Izo Hashimoto dead at age 72
Izo Hashimoto
died on May 12, 2026. He was a Japanese screenwriter. Tags Writers, 12 May 2026, Hashimoto, Izo, Japan, Pisces, May 12, May 2026
Deaths on May 12
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 12 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 12, 2026.
Geoff Wadge dead at age 76
Geoff Wadge
died on May 12, 2026. He was a British volcanologist. Tags Other, 12 May 2026, Britain, Geoff, Virgo, Wadge, May 12, May 2026
Albrecht Weinberg dead at age 101
Albrecht Weinberg
died on May 12, 2026. Albrecht Weinberg [de], 101, German Holocaust survivor. (death announced on this date) Tags Other, 12 May 2026, Albrecht, Germany, Weinberg, 2026-05-12, May 12,…
Jack Taylor dead at age 99
Jack Taylor, an American actor known for roles in Succubus, Conan the Barbarian and The Ninth Gate,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 99. Born George Brown Randall in…
John Thomas Copenhaver Jr. dead at age 100, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for S…
John Thomas Copenhaver Jr., an American jurist and senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia,
died on May 12,…
Ataur Rahman Bangladeshi actor dead at age 84
Ataur Rahman, a Bangladeshi stage and television actor,
died on May 12, 2026. He was 84. Rahman was also a director and writer, and was known by the sobriquet Monchosharothi.…
Pedro Feist dead at age 90, Portuguese politician, MP
Pedro Feist, a Portuguese politician and businessman,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Pedro José del Negro Feist on March 11, 1936, he was a…
Yebrgual Melese Ethiopian long-distance runner dead at age 36
Yebrgual Melese, an Ethiopian long-distance runner,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 36. Born in Addis Ababa on April 18, 1990, she placed second at the 2015…
Jean Bonfils dead at age 96, French Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Viviers, bishop of Nice
Jean Bonfils, the French Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Viviers from 1992 to 1998 and bishop of Nice from 1998 to 2005,
died on May 12, 2026,…
Rex Reed dead at age 87
Rex Reed, an American film critic and journalist,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 87. Born Rex Taylor Reed on Oct. 2, 1938, in Fort Worth, Texas, he was…
William V. Tamborlane dead at age 79
William V. Tamborlane, an American pediatrician and academic,
died on May 12, 2026. He was Professor and Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at Yale School of Medicine from 1986. Born in…
Emil Paul Tscherrig dead at age 79
Emil Paul Tscherrig, Swiss Roman Catholic cardinal,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Unterems, Switzerland, on 3 February 1947, he was ordained a priest…
Patrick Arnold dead at age 59
Patrick Arnold, an American organic chemist known as the “Father of Prohormones,”
died on May 12, 2026, at age 59. Born in 1966 in Guilford, Connecticut, he was identified in…
Bassek Ba Kobhio dead at age 69
Bassek Ba Kobhio, a Cameroonian writer and filmmaker,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 69. Born in Nindjé, French Cameroon, in 1957, he worked as a film director, producer,…
Bobby Keasler dead at age 80
Bobby Keasler, an American college football coach,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 80. He was born in New Iberia, Louisiana, on September 8, 1945. Keasler served as head…
Stanisława Celińska dead at age 79
Stanisława Celińska, a Polish actress and voice actress,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Warsaw on April 29, 1947, she debuted in theatre in…
Anna Wagner dead at age 111
Anna Wagner
died on May 12, 2026. She was an Austrian supercentenarian. Anna Wagner [de], 111, Austrian supercentenarian. Tags Other, 12 May 2026, Anna, Austria, Wagner, 2026-05-12, May 12, May…
Barry W. Blaustein dead at age 72, American screenwriter and film director, pancreatic cancer
Barry W. Blaustein, an American screenwriter and film director,
died on May 12, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. He was 72. Blaustein was best known for writing on Saturday Night Live…
Romuald Figuier dead at age 88
Romuald Figuier, a French singer,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Finistère, Brittany, on May 9, 1938, he was also known mononymously as…
Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi dead at age 91
Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi, an Indian classical dancer,
died on May 12, 2026. She was associated with the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, where she served as Principal and taught…
Miriam Gonczarska dead at age 53
Miriam Gonczarska, a Polish spiritual leader and journalist,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 53. Born in Warsaw in 1972, she was a Jewish spiritual leader who…
Charle Young dead at age 75
Charle Young, a Hall of Fame American football player who played tight end for the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 75. Born…
Mark Fuhrman dead at age 74, American detective, cancer
Mark Fuhrman, an American detective known for his role in the O. J. Simpson murder case,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 74 from cancer. He was…
Jason Collins dead at age 47, American basketball player, glioblastoma
Jason Collins, an American basketball player who played for the New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 47 from glioblastoma. Collins was…
Alexander Held dead at age 67
Alexander Held, a German actor known for roles in Der Untergang, Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage and Der Baader Meinhof Komplex,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 67.…
Donald Gibb dead at age 71
Donald Gibb, an American actor known for Revenge of the Nerds, Bloodsport and 1st & Ten,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 71. Gibb, whose full name was Donald…
Al Gregg dead at age 62, English musician, actor and screenwriter
Al Gregg, the English musician, actor and screenwriter best known for his work with punk band The Wall and appearances in ScreenPlay and Doctor Who,
died on May 12, 2026,…
Swapan Sadhan Bose dead at age 78, Indian politician, MP and sports administrator, president of Moh…
Swapan Sadhan Bose, an Indian politician and sports administrator who was president of Mohun Bagan AC,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 78. Also known as Tutu…
Zenonas Juknevičius dead at age 76
Zenonas Juknevičius, a Lithuanian politician and lawyer,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on June 10, 1949, in Valdeikiai, Pasvalys district, he graduated from the…
Herb Wharton dead at age 89
Herb Wharton, an Australian writer,
died on May 12, 2026. Herbert Morsley Wharton AM was born in Cunnamulla, Queensland, in 1936 and was an Indigenous Australian former stockman who began…
Monroe Milstein
American retail executive
Died on Tuesday May 13th 2025
Derek Hallas
90–91
Died on Tuesday May 13th 2025
José Mujica
Uruguayan politician
Died on Tuesday May 13th 2025
Robert Benton
American filmmaker and screenwriter (Bonnie and Clyde
Died on Tuesday May 13th 2025
Leila Negri
African-German singer and actress (Münchhausen
Died on Tuesday May 13th 2025
Gheorghe Paladi
Moldovan doctor
Died on Tuesday May 13th 2025
Szvetiszláv Sasics
Hungarian modern pentathlete
Died on Tuesday May 13th 2025
Ernst Mahle
German-Brazilian composer and conductor.
Died on Tuesday May 13th 2025
Eddie Marzuki Nalapraya
Indonesian general and politician
Died on Tuesday May 13th 2025
Azmun Jaafar
Indonesian civil servant and politician
Died on Tuesday May 13th 2025
Rasammah Bhupalan
Malaysian independence and social activist
Died on Tuesday May 13th 2025
Dan Seavey
American musher
Died on Tuesday May 13th 2025
Jon Ungphakorn
Thai politician
Died on Tuesday May 13th 2025
Larry Miller
American basketball player (UNC
Died on Tuesday May 13th 2025
Aidan Chambers
English writer
Died on Tuesday May 13th 2025
Native Upmanship
Irish racehorse
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Clive Johnstone
British Royal Navy officer
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Christian Escoudé
French Gypsy jazz guitarist
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
David Sanborn
American alto saxophonist
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Sushil Kumar Modi
Indian politician
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Yevgeniy Brago
Russian rower
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Arthur Irving
Canadian oil executive
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Vladimir Zharikov
Russian actor
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Tapiwa Kumbuyani
Zimbabwean footballer (CAPS United
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Cyril Wecht
American forensic pathologist
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Lucien Mias
French rugby union player
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Talal Abu Zarifa
Palestinian communist militant and politician (Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine)
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Amália Barros
Brazilian politician and journalist
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Enrico Musiani
Italian singer
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Franca Nuti
Italian actress (Marco Visconti)
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Iswar Prasanna Hazarika
Indian politician
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Satish Joshi
Indian actor (Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega)
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Shi Wei-Jian
Chinese actor (Legend of Tianyun Mountain
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Birubala Rabha
Indian human rights activist
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
M. Selvarasu
Indian politician
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Dallas Penn
American fashion designer
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Aleksandr Surikov
Russian diplomat
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
Gerry Hart
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Murray Inglis
New Zealand radio broadcaster
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Ram G. Takwale
Indian academic administrator
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Antonia Kerrigan
American literary agent
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Tayeb Belaiz
Algerian jurist
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Leon Comber
British military officer
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi
Italian musicologist
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Primo Nardello
Italian cyclist
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Christopher William Long
British diplomat
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda
Japanese female gymnast
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Eduard Sagalaev
Russian television journalist and media manager
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Alfonso Buonocore
Italian Olympic swimmer (1952) and water polo player (1956)
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Bruce Robertson
New Zealand rugby union player (Counties
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Hugo Burge
British entrepreneur
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Stanley Engerman
American economist and historian
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Owen Davidson
Australian tennis player
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Don Denkinger
American baseball umpire
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Ed Rynders
American politician
Died on Friday May 13th 2022
Egidio Alagna
Italian politician
Died on Friday May 13th 2022
Karim Djoudi
Algerian politician
Died on Friday May 13th 2022
Suzi Gablik
American artist
Died on Friday May 13th 2022
Robert McFarlane
American lieutenant colonel and security adviser
Died on Friday May 13th 2022
Richard Wald
American television executive (NBC News
Died on Friday May 13th 2022
Ursula Braun-Moser
German politician
Died on Friday May 13th 2022
Djalu Gurruwiwi
86-87
Died on Friday May 13th 2022
Viktor Samokhin
Russian footballer and coach
Died on Friday May 13th 2022
Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón
Colombian Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Friday May 13th 2022