Deaths from May 15 | Dead-People.com

Anand Nadkarni dead at age 68, writer and playwright

2026. He was an Indian psychopathologist, writer and playwright. His death was reported without further details · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 15

May 15, 2026

Shinichiro Tawada dead at age 78, Japanese linguist

2026. He was a Japanese linguist · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 15

May 15, 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. He received his Russian candidate degree in 1959 under Andrey… · 15 May 2026 · May 2026

May 15, 2026

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 Théâtre de l’Œil, which he launched with Francine Saint-Aubin in… · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer

May 15, 2026

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 Connie. She graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1967… · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · Taurus

May 15, 2026

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 training there under Professor Manfred Bleuler. Angst served as Professor… · 15 May 2026 · Sagittarius · May 2026

May 15, 2026

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 the Lisbon Higher School of Fine Arts in 1951. He… · 15 May 2026 · May 2026

May 15, 2026

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 Canberra High School. A winger, Morton was the top try… · New Zealand · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · Virgo

May 15, 2026

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 his career with Rosario Central in 1968 before moving to… · 15 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026

May 15, 2026

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 de guerre Abu Suhaib, he was born in Gaza in… · 15 May 2026 · May 2026

May 15, 2026

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, Mpulungu District, Zambia, he served as coadjutor bishop of Lusaka… · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · Gemini

May 15, 2026

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, Sarawak, on May 29, 1939, he studied at St Francis… · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · Gemini

May 15, 2026

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 public profile. · 15 May 2026 · May 2026

May 15, 2026

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 in 1950, Wang was of Chinese descent and is widely… · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer

May 15, 2026

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, Phelps was known early in his career for research at… · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 15 · Leo

May 15, 2026

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 to 1999, then again from 2008 to May 2018 and… · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · Leo

May 15, 2026

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 from age 5, played violin and began singing lessons at… · France · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer · Taurus

May 15, 2026

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 on December 8, 1961, in Santana, São Tomé, she studied… · 15 May 2026 · Sagittarius · May 2026

May 15, 2026

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 was known for his work in both playing and coaching… · Canada · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer

May 15, 2026

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 2150 A.D., in which she played Louise, the niece of… · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · Libra

May 15, 2026

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 known for his work on the ethics of persuasion. Born… · 15 May 2026 · Aquarius · May 2026

May 15, 2026

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 south Indian music from the 1960s with Pandit Taranath Rama… · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · Virgo

May 15, 2026

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 1955 to 2026. He was the first assistant to Charles… · France · 15 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026

May 15, 2026

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 85. Born in Berlin on April 4, 1941, she was… · 15 May 2026 · Angélica · May 2026

May 15, 2026

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 his senior career with TSV 04 Schwabach near Nuremberg and… · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · Taurus

May 15, 2026

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 Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill, which premiered at… · Progressive Supranuclear Palsy · 15 May 2026 · Aquarius · May 2026

May 15, 2026

Jilke Michielsen dead at age 19, Belgian racing cyclist, Ewing sarcoma

Jilke Michielsen, a Belgian racing cyclist, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 19 after a battle with Ewing sarcoma. Born on January 5, 2007, she won the Belgian National Road Race Championships in the rookie category in… · 15 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026

May 15, 2026

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 1952, he began his career at Leeds United before joining… · 15 May 2026 · Sagittarius · May 2026

May 15, 2026

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 Western District of Tennessee. McCalla was born in Memphis, Tennessee,… · 15 May 2026 · Aquarius · May 2026

May 15, 2026

Peter Lax

Hungarian-born American mathematician · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15

May 16, 2025

Gerard Soeteman

Dutch screenwriter (The Assault · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15 · Dutch

May 16, 2025

D. S. Malik

Indian American mathematician · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15 · Malik

May 16, 2025

Shaun Dennis

Scottish footballer (Raith Rovers · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15

May 16, 2025

Angeline Solange Bonono

Cameroonian writer · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · Bonono · May 15

May 16, 2025

Elizabeth Pochoda

American journalist · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15

May 16, 2025

Ian Polmear

Australian metallurgist · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15 · Other

May 16, 2025

Hammond Furlonge

Trinidadian cricketer · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15

May 16, 2025

Frances Crampton

Australian gymnastics coach · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15 · Other

May 16, 2025

Hervé Gauvain

French tennis player · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · French · May 15

May 16, 2025

Meta Velander

Swedish actress · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15

May 16, 2025

Duncan Campbell

British investigative journalist · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15

May 16, 2025

Norma Meras Swenson

92–93 · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · Swenson · May 15 · Other

May 16, 2025

Robert Brooke

English cricket writer · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15

May 16, 2025

Chufo Lloréns

Spanish writer · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15

May 16, 2025

Teijiro Tanikawa

Japanese swimmer · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15

May 16, 2025

Alan Grieve

British lawyer and charity founder (Jerwood Foundation) · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15

May 16, 2025

Junior Byles

Jamaican reggae singer · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15

May 16, 2025

Jan Terlouw

Dutch politician (and author (Winter in Wartime) · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15 · Dutch

May 16, 2025

Emmanuel Kundé

Cameroonian football player (Canon Yaoundé · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15

May 16, 2025

Bruno Franceschetti

Italian gymnast · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15 · Other

May 16, 2025

Louis Diaz

79 · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15 · Other

May 16, 2025

Jack Curtis

American baseball player (Chicago Cubs) · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15

May 16, 2025

Losena Salabula

Fijian politician and government minister · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15

May 16, 2025

Charles Strouse American composer (Bye Bye Birdie dead at age 96

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, Applause, and Annie. Born in New York City on June… · 15 May 2025 · May 2025

May 15, 2025