Yahya Dehghanpour dead at age 85
Yahya Dehghanpour
died on May 15, 2026. He was a public figure. Tags Other, 15 May 2026, Capricorn, Dehghanpour, Yahya, May 15, May 2026
Deaths on May 15
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 15 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 15, 2026.
Shin’ichirō Tawata dead at age 78
Shin'ichirō Tawata
died on May 15, 2026. He was a Japanese linguist. Tags Scientists, 15 May 2026, Cancer, Japan, Tawata, May 15, May 2026, Shin'ichirō
Anand Nadkarni dead at age 68, Indian psychopathologist, writer and playwright
Anand Nadkarni
died on May 15, 2026. He was an Indian psychopathologist, writer and playwright. His death was reported without further details. Tags Writers, 15 May 2026, Anand, India, Nadkarni,…
Shinichiro Tawada dead at age 78
Shinichiro Tawada, a Japanese linguist,
died on May 15, 2026. Tags Scientists, 15 May 2026, Cancer, Japan, Shinichiro, Tawada, May 15, May 2026
Aleksandr Borovkov dead at age 95, Russian mathematician, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Aleksandr Borovkov, a Russian mathematician and member of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
died on May 15, 2026, at age 95. Borovkov was born in Moscow on March 6, 1931.…
André Laliberté dead at age 79
André Laliberté, a Canadian marionette puppeteer,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 79. From Quebec, he was best known as the cofounder and longtime artistic director of…
Jane Healy dead at age 77
Jane Healy, an American journalist,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Washington, D.C., on May 9, 1949, she was the daughter of Paul and…
Jules Angst dead at age 99
Jules Angst, a Swiss psychiatrist and academic,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Zurich on December 11, 1926, he completed his medical and psychiatric…
João Abel Manta dead at age 98, Portuguese architect, painter, and cartoonist
João Abel Manta, Portuguese architect, painter and cartoonist,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Lisbon on Jan. 29, 1928, he graduated in architecture from…
Alan Morton dead at age 91
Alan Morton, an Australian rugby union player and leading sport scientist,
died on May 15, 2026, aged 91. Born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, on September 10, 1934, he attended…
Raúl Castronovo dead at age 77
Raúl Castronovo, an Argentine footballer,
died on May 15, 2026. He was 77. Raúl Osvaldo Castronovo Zanón was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, and played as a striker. He began…
Tony Zappone dead at age 78
Tony Zappone, an American journalist and radio personality,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Anthony Nicholas Zappone on October 9, 1947, in Tampa, Florida, he…
Izz al-Din al-Haddad dead at age 55, Palestinian Islamic militant, commander of Hamas in the Gaza S…
Izz al-Din al-Haddad, a Palestinian Islamic militant and commander of Hamas in the Gaza Strip since 2025,
died on May 15, 2026, in an airstrike. Also known by the nom…
Telesphore George Mpundu dead at age 78
Telesphore George Mpundu, a Zambian Roman Catholic prelate and former Archbishop of Lusaka,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on May 21, 1947, in Kopeka,…
Dominic Su Haw Chiu dead at age 87, Malaysian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Sibu
Dominic Su Haw Chiu, a Malaysian Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Sibu from 1987 to 2011,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Sibu,…
Bas Westerweel dead at age 62
Bas Westerweel
died on May 15, 2026. He was a Dutch radio and television presenter, known for Het Klokhuis. His work in radio and television formed the basis of his…
Nelson Wang dead at age 75
Nelson Wang, an Indian restaurateur and founder of China Garden in Mumbai’s Kemps Corner neighborhood,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 75 or 76. Born in Kolkata…
Edmund Phelps dead at age 92
Edmund Phelps, an American economist and 2006 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences laureate,
died on May 16, 2026. He was 92. Born in Evanston, Illinois, on July 26, 1933,…
Malik Nadeem Kamran dead at age 72, Pakistani politician, Punjab MPA
Malik Nadeem Kamran, a Pakistani politician and Punjab Member of the Provincial Assembly,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 72. He served as an MPA from 1997…
Dame Felicity Lott dead at age 79, English soprano, cancer
Dame Felicity Lott, the English soprano,
died on May 15, 2026, aged 79, after a reported illness with cancer. Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, on May 8, 1947, she studied piano…
Conceição Lima dead at age 64
Conceição Lima, a São Toméan poet known for A Dolorosa Raiz do Micondó,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 64. Born Maria da Conceição de Deus Lima…
Sherman Lewis dead at age 83
Sherman Lewis
died on May 15, 2026. He was an American football player for the Toronto Argonauts and New York Jets and later coached for the Green Bay Packers. Lewis…
Jill Curzon dead at age 87
Jill Curzon, an English actress,
died on May 15, 2026. Born in 1938, she was best known for her film and television work in the 1960s, including Daleks' Invasion Earth…
Randal Marlin dead at age 88
Randal Marlin, a Canadian academic and philosophy professor at Carleton University,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 88. He specialized in the study of propaganda and was…
Bengt Berger dead at age 83, Swedish jazz drummer, composer and producer
Bengt Berger, a Swedish jazz drummer, composer and producer,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Stockholm on August 31, 1942, Berger studied north and…
Jean Harlez dead at age 101
Jean Harlez, the Belgian film director,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 101. Born in Erquelinnes, Belgium, on December 31, 1924, he worked as a filmmaker from…
Angelica Domröse dead at age 85
Angelica Domröse, the German actress known for Love's Confusion, The Adventures of Werner Holt and The Legend of Paul and Paula,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of…
Egon Loy dead at age 95
Egon Loy, a German footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Eintracht Frankfurt,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 95. Born on May 14, 1931, he began…
Brian Lindstrom dead at age 65, American documentary filmmaker, progressive supranuclear palsy
Brian Lindstrom, an American documentary filmmaker,
died on May 15, 2026, at age 65. He was associated with documentaries on addiction, incarceration, mental illness and police brutality. His films included…
Jilke Michielsen dead at age 19
Jilke Michielsen, a Belgian racing cyclist,
died on May 15, 2026, after being diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma. Born on January 5, 2007, she won the Belgian National Road Race Championships…
Jimmy Mann dead at age 73
Jimmy Mann, the English footballer who played for Bristol City, Barnsley and Doncaster Rovers,
died on May 15, 2026. He was 73. Born James Arthur Mann in Goole, Yorkshire, in…
Jon Phipps McCalla dead at age 79
Jon Phipps McCalla, an American judge,
died on May 15, 2026, at age 79. He was a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the…
Gerard Soeteman
Dutch screenwriter (The Assault
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Shaun Dennis
Scottish footballer (Raith Rovers
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Angeline Solange Bonono
Cameroonian writer
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Elizabeth Pochoda
American journalist
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Ian Polmear
Australian metallurgist
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Hammond Furlonge
Trinidadian cricketer
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Frances Crampton
Australian gymnastics coach
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Hervé Gauvain
French tennis player
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Meta Velander
Swedish actress
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Duncan Campbell
British investigative journalist
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Norma Meras Swenson
92–93
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Robert Brooke
English cricket writer
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Chufo Lloréns
Spanish writer
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Teijiro Tanikawa
Japanese swimmer
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Alan Grieve
British lawyer and charity founder (Jerwood Foundation)
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Junior Byles
Jamaican reggae singer
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Jan Terlouw
Dutch politician (and author (Winter in Wartime)
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Emmanuel Kundé
Cameroonian football player (Canon Yaoundé
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Bruno Franceschetti
Italian gymnast
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Louis Diaz
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Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Jack Curtis
American baseball player (Chicago Cubs)
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Losena Salabula
Fijian politician and government minister
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Glen Edward Rogers
American convicted serial killer
Died on Thursday May 15th 2025
Charles Strouse American composer
Charles Strouse, an American composer and lyricist,
died on May 15, 2025. He was 96. Strouse was best known for writing the music to the Broadway musicals Bye Bye Birdie,…
Bruce Maccabee
American physicist and ufologist
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Patrick Moenaert
Belgian politician
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Bob McCreadie
American racing driver
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Barry Kemp
English archaeologist and egyptologist
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Nonny Hogrogian
American writer and illustrator
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Carmen Sheila
Brazilian voice actress
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
José Luis Martínez Gil
Spanish Roman Catholic missionary
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Alan Unwin
Canadian politician
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Tony McFarr
American stuntman (Jurassic World
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Montserrat Casas
Spanish nun
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Carmen Berenguer
Chilean poet
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Earl Edwards
American football player (San Francisco 49ers
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Darren Dutchyshen
Canadian sportscaster (SportsCentre)
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Silvio Luiz
Brazilian sports commentator (Rede Bandeirantes
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Antero Greco
Brazilian sports journalist (ESPN Brasil
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Dharmapaal Barsingh Thapa
Nepali military officer
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
James Williams
British Olympic fencer (1992
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Abdellatif Abdelhamid
Syrian film director
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Vishwas Gangurde
Indian politician
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Vineet Nayyar
Indian information technology industry executive
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Yvon Picotte
Canadian politician
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Elda Peralta
Mexican actress (Hypocrite
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Malti Joshi
Indian novelist
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Clarence Sasser
American soldier
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Washington Rodrigues
Brazilian football color commentator (Super Rádio Tupi)
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Eric Thorngren
American record producer (Babylon and On) and recording engineer (Little Creatures)
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Dee Lippingwell
Canadian concert photographer
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Don Perlin
American comics artist (Moon Knight)
Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Madjiguène Cissé
Senegalese activist
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Tadayoshi Yokota
Japanese volleyball player
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Tamás Győri
Hungarian ice hockey player
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Inger Sandberg
Swedish children's book writer (Inger and Lasse Sandberg)
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Lester Sterling
Jamaican saxophonist (The Skatalites
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Hisham Sharbatji
Syrian director
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Barry Dwolatzky
South African software engineer
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2023
John Flood
English footballer (Southampton
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Omar A. Jallow
Gambian politician
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Iñaki Alkiza
Spanish politician and footballer
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Bernt Rosengren
Swedish jazz tenor saxophonist
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Marty Lynch
Northern Irish athlete
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Marko Zalaznik
Slovenian footballer
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2023