{ "site": "Dead-People.com", "feed_type": "deaths_on_date", "date": "2026-05-14", "timezone": "+01:00", "generated_at": "2026-06-28T15:23:59+01:00", "canonical_html_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/14-may-2026", "permanent_archive_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/14-may-2026", "items": [ { "name": "Claudine Longet dead at age 84, public figure", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/claudine-longet", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 84, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors", "athletes", "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "America", "France" ], "description": "Claudine Longet, a French-American singer and actress, died on May 14, 2026, at age 84. Born Claudine Georgette Longet in Paris on January 29, 1942, she was active from 1963 to 1975 and was known as a vocalist and actress associated with pop, bossa nova, French pop, standards and soft rock. She was married to American singer and television entertainer Andy Williams from 1961 until 1975. From 1977, she maintained a private profile following her conviction for negligent homicide in connection with the shooting death of her boyfriend, former Olympic skier Spider Sabich.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Claudine_Longet.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudine_Longet" }, { "name": "Pete Naaden dead at age 98, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/pete-naaden", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 98, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Pete Naaden, an American politician and member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, died on May 14, 2026, at age 98. He represented North Dakota’s 30th district from 1973 to 2000 as a Republican. Born in Braddock, North Dakota, on August 14, 1927, Naaden was also a farmer and rancher who owned a family ranch there.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Naaden" }, { "name": "Alan Rothwell dead at age 89, public figure", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/alan-rothwell", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 89, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors", "doctors", "journalists" ], "nationality": [ "England" ], "description": "Alan Rothwell, the English actor and television presenter known for Coronation Street, Brookside and Heartbeat, died on May 14, 2026, aged 89. Born in Oldham, Lancashire, on 9 February 1937, he played David Barlow in Coronation Street as a regular from 1960 to 1961 and again from 1964 to 1968, and later portrayed Nicholas Black in Brookside between 1985 and 1986. His other television work included Top Secret, a recurring role in Heartbeat from 1994 to 1995, and appearances in Doctors. He also became known to younger viewers as a presenter on Picture Box from 1969 to 1989 and Hickory House from 1973 to 1978.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Rothwell" }, { "name": "James F. Almand dead at age 77, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/james-f-almand", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 77, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "lawyers", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "James F. Almand, an American politician and member of the Virginia House of Delegates, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 77. He represented Arlington, Virginia, in the House from 1978 to mid-2003, and served as chair of the House Courts of Justice committee. Almand was born in Arlington on October 18, 1948. He received undergraduate and law degrees from the College of William and Mary. Before entering politics, he worked as an attorney and judge.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_F._Almand" }, { "name": "Pierre Cao dead at age 88, public figure", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/pierre-cao", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 88, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "musicians" ], "description": "Pierre Cao, the Luxembourgish composer and conductor, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Dudelange on Dec. 22, 1937, he studied composition and conducting at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Cao was the regular conductor of Arsys Bourgogne, with whom he recorded Biber’s Requiem and other baroque works. He also taught at the Luxembourg Conservatoire until 1998, led various vocal ensembles in Luxembourg and the surrounding region, and co-founded the Institut Européen du Chant Choral (INECC).", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Cao" }, { "name": "Harald Metzkes dead at age 97, German painter and graphic artist", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/harald-metzkes", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 97, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "artists" ], "nationality": [ "Germany" ], "description": "Harald Metzkes, a German painter and graphic artist, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Bautzen, Saxony, on January 23, 1929, he grew up there and later pursued art studies after completing his school leaving exams in 1945/46. He studied watercolor painting under Alfred Herzog in 1946 and was apprenticed as a stonemason from 1947 to 1949. In 1959 he settled on the south side of Berlin and became a freelance artist, with his first exhibition devoted to his work held in Berlin in 1963.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Harald_Metzkes.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_Metzkes" }, { "name": "Nikolay Tsaturyan dead at age 81, Armenian theatre director", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/nikolay-tsaturyan", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 81, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors", "artists", "scientists", "writers" ], "description": "Nikolay Tsaturyan, the Armenian theatre director, died on May 14, 2026, in Yerevan. Born in Yerevan on January 8, 1945, Tsaturyan was also an actor and playwright and was named a People’s Artist of Armenia in 2011. He served as artistic director of the Vardan Ajemian State Drama Theatre of Gyumri and was director of the Sundukyan State Academic Theatre of Yerevan. He studied at the Yerevan Institute of Theater and Fine Arts and later at Moscow High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Tsaturyan" }, { "name": "Morris Soller dead at age 94, public figure", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/morris-soller", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 94, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "America", "Israel" ], "description": "Morris Soller, an American-Israeli agricultural geneticist, died on May 14, 2026. He was 94 or 95. Soller, whose Hebrew name was Moshe Morris Soller, was born in Manhattan, New York City, in 1931 and served as a research professor in the Department of Genetics of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His work focused on livestock and crop genetics, including trypanotolerance in cattle. He was first inspired to study genetics at age 12 after reading \"The Theory of the Gene\" by Thomas Hunt Morgan.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Soller" }, { "name": "Jorge Urquía dead at age 79, Honduran footballer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jorge-urquia", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 79, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "India" ], "description": "Jorge Urquía, a Honduran footballer who played for Mallorca, Alavés and the national team, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 79. Jorge Alberto Urquía Elvir, nicknamed Indio, played for Olimpia in Honduras and Mallorca in Spain during the 1970s. He began his career with Atlético Indio and later joined Olimpia, where he was part of the club’s golden generation in the early 1970s. Urquía represented Honduras in the 1971 and 1981 CONCACAF Championships and scored for the national team in a 3–1 World Cup qualifying win over Jamaica in 1968.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Urqu%C3%ADa" }, { "name": "Takahiro Fujiwara dead at age 43, Japanese voice actor", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/takahiro-fujiwara", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 43, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Takahiro Fujiwara died on May 14, 2026. He was a Japanese voice actor known for his work on My Hero Academia, Berserk, and Captain Earth. His death was reported in a neutral notice that identified him by these roles.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahiro_Fujiwara" }, { "name": "Caroline Jones dead at age 71, Welsh politician, MS, sepsis", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/caroline-jones", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 84, "death_date": "2022-05-20", "reported_date": "2022-05-20", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Wales" ], "description": "Caroline Jones, a Welsh politician and Member of the Senedd for South Wales West from 2016 to 2021, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 71 from sepsis. Born in Llwynypia, Wales, on April 1, 1955, she was first elected in 2016 for UKIP. In 2018, she briefly led the UKIP assembly group before leaving to sit as an independent. She later joined the Brexit Party group in May 2019, then returned to independent status after disagreements over its anti-devolution stance. In October 2020, she formed and led the Independent Alliance for Reform assembly group until losing her seat in the 2021 election.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Jones_(broadcaster)" }, { "name": "Paul Boutilier dead at age 63, public figure", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/paul-boutilier", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 63, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "Canada" ], "description": "Paul Boutilier, a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Islanders, Winnipeg Jets and Boston Bruins, died on May 14, 2026. He was 63. Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Boutilier was selected 21st overall by the New York Islanders in the 1981 NHL entry draft and was a member of the Islanders’ 1983 Stanley Cup championship team. He played in the NHL during the 1980s after starring with the Sherbrooke Castors in the QMJHL, where he helped the club reach the 1982 Memorial Cup final and earned all-star honors.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Boutilier" }, { "name": "Brian Clouston dead at age 91, British landscape architect", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/brian-clouston", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 91, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Britain" ], "description": "Brian Clouston, the British landscape architect, died on May 14, 2026. He was 91. James Brian Clouston OBE was the founder of Brian Clouston and Partners, a landscape architecture practice that became one of the largest in Europe. Trained at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh and the University of Newcastle, he began his professional career at Durham Council in 1960 before establishing his own firm in 1965. Clouston later served as president of the Landscape Institute, the UK professional body for landscape architecture.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Clouston" }, { "name": "David Henderson dead at age 83, American writer and poet", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/david-henderson", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 91, "death_date": "2018-10-25", "reported_date": "2018-10-25", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "writers" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "David Henderson, an American writer and poet, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 83. He was a co-founder of the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and spent more than four decades as an active member of New York’s Lower East Side art community. Henderson’s work appeared in literary publications and anthologies, and he published four volumes of poetry. Born in Harlem on September 19, 1942, he attended Bronx Community College, Hunter College and the New School for Social Research, studying writing, communications and Eastern cultures without completing a degree.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/David_Henderson_poet.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Henderson_(economist)" }, { "name": "Rubem Medina dead at age 83, Brazilian politician, deputy", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/rubem-medina", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "economist", "politicians", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Brazil" ], "description": "Rubem Medina, a Brazilian politician and economist who served as a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies from 1967 to 2003, died on May 14, 2026, in Rio de Janeiro. He was 83. Born in Rio de Janeiro on September 1, 1942, Medina was a member of multiple political parties during his career.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Rubem_Medina.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubem_Medina" }, { "name": "Hans van Houwelingen dead at age 81, Dutch mathematician", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/hans-van-houwelingen", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 81, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "the Netherlands" ], "description": "Hans van Houwelingen, a Dutch mathematician, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 81. Born Johannes Cornelis van Houwelingen in Rotterdam on March 25, 1945, he was also a professor emeritus of medical statistics at Leiden University. After graduating from Utrecht University in 1968 with a major in mathematics, he worked at Utrecht University’s Institute for Mathematical Statistics, spent a year at Philips in 1969, then returned to Utrecht. He earned his doctorate at Utrecht University in 1973 and remained active as an emeritus scholar.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Hans_van_Houwelingen.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_van_Houwelingen" }, { "name": "Teh Kew San dead at age 91, public figure", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/teh-kew-san", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 91, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Malaysia" ], "description": "Teh Kew San, a Malaysian badminton player, died on May 14, 2026, at age 91 from complications of a urinary tract infection. Born in Penang, Malaya, on January 26, 1935, he won national and international titles from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. An all-rounder who competed in singles, doubles and mixed doubles, his greatest successes came in men’s doubles with Lim Say Hup. They won several major international tournaments on three continents, including the All-England title in 1959. His singles titles included the Mexico City International in 1960 and the Asian Championship in 1962.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teh_Kew_San", "cause_of_death": { "label": "urinary tract infection", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-urinary-tract-infection" } }, { "name": "Stanisław Rakowicz dead at age 90, Polish politician, voivode of Toruń", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/stanislaw-rakowicz", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 90, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "business manager", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Poland" ], "description": "Stanisław Rakowicz, a Polish politician and former voivode of Toruń, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 90. Born on September 20, 1935, in Kotuszów, Poland, he was a member of the Polish United Workers' Party and served as Voivode of Toruń Voivodeship from 1988 to 1990. He died in Toruń.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw_Rakowicz" }, { "name": "Sudhangshu Seal dead at age 81, Indian politician, MP and West Bengal MLA", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/sudhangshu-seal", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 81, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "India" ], "description": "Sudhangshu Seal, an Indian politician and former MP and West Bengal MLA, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 81. He represented the Kolkata North West constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009 and served as a West Bengal MLA from 2001 to 2004. Born in Kolkata on March 27, 1945, he was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Seal also served as a councillor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and as Mayor-In-Council for the Roads Department from Ward No. 20.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudhangshu_Seal" }, { "name": "Apollinaire Compaoré dead at age 72, Burkinabè businessman", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/apollinaire-compaore", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 72, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "businessman", "other" ], "description": "Apollinaire Compaoré, a Burkinabè businessman, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 72. Born Apollinaire Timpiga Compaoré in Koassa on July 19, 1953, he grew up in a peasant family and later became a venture capitalist. He began by selling lottery tickets before moving into resale and wholesale. In 2004, he founded Planor Afrique, a multisector conglomerate with 15 subsidiaries across West Africa, including businesses in banking, telecommunications, insurance, transport, and credit.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollinaire_Compaor%C3%A9" }, { "name": "Zoya Boguslavskaya dead at age 102, Russian poet and writer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/zoya-boguslavskaya", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 102, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Russia" ], "description": "Zoya Boguslavskaya, a Russian poet and writer, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 102. Born in Moscow on April 16, 1924, she was a Soviet and Russian poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, critic and author. She studied at the Moscow State Institute of Arts and the Institute of History of Art. Boguslavskaya was affiliated with the Association of Women Writers of Russia, the Russian Writers' Union, the Internal Association of Women Writers in Paris, and the Russian Pen Centre. She married poet Andrei Voznesensky in 1964.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Zoya_Boguslavskaya.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoya_Boguslavskaya" }, { "name": "Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond dead at age 95, Congolese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Luiza and archbishop of Kananga", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/godefroid-mukenga-kalond", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 95, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Godefroid Mukeng'a Kalond, a Congolese Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Luiza from 1971 to 1997 and archbishop of Kananga from 1997 to 2006, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 95. Born on August 31, 1930, in Tshibingu-Mukese in what was then the Belgian Congo, he joined the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and was ordained a priest on March 2, 1958. Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Luiza on August 30, 1971, and he received episcopal consecration on December 5, 1971. He retired in 2006.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godefroid_Mukeng%27a_Kalond" }, { "name": "Sophie Garel dead at age 84, French media presenter and singer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/sophie-garel", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 84, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists", "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "France" ], "description": "Sophie Garel, the French media presenter and singer, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Lucienne Gabrielle Garcia in Oran, French Algeria, on April 22, 1942, she was a radio and television personality who performed under the stage name Sophie Garel. She represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, finishing fifth with the duet \"Nous vivrons d'amour\" alongside Chris Baldo. In media, she was best known for her work on RTL's \"Les Grosses Têtes\".", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Garel" }, { "name": "Thomas E. Breidenthal dead at age 75, American Episcopal bishop", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/thomas-e-breidenthal", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 75, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "America", "England" ], "description": "Thomas E. Breidenthal, an American Episcopal bishop, died on May 14, 2026, at age 75. He served as the ninth Bishop of Southern Ohio from 2007 to 2020. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on March 3, 1951, he was raised in Europe and the Midwest before his family settled in Eugene, Oregon. He attended the Interlochen Arts Academy, earned a B.A. from Portland State University, an M.A. in English literature from the University of Victoria, and later received his M.Div. He was made a deacon in 1981 and ordained a priest in 1982.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_E._Breidenthal" }, { "name": "Abdelmadjid Meskoud dead at age 73, Algerian chaabi singer, complications from a stroke", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/abdelmadjid-meskoud", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 73, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "singer", "musicians" ], "description": "Abdelmadjid Meskoud, an Algerian chaabi singer, died on May 14, 2026, in Algiers of complications from a stroke. He was 73. Born in Algiers on March 31, 1953, Meskoud began his musical career in 1969 and sang about his melancholy attitude toward the transformation of Algiers. He was inducted into the National Order of Merit.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Abdelmadjid_Meskoud.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdelmadjid_Meskoud", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Stroke", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-stroke" } }, { "name": "John Bryan Taylor dead at age 97, British physicist", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/john-bryan-taylor", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 97, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Britain" ], "description": "John Bryan Taylor, a British physicist, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Birmingham on December 26, 1928, he was known for his contributions to plasma physics and their application to fusion energy. Among his notable work was the development of the Taylor state, a minimum-energy configuration that conserves magnetic helicity, and his work on the ballooning transformation. Taylor served in the Royal Air Force from 1950 to 1952, earned a PhD from Birmingham University in 1955, and later joined the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston before moving to Culham Laboratory, where he became chief physicist.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bryan_Taylor" }, { "name": "Raymond Eugene Johnson dead at age 52, American convicted serial killer, execution by lethal injection", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/raymond-eugene-johnson", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 52, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "criminals" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Raymond Eugene Johnson, an American convicted serial killer, died on May 14, 2026, by lethal injection at age 52. Johnson was convicted of the 2007 murders of his ex-girlfriend and her infant daughter in Tulsa, Oklahoma, shortly after being paroled from a prior manslaughter conviction. In 1995, he was involved in the shooting death of Clarence Ray Oliver in Oklahoma City and later pleaded guilty to manslaughter, receiving a 20-year prison sentence. He was sentenced to death for the later murders and executed in McAlester, Oklahoma.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Eugene_Johnson", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Lethal injection", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-lethal-injection" } }, { "name": "Adone Brandalise dead at age 76, Italian literary critic and philosopher", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/adone-brandalise", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 76, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Italy" ], "description": "Adone Brandalise died on May 14, 2026. He was an Italian literary critic and philosopher. A brief notice of his death was published without further details about the circumstances.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adone_Brandalise" }, { "name": "Marin Andrei dead at age 85, Romanian footballer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/marin-andrei", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Marin Andrei, a Romanian footballer who played for Rapid București and the national team, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Târgoviște on 22 October 1940, he began his senior career in 1959 with Metalul Târgoviște in Divizia B and made his Divizia A debut on 20 August 1961 in a 3–1 win against UTA Arad. He joined Rapid București in 1962 under coach Valentin Stănescu. Andrei also represented Romania at the 1964 Summer Olympics and made one appearance for the senior national team in a 2–1 loss to Turkey in 1965.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Marin_Andrei.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marin_Andrei" }, { "name": "Noel Galea Bason dead at age 71, Maltese medalist and sculptor", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/noel-galea-bason", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 71, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "artists" ], "description": "Noel Galea Bason died on May 14, 2026. He was a Maltese medalist and sculptor.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Galea_Bason" }, { "name": "Valie Export dead at age 85, Austrian artist", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/valie-export", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "artist", "artists" ], "nationality": [ "Austria" ], "description": "Valie Export, Austrian artist, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 85. Born Waltraud Lehner in Linz, Austria, she became known as an avant-garde artist whose work included provocative public performances and expanded cinema. Her practice also extended to video installations, computer animations, photography, sculpture and publications on contemporary art. In 1967, she changed her name to VALIE EXPORT. She studied painting, drawing and design at the National School for Textile Industry in Vienna.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Valie_Export.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valie_Export" }, { "name": "Fred Nesler dead at age 81, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/fred-nesler", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 81, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Fred Nesler, an American politician and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 81. Born Aug. 2, 1944, he served in the Kentucky House from 1993 to 2014, according to the provided information. He was first elected in 1992 after defeating incumbent representative Robbie Castleman in the May primary election. Nesler resigned from the House in 2012 and was succeeded by Republican Richard Heath.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Nesler" }, { "name": "Krzysztof Piesiewicz dead at age 80, public figure", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/krzysztof-piesiewicz", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 80, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "prosecution of the murderers of father jerzy popiełuszko during the toruń trialartistic collaboration with krzysztof kieślowski", "actors", "criminals", "lawyers", "politicians", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Poland" ], "description": "Krzysztof Piesiewicz, a Polish lawyer, screenwriter and politician, died on May 14, 2026, at age 80. Born in Warsaw on October 25, 1945, he studied law at Warsaw University and began practicing in 1973. He served in the Polish Senate from 1991 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 2011, and headed the Social Movement Party. In the 1970s and 1980s, he became involved in political cases, including work as a legal adviser to Solidarity and assistance in the prosecution of the murderers of Jerzy Popiełuszko. He also collaborated with film director Krzysztof Kieślowski.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Krzysztof_Piesiewicz.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krzysztof_Piesiewicz" }, { "name": "Timmy dead, public figure", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/timmy", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "entering the baltic sea and becoming repeatedly stranded", "other" ], "nationality": [ "Denmark", "Germany" ], "description": "Timmy, a humpback whale also known as Hope, died on May 14, 2026, when his body was discovered near the Danish island of Anholt. He had strayed into the Baltic Sea in March 2026 and was stranded several times along the German coast before being loaded onto a barge and released into the North Sea on May 2, 2026. 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