{ "site": "Dead-People.com", "feed_type": "deaths_on_date", "date": "2026-05-16", "timezone": "+01:00", "generated_at": "2026-07-01T02:34:51+01:00", "canonical_html_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/16-may-2026", "permanent_archive_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/16-may-2026", "items": [ { "name": "Cris Derksen dead at age 45, Canadian Cree cellist and composer, traffic collision", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/cris-derksen", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 45, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "musician", "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "Canada" ], "description": "Cris Derksen, a Canadian Cree cellist and composer, died on May 16, 2026, in a traffic collision. She was 45. Derksen was a Juno Award-nominated musician from Northern Alberta, Canada, known for blending classical music with traditional Indigenous music in a style often described as electronic cello or classical traditional fusion. From North Tallcree reserve, she had Cree and Mennonite heritage. She studied at Victoria School for the Performing Arts in Edmonton and earned a Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance from the University of British Columbia. Derksen also performed internationally and collaborated with artists including Kanye West, Kinnie Starr, Tanya Tagaq, Rae Spoon, and traditional pow wow groups.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cris_Derksen", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Traffic collision", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-traffic-collision" } }, { "name": "Silvio Benedetto dead at age 88, Argentine painter", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/silvio-benedetto", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 88, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "artists" ], "nationality": [ "America", "Argentina", "Italy" ], "description": "Silvio Benedetto, the Argentine painter and sculptor, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Buenos Aires on March 21, 1938, he was a naturalized Italian and worked across painting and sculpture. He won first prize at the 2nd Biennial of Pan-American Sacred Art in Buenos Aires in 1956, at age 18, and went on to hold solo exhibitions between 1957 and 1961, including one at the Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes in Tucumán.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Benedetto" }, { "name": "Dennis Locorriere dead at age 76, American singer and guitarist, kidney disease", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/dennis-locorriere", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 76, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors", "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Dennis Locorriere, the American singer and guitarist best known for his work with Dr. Hook, died on May 16, 2026, of kidney disease. He was 76. Born Dennis Michael Locorriere in Union City, New Jersey, on June 13, 1949, he was a founding member and lead vocalist of the country rock group Dr. Hook, formerly Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. His career spanned from 1968 to 2026, and he also worked as a songwriter and actor. Locorriere toured worldwide billed as \"Dr. Hook\" and retained ownership of the trademark name.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Locorriere" }, { "name": "James Robison dead at age 82, public figure", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/james-robison", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 82, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians", "scientists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "James Robison, an American televangelist, died on May 17, 2026, at age 82, according to an announcement of his death. He was also a pastor, theologian, and author, and founded and served as president of the Christian relief organization Life Outreach International. Born in Pasadena, Texas, on October 9, 1943, Robison spent his early years in the care of a local pastor and his wife before returning to his mother. He later described a difficult family background, and his interest in Christianity and preaching was fostered with the couple who took him in.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Robison_(televangelist)" }, { "name": "Frank Hayden dead at age 96, Academic", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/frank-hayden", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 96, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "academic", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Canada" ], "description": "Frank Hayden, a Canadian academic and physical education and kinesiology professor, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 96. Hayden was born in Windsor, Ontario, on January 11, 1930, and later lived in Burlington and Oakville. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario in 1955, followed by a Master of Science in 1958 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1962 from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He joined the faculty of the University of Western Ontario in 1964 and was a pioneer of the Special Olympics. While at Western in the early 1960s, he researched fitness programs for disabled children.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hayden" }, { "name": "Chris Williams dead at age 89, English-born Canadian bishop", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/chris-williams", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 36, "death_date": "2017-03-16", "reported_date": "2017-03-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "Canada", "England" ], "description": "Chris Williams, an English-born Canadian bishop, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 89. Born John Christopher Richard Williams on May 22, 1936, he was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Manchester University and ordained in 1960. He began his career as a curate in Stretford before emigrating to Canada, where he became missionary at Sugluk. He later served as Archdeacon of The Keewatin and Rector of Yellowknife. In 1987, he was ordained to the episcopate as suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Arctic, and in 1990 became coadjutor bishop and then diocesan bishop.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Williams_(basketball)" }, { "name": "Hajibaba Azimov dead at age 87, Azerbaijani politician, member of the Supreme Soviet", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/hajibaba-azimov", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 87, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "academic", "politicians", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Azerbaijan" ], "description": "Hajibaba Azimov, an Azerbaijani politician and member of the Supreme Soviet from 1991 to 1995, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on August 1, 1938, in Lankaran, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union, he was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and served in the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan during the final years of his political career.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Hajibaba_Azimov.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajibaba_Azimov" }, { "name": "Tatsuya Hori dead at age 90, Japanese politician, governor of Hokkaido, lung cancer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tatsuya-hori", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 90, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Tatsuya Hori, Japanese politician and governor of Hokkaido from 1995 to 2003, died on May 16, 2026, of cancer. He was 90. Hori was born in Tomakishi, Karafuto, on Nov. 22, 1935, and graduated from Hokkaido University’s Department of Agriculture in 1958. He entered the Hokkaido government that year and later served as lieutenant governor. He also served as director of Hokkaido-Kitami University, chairman of the board of Sapporo University and associate professor at Tokyo University of Agriculture.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatsuya_Hori", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Cancer", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-cancer-cause" } }, { "name": "Jean-Claude Maene dead at age 71, Belgian politician, MP, Walloon deputy", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jean-claude-maene", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 71, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "civil servant", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Jean-Claude Maene, a Belgian politician and civil servant, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 71. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he served in the Chamber of Representatives from 2004 to 2007, replacing Claude Eerdekens, and later sat in the Parliament of Wallonia from 2009 to 2014. Born in Schaerbeek on January 29, 1955, Maene was an MP from 2004 to 2007 and a Walloon deputy from 2009 to 2014.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Maene" }, { "name": "Mizanur Rahman Sinha dead at age 83, Bangladeshi politician, MP", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mizanur-rahman-sinha", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Bangladesh" ], "description": "Mizanur Rahman Sinha, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament, died on May 16, 2026. He was 83. A Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, Sinha represented Munshiganj-2 in the Jatiya Sangsad from 1996 to 2006. He completed his M.A. from the University of Dhaka and became managing director of The ACME Laboratories Ltd on Sept. 30, 1995. He also chaired Sinha Knit and Denims Ltd, Sinha Knit Industries Ltd, Sinha Fabrics Limited and Sinha Wool Wears Limited, and served as State Minister of Health and Family Welfare.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizanur_Rahman_Sinha" }, { "name": "Ryan Porter dead at age 46, American jazz trombonist, injuries sustained from traffic collision", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ryan-porter", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 46, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Ryan Porter, an American jazz trombonist, died on May 16, 2026, from injuries sustained in a traffic collision. He was 46. Based in Los Angeles, Porter was a founding member of the West Coast Get Down jazz collective and a longtime collaborator of saxophonist Kamasi Washington. He also toured with Stevie Wonder, Rihanna, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Born in Los Angeles on July 31, 1979, he was introduced to jazz by his grandfather's record collection and later joined the Multi-School Jazz Band in Watts while in high school.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Ryan_Porter.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Porter", "cause_of_death": { "label": "traffic collision", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-traffic-collision" } }, { "name": "Félicien Kabuga dead at age 93, Rwandan financier and génocidaire", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/felicien-kabuga", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 93, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "description": "Félicien Kabuga, a Rwandan financier and génocidaire, died on May 16, 2026. He was 93. Born on March 1, 1933, in Muning, Mukarange, Byumba, Ruanda-Urundi, Kabuga was a Rwandan businessman who played a major role in the run-up to the Rwandan genocide. A multimillionaire, he was closely connected to President Juvénal Habyarimana's Hutu Power MRND party and the Akazu, and was identified as the primary financier of Hutu extremist media outlets including RTLM radio and Kangura magazine. He was arrested by French police in Greater Paris in 2020 after 26 years as a fugitive and later transferred to The Hague, where he was declared unfit to stand trial in 2023 because of dementia.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9licien_Kabuga" }, { "name": "Ike Willis dead at age 70, American guitarist, prostate cancer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ike-willis", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 70, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "musician", "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Ike Willis, an American guitarist and vocalist best known for his work with Frank Zappa, died on May 17, 2026, of prostate cancer. He was 70. Born Isaac Willis in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 12, 1955, he played guitar from the age of eight. Willis was a regular member of Zappa’s studio and touring bands from 1978 until the last tour in 1988. He also did studio voice work, wrote compositions for films, led The Ike Willis Band and released two solo studio albums under his own name.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Ike_Willis.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Willis", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Cancer", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-cancer-cause" } }, { "name": "Predrag Koraksić Corax dead at age 92, Serbian political caricaturist", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/predrag-koraksic-corax", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 92, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "political cartoonist", "artists" ], "nationality": [ "Serbia" ], "description": "Predrag Koraksić Corax, a Serbian political caricaturist, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 92. Born on June 15, 1933, in Gornja Gorevnica near Čačak, then in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, he worked as a political caricaturist from 1950 onward. He signed his work as Corax using Latin characters and spelling. His parents, Stojan and Zorka Koraksić, were teachers; his father was killed in 1941 during World War II by Chetniks, and Corax spent four years as a refugee.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predrag_Koraksi%C4%87_Corax" }, { "name": "International Journal of Comic Art dead at age 90, founder of the International Journal of Comics Art", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/john-a-lent", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 90, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "International Journal of Comic Art, the American comics scholar who founded the International Journal of Comics Art, died on May 16, 2026. John A. Lent established the biannual journal in 1999 while at Temple University, creating a new venue for scholars to publish academic work on comics art. A short form of his middle name was Anthony, and he was 89. He died after injuries suffered in a fall at his home a few days earlier.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/John_A._Lent.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Lent", "cause_of_death": { "label": "fall injuries", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-fall-injuries" } }, { "name": "Altaf Hassan Qureshi dead at age 94, Pakistani journalist", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/altaf-hassan-qureshi", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 94, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Pakistan" ], "description": "Altaf Hassan Qureshi, a Pakistani journalist, author and editor-in-chief of monthly Urdu Digest, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on March 3, 1932, in Hisar district, British India, he migrated to Pakistan in 1947 and settled in Lahore. He served as a journalist, political analyst, author and editor from 1959 to 2026. Qureshi earned a master’s degree in political science from the University of Punjab.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altaf_Hassan_Qureshi" }, { "name": "John Maclean dead at age 80, Australian cricketer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/john-maclean", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 80, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Australia" ], "description": "John Maclean, Australian cricketer who played for Queensland and the national team, died on May 16, 2026, aged 80. Born in Herston, Queensland, on April 27, 1946, John Alexander Maclean played four Test matches and two One Day Internationals in 1978 and 1979. He captained Queensland 30 times in 86 games and was part of four Queensland sides that finished second in the Sheffield Shield.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/John_Maclean_Australian_cricketer.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maclean_(Australian_cricketer)" }, { "name": "Dai-won Moon dead at age 83, South Korean-born Mexican taekwondo practitioner", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/dai-won-moon", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "artists", "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Mexico", "South Korea" ], "description": "Dai-won Moon, a South Korean-born Mexican taekwondo practitioner, died on May 16, 2026, at age 83. Known as the Father of Mexican Taekwondo, he introduced the sport to Mexico in 1969. Moon was born in Duk Hap, a village 200 kilometers south of Seoul, became a black belt at 16, and later graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in architecture. He also studied at Kyung Hee University and competed in American martial arts tournaments between 1963 and 1968.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai-won_Moon" }, { "name": "Frank Land dead at age 97, German-born British information systems researcher", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/frank-land", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 97, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "british computer societynational computing centreinternational federation for information processing", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Britain", "Germany" ], "description": "Frank Land, a German-born British information systems researcher, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Frank Landsberger in Berlin in October 1928, he was the first United Kingdom professor of information systems and an emeritus professor in the Department of Information Systems at the London School of Economics. He was educated at Willesden County Grammar School and the London School of Economics, where he graduated in economics in 1950. Land was involved in the development and definition of information systems and its curriculum, and chaired working parties for the British Computer Society, the National Computing Centre and the Council for National Academic Awards. He was married to Ailsa Land, a professor of operations research.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Frank_Land.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Land" }, { "name": "Gary Cutsinger dead at age 86, American football player", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/gary-cutsinger", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 86, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Gary Leon Cutsinger, an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Houston Oilers, died on May 16, 2026, at age 86. Born in Perry, Oklahoma, on February 4, 1940, he played six seasons with the Oilers in the American Football League and played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Cutsinger" }, { "name": "Quinn G. McKay dead at age 99, American academic, writer and Mormon leader", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/quinn-g-mckay", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 99, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians", "scientists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Quinn G. McKay, an American academic, writer and Mormon leader, died on May 16, 2026. He was 99. McKay was born on October 30, 1926, and was raised in Huntsville, Utah. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the last year of World War II, then spent 1948 to 1950 as a Mormon missionary in England. After returning, he studied at Weber State College and Brigham Young University, where he served as student body president and graduated in 1954 with a degree in accounting. He later earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_G._McKay" }, { "name": "Albert Beckles dead at age 95, Barbadian bodybuilder", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/albert-beckles", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 95, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "bodybuilder", "other" ], "nationality": [ "Britain" ], "description": "Albert Beckles, a Barbadian bodybuilder, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Barbados on July 14, 1930, he later immigrated to London and became a former IFBB pro bodybuilder and Mr. Universe. In the mid-1960s, Beckles won several British regional titles before taking the 1969 and 1970 NABBA Mr. Britain crowns. He joined the IFBB in 1971 and won the overall at the IFBB Mr. Universe. Beckles was also a three-time winner of New York City’s Night of Champions, including a victory in 1982 at age 52, and competed in more than 100 contests.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Beckles" }, { "name": "Ian Russell dead at age 79, British folklorist", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ian-russell", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 79, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "Britain", "England" ], "description": "Ian Russell, a British folklorist whose work focused on singing traditions in the English Pennines, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, on February 17, 1947, to William and Joan Russell, he became widely noted for his research into regional folksong and traditional drama. From 1969 onward, Russell carried out extensive fieldwork in South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire, building a body of scholarship on local performance and song traditions that shaped his reputation in the field.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Russell_(folklorist)" }, { "name": "Tarsy Carballas dead at age 91, Spanish soil scientist", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tarsy-carballas", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 91, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Spain" ], "description": "Tarsy Carballas, a Spanish soil scientist and academic, died on May 16, 2026. Born in Taboada on June 2, 1934, she was a pioneer in the study of soils in the humid temperate zone of Spain. Carballas worked with the Spanish National Research Council and the University of Santiago de Compostela, and she studied at the University of Santiago de Compostela and Henri Poincaré University. Her honors included the Castelao Medal and the María Josefa Wonenburger Planells Prize.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarsy_Carballas" }, { "name": "Bushy Maape dead at age 68, South African politician, premier of the North West", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/bushy-maape", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 68, "death_date": "2026-05-16", "reported_date": "2026-05-16", "published_at": "2026-05-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "Bushy Maape, South African politician and premier of the North West from 2021 to 2024, died on May 16, 2026. He was 68. 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