Jürgen Kesting dead at age 85, German journalist and music critic
Jürgen Kesting, the German journalist, music critic and author, died on June 7, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Duisburg on January 1, 1940, he studied German and…
Deaths on June 5
This archive lists notable deaths associated with June 5 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on June 5, 2026.
Sam Dastor dead at age 84, Actor
Sam Dastor, the Indian-born British actor known for his roles in Jinnah, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers and I, Claudius, died on June 6, 2026, at the age…
Agaath Witteman dead, Dutch theater director and politician
Agaath Witteman, the Dutch theatre director and politician who served as a senator from 2003 to 2007, died on June 5, 2026. She was 84. Born in Oegstgeest on April…
Heimo Reinitzer dead at age 82, Austrian Olympic discus thrower
Heimo Reinitzer died on June 5, 2026. He was an Austrian Olympic discus thrower. Tags Other, 05 June 2026, Austria, Heimo, Libra, Reinitzer, June 2026, June 5
Manoa Rasigatale dead at age 78, Fijian politician and historian
Manoa Rasigatale, a Fijian politician and historian, died on June 5, 2026, at age 78. Born on July 11, 1947, he also worked as a journalist, musician and television personality.…
Charles Marvin dead at age 97, American football coach
Charles Marvin died on June 5, 2026. He was an American football coach. Tags Athletes, 05 June 2026, America, Charles, Marvin, June 2026, June 5
Naran Očir-Gorjaev dead at age 52, Russian military second lieutenant
Naran Očir-Gorjaev died on June 5, 2026. Tags Other, 05 June 2026, Naran, Russia, June 2026, June 5, Očir-Gorjaev
Yoshihisa Uchida dead at age 101, Japanese politician
Yoshihisa Uchida died on June 5, 2026. Tags Politicians, 05 June 2026, Japan, Uchida, Yoshihisa, June 2026, June 5
Inman Harvey dead, British computer scientist
Inman Harvey, a British computer scientist and senior lecturer at the University of Sussex, died on June 5, 2026. Born on January 1, 2000, Harvey worked in computer science and…
Jokke Seppälä dead at age 72, Finnish musician
Jokke Seppälä died on June 5, 2026. Tags Musicians, 05 June 2026, Finland, Jokke, June 2026, June 5, Seppälä
James Bradley dead at age 72, American author
James Bradley, an American author of historical non-fiction, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 72. Born on January 1, 1954, he wrote on the Pacific theater of…
Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal dead at age 96, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate
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, Singer-songwriter
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…
David Sheiner dead at age 98, Actor
David Sheiner, an American actor whose career spanned television, film and Broadway, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in New York City on January 13,…
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, Actress
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…
Denis Coughlan dead at age 80, Company director
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…
Steve Almaas dead at age 69, American musician
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, Canadian National Hockey League executive, general manager of the At…
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.…
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…
Giuseppe Sacchi 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…
Sadıq Sadıqov dead at age 60, Azerbaijani football executive
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,…
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
Yrondu Musavu-King dead at age 34, Gabonese footballer
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,…
Giuseppe Sacchi dead at age 93, Italian television director and producer
Giuseppe Sacchi died on June 5, 2026. He was an Italian television director and producer. Further details about his life and career were not immediately available. Tags Actors, 05 June…
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…
Tchamola Tanko dead, Togolese footballer
Tchamola Tanko, a Togolese footballer, died on June 5, 2026. He played as both a midfielder and a forward, and was known as captain of Foadan FC during periods when…
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…
Waldemar Bohdanowicz dead at age 85, Polish politician
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…
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, Hungarian footballer
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…
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…
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…
Michael Tate dead at age 80, Australian politician
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Naran Očir-Gorjaev dead at age 52, Russian military
Naran Očir-Gorjaev died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 52. He was a Russian military officer. Born on October 1, 1973, in Lagan, he received the Hero of…
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