Kalpana Dash
Indian mountaineer
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Deaths on May 23
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 23 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 23, 2026.
Guenther Roth
American sociologist
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Derek Holman
British-born Canadian composer and conductor
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Densey Clyne
Australian naturalist and author
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Adrish Bardhan
Indian science fiction writer
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Maurice Bamford
English rugby league player and coach (Dewsbury
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Dumiso Dabengwa
Zimbabwean politician
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Judith Kerr
British writer and illustrator (The Tiger Who Came to Tea)
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Doug Wilson
New Zealand rugby union player
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Tirong Aboh
Indian politician
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Bert J. Harris Jr.
American politician
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Brian Kann
Australian football player (Hawthorn)
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Susan Papa
Filipino swimmer
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Denis Earp
South African military officer
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Bogdan Konopka
Polish photographer
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Remus Opriș
Romanian politician
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Nguyễn Quảng Tuân
Vietnamese writer and poet
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Liudvikas Saulius Razma
Lithuanian politician
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Gerardo Traverso
Uruguayan footballer
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Jerome Callet
American music teacher and instrument designer
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Sir Timothy Kitson
British politician
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Rik Kuypers
Belgian film director (Seagulls Die in the Harbour)
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Mitch Wilson
Canadian ice hockey forward (Pittsburgh Penguins
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Tony Pringle
British-American jazz musician
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Kim Min Seung
South Korean actor
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Vincent McEveety
American director (Firecreek
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Doğan Babacan
Turkish football referee
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Joseph G. Clemons
American soldier
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Michael Banton
British social scientist
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
John Ashdown-Hill
British archaeologist
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Daniel Robin
French wrestler
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Antonio Horvath
Chilean civil engineer and politician
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
David Hesselgrave
American missiologist.
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Yuriy Kutsenko
Soviet athlete
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Luis Posada Carriles
Cuban militant
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Tazin Ahmed
Bangladeshi actress
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Josue Marquez
Puerto Rican boxer
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Philip Roth
American writer (Goodbye
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Ernie Page
Australian politician
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Faith Whittlesey
American politician and diplomat
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Lisa Spoonhauer
American actress (Clerks)
Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Gabe Proctor
American runner
Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Gabe Procter
American runner
Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Roger Tassé
Canadian civil servant
Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Cortez Kennedy
American Hall of Fame football player (Seattle Seahawks)
Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Chandraswami
Indian religious leader
Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Stefano Farina
Italian football referee
Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Koryne Kaneski Horbal
American feminist and political activist
Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Roger Moore
English actor (James Bond
Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Kofi Bucknor
Ghanaian actor (Run Baby Run)
Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
John Cavell
British Anglican bishop
Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Seaborn Buckalew, Jr.
American lawyer
Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Dina Merrill
American actress
Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
George Reiff
American musician
Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Nanette Rainone
American feminist and reporter
Died on Monday May 23rd 2016
Zdeněk Mézl
Czech print-maker
Died on Monday May 23rd 2016
Joe Fleishaker
American actor (Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
Died on Monday May 23rd 2016
Soita Shitanda
Kenyan politician
Died on Monday May 23rd 2016
Arne Sandnes
Norwegian politician
Died on Monday May 23rd 2016
Richard Marcotte
Canadian politician
Died on Monday May 23rd 2016
Vera Henriksen
Norwegian writer
Died on Monday May 23rd 2016
John Brophy
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (Birmingham Bulls
Died on Monday May 23rd 2016
Nurjahan Begum
Bangladeshi journalist
Died on Monday May 23rd 2016
Joseph Velikonja
Slovene-born American geographer
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
John Carter
American actor
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Boody Gilbertson
American basketball player (Sheboygan Red Skins)
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Carole Seymour-Jones
Welsh biographer
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Carlos Irizarry Yunqué
Puerto Rican judge
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Alicia Nash
Latin-American socialite
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Hugh Ambrose
American author (The Pacific)
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Hugh Boyle
Irish golf player
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Zedi Feruzi
Burundian politician
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Andres Ortiz
Puerto Rican basketball player for the BSN's Mayaguez Indians
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Leo Berman
American businessman and politician
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
John Forbes Nash, Jr.
American mathematician
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Aleksey Mozgovoy
pro-Russian separatist in Eastern Ukraine
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Carl Nesjar
Norwegian painter and sculptor
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Liv Marit Wedvik
Norwegian countrysinger
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Hazel Hawke
Australian social activist and National Treasure
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Epy Guerrero
Dominican Major League Baseball scout (Houston Astros
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Lenin Gani
Bangladeshi sports journalist
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Richard G. Fallon
American academic and theatre director (Asolo Repertory Theatre)
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Luis Zuloaga
Venezuelan baseball player (Leones del Caracas)
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Peter Ellis
Australian football player
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
William Demby
American writer
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Brian Sternberg
American pole vaulter
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
John Antonio
American advertising executive
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
James Sisnett
Barbadian supercentenarian
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Flynn Robinson
American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Gerry Peacocke
Australian politician
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Georges Moustaki
Egyptian-born French singer and songwriter
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse
German prince and Head of the House of Hesse
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013