Denis Coughlan dead at age 80, St. Nicholas’)
Denis Coughlan, the Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler associated with Glen Rovers and St. Nicholas', died on June 5, 2026, aged 80. Born in Blackpool on June 7, 1945, he…
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Over 300 obituaries from June 5. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Steve Almaas dead at age 69, Beat Rodeo, The Del-Lords), cancer
Steve Almaas died on June 5, 2026. He was an American musician known for his work with the Suicide Commandos, Beat Rodeo and the Del-Lords. He died of cancer. Tags…
Cliff Fletcher dead at age 90, general manager of the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple…
Cliff Fletcher, the Canadian National Hockey League executive who served as general manager of the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs and Phoenix Coyotes, died on June 5, 2026.…
Giuseppe Sacchi (imprenditore) dead at age 93, Italian television director and television producer
Giuseppe Sacchi, an Italian television director and television producer, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 93. Known also as Peppo Sacchi, he was born in Como on…
Manuel Domingos Augusto dead at age 68, Angolan politician and diplomat
Manuel Domingos Augusto died on June 5, 2026. He was an Angolan politician and diplomat. Born in Luanda on September 2, 1957, he served in public life as a minister…
Vania Protti Traxler dead at age 89, Italian entrepreneur
Vania Protti Traxler died on June 5, 2026. She was an Italian entrepreneur. Tags Other, 05 June 2026, Italy, Traxler, Vania, June 2026, June 5
Sadıq Sadıqov dead at age 60, president of Neftçi
Sadıq Sadıqov, the Azerbaijani football executive who served as president of Neftçi from 2009 to 2015, died on June 5, 2026, at age 60. Born in Nakhchivan on November 9,…
Giuseppe Sacchi dead at age 93, Italian television director and television producer
Giuseppe Sacchi died on June 5, 2026. He was an Italian television director and television producer. No further details about his life or career were immediately available. Tags Actors, 05…
Yrondu Musavu-King dead at age 34, Le Mans, national team)
Yrondu Musavu-King, the Gabonese footballer who played for Boulogne, Le Mans and the national team, died on June 5, 2026. He was 34. Born in Libreville on January 8, 1992,…
Tchamola Tanko dead, Togolese footballer
Tchamola Tanko, a Togolese footballer who played for Foadan FC, died on June 5, 2026. He served as captain of Foadan FC during periods when the club won the Togolese…
Francine Villeneuve dead at age 61, Canadian thoroughbred jockey and racing pioneer
Francine Villeneuve, a Canadian thoroughbred jockey and racing pioneer, died on June 5, 2026, at age 61. Known as "The Queen of Fort Erie" for her long association with the…
Waldemar Bohdanowicz dead at age 85, mayor of Łódź, senator
Waldemar Bohdanowicz, a Polish politician who served as mayor of Łódź from 1989 to 1990 and as a senator from 1991 to 1993, died on June 5, 2026. He was…
A. C. Sreehari dead at age 56, Indian poet and writer
A. C. Sreehari, an Indian poet and writer, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 56. A Malayalam-language poet and teacher, he was associated with Payyanur College in…
Nathan Irby dead at age 94, member of the Maryland Senate
Nathan Irby died on June 5, 2026. He was an American politician who served as a member of the Maryland Senate from 1982 to 1995. His death was announced on…
Olufemi Majekodunmi dead at age 86, British-Nigerian architect
Olufemi Majekodunmi, the British-Nigerian architect, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in London on May 1, 1940, he was also known as Olufemi Adetokunbo Majekodunmi.…
Yoshihisa Uchida dead at age 101, Japanese politician
Yoshihisa Uchida died on June 5, 2026. He was a Japanese politician and journalist. Born on January 5, 1925, Uchida studied at Meiji University. Tags Journalists, Politicians, 05 June 2026,…
Tamás Horváth dead at age 35, cancer
Tamás Horváth died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 35. The Hungarian footballer, who played for Kaposvári Rákóczi, died of cancer. Born in Kaposvár on April 29, 1991,…
Joost Ritman dead at age 85, Dutch businessman
Joost Ritman, the Dutch businessman behind the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, died on June 5, 2026, at age 85. Born in Amsterdam in 1941, he made his fortune through the family…
Michael Tate dead at age 80, senator, and Catholic priest
Michael Tate, the Australian politician, senator and Catholic priest who served in the Senate from 1978 to 1993, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 80. Born Michael…
Bernadette Chirac dead at age 93, French spouse of the president
Bernadette Chirac, the French politician and widow of former president Jacques Chirac, died on June 5, 2026, at age 93. Born Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chodron de Courcel in Paris on…
Roar Arntzen dead at age 78, Norwegian engineer
Roar Arntzen, a Norwegian engineer, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on November 23, 1947, he grew up in Rosenborg and Byåsen and earned the…
Indio Solari dead at age 77, Argentine musician and singer
Indio Solari, the Argentine musician and singer known for leading Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota, died on June 5, 2026, at age 77. Born Carlos Alberto Solari on…
Marion Fossett dead at age 71, Irish singer
Marion Fossett died on June 5, 2026. She was an Irish singer known for her work with the group Sheeba. No further details about her death were immediately available. Tags…
Peter Klopfer dead at age 95, German-American zoologist
Peter Klopfer, a German-American zoologist and professor emeritus of biology at Duke University, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 95. Born Peter Hubert Klopfer in Berlin on…
Lady Pamela Hicks dead at age 97, British aristocrat
Lady Pamela Hicks, a British aristocrat and memoirist, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Lady Pamela Carmen Louise Mountbatten on April 19, 1929, in Barcelona,…
Ovidio Granados dead at age 84, Colombian vallenato accordionist and songwriter
Ovidio Granados, the Colombian vallenato accordionist and songwriter, died on June 5, 2026. He was 84. Born Ovidio Enrique Granados Melo in 1941 in the Mariangola neighborhood of Valledupar, in…
Michael Shur dead at age 83, Soviet-born American physicist and academic
Michael Shur, a Soviet-born American physicist and academic, died on June 5, 2026. He was 83. Shur was born on November 13, 1942, in Kamensk-Uralsky, then in the USSR, and…
Richard K. Davidson dead at age 84, CEO of Union Pacific
Richard K. Davidson, the American railway executive who served as chief executive of Union Pacific, died on June 5, 2026, at age 84. Born on January 9, 1942, in Allen,…
Gerry Meehan dead at age 79, Canadian ice hockey left winger and executive
Gerry Meehan, a Canadian ice hockey left winger and executive, died on June 5, 2026, at age 79. Born Gerard Marcus Meehan on September 3, 1946, in Toronto, he was…
Anthony Head dead at age 72, Ted Lasso, Merlin), complications from pneumonia
Anthony Head, the English actor known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso and Merlin, died on June 5, 2026, from complications of pneumonia. Born Anthony Stewart Head on February…
Herbert Schnitzer dead at age 85, German racing team owner
Herbert Schnitzer, the German racing team owner behind Schnitzer Motorsport, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 85. He co-founded the Freilassing-based team in 1967 with his brother…
Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal dead at age 96, bishop of Ocaña and archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia
Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal, a Colombian Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Ocaña from 1972 to 1992 and as archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia from 1992 to 2007,…
Talay Riley dead at age 35, stabbed
Talay Riley, a British singer-songwriter, died on June 5, 2026, after being stabbed in Silvertown, London. He was 35. Born Mark Olayinka Orabiyi on July 10, 1990, Riley began his…
Georgios Souflias dead at age 84, Greek politician
Georgios Souflias, a Greek politician and former minister, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on July 7, 1941, in Ayia Triada, Larissa, he studied civil…
Christiane Cohendy dead at age 86, The Horseman on the Roof, The Passerby)
Christiane Cohendy, a French actress known for The Creator, The Horseman on the Roof and The Passerby, died on June 5, 2026. She was 86. Born in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Cohendy…
Mike Ejeagha
Nigerian musicianDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Muhammad Yahya Waloni
Indonesian Islamic scholarDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Doug Eggers
American football player (Baltimore ColtsDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Wayne Lewis
American singer-songwriter (Atlantic Starr). Died on Friday June 6th 2025
Jaraan Cornell
American basketball player (Purdue BoilermakersDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Daniel Lelong
French gallerist and publisherDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Djoher Amhis-Ouksel
96–97Died on Friday June 6th 2025
Hattori Yūji
Japanese sumo wrestlerDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Vasilis Papavasileiou
Greek theatre director and actorDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Abbas Khan Afridi
Pakistani politician and businessmanDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Mohammed Uwais
Nigerian juristDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Thennala Balakrishna Pillai
Indian politicianDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Tom Rafferty
American football player (Dallas Cowboys)Died on Friday June 6th 2025
Arthur Hamilton
American songwriter ("Cry Me a River")Died on Friday June 6th 2025
Piero Testoni
Italian politicianDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Jens Peter Vernersen
Danish politicianDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Aharon Amram
Yemeni-born Israeli singerDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Osvaldinho
Portuguese footballer (Vitória S.CDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Cristian Brenna
Italian rock climber and mountaineerDied on Friday June 6th 2025
David Hay
Australian politicianDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Carmencita Hederman
Irish politicianDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Deborah Pellow
American anthropologistDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Norman Hutchins
American gospel musicianDied on Friday June 6th 2025
Sergei Novikov
Russian mathematicianDied on Thursday June 6th 2024
Karin Gundersen
Norwegian literary scholar and translatorDied on Thursday June 6th 2024
Charoen Chaoprayun
Thai schoolteacher and politicianDied on Thursday June 6th 2024
Vagif Huseynov
Azerbaijani military officer and politicianDied on Thursday June 6th 2024
Deaths in May 2024
-Died on Thursday June 6th 2024
Rosa
sea otterDied on Thursday June 6th 2024
Dicoh Mariam
79–80Died on Thursday June 6th 2024
Jean-Paul Émin
French politicianDied on Thursday June 6th 2024
Roberto Cossa
Argentine playwright and theatre directorDied on Thursday June 6th 2024
Éric Hazan
French authorDied on Thursday June 6th 2024
Glan Letheren
Welsh footballer (Leeds UnitedDied on Thursday June 6th 2024
Flavius Magraon
Romanian footballer (CSM Slatina)Died on Thursday June 6th 2024
Róbert Cvi Bornstein
Slovak anti-fascist fighterDied on Thursday June 6th 2024
Akira Shigino
Japanese animator (KochiKame: Tokyo Beat CopsDied on Thursday June 6th 2024
Alexandrina Cernov
Ukrainian literary scholarDied on Thursday June 6th 2024
Marvin Upshaw
American football player (Kansas City ChiefsDied on Thursday June 6th 2024
Emma Lou Diemer
American composerDied on Thursday June 6th 2024
Charles-Albert Antille
Swiss businessman and politicianDied on Thursday June 6th 2024
Deaths in May 2023
-Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Tony McPhee
English guitarist (The Groundhogs)Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Teddy McCarthy
Irish hurler (Cork) and Gaelic footballerDied on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Lino Jordan
Italian Olympic biathlete (1972Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Ruth Schweikert
Swiss writerDied on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Linda Burdette
American gymnastics coach (West Virginia University)Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Zdeněk Pouzar
Czech mycologistDied on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Françoise Gilot
French painterDied on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Lu Yuanjiu
Chinese physicistDied on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Gints Freimanis
Latvian footballerDied on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Vadim Malakhatko
Ukrainian (until 2007) and Belgian (since 2007) chess grandmasterDied on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Iliyas Azmi
Indian politicianDied on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Werner Herbers
Dutch oboist and conductorDied on Tuesday June 6th 2023