Brian Shul, died aged 75
American Air Force major and aerial photographer Died on Monday May 22nd 2023
Deaths on May 21
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 21 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 21, 2026.
Belmar Gunderson, died aged 88
American tennis player Died on Monday May 22nd 2023
George Logan dies at 78
British actor Died on Monday May 22nd 2023
Kethu Viswanatha, died aged 83
Indian writer Died on Monday May 22nd 2023
Wahid Satay death at age 93
Singaporean-Malaysian actor Died on Monday May 22nd 2023
Ella Stack died at age 94
Australian politician Died on Monday May 22nd 2023
Jean Madelain dead at age 99
French politician Died on Monday May 22nd 2023
Jeffrey Escoffier dead at age 79
American author and activist Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Mohammad Ebrahim dead at age 84
Afghan wrestler Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Miss.Tic dies at age 66
French artist Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
József Duró died at age 55
Hungarian football player (Debreceni VSC Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Rosemary Radford death at age 85
American feminist theologian Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Colin Cantwell dead at age 89
89–90 Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Hubert Fermina obituary: died at age 74
Dutch politician (House of Representatives (Netherlands)) Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Les Dyl dies at age 69
English rugby league player (Leeds Rhinos Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Norman Dolph death at age 83
American songwriter and record producer Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Anne Howells passes away at age 81
British operatic mezzo-soprano Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Jaakko Syrjä death at age 96
Finnish author Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Heddy Honigmann died at age 70
Peruvian-born Dutch director of fictional and documentary films Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Achmad Yurianto passes away at age 60
Indonesian military doctor and bureaucrat Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Tania Tinoco passes away at age 58
Ecuadorian journalist Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Natalya Velichko has died at age 81
Russian actress (Friends and Years Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Joe Hawke died at age 82
New Zealand Māori activist and politician Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
De Sjiem death at age 33
Dutch show jumping horse Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Jorge Larrañaga passed away at age 64
Uruguayan politician Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Ward C. passed away at age 93
Canadian financier and Thoroughbred racehorse owner Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Death of Jerome Kagan at age 92
American psychologist Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Jesús Davoz dead at age 89
Spanish cyclist Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Benjamin Ayimba died at age 44
Kenyan rugby union player (Nondescripts RFC Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Cees van dies at 84
Dutch television presenter Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Jordi Aguadé dies at 95
95–96 Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Jiřina Šiklová passed away at age 85
Czech sociologist and dissident (Charter 77 signatory) Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Glen E. dead at age 71
American jurist Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Heikki Koort died at age 66
Estonian film actor Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Alfinur Vakhitova passes away at age 89
Russian poet and writer Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Jacqueline Caurat dies at age 93
French television presenter Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Richie Scheinblum obituary: died at age 78
American baseball player (Cleveland Indians) Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
John Powless dead at age 88
88. American college basketball coach (Wisconsin Badgers) Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Pavol Szikora dies at 69
Slovak race walker Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Joseph D. death at age 95
American psychiatrist Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Obituary: Harold Lambert, dead at age 99
Australian rules footballer (Essendon) Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Aurita Rodríguez obituary: died at age 92
Spanish cyclist Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Death of Joe Beckwith at age 66
American baseball player Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Obituary: Y. C., dead at age 80
Indian academician and administrator Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Edminas Bagdonas died at age 57
Lithuanian politician Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Abubakar Shekau death at age 46
46–56 Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Rizuan Abdul dies at -1
Malaysian businessman and politician Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Anna Maria obituary: died at age 78
Italian Olympic swimmer (1960 Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Jorge García passes away at age 69
Venezuelan politician Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Andrew Gotianun died at age 69
Filipino businessman (Filinvest). Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Robert Marchand death at age 109
French racing cyclist Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Mels Kenetaev passed away at age 75
Russian footballer Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Moti Rosenblum dies at -1
Israeli journalist (Maariv Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Francesc Arnau dead at age 46
Spanish football goalkeeper (FC Barcelona) and sports director (Real Oviedo Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Gregorio Gordo obituary: died at age 62
Spanish politician and trade unionist Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Wu Mengchao died at age 98
Chinese hepatobiliary surgeon Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Rana Kharkongor obituary: died at age 69
Indian singer Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Anna Cechi dies at age 78
Italian Olympic swimmer (1964 Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Obituary: Yuan Longping, dead at age 90
Chinese agronomist Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Raamlaxman obituary: died at age 78
Indian composer (Maine Pyar Kiya Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Giuliano Scabia passes away at age 85
Italian writer Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Obituary: Esther A., dead at age 94
American chemist Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Victor Scott dies at age 76
Trinidadian singer (Les Humphries Singers) Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Klaus Selmke death at age 70
Germann rock musician (City (band) Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Bobby Digital, died aged 59
Jamaican reggae and dancehall producer Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Olga Savary passed away at age 86
Brazilian writer and poet Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Oliver E. dead at age 87
American economist Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Roberto Moya has died at age 55
Cuban Olympic athlete Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Obituary: Arnulf Kolstad, dead at age 78
Norwegian social psychologist Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Jerry Sloan dead at age 78
American basketball player (Chicago Bulls) and coach (Utah Jazz) Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Mory Kanté passes away at age 70
Guinean singer and musician ("Yé ké yé ké") Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Adam Henein died at age 91
Egyptian sculptor Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Antonio Bonet dead at age 94
Spanish art historian Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Luigi Simoni passed away at age 81
Italian football player (Brescia) and manager (Napoli Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Naipal Singh died at age 79
Indian politician Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Gerhard Strack has died at age 64
German footballer (1. FC Köln Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Obituary: Vincenzo Cappelletti, dead at age 89
Italian philosopher Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Héctor Ochoa dies at age 77
Argentine footballer (Atlanta) Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Death of Wan Weixing at age 62
Chinese space physicist Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Alan Merten dies at age 78
American academic administrator Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Mary-Anne Plaatjies has died at age 60
South African pastor and academic Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Arvid Torgeir passes away at age 81
Norwegian writer and poet Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Anatoliy Matviyenko dies at 67
Ukrainian politician Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Augustin Bizimana dead at age 45
45-46 Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
David Pawson death at age 90
English evangelical minister Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Mamoon al-Farkh, died aged 62
Syrian actor (Bab Al-Hara) Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Ashley Cooper dies at 83
Australian tennis player Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Obituary: Claudio Ferretti, dead at age 77
Italian journalist (TG3) Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Lew Byong-hyun passes away at age 95
South Korean military officer and diplomat Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Fred Wendt obituary: died at age 95
American football player (UTEP Miners) Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Joe Beauchamp death at age 76
American football player (San Diego Chargers) Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Wilson Roosevelt death at age 91
American White House butler and staffer (1957–2012) Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Wilson Jerman, died aged 91
American White House butler and staffer (1957–2012) Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Obituary: Susan Beschta, dead at age 67
American punk rock musician and judge Died on Tuesday May 21st 2019
Barbara Cranmer has died at age 59
Canadian ʼNamgis documentary filmmaker Died on Tuesday May 21st 2019
Lawrence Carroll, died aged 65
Australian-born American painter Died on Tuesday May 21st 2019
Milton Born has died at age 61
Canadian political activist Died on Tuesday May 21st 2019
Ali Mohammad has died at age 52
Pakistani politician Died on Tuesday May 21st 2019