Adrián Lorenzo Fernández dead at age 82
Adrián Lorenzo Fernández
died on May 17, 2026. He was a Guatemalan footballer. Tags Athletes, 17 May 2026, Virgo, Adrián, Fernández, May 17, May 2026
Michael M. May dead at age 100
Michael M. May
died on May 17, 2026. He was the director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He was 100. Tags Other, 17 May 2026, Capricorn, May, Michael, May 17,…
Rob Schumacher dead at age 62
Rob Schumacher died May 17, 2026. He was an American photojournalist. Tags Other, 17 May 2026, America, Cancer, Rob, Schumacher, May 17, May 2026
Rab Smith dead at age 77
Rab Smith
died on May 17, 2026. He was a Scottish darts player. Tags Athletes, 17 May 2026, Gemini, Rab, Scotland, Smith, May 17, May 2026
Cho Il-hyeon dead at age 70, South Korean politician, MP
Cho Il-hyeon, a South Korean politician and former member of the National Assembly,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 70. Born on July 15, 1955, in Hongcheon…
Gérard Revol dead at age 89, French politician, deputy, mayor of Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Gérard Revol, French politician and former mayor of Bagnols-sur-Cèze,
died on May 17, 2026, aged 89. A member of the Socialist Party, he served as mayor of Bagnols-sur-Cèze from 1995…
Totó la Momposina dead at age 85
Totó la Momposina, the Colombian singer known for work in cumbia, bullerengue, porro and tambora chalupa,
died on May 19, 2026, at age 85. Born Sonia Bazanta Vides on August…
Toyabali Ahmadali dead at age 95
Toyabali Ahmadali, a Surinamese politician and civil servant,
died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 95. A member of the Progressive Reform Party, he served as Suriname’s minister…
Peter Checkland dead at age 95
Peter Checkland, British management scientist and academic,
died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 95. He was an emeritus professor of systems at Lancaster University and developed soft…
Brenda Travis dead at age 81
Brenda Travis, an American civil rights campaigner,
died on May 17, 2026. She was 81. Travis was an African American veteran of the Civil Rights Movement from McComb, Mississippi, whose…
K. Rajan dead at age 85, Indian film producer and director, suicide by jumping
K. Rajan, an Indian film producer and director,
died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 85 after suicide by jumping. He worked on Tamil films and began his…
Luis de la Peña dead at age 95
Luis de la Peña, a Mexican physicist,
died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Mexico City in 1931, he studied mechanical-electrical engineering at ESIME of…
Jennifer Paes dead at age 72, Indian Olympic basketball player, cancer
Jennifer Paes, an Indian former basketball player who participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics,
died on May 17, 2026, aged 72, of cancer. She captained the Indian national basketball team…
Juris Upatnieks dead at age 90
Juris Upatnieks, a Latvian-American physicist and inventor,
died on May 17, 2026, at age 90. Born in Riga, Latvia, on May 7, 1936, he was a pioneer in holography and…
Scott Hastings dead at age 61, Scottish rugby union player, non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Scott Hastings, Scottish rugby union player and sports commentator,
died on May 17, 2026, aged 61, in Edinburgh, Scotland, of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was a Scotland international and played for…
Fred Negrit dead at age 76
Fred Negrit, a French educator and cultural promoter,
died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 76. He was known for his work promoting Indian languages and culture in…
Mohamed Ali Hafez dead at age 88
Mohamed Ali Hafez, a Saudi Arabian scouting executive and journalist,
died on May 17, 2026. He was an official of the Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides and served on…
Peter G. Neumann dead at age 93, American computer science researcher, complications from a fall
Peter G. Neumann, an American computer science researcher,
died on May 17, 2026, at age 93 from complications from a fall. He worked on the Multics operating system in the…
Corrado Teneggi dead at age 90, Lecce, Como
Corrado Teneggi
died on May 17, 2026. He was an Italian footballer who played for Savona, Lecce and Como. Born on March 13, 1936, in Teano, he died in Savona.…
Anton Švajlen dead at age 88, Slovak footballer, Olympic silver medalist
Anton Švajlen, a Slovak footballer and 1964 Olympic silver medalist,
died on May 17, 2026, aged 88. A goalkeeper for VSS Košice, he made 336 appearances in the Czechoslovak First…
M. J. K. Smith dead at age 92
M. J. K. Smith, the English cricketer who played for Leicestershire, Warwickshire and England,
died on May 17, 2026, aged 92. Born Michael John Knight Smith on 30 June 1933…
Max Samper dead at age 87
Max Samper
died on May 17, 2026. He was a French footballer who played for RC Paris, Angoulême and the national team. His death was announced in obituary notices without…