Deaths on May 20

This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 20 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 20, 2026.

Cleve Moler, MATLAB, died on May 20, 2026

Cleve Moler dead at age 86

Cleve Moler, an American mathematician and computer programmer known for MATLAB and MathWorks,
died on May 20, 2026, at age 86. He specialized in numerical analysis and was one of…

Sivia Qoro dead at age 70

Sivia Qoro, a Fijian chief and politician,
died on May 20, 2026. She served briefly in Fiji’s House of Representatives in 2006 as the member for Yasawa Nawaka, representing the…

Mike Galloway dead at age 60

Mike Galloway, a professional football player and coach,
died on May 20, 2026. He was 60. Born in Oswestry, England, he played for Berwick Rangers, Mansfield Town, Halifax Town, Heart…

Jeffrey Lane dead at age 71

Jeffrey Lane, an American television writer and playwright,
died on May 20, 2026, at age 71. He wrote for the television series Ryan's Hope and Mad About You, and was…

Arthur Lewis dead at age 84

Arthur Lewis, a Welsh rugby union player and electrician,
died on May 20, 2026, aged 84. Born Arthur John Llewellyn Lewis in Crumlin, Caerphilly, Wales, on September 26, 1941, he…

Petr Galkin, Russian boxer, died on May 20, 2026

Petr Galkin dead at age 67

Petr Galkin, a Russian boxer,
died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 67. Galkin competed at the 1983 European Amateur Boxing Championships, where he won the gold medal…

Ron Escheté dead at age 77

Ron Escheté, an American jazz guitarist,
died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 77. Also known as Ronald Patrick Escheté, he was a seven-string jazz guitarist whose career…

Phil Hickerson dead at age 79

Phil Hickerson, an American professional wrestler,
died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Jackson, Tennessee, on October 4, 1946, he debuted in 1974 with the…

Murder of Charles Perez, American convicted murderer and arsonist, died on May 20, 2026

Murder of Charles Perez dead at age 63

Murder of Charles Perez, the case stemming from the 2002 killing of Charles Perez in Phoenix, Arizona,
died on May 20, 2026, when Leroy Dean McGill was executed by lethal…

Manny Nosowsky dead at age 94

Manny Nosowsky, an American crossword puzzle creator,
died on May 20, 2026. Also known as Emanuel Ezra Nosowsky, he was a medical doctor by training who retired from a San…

Tom Moore dead at age 81

Tom Moore, an American football player and coach with The Citadel Bulldogs, Clemson Tigers and Gardner–Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs,
died on May 20, 2026. He was 81. Moore, born February 14,…

Ladislav Jindra dead at age 104

Ladislav Jindra, a Czechoslovak-born American World War II veteran,
died on May 20, 2026. He was known for his service during the war. No further details were immediately available. Ladislav…

Teet Veispak, Estonian historian, died on May 20, 2026

Teet Veispak dead at age 70

Teet Veispak, an Estonian historian and academic,
died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 70. Born on September 25, 1955, he graduated from Tartu State University’s Faculty of…

Lime, Canadian musician, died on May 20, 2026

Lime dead

Lime, the Canadian disco band from Montreal, Quebec,
died on May 20, 2026, according to the record identifying the act as having died from a stroke. The group was originally…

Jim Irsay

American football executive
Died on Wednesday May 21st 2025

Nancy Doe

Liberian first lady (1980-1990) (death announced on this date)
Died on Wednesday May 21st 2025

George Coulam

86-87
Died on Wednesday May 21st 2025

Kirill Lebedev

Russian ice hockey player (Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Died on Wednesday May 21st 2025

Howard Bier

former speaker of the North Dakota State House of Representatives (1971-1972)
Died on Wednesday May 21st 2025

Barry Fantoni

British author and cartoonist (Private Eye)
Died on Wednesday May 21st 2025

Marthe Cohn

French spy and author (Behind Enemy Lines)
Died on Wednesday May 21st 2025

Nol de Ruiter

Dutch footballer and manager (national team
Died on Wednesday May 21st 2025

Danny Lendich

New Zealand businessman (Wendy's) and midget car racing team owner
Died on Wednesday May 21st 2025

Otakar Binar

Czech architect (interiors of Ještěd Tower)
Died on Tuesday May 21st 2024

Fred Roos

American film producer (The Godfather Part II)
Died on Tuesday May 21st 2024

Ivan Boesky

American executive and convicted felon
Died on Monday May 20th 2024

Yam Bing-yee

Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer and actress
Died on Saturday May 21st 2022