Mike Wilhelm
American musician (The Charlatans)
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2019
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.
Ikuo Kamei
Japanese politician
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Robert McEliece
American mathematician and engineering professor
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Gabriel Mmole
Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Urbano José Allgayer
Brazilian bishop
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Michael Zampelas
Cypriot politician
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Michalakis Zambellas
Cypriot politician
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Salvatore Corallo
Italian politician
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Lajos Faragó
Hungarian footballer (national team)
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Andrei Guzienko
Ukrainian footballer (Alga Frunze
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Werner Weist
German footballer (Borussia Dortmund
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Michael Rossmann
German-American physicist and microbiologist
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Nobuo Sekine
Japanese sculptor
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Benoît Serré
Canadian politician
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Andrew Lambo
American baseball player.
Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Zlatko Bourek
Croatian filmmaker
Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Balakumaran
Tamil writer
Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Dokdin Kanyamarn
Thai film director and actor
Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Frank Quilici
American baseball player
Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Jlloyd Samuel
Trinidadian footballer (Aston Villa)
Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Hopeful Christian
Australian-born New Zealand evangelist
Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Ivan Dagnin
South African cricketer.
Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Howard L. Resnikoff
American mathematician
Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Jozef J. Zwislocki
Polish-born American neuroscientist
Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
T. P. Burns
Irish jockey
Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Gogon
Indonesian comedian
Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
William Vance
Belgian comics artist (XIII)
Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
T.P. Burns
Irish jockey
Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Ian Brady
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Died on Monday May 15th 2017
François Fortassin
French politician
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Thomas Vose Daily
American Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Karl Payne
British footballer
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Keith Mitchell
American drummer (Mazzy Star)
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Ulugbek Ruzimov
Uzbekistani footballer (Pakhtakor Tashkent)
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
John Cygan
American actor (The Commish)
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Mandla Hlatshwayo
South African actor (Generations)
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Alice Langtry
American politician
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Roland Gräf
German cinematographer
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Silvano Basagni
Italian sport shooter
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Subramanyan Ramaswamy
Indian politician
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Gerry Lacoursiere
Canadian music executive
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Shukriya Begum
Pakistani pilot
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Frank Brian
American basketball player
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Lee Weissenborn
American politician
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Powers Boothe
American actor (Tombstone
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Chu Ke-liang
Taiwanese actor (The New Legend of Shaolin
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Colette Guillaumin
French feminist
Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Erika Berger
German television presenter and author
Died on Sunday May 15th 2016
Clovis Maksoud
American diplomat
Died on Sunday May 15th 2016
Marion Tournon-Branly
French architect
Died on Sunday May 15th 2016
Oscar Whitbread
English-born Australian television producer
Died on Sunday May 15th 2016
Michael Roberds
Canadian actor (The New Addams Family)
Died on Sunday May 15th 2016
Jane Little
American musician (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
Died on Sunday May 15th 2016
Oya Aydoğan
Turkish actress
Died on Sunday May 15th 2016
Cauby Peixoto
Brazilian singer
Died on Sunday May 15th 2016
André Brahic
French astrophysicist
Died on Sunday May 15th 2016
Gary Thain
Best known for his work with British band, Uriah Heep. Was part of the rock trio The New Nadir, and with the drummer Peter Dawkins, he travelled from New Zealand…
T. K. Jones
American defense official and arms negotiator
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
T.K. Jones
American defense official and arms negotiator
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
James Takemori
American judo coach
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
John Jarvis-Smith
British WWII naval officer and shipbroker
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Michael Campus
American director
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Jackie Brookner
American artist
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Donald Wrye
American film director (Ice Castles)
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
André Jean René Lacrampe
French Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Carlos Maggi
Uruguayan writer (Generación del 45)
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
John Stephenson
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Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Ortheia Barnes
American R&B and jazz singer
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Valentina Maureira
Chilean teen who made headlines for her petition to be euthanized. Pulmonary infection
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Elisabeth Bing
German-born American proponent of natural childbirth
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Bob Hopkins
American basketball player (Syracuse Nationals) and coach (Seattle SuperSonics)
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Renzo Zorzi
Italian racing driver
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Ollie Brown
American baseball player (San Diego Padres
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Jacob Jensen
Danish designer
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
John Lo Schiavo
American educator
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Garo Yepremian
Cypriot-born American football player (Miami Dolphins)
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Alfred DelBello
American politician
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Gill Dennis
American screenwriter (Walk the Line)
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Didi Petet
Indonesian actor
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Matulidi Jusoh
Malaysian politician
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Jens Elmegård Rasmussen
Danish linguist and Indo-Europeanist
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Bill O’Hagan
British journalist and sausage maker
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Thomas M. Messer
Czechoslovakian-born American museum director (Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation)
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Albert Lance
Australian-born French opera singer
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Gábor Gellért Kis
Hungarian journalist
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Robert Hunt
British police officer
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Raul Gonzalez
Filipino journalist
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Linden Chiles
American actor (Quincy
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Paddy Buggy
Irish hurler (Kilkenny) and sport executive
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Nasser al-Rashed
Kuwaiti squash player
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Fred White
American sports broadcaster (Kansas City Royals)
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Darrell Tryon
New Zealand linguistics professor and Pacific Islands language specialist
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2013
James Stuart-Smith
British judge and army officer
Died on Wednesday May 15th 2013