Yahya Dehghanpour dead at age 85, public figure
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, Japanese linguist
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
Telesphore George Mpundu dead at age 78, public figure
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, Dutch radio and television presenter
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, public figure
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, public figure
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, São Toméan poet
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, American football player and coach
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, public figure
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, Canadian academic
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, Belgian film director
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, public figure
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, German footballer
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, Ewing sarcoma
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, public figure
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, American judge
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…
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, Japanese linguist
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, Canadian marionette puppeteer
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, American journalist
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, Swiss psychiatrist and academic
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, Australian rugby union player
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, public figure
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, American journalist and radio personality
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…
Gerard Soeteman
Dutch screenwriter (The AssaultDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Shaun Dennis
Scottish footballer (Raith RoversDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Angeline Solange Bonono
Cameroonian writerDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Elizabeth Pochoda
American journalistDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Ian Polmear
Australian metallurgistDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Hammond Furlonge
Trinidadian cricketerDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Frances Crampton
Australian gymnastics coachDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Hervé Gauvain
French tennis playerDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Meta Velander
Swedish actressDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Duncan Campbell
British investigative journalistDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Norma Meras Swenson
92–93Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Robert Brooke
English cricket writerDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Chufo Lloréns
Spanish writerDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Teijiro Tanikawa
Japanese swimmerDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Alan Grieve
British lawyer and charity founder (Jerwood Foundation)Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Junior Byles
Jamaican reggae singerDied 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 YaoundéDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Bruno Franceschetti
Italian gymnastDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Louis Diaz
79Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Jack Curtis
American baseball player (Chicago Cubs)Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Losena Salabula
Fijian politician and government ministerDied on Friday May 16th 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 ufologistDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Patrick Moenaert
Belgian politicianDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Bob McCreadie
American racing driverDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Barry Kemp
English archaeologist and egyptologistDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Nonny Hogrogian
American writer and illustratorDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Carmen Sheila
Brazilian voice actressDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
José Luis Martínez Gil
Spanish Roman Catholic missionaryDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Alan Unwin
Canadian politicianDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Tony McFarr
American stuntman (Jurassic WorldDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Montserrat Casas
Spanish nunDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Carmen Berenguer
Chilean poetDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Earl Edwards
American football player (San Francisco 49ersDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Darren Dutchyshen
Canadian sportscaster (SportsCentre)Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Silvio Luiz
Brazilian sports commentator (Rede BandeirantesDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Antero Greco
Brazilian sports journalist (ESPN BrasilDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Dharmapaal Barsingh Thapa
Nepali military officerDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Abdellatif Abdelhamid
Syrian film directorDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Vishwas Gangurde
Indian politicianDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Vineet Nayyar
Indian information technology industry executiveDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Yvon Picotte
Canadian politicianDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Malti Joshi
Indian novelistDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Clarence Sasser
American soldierDied 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 photographerDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Don Perlin
American comics artist (Moon Knight)Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Madjiguène Cissé
Senegalese activistDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Tadayoshi Yokota
Japanese volleyball playerDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Tamás Győri
Hungarian ice hockey playerDied 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 SkatalitesDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Hisham Sharbatji
Syrian directorDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Barry Dwolatzky
South African software engineerDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
John Flood
English footballer (SouthamptonDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Omar A. Jallow
Gambian politicianDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Iñaki Alkiza
Spanish politician and footballerDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Marty Lynch
Northern Irish athleteDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Marko Zalaznik
Slovenian footballerDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023