Kalpana Dash
Indian mountaineerDied 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 sociologistDied on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Derek Holman
British-born Canadian composer and conductorDied on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Densey Clyne
Australian naturalist and authorDied on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Adrish Bardhan
Indian science fiction writerDied on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Maurice Bamford
English rugby league player and coach (DewsburyDied on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Dumiso Dabengwa
Zimbabwean politicianDied 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 playerDied on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Tirong Aboh
Indian politicianDied on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Bert J. Harris Jr.
American politicianDied on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Brian Kann
Australian football player (Hawthorn)Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Susan Papa
Filipino swimmerDied on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Denis Earp
South African military officerDied on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Bogdan Konopka
Polish photographerDied on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Remus Opriș
Romanian politicianDied on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Nguyễn Quảng Tuân
Vietnamese writer and poetDied on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Liudvikas Saulius Razma
Lithuanian politicianDied on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Gerardo Traverso
Uruguayan footballerDied on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Jerome Callet
American music teacher and instrument designerDied on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Sir Timothy Kitson
British politicianDied 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 PenguinsDied on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Tony Pringle
British-American jazz musicianDied on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Kim Min Seung
South Korean actorDied on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Vincent McEveety
American director (FirecreekDied on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Doğan Babacan
Turkish football refereeDied on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Joseph G. Clemons
American soldierDied on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Michael Banton
British social scientistDied on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
John Ashdown-Hill
British archaeologistDied on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Daniel Robin
French wrestlerDied on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Antonio Horvath
Chilean civil engineer and politicianDied on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
David Hesselgrave
American missiologist. Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Yuriy Kutsenko
Soviet athleteDied on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Luis Posada Carriles
Cuban militantDied on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Tazin Ahmed
Bangladeshi actressDied on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Josue Marquez
Puerto Rican boxerDied on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Ernie Page
Australian politicianDied on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Faith Whittlesey
American politician and diplomatDied on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Gabe Proctor
American runnerDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Gabe Procter
American runnerDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Roger Tassé
Canadian civil servantDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Cortez Kennedy
American Hall of Fame football player (Seattle Seahawks)Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Chandraswami
Indian religious leaderDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Stefano Farina
Italian football refereeDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Koryne Kaneski Horbal
American feminist and political activistDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
John Cavell
British Anglican bishopDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Seaborn Buckalew, Jr.
American lawyerDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Dina Merrill
American actressDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
George Reiff
American musicianDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Nanette Rainone
American feminist and reporterDied on Monday May 23rd 2016
Zdeněk Mézl
Czech print-makerDied on Monday May 23rd 2016
Joe Fleishaker
American actor (Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IVDied on Monday May 23rd 2016
Soita Shitanda
Kenyan politicianDied on Monday May 23rd 2016
Arne Sandnes
Norwegian politicianDied on Monday May 23rd 2016
Richard Marcotte
Canadian politicianDied on Monday May 23rd 2016
Vera Henriksen
Norwegian writerDied on Monday May 23rd 2016
John Brophy
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (Birmingham BullsDied on Monday May 23rd 2016
Nurjahan Begum
Bangladeshi journalistDied on Monday May 23rd 2016
Joseph Velikonja
Slovene-born American geographerDied on Saturday May 23rd 2015
John Carter
American actorDied on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Boody Gilbertson
American basketball player (Sheboygan Red Skins)Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Carole Seymour-Jones
Welsh biographerDied on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Ali Raymi
Yemeni boxerDied on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Carlos Irizarry Yunqué
Puerto Rican judgeDied on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Alicia Nash
Latin-American socialiteDied on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Hugh Boyle
Irish golf playerDied on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Zedi Feruzi
Burundian politicianDied on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Andres Ortiz
Puerto Rican basketball player for the BSN's Mayaguez IndiansDied on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Leo Berman
American businessman and politicianDied on Saturday May 23rd 2015
John Forbes Nash, Jr.
American mathematicianDied on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Aleksey Mozgovoy
pro-Russian separatist in Eastern Ukraine Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Carl Nesjar
Norwegian painter and sculptorDied on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Liv Marit Wedvik
Norwegian countrysingerDied on Saturday May 23rd 2015
James Sisnett
Barbadian supercentenarianDied on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Flynn Robinson
American basketball player (Los Angeles LakersDied on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Gerry Peacocke
Australian politicianDied on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Georges Moustaki
Egyptian-born French singer and songwriterDied on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse
German prince and Head of the House of HesseDied on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Hayri Kozakçıoğlu
Turkish politicianDied on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Hazel Hawke
Australian social activist and National TreasureDied on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Epy Guerrero
Dominican Major League Baseball scout (Houston AstrosDied on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Lenin Gani
Bangladeshi sports journalistDied on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Richard G. Fallon
American academic and theatre director (Asolo Repertory Theatre)Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Dick Evey
American football player (Chicago BearsDied on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Luis Zuloaga
Venezuelan baseball player (Leones del Caracas)Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Peter Ellis
Australian football playerDied on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Jim Zabel
American sports broadcaster (University of Iowa)Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
William Demby
American writerDied on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Brian Sternberg
American pole vaulterDied on Thursday May 23rd 2013