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Alfredrick Hughes American basketball player dead at age 63

Alfredrick Hughes, an American basketball player who played for the San Antonio Spurs, died on May 1, 2026. He was 63. Hughes was selected by the Spurs in the first round, 14th overall, of the 1985 NBA draft. A Chicago… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Sudesh Kumar Indian actor and film producer dead at age 95

Sudesh Kumar died on May 1, 2026. He was an Indian actor known for Saranga, Bharosa and Gopi, and also worked as a film producer. His work spanned acting and film production, and his name is associated with several Hindi… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Csaba Takács Hungarian-Romanian politician, deputy dead at age 71

Csaba Takács, a Hungarian-Romanian politician and deputy from 1990 to 1994, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Aiud, Romania, on March 30, 1955, he was an engineer and a member of the Democratic Union… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Vladimir Bayunov Russian politician, MP dead at age 73

Vladimir Bayunov, a Russian politician and engineer who served as a member of the State Duma from 1993 to 1999, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 73. A member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation,… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

René Henry Gracida American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Corpus Christi and Pensacola–Tallahas…

René Henry Gracida, an American Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Corpus Christi from 1983 to 1997 and of Pensacola–Tallahassee from 1975 to 1983, died on May 1, 2026. He was 102. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 9,… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Stephen Greene Irish hurler dead at age 81

Stephen Greene, Irish hurler, died on May 1, 2026, aged 81. Born in Waterford in 1944, he played at club level with Mount Sion and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team. Greene came through the juvenile and… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Michael Sollis Australian musician, bowel cancer dead at age 40

Michael Sollis, an Australian musician, died on May 1, 2026, aged 40, from bowel cancer. He was also an interdisciplinary artist, artistic director, researcher and teaching artist. Sollis founded and directed The Griffyn Ensemble in the early 2000s, serving as… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

René Paardekooper Dutch footballer dead at age 39

René Paardekooper, a Dutch footballer who played for Helmond Sport, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 39. Born in Gemert, North Brabant, he began playing football with local club VV Gemert before joining Helmond Sport’s youth teams.… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Tülay Özer Turkish singer dead at age 79

Tülay Özer, a Turkish singer, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on December 10, 1946, in Kemaliye, Turkey, she began her professional music career in 1972 after working in accountancy. She was known for pop… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

G. Robert Blakey American attorney dead at age 90

G. Robert Blakey, an American attorney and emeritus law professor, died on May 1, 2026, at age 90. He was best known for his work in connection with drafting the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, known as RICO, and… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Georg Wadenius public figure dead at age 80

Georg Wadenius, a Swedish guitarist, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 80. Known as "Jojje" Wadenius, he was a multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer who was active as a studio and session guitarist and bassist, particularly in the… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Panayot Butchvarov Bulgarian philosopher dead at age 93

Panayot Butchvarov, a Bulgarian philosopher, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, on April 2, 1933, he was a Bulgarian-born American philosopher and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Iowa.… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Man Phatnothai Thai politician, minister of information and communication technology, deputy prime…

Man Phatnothai, Thai politician and civil servant who served as minister of information and communication technology in 2008 and as deputy prime minister later that year, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Bangkok on… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo Swiss physician and advocate for therapeutic fasting dead at age 73

Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, a Swiss physician and advocate for therapeutic fasting, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Geneva on February 5, 1953, she studied medicine in Geneva and graduated in 1982. She continued… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Stephen Owen American sinologist dead at age 79

Stephen Owen, an American sinologist, died on May 1, 2026, at age 79. He specialized in Chinese literature, particularly Tang dynasty poetry and comparative poetics, and taught Chinese literature and comparative literature at Harvard University, where he was James Bryant… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Dionysis Tsamis public figure dead at age 74

Dionysis Tsamis, a Greek former professional footballer and manager, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 74. Tsamis played as a midfielder and began his career in 1967 with the youth team of Panetolikos. He later moved into… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Philippe Lazar French statistician and epidemiologist, president of Inserm, president of the Resear…

Philippe Lazar, French statistician and epidemiologist, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 90. He served as president of Inserm from 1982 to 1996 and as president of the Research Institute for Development from 1997 to 2001. Lazar… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026 · Lazăr

May 1, 2026

Péter Bikár Hungarian ice hockey player dead at age 81

Péter Bikár died on May 1, 2026. He was a Hungarian ice hockey player. · 01 May 2026 · May 2026 · Peter

May 1, 2026

Karl-Heinz Mühe dead at age 77, German politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony

Karl-Heinz Mühe, a German politician and former member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 77. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served in the Landtag from 1986 to 2003.… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Juliet Winters Carpenter American translator dead at age 77

Juliet Winters Carpenter, an American translator of modern Japanese literature, died on May 1, 2026. She was born in 1948 in the American Midwest and studied Japanese literature at the University of Michigan and the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Hans-Wilhelm Pesch dead at age 88, German politician, MP

Hans-Wilhelm Pesch, a German politician and member of the Bundestag from 1983 to 1998, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on June 19, 1937, in Rheydt, Germany, he was a member of the Christian Democratic… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Antonio Arcari Italian Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic nuncio to Honduras, Mozambique, and Costa…

Antonio Arcari, the Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as apostolic nuncio to Honduras from 2003 to 2008, Mozambique from 2008 to 2014, and Costa Rica from 2014 to 2019, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 72.… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Danny Mixon dead at age 76, American jazz pianist, prostate cancer

Danny Mixon, an American jazz pianist, died on May 1, 2026, of prostate cancer. He was 76. Born Daniel Asbury Mixon in Harlem, New York City, on August 19, 1949, he performed in mainstream jazz, hard bop and post-bop. Mixon… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Yevgeniy Duleyev Russian rower, Olympic silver medallist dead at age 70

Yevgeniy Duleyev, a Russian rower and Olympic silver medallist, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Moscow on April 5, 1956, he competed for the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

May 1, 2026

Greg Hyman dead at age 78, American inventor, co-creator of Tickle Me Elmo

Greg Hyman, an American inventor and co-creator of Tickle Me Elmo, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Greg Eaton Hyman on June 25, 1947, in New Rochelle, New York, he was a toy inventor whose… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 1

May 1, 2026

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Charlie Williams Maltese footballer dead at age 82

Charlie Williams, a Maltese footballer, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on February 15, 1944, he learned to play football in the streets of Valletta and began organized soccer at age 10 with the Valletta… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026

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