Emanuel Raasch dead at age 70, German racing cyclist
Emanuel Raasch, a German racing cyclist, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 70. He competed for SG Dynamo Magdeburg, part of Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo, and won many…
Deaths on May 22
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 22 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 22, 2026.
Eldon Coombe dead at age 85, Canadian curler
Eldon Coombe died on May 22, 2026. He was a Canadian curler. Tags Other, 22 May 2026, Canada, Coombe, Eldon, May 2026, May 22
Dick van de Kaa dead at age 93, Dutch demographer
Dick van de Kaa died on May 22, 2026. He was a Dutch demographer. Tags Other, 22 May 2026, Capricorn, Dick, Kaa, Netherlands, May 2026, May 22
Carl Schachter dead at age 93, American music theorist
Carl Schachter died on May 22, 2026. He was an American music theorist. Tags Other, 22 May 2026, America, Carl, Schachter, May 2026, May 22
George Wyndham dead at age 36, public figure
George Wyndham died on May 22, 2026. He was a public figure. Tags Other, 22 May 2026, Aries, George, Wyndham, May 2026, May 22
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock dead at age 59, American rapper
Rob Base, the American rapper known as one half of Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, died on May 22, 2026, of cancer. Along with DJ E-Z Rock, whose real…
Grizz Chapman dead at age 52, American actor
Grizz Chapman, an American actor best known for his recurring role on NBC’s "30 Rock," died on May 22, 2026. He was 52. Born Grizzwald Chapman in Brooklyn, New York,…
Israel Goodovitch dead at age 92, Israeli architect
Israel Goodovitch, an Israeli architect and urban designer, died on May 22, 2026. Born in Haifa in 1934, he studied architecture at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and…
Marjan Minnesma dead at age 59, Dutch activist, founder of Urgenda, breast cancer
Marjan Minnesma, a Dutch activist and founder of Urgenda, died on May 22, 2026, at age 59 after breast cancer. Born on October 28, 1966, in Wormerveer, Netherlands, she was…
Bob Andrews dead at age 90, public figure
Bob Andrews, the English-New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider who competed for Wimbledon Dons, Cradley Heathens and the New Zealand national team, died on May 22, 2026, aged 90. Born in…
Sir Jeremy Hanley dead at age 80, British politician, MP
Sir Jeremy Hanley, the British politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1983 to 1997, died on May 22, 2026, aged 80. Born Jeremy James Hanley on 17…
Jonathan L. Foote dead at age 90, American architect
Jonathan L. Foote, an American architect, died on May 22, 2026, of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 90. Foote's work was associated with the preservation movement in the United…
Lucille Berrien dead at age 98, American politician and civil rights activist
Lucille Berrien, an American politician and civil rights activist, died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 98. She was an activist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a member of…
Clarence B. Jones dead at age 95, American lawyer and counsel
Clarence B. Jones, an American lawyer and counsel, died on May 22, 2026. He was 95. Jones was the former personal counsel, adviser, draft speech writer and close friend of…
Tomáš Čermák dead at age 83, Czech engineer and rector of VSB – Technical University of Ostrava
Tomáš Čermák, the Czech engineer and rector of VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 83. He led the university during two…
Luís Freire Neto dead at age 69, Architect
Luís Freire Neto, a Brazilian politician and architect who served in the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco from 1983 to 1987 and in the Chamber of Deputies from 1987 to 1989,…
Franco De Piccoli dead at age 88, Italian boxer, Olympic champion
Franco De Piccoli, an Italian boxer and 1960 Olympic champion, died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Campalto, Italy, on November 29, 1937, he won…
Gerd vom Bruch dead at age 84, German football player and coach
Gerd vom Bruch, a German football player and coach, died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 84. He played for Sportfreunde Siegen and later coached Borussia Mönchengladbach and…
Dick Parry dead at age 83, English saxophonist
Dick Parry, the English saxophonist known for his work with Pink Floyd, died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 83. Born Richard Parry in Kentford, Suffolk, on December…
Charles Cioffi dead at age 90, Actor
Charles Cioffi, an American actor known for Get Christie Love!, Shaft and Klute, died on May 22, 2026. He was 90. Born in New York City on October 31, 1935,…
Bill Albury dead at age 92, public figure
Bill Albury, an English footballer who played for Portsmouth and Gillingham, died on May 22, 2026. He was 92. Albury, whose full name was William Frederick Albury, made his debut…
Benoist Rey dead at age 87, Writer
Benoist Rey, a French writer, died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on June 2, 1938, in Paris, he was a typesetter for Marchand before serving…
María Elena Carrera dead at age 97, Chilean politician, senator
María Elena Carrera, Chilean politician and senator, died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Santiago on January 2, 1929, she served in the Senate of…
Alcides Sosa dead at age 82, Paraguayan footballer
Alcides Sosa, a Paraguayan footballer who played for Olimpia, Guaraní and the Paraguay national team, died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 82. Sosa Ovelar played 48 matches…
Malini Fonseka
Sri Lankan actress and politicianDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
Sacha Jenkins
53–54Died on Friday May 23rd 2025
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Algerian film director and screenwriterDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
Buddy Hall
American pool playerDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
Hassan Kamshad
Iranian translatorDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
Yuri Nikitin
Russian authorDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
Oleksandr Berezhnyi
Ukrainian footballer (Dynamo KyivDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
Mirosław Formela
Polish middle distance runnerDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
Heidi Eisterlehner
German tennis playerDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
Sebastião Salgado
Brazilian photographerDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
Mark Jones
Welsh rugby league and rugby union player (HullDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
Pavel Chaloupka
Czech footballer (Bohemians 1905Died on Friday May 23rd 2025
Jørgen Gunnerud
Norwegian crime fiction writerDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
Anne Cheynet
French authorDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
James F. Rooney
American politicianDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
Michael Cavanagh
American juristDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
John Barnard Bush
British farmer and public servantDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Reid Morden
Canadian diplomat and civil servantDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Marius Peiris
Sri Lankan Roman Catholic prelateDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Claude Villeneuve
Canadian academic and biologistDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Willi Brokmeier
German tenor (Bavarian State Opera)Died on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Barry Davis
Australian footballer (EssendonDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Nabam Atum
Indian social activistDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Rolf-Ernst Breuer
German businessman and juristDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Ángeles Flórez Peón
Spanish socialist militantDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Komao Hayashi
Japanese dollmakerDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Jerrold Northrop Moore
American-born British musicologistDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Dave Pivec
American football player (Los Angeles RamsDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Janusz Mazurek
Polish politicianDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Marc Camille Chaimowicz
French artistDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Marie-France Garaud
French politician and political advisorDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Thomas W. Long
American politicianDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Steve Harney
English footballer (Bradford CityDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Ona Kreivytė-Naruševičienė
Lithuanian ceramic artistDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
P. N. Patil
Indian politicianDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
James Hubbell
American visual artistDied on Thursday May 23rd 2024
Rashid Buttar
American physician and conspiracy theoristDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Wim Udenhout
Surinamese politicianDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Cotton Nash
American basketball (Los Angeles LakersDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Floyd Newman
American saxophonistDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Marv Edwards
Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh PenguinsDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Robert Zimmer
American mathematician and academic administratorDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Tom Sawyer
American politicianDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Domenico Minutoli
Italian actor (Johnny StecchinoDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Ronald S. W. Lew
American juristDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Claude Noel
Trinidadian boxerDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Jean Haudry
French linguistDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Alojz Tkáč
Slovak Roman Catholic prelateDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Rolf Harris
Australian entertainerDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Maria Giovanna Maglie
Italian journalistDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Candace Introcaso
American academic administratorDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Kirk Arrington
American drummer (Metal Church)Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Elias Saba
Lebanese politician and economistDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Giuseppe Piva
Italian directorDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Margaret Archer
English sociologistDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Howard Krongard
American attorney and government officialDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
David Brandt
American farmerDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Arturo Grávalos
Spanish road racing cyclistDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Jamie Bartlett
South African actor (American Ninja 2: The ConfrontationDied on Monday May 23rd 2022
Maja Lidia Kossakowska
Polish fantasy writerDied on Monday May 23rd 2022
Ilkka Suominen
Finnish politicianDied on Monday May 23rd 2022
Dr. Mohammad Rizwan
Pakistani former FIA directorDied on Monday May 23rd 2022
Eduard Hercigonja
Croatian philologistDied on Monday May 23rd 2022
Joe Pignatano
American Baseball Catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers)Died on Monday May 23rd 2022
Rodrigo Lozano de la Fuente
Spanish politicianDied on Monday May 23rd 2022
A. C. M. Lafir
Sri Lankan cricketerDied on Monday May 23rd 2022
Lucio Valle
Italian politicianDied on Monday May 23rd 2022
Chafia Boudraa
Algerian actress (Outside the LawDied on Monday May 23rd 2022
Klaus-Michael Körner
German politicianDied on Monday May 23rd 2022
Lothar Gaa
German politicianDied on Monday May 23rd 2022