Hutch Davie
American pianist
Died on Sunday May 3rd 2020
Deaths on May 2
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 2 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 2, 2026.
Gennadiy Solodov
Russian Olympic racewalker (1960
Died on Sunday May 3rd 2020
Samuel Roger Horchow
American theatre producer (Crazy for You) and mail order executive
Died on Sunday May 3rd 2020
Matt Keough
American baseball player (Oakland Athletics)
Died on Sunday May 3rd 2020
Peter Mayhew
English-American actor (Star Wars)
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Vladimír Poštulka
Czech lyricist
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Chris Reccardi
American animator
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Ilinca Tomoroveanu
Romanian actress
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Albert-Marie de Monléon
French Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Frank Ivancie
American businessman and politician
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Maa Afia Konadu
Ghanaian radio presenter
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Rafael Hernández Colón
Puerto Rican politician
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Michel Crauste
French rugby union player
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Roland Aboujaoudé
Lebanese bishop
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Alessandra Panaro
Italian actress (Poveri ma belli
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Jah Stitch
Jamaican reggae singer
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Charlie Kelsall
Welsh footballer
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Master Hirannaiah
Indian actor (No 73
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Mike Williamson
Australian sports commentator
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Ruth Macrides
American historian
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Donald Lan
American politician
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Winifred Jordan
British sprinter
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Keith Harrison
Canadian novelist
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Kwame Gyekye
Ghanaian philosopher
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Teva Harrison
Canadian-American writer and cartoonist
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Fitzroy Gordon
Jamaican-born Canadian radio broadcaster (CKFG-FM)
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Viggo Fossum
Norwegian politician
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Pieter de Lange
South African academic
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
László Balogh
Hungarian sport shooter
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Reginald Mengi
Tanzanian businessman
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Scott W. Sloan
Australian civil engineer and academic
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Dennis Claridge
American football player (Green Bay Packers
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Tokay Mammadov
Azerbaijani sculptor
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Bozor Sobir
People's poet of Tajikistan
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Eugenio de Nora
Spanish poet
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Peter Temple-Morris
British politician and life peer
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Vadim Mulerman
Soviet singer
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Charles de Chassiron
British diplomat
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Luigi Orsenigo
Italian economist
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Dick Edell
American lacrosse coach (Maryland)
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Gord Brown
Canadian politician
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Mete Sozen
Turkish-born American structural engineer
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Elmar Altvater
German political scientist
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Chuck Missler
American-New Zealand author
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Charlie Stone
English rugby league footballer (Hull
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Kottayam Pushpanath
Indian author
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Tania Khanna
Indian radio presenter
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Wang Danfeng
Chinese actress
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Cliff Watson
English-Australian rugby league footballer (St Helens
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Reginald C. Stuart
Canadian historian
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Universo 2000
Mexican professional wrestler (CMLL
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Max Berrú
Ecuadorian-Chilean musician
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Wanda Wiłkomirska
Polish violinist and teacher
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
John “Jabo” Starks
American drummer (James Brown)
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Aaron Traywick
American life extension activist
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Vuk Kulenovic
Yugoslavian-born American composer
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Yisrael Friedman
Israeli rabbi and educator
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Sir Geoffrey Holland
British civil servant
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Raul Costa Seibeb
Namibian racing cyclist
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Abelardo Castillo
Argentine writer
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Eduardo Portella
Brazilian essayist
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Harold Bedoya Pizarro
Colombian military commander and politician
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
George Hugh Niederauer
American Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
George Niederauer
Bishop of Salt Lake City (1994-2005)
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Sandy McNicol
New Zealand rugby union player (Wanganui
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Gerry Martiniuk
78-79
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Pierre Gaspard-Huit
French film director and screenwriter
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Cammy Duncan
Scottish footballer (Motherwell
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Bruce Hampton
American musician (Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit).
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Eduard Brunner
Swiss clarinetist
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Col. Bruce Hampton
American musician (Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit).
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Archduke Joseph Árpád of Austria
Austro-Hungarian royal
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Michael Gurr
Australian playwright (Departure)
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Dennis Shaw
English cricketer (Warwickshire)
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Mary Stanton
American actress (The Pajama Game
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Deaths in April 2017
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Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Issa Samb
Senegalese artist
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Lorna Gray
American actress (O
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Erik Martin
German songwriter and editor (Muschelhaufen)
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Mbah Gotho
146 (claimed)
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Dennis S. Karjala
American law professor
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Tony Scappaticci
Northern Irish footballer (Glenavon
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Sadanoyama Shinmatsu
Japanese sumo wrestler
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Mike Lowry
American politician
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Gofaone Tiro
Motswana footballer (Uniao Flamengo Santos F.C. and Township Rollers)
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Erkki Kurenniemi
Finnish musician
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Sir James Fairbairn, 6th Baronet
British aristocrat
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Edmon Maria Garreta i Olivella
Spanish monk
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
M. G. Chengappa
Indian freedom fighter
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Anatoly Aleksin
Russian writer and poet
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Anne Pippin Burnett
American classics scholar
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017