Brian Large dead at age 87, English opera director
Brian Large, the English opera director, died on May 23, 2026, at the age of 87. He was known as one of the leading television directors specializing in opera and…
Who Died on 23 May 2026?
See every notable death on 23 May 2026. 30 obituaries with info, news, and memorial pages.
Martin Šolc dead at age 77, expert in comet physics and history of astronomy
Martin Šolc died on May 23, 2026. He was a Czech pedagogue and an expert in comet physics and the history of astronomy. His work was associated with teaching and…
Ruth Shack dead at age 94, American politician
Ruth Shack, an American politician, died on May 23, 2026, at age 94. She served as the sponsor of the 1977 Human Rights Ordinance in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and was…
Dang Van Phuoc dead at age 90, Vietnamese-American photojournalist
Dang Van Phuoc, a Vietnamese-American photojournalist, died on May 23, 2026. He was 90. Born in 1935 in a village near Quảng Ngãi Province in central Vietnam, he moved to…
Dame Jools Topp dead at age 68, New Zealand musician and comedian, breast cancer
Dame Jools Topp, the New Zealand musician and comedian known as one half of the Topp Twins, died on May 23, 2026, aged 68. A performer active from 1975 to…
Linda Crutchfield-Bocock dead at age 84, Canadian Olympic alpine skier and luger
Linda Crutchfield-Bocock died on May 23, 2026, at the age of 84. She was a Canadian Olympic alpine skier and luger who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics. Born in…
Toman Brod dead at age 97, anti-communist dissident and Holocaust survivor
Toman Brod, a Czech historian, anti-communist dissident and Holocaust survivor, died on May 23, 2026. He was 97. Brod was born in Prague on January 18, 1929, to an assimilated…
Jan Renders dead at age 88, GVAV, national team
Jan Renders died on May 23, 2026, at the age of 88. He was a Dutch footballer who played for PSV Eindhoven, GVAV and the Netherlands national team. Renders appeared…
Birçe Hasko dead at age 84, The Man with the Cannon, Slogans
Birçe Hasko died on May 23, 2026. He was an Albanian actor known for Përrallë nga e kaluara, The Man with the Cannon and Slogans. News of his death was…
Thérèse Liotard dead at age 80, French actress
Thérèse Liotard, a French actress known for Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine, My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle, died on May 23, 2026. Born in Lille, Nord,…
Arleen Schloss dead at age 82, American performance artist
Arleen Schloss, an American performance artist, died on May 23, 2026. She was 82. Schloss was known for performance art, video and film art, sound poetry, directing and curating, and…
Sergei Rozhkov dead at age 83, Russian football player and manager
Sergei Rozhkov died on May 23, 2026. He was a Russian football player and manager, known for his time with Spartak Moscow and the Soviet Union national team. Rozhkov later…
Albert Wolsky dead at age 95, French costume designer
Albert Wolsky, the French costume designer, died on May 23, 2026. He was 95. Wolsky was known for work in film and on stage, with a career that included costume…
Tom Lund dead at age 75, Norwegian footballer and manager
Tom Lund, the Norwegian footballer and manager associated with Lillestrøm SK and the national team, died on May 23, 2026, aged 75. A striker, he spent his entire playing career…
Piotr Pyzik dead at age 67, Civil servant
Piotr Pyzik, a Polish politician and member of the Sejm from 2011 to 2019, died on May 23, 2026. He was 67. Born Piotr Mieczysław Pyzik on January 1, 1959,…
Richard A. Tapia dead at age 88, public figure
Richard A. Tapia, an American mathematician, died on May 23, 2026. He was known for his work in mathematical optimization and iterative methods for nonlinear problems, with more recent research…
Norbert Kartmann dead at age 77, member and president of the Landtag of Hesse
Norbert Kartmann, a German politician and longtime member and president of the Landtag of Hesse, died on May 23, 2026. He was 77. A member of the Christian Democratic Union,…
Yusuf Hossain Humayun dead at age 90, Bangladeshi politician, MP
Yusuf Hossain Humayun, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament from 1973 to 1979, died on May 23, 2026. He was elected to parliament from Barisal-4 in 1973 as…
Jens Kampmann dead at age 89, MP, minister of public works and pollution control
Jens Kampmann, the Danish politician and former minister, died on May 23, 2026. He was 89. Kampmann served as a member of the Folketing from 1966 to 1978 and held…
Howard Moscoe dead at age 86, public figure
Howard Moscoe, a Canadian politician and former Toronto city councillor, died on May 23, 2026. He was 86. Moscoe served on Toronto City Council from 1978 to 2010 and represented…
Ann Fox Chandonnet dead at age 83, American poet
Ann Fox Chandonnet, an American poet, died on May 23, 2026, at age 83. She was also known as a journalist, book reviewer, and culinary historian. Born Ann Alicia Fox…
Gabriel Ganley dead at age 22, Brazilian bodybuilder and influencer
Gabriel Ganley died on May 23, 2026. He was a Brazilian bodybuilder and influencer. His death was noted by sources identifying him as 22 years old. Gabriel Ganley, 22, Brazilian…
William W. Parmley dead at age 90, American cardiologist
William W. Parmley, an American cardiologist, died on May 23, 2026, at age 90. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on January 22, 1936, and was also known…
Parviz Ghelichkhani dead at age 80, Iranian footballer
Parviz Ghelichkhani, the Iranian footballer who played for Taj and Persepolis and captained the national team, died on May 23, 2026. He was 80. Ghelichkhani was an Iranian-French player who…
Lucienne Hamon dead at age 95, Ho!, Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed
Lucienne Hamon, a French actress known for her roles in The Lovers, Ho! and Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed, died on May 23, 2026, at the age of 95. Hamon…
Tadateru Konoe dead at age 87, Japanese humanitarian, president of the International Federation of…
Tadateru Konoe, the Japanese humanitarian who served as president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 2009 to 2017, died on May 23, 2026. He…
Petr Zeman dead at age 79, Czech security expert and dissident
Petr Zeman died on May 23, 2026. He was a Czech security expert and dissident. He was 79. Petr Zeman, 79, Czech security expert and dissident. Tags Other, 23 May…
Trevor Meath dead at age 82, public figure
Trevor Meath, the English footballer who played for Walsall and Lincoln City, died on May 23, 2026, at the age of 82. A midfielder, he made 110 Football League appearances…
Lino Carletto dead at age 82, Italian cyclist
Lino Carletto, an Italian cyclist, died on May 23, 2026. Born on July 20, 1943, in Vigasio, Italy, he built his career as a racing cyclist and was part of…