 82, Portuguese radio announcer, television presenter, and actor
Cândido Mota
died on May 3, 2026. He was a Portuguese radio announcer, television presenter, and actor. His death was announced without further details. Tags Actors, Journalists, 03 May 2026,…
Branko Marušič dead at age 88
Branko Marušič, a Slovenian historian,
died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Gorizia, Italy, to an upper middle class Slovene family, he moved with his…
Claire Maurier dead at age 97
Claire Maurier, the French actress known for La Cage aux Folles, Amélie and A Bad Son,
died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon in…
Geoff Stedman dead at age 83, New Zealand physicist, Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Geoff Stedman, a New Zealand physicist,
died on May 3, 2026, aged 83. He was known for his work on ring lasers and had research interests including the foundations of…
Charles W. Curtis dead at age 99
Charles W. Curtis, an American mathematician and historian of mathematics,
died on May 3, 2026. He was known for his work in finite group theory and representation theory and served…
Krzysztof Pawłowski dead at age 79
Krzysztof Pawłowski, a Polish politician and senator from 1989 to 1993,
died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Nowy Sącz on June 26, 1946, he…
Gheorghe Ștefăneț Moldovan singer and musician dead at age 80
Gheorghe Ștefăneț
died on May 3, 2026. He was a Moldovan singer and musician. Gheorghe Ștefăneț, 80, Moldovan singer and musician. Tags Musicians, 03 May 2026, Gheorghe, Moldova, 2026-05-03, May…
Lee Allen Zeno American musician, cancer dead at age 71
Lee Allen Zeno
died on May 3, 2026. He was an American musician. Lee Allen Zeno, 71, American musician, cancer. Tags Musicians, 03 May 2026, America, Cancer, Lee, Zeno, 2026-05-03,…
Régis Barroso dead at age 84
Régis Barroso, a Brazilian politician and lawyer who served as a deputy from 1967 to 1971,
died on May 3, 2026, in Fortaleza, Brazil, at the age of 84. Born…
Jean Raquin dead at age 90, French politician, member and president of the General Council of Jura
Jean Raquin, a French politician and farmer who served as a member of the General Council of Jura from 1994 to 2015 and as its president from 2008 to 2011,…
Pietro Giuseppe Grasso dead at age 96
Pietro Giuseppe Grasso
died on May 3, 2026. He was an Italian jurist. Tags Lawyers, 03 May 2026, Grasso, Italy, Pietro, May 2026, May 3
Nelson Martínez Rust dead at age 81
Nelson Martínez Rust, a Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of Valencia in Venezuela from 1982 to 1992 and bishop of San Felipe from 1992 to 2016,…
Jean Alambre dead at age 79
Jean Alambre, a French author and songwriter,
died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 79. Born Jean-Louis Fabry in Paris on May 16, 1946, he was better known…
Linda Kuk dead at age 71
Linda Kuk died May 2, 2026. She was a film producer. Tags Actors, 02 May 2026, Cancer, Kuk, Linda, May 2, May 2026
Colin H. Williams dead at age 75
Colin H. Williams, a Welsh academic,
died on May 2, 2026. Tags Scientists, 02 May 2026, Colin, Wales, Williams, May 2, May 2026
James Lawrence King American judge dead at age 98
James Lawrence King, an American judge and senior United States district judge for the Southern District of Florida,
died on May 2, 2026. He was 98. Born in Miami on…
Roque Avallay Argentine footballer dead at age 80
Roque Avallay, an Argentine footballer who played for Newell's Old Boys, Huracán and the Argentina national team,
died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 80. Avallay, whose full…
Ubaldo Biordi dead at age 87
Ubaldo Biordi, a Sammarinese politician and captain regent,
died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 87. He served two terms as one of San Marino’s joint heads of…
Dominique Soltner dead at age 89
Dominique Soltner, the French agronomic engineer,
died on May 2, 2026. Born on October 1, 1936, he wrote and published books on agronomy intended for agricultural education. In 1978, he…
Norman Lacy dead at age 84
Norman Lacy, Australian politician,
died on May 2, 2026, aged 84. He was a minister in the Hamer and Thompson cabinets of the Victorian government from May 1979 to April…
Ben Morea dead at age 84
Ben Morea, an American painter and anarchist activist,
died on May 2, 2026, at age 84–85. Born in Brooklyn in 1941 and raised in poverty, he became addicted to heroin…
Peter R. Moody Jr. dead at age 82
Peter R. Moody Jr., an American political scientist and sinologist,
died on May 2, 2026. He was professor emeritus of political science at the University of Notre Dame in South…
Finn Wagle dead at age 84
Finn Wagle, a Norwegian Church of Norway clergyman and bishop of Nidaros from 1991 to 2008,
died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Oslo on…
Castell V. Bryant dead at age 88
Castell V. Bryant, an American academic administrator and former interim president of Florida A&M University,
died on May 2, 2026. She was 88. Bryant served as interim president of Florida…
Alex Zanardi Italian racing driver and paracyclist dead at age 59
Alex Zanardi, the Italian racing driver and paracyclist,
died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 59. Born Alessandro Zanardi in Bologna on October 23, 1966, he won the…
Stanislav Petrov dead at age 87, Russian military officer, chief of the Russian NBC Protection Troo…
Stanislav Petrov
died on May 2, 2026, in an apparent suicide. He was a Russian military officer and served as chief of the Russian NBC Protection Troops from 1992 to…
David Kendall dead at age 68
David Kendall, an American television writer and producer and film director,
died on May 2, 2026, at age 68. He worked on television series including "Boy Meets World" and "Growing…
Moslem Uddin Bangladeshi politician, MP dead at age 88
Moslem Uddin, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament,
died on May 2, 2026. He was 87. Born on January 30, 1939, in Mymensingh, Bengal Province, British India, he…
Yaya Ceesay dead at age 88
Yaya Ceesay, Gambian politician and member of parliament,
died on May 2, 2026, in Kanifing, The Gambia, aged 88–89. A member of the People's Progressive Party, he served as Minister…
John MacDonald dead at age 88
John MacDonald, the British major general and former Royal Corps of Transport officer who also represented Scotland as a rugby union international,
died on May 2, 2026, aged 88. Born…
Soheir Zaki Egyptian belly dancer and actress dead at age 81
Soheir Zaki, the Egyptian belly dancer and actress known for her work in "Cairo 30,"
died on May 2, 2026. She was 81. Born Suheir Zaki Abdullah in Mansoura, Egypt,…
Michel Debost dead at age 92
Michel Debost, a French flutist,
died on May 2, 2026, at age 92. Born in Paris on January 20, 1934, he was one of the best-known flutists of the French…
Chet Dobis American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives dead at age 83
Chet Dobis
died on May 2, 2026. He was an American politician and a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1970 to 2012. Dobis served in the Indiana…
Doris F. Fisher dead at age 94
Doris F. Fisher, the American businesswoman who co-founded Gap Inc.,
died on May 2, 2026. She was 94. Fisher, born Doris Lee Feigenbaum on August 23, 1931, in San Francisco,…
Raimundo Rodrigues Pereira dead at age 85
Raimundo Rodrigues Pereira, a Brazilian journalist,
died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 85. He was part of the team that launched Veja magazine and later worked as…
Emily Grosholz dead at age 75
Emily Grosholz, an American poet and philosopher,
died on May 2, 2026. Born on October 17, 1950, in Philadelphia, she was the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Philosophy, African American…
Martin C. Weisskopf dead at age 84
Martin C. Weisskopf, an American space scientist,
died on May 2, 2026, at age 84. Weisskopf was an astrophysicist who, until his retirement from NASA at the end of May…
Farhan Hassan Al-Mansour dead
Farhan Hassan Al-Mansour
died on May 1, 2026. He was a public figure. Tags Other, 01 May 2026, Farhan, Al-Mansour, May 1, May 2026
Michael Sollis Australian musician, bowel cancer dead at age 40
Michael Sollis, an Australian musician,
died on May 1, 2026, aged 40, from bowel cancer. He was also an interdisciplinary artist, artistic director, researcher and teaching artist. Sollis founded and…
René Henry Gracida dead at age 102
René Henry Gracida, an American Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Corpus Christi from 1983 to 1997 and of Pensacola–Tallahassee from 1975 to 1983,
died on May 1, 2026. He…
William W. Stinson dead at age 92, Canadian railway executive, president of the Canadian Pacific Ra…
William W. Stinson, the Canadian railway executive who served as president of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited from 1981 to 1996,
died on May 1, 2026. He was 92. Stinson also…
Tülay Özer Turkish singer dead at age 79
Tülay Özer, a Turkish singer,
died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on December 10, 1946, in Kemaliye, Turkey, she began her professional music career in…
Philippe Lazar dead at age 90
Philippe Lazar, French statistician and epidemiologist,
died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 90. He served as president of Inserm from 1982 to 1996 and as president of…
Karl-Heinz Mühe dead at age 77
Karl-Heinz Mühe, a German politician and member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony from 1986 to 2003,
died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Schöppenstedt…
Man Phatnothai Thai politician, minister of information and communication technology, deputy prime…
Man Phatnothai, Thai politician and civil servant who served as minister of information and communication technology in 2008 and as deputy prime minister later that year,
died on May 1,…
G. Robert Blakey dead at age 90
G. Robert Blakey, an American attorney and emeritus law professor,
died on May 1, 2026, at age 90. He was best known for his work in connection with drafting the…
Greg Hyman dead at age 78
Greg Hyman, an American inventor and co-creator of Tickle Me Elmo,
died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Greg Eaton Hyman on June 25, 1947, in…
Dionysis Tsamis dead at age 74
Dionysis Tsamis, a Greek professional footballer and later manager,
died on May 1, 2026. Born on May 21, 1951, in Agrinio, he played as a midfielder. Tsamis began his football…
Sudesh Kumar dead at age 95
Sudesh Kumar
died on May 1, 2026. He was an Indian actor known for Saranga, Bharosa and Gopi, and also worked as a film producer. His death was reported at…
René Paardekooper dead at age 39
René Paardekooper, the Dutch footballer who played for Helmond Sport,
died on May 1, 2026. He was 39. Born on April 17, 1987, in Gemert, North Brabant, Paardekooper was a…
Panayot Butchvarov dead at age 93
Panayot Butchvarov, the Bulgarian philosopher and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Iowa,
died on May 1, 2026. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, on April 2, 1933, he…
Péter Bikár dead at age 81
Péter Bikár, the Hungarian ice hockey player who represented his country at the 1964 Winter Olympics and in several World Championships,
died on May 1, 2026. He was 80. Born…
Juliet Winters Carpenter dead at age 77
Juliet Winters Carpenter, an American translator,
died on May 1, 2026. She was a translator of modern Japanese literature whose fiction and nonfiction translations won numerous awards. Born in Ann…
Hans-Wilhelm Pesch dead at age 88
Hans-Wilhelm Pesch, a German politician and member of the Bundestag from 1983 to 1998,
died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on June 19, 1937, in…
Antonio Arcari Italian Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic nuncio to Honduras, Mozambique, and Costa…
Antonio Arcari, the Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as apostolic nuncio to Honduras from 2003 to 2008, Mozambique from 2008 to 2014, and Costa Rica from 2014 to 2019,…
Csaba Takács dead at age 71
Csaba Takács
died on May 1, 2026. He was a Romanian politician and served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1990 to 1994. Tags Politicians, 01 May…
Vladimir Bayunov dead at age 73, Engineer, politician
Vladimir Bayunov, a Russian politician and engineer who served as a member of the State Duma from 1993 to 1999,
died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 73.…
Stephen Greene dead at age 81
Stephen Greene, Irish hurler,
died on May 1, 2026, aged 81. Born in Waterford in 1944, he played at club level with Mount Sion and at inter-county level with the…
Danny Mixon dead at age 76
Danny Mixon, an American jazz pianist,
died on May 1, 2026, of prostate cancer. He was 76. Born Daniel Asbury Mixon in Harlem, New York City, on August 19, 1949,…
Yevgeniy Duleyev dead at age 70
Yevgeniy Duleyev, the Russian rower and Olympic silver medallist,
died on May 1, 2026. Born in Moscow on April 5, 1956, he competed for the Soviet Union at the 1976…
Audrey Beth Davis American entertainment publicist dead at age 82
Audrey Beth Davis, an American entertainment publicist, died May 1, 2026. Audrey Beth Davis, 82, American entertainment publicist. Tags Other, 01 May 2026, America, Audrey, Davis, 2026-05-01, May 1, May…
Stephen Owen American sinologist dead at age 79
Stephen Owen, an American sinologist,
died on May 1, 2026, at age 79. He specialized in Chinese literature, particularly Tang dynasty poetry and comparative poetics, and taught Chinese literature and…
Charlie Williams Maltese footballer dead at age 82
Charlie Williams, a Maltese footballer,
died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on February 15, 1944, he learned to play football in the streets of Valletta…
Alfredrick Hughes dead at age 63
Alfredrick Hughes, an American basketball player who played for the San Antonio Spurs,
died on May 1, 2026. He was 63. Hughes was selected by the Spurs in the first…
Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo dead at age 73
Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, a Swiss physician and advocate for therapeutic fasting,
died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Geneva on February 5, 1953, she…