M. G. Chengappa
Indian freedom fighterDied on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
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.
Anne Pippin Burnett
American classics scholarDied on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Ernie Kell
American politicianDied on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
William M. Hoffman
American playwright (As Is)Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
George Genyk
American college football player (University of Michigan) and coachDied on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Jean Stein
American author and editor (The Paris Review)Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
June LeBell
American radio presenter (WQXR-FM)Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Raymond P. Kogovsek
American politicianDied on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Nihal Bitla
Indian progeria advocateDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Raphael Hostey
British rapper and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant recruiterDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Paul McDowell
British actor and singer (The Temperance Seven)Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Richard Davis
English radio astronomerDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Tobias de Boer
Dutch scientistDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Stasys Petronaitis
Lithuanian actorDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Jacky Lee
American football player (Denver BroncosDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Ken Towery
American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalistDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Al Ferrari
American basketball player (St. Louis HawksDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Mel Bartholomew
American gardener and authorDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Gordie Sundin
American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles)Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Fernando Soto Aparicio
Colombian authorDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Walter Dürst
Swiss ice hockey playerDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Tomohiro Matsu
Japanese manga writerDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Afeni Shakur
American businesswoman and political activist (Black Panther)Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Basil Blackshaw
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John Kaye
Australian politicianDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Marian Dârță
Romanian celebrity hairstylistDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Myles McKeon
Australian Roman Catholic bishopDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Jonathan Cainer
British astrologerDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Doug Raney
American jazz guitaristDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Karel Pečko
Slovenian artistDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Balraj Madhok
Indian politicianDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
John Mahaffy
Canadian professional ice hockey player (Montreal CanadiensDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Frank Snow
American politicianDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Ma Shui-long
Taiwanese composerDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
José María Castiñeira de Dios
Argentine poetDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Guy Carawan
American folk singer and civil rights activistDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Rex Percy
New Zealand rugby league player (AucklandDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Yu Pengnian
Chinese real estate magnate and philanthropistDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Ryan McHenry
Scottish film director and social media personalityDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Norman Thaddeus Vane
American screenwriter and film director (Frightmare)Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Konstantyn K. Kuzminsky
Russian performance poetDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Stuart Archer
British recipient of the George CrossDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Michael Blake
American screenwriterDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Philip S. Goodman
American directorDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Dave Goldberg
47 American executive (SurveyMonkeyDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Maya Plisetskaya
Russian ballet dancerDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Ruth Rendell
English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteriesDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Joseph P. McFadden
American Roman Catholic prelateDied on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Charles Banks Wilson
American artistDied on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Ernie Field
English boxerDied on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Lefteris Vogiatzes
Greek theater actor and directorDied on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Boris Elik
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Roddy Blackjack
Canadian Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation elder and chiefDied on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Ivan Turina
Croatian footballer (AIK Stockholm)Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Sir Terence Beckett
British businessmanDied on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Gordon Sherwood
American classical composerDied on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Sylvester Sanfilippo
American pediatricianDied on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Harry Randall, Jr.
American politicianDied on Thursday May 2nd 2013
James E. Ramsey
American politicianDied on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Patrick Henry Omlor
American traditionalist Catholic authorDied on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Dvora Omer
Israeli authorDied on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Allen McKay
British politicianDied on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Anwar Ahmed Khan
Pakistani Olympic field hockey player (1956Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
John Dungs
Nigerian military officerDied on Friday May 2nd 2014
John E. Dolibois
American diplomatDied on Friday May 2nd 2014
George Digby
American baseball scout (Boston Red Sox)Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Martin Dent
British academicDied on Friday May 2nd 2014
Hansel DeBartolo
American surgeonDied on Friday May 2nd 2014
Pauline Wagner
American actress and glamour girlDied on Friday May 2nd 2014
Jessica Cleaves
American singer (The Friends of DistinctionDied on Friday May 2nd 2014
Nigel Stepney
British Formula One mechanic (Ayrton SennaDied on Friday May 2nd 2014
Jaroslav Cihlář
Czech Olympic cyclistDied on Friday May 2nd 2014
Žarko Petan
Slovene writerDied on Friday May 2nd 2014
Sir William Benyon
British politicianDied on Friday May 2nd 2014
Chino Montero
Hawaiian ukulele playerDied on Friday May 2nd 2014
Tomás Balduino
Brazilian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Friday May 2nd 2014
Moni Maker
American trotter horseDied on Friday May 2nd 2014
Charles Marowitz
American playwrightDied on Friday May 2nd 2014
Mohammad-Reza Lotfi
Iranian classical musicianDied on Friday May 2nd 2014
Andrey Korneyev
Russian swimmerDied on Friday May 2nd 2014