Caroline Marland dies at age 80
Caroline Marland, the British advertiser and newspaper managing director who worked for The Guardian, died on May 29, 2026, in a traffic collision. Born Caroline Ann Rushton in Dublin in…
Deaths on May 27
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 27 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 27, 2026.
Maureen Duffy has died at age 92
Maureen Duffy, the English poet, playwright and novelist, died on May 28, 2026, at the age of 92, with her death announced that day. Born Maureen Patricia Duffy in Worthing,…
George Bork died at age 84
George Bork, an American Hall of Fame football player who starred for the Northern Illinois Huskies and later played for the Montreal Alouettes, died on May 28, 2026. He was…
John Amari dies at 77
John Amari died on May 27, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 27 May 2026, Amari, America, John, Leo, May 2026, May 27
Obituary: Owain Rhys Davies, dead at age 44
Owain Rhys Davies, a Welsh actor, died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 44. Born in Cardiff on February 20, 1982, he worked across film, stage and television…
Carlos Oliva dies at age 61
Carlos Oliva died on May 27, 2026. He was a Peruvian economist who served as director of the Central Reserve Bank and as minister of economy and finance. Tags Politicians,…
Mamoru Ozaki dies at age 91
Mamoru Ozaki died on May 27, 2026. He was a Japanese bureaucrat. Tags Other, 27 May 2026, Japan, Mamoru, Ozaki, May 2026, May 27
Sir Ralph Robins passed away at age 93
Sir Ralph Robins, the British businessman who led Rolls-Royce as chief executive and later chairman, died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 93. Born on June 16, 1932,…
Obituary: Jim Rutt, dead at age 72
Jim Rutt died on May 27, 2026. He was a businessman. Tags Other, 27 May 2026, Jim, Rutt, Sagittarius, May 2026, May 27
Joe Schwarz has died at age 88
Joe Schwarz, an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005 to 2007 and in the Michigan Senate from 1987 to 2002, died on May 27,…
Paul Dorpat death at age 87
Paul Dorpat, an American historian, died on May 27, 2026. He was 87. Dorpat was an author and photographer who focused on the history of Seattle and Washington state. He…
Klaus Emmerich obituary: died at age 82
Klaus Emmerich, a German film director and screenwriter known for The First Polka and Trokadero, died on May 27, 2026. He was 82. Born in Freital on August 10, 1943,…
Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor passes away at age 75
Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor, the Nigerian army lieutenant general and United Nations force commander, died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 75. A retired officer, he served until 2010…
Jay Milder, died aged 92
Jay Milder, an American painter, died on May 27, 2026, at 92. A figurative expressionist associated with the second generation of the New York School, he developed a body of…
Death of Randhir Singh at age 79
Randhir Singh, the Indian five-time Olympic shooter and sports administrator who served as secretary general of the Indian Olympic Association from 1987 to 2012 and president of the Olympic Council…
Vladimir Matyukhin has died at age 81
Vladimir Matyukhin, a Russian general, died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Moscow on February 4, 1945, he studied at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute,…
Jean-Bosco Tchagolé dead
Jean-Bosco Tchagolé, priest of the Diocese of Sokodé and a Togolese Catholic cleric, died on May 27, 2026. He served in pastoral ministry in northern Togo and was known for…
Peter Schepull has died at age 61
Peter Schepull died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 61. He was a Swiss footballer who played for Servette, Wettingen and the national team. Born in Rapperswil on…
Marcia Lucas passes away at age 80
Marcia Lucas, the American film editor who won an Academy Award for her work on Star Wars, died on May 27, 2026. She was 80. Born Marcia Lou Griffin in…
Death of Anik Dutta at age 66
Anik Dutta, the Indian film director behind Bhooter Bhabishyat, Ashchorjyo Prodeep and Meghnad Badh Rahasya, died on May 27, 2026, after a fall. He was a Bengali filmmaker whose directorial…
Choi Jeong-woon, died aged 73
Choi Jeong-woon died on May 27, 2026. He was a Korean professor. Tags Scientists, 27 May 2026, Choi, Sagittarius, Jeong-woon, May 2026, May 27
Giuseppe Gargani has died at age 91
Giuseppe Gargani, the Italian politician who served as a deputy from 1972 to 1994 and as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2009, died on May 27,…
Marion Kozak passes away at age 91
Marion Kozak, the Polish-born British activist, died on May 27, 2026, aged 91. Born in Częstochowa in 1934 as Dobra Jenta Kozak, she left Poland for the United Kingdom in…
Ilie Ciocan died at age 112
Ilie Ciocan, a Romanian army officer, died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 112. Born in Cremenari, Romania, on May 28, 1913, he was a military veteran who…
Carlos Oliva dies at age 61
Carlos Oliva, a Peruvian economist who served as director of the Central Reserve Bank from 2015 to 2016 and again from 2021, died on May 27, 2026, at the age…
Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah obituary: died at age 73
Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, the Qatari politician who served as deputy prime minister from 2003 to 2011, died on May 27, 2026. He was 73. Born in Doha in 1952,…
Glenn Renwick dead at age 69
New Zealand-born American business executive (Progressive) Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Thomas Brunner, died aged 64
Swiss politician Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Günther Boekhoff, died aged 87
German politician Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Obituary: Luiz de, dead at age 86
Brazilian politician Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Josefina Costa death at age 97
Brazilian politician Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Serhiy Shvets dead at age 48
Ukrainian politician Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Death of Serhiy Potimkov at age 70
Ukrainian politician Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Heliodoro Dols dies at age 91
Spanish architect (Shrine of Torreciudad) Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Obituary: Hamit Geylani, dead at age 77
Turkish politician Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Foday Musa dies at age 75
Gambian musician and composer (Village Life Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Obituary: Leszek Górski, dead at age 63
Polish Olympic swimmer (1980) Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Ngũgĩ wa dies at age 87
Kenyan author Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Mohammed Said obituary: died at age 76
Somali military officer Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Felix Konotey-Ahulu passes away at age 94
Ghanaian physician and geneticist Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Death of Harrison Ruffin at age 96
American chemical engineer Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Brian Kellock passes away at age 63
Scottish jazz pianist Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Birgitta Wallace, died aged 91
Swedish–Canadian archaeologist Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Graeme Crawford, died aged 77
Scottish footballer (York City Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Giancarlo Gutierrez dead at age 92
Italian Olympic equestrian (1956) Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Ed Gale passed away at age 61
American actor (Spaceballs Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Francis Xavier has died at age 80
Korean Roman Catholic prelate Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Sukhdev Singh passes away at age 89
Indian politician Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Michael Allaby dead at age 91
British author and actor (Doctor Who Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Per Nørgård has died at age 92
Danish composer Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Salman Hashimikov passed away at age 72
Russian wrestler Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Death of Dale Henderson at age 59
American musician (Beowülf) Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Gill James dead at age 90
Australian politician Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Horacio Díaz obituary: died at age 81
Chilean football player (Herediano Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Steve Inwood passed away at age 78
American actor (Fame Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Hans Noë passed away at age 96
American architect and sculptor Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Janet Ajzenstat died at age 89
Canadian political scientist Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Jeanne Bisgood has died at age 100
English amateur golfer Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Obituary: George Provopoulos, dead at age 74
Greece economist Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Manuel Franquelo died at age 71
Spanish artist and sculptor Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Gustavo Mullem obituary: died at age 72
Brazilian guitarist (Camisa de Vênus Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Obituary: Sverre M., dead at age 93
Norwegian zoologist Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Tore Schweder dies at 81
Norwegian statistician Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Obituary: Sjef Hensgens, dead at age 76
Dutch Olympic middle-distance runner (1972) Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Manfried Welan dies at 86
Austrian lawyer and politician Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Death of Ivan O’Neal at age -1
Vincentian politician Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Gebhard Halder dies at age 81
Austrian farmer and politician Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Karin Bohle-Lawrenz obituary: died at age 66
German schoolteacher and politician Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Death of Hans Joachim at age 87
German nuclear physicist Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Otoni de dies at age 71
Brazilian politician Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Ewa Sikorska-Trela dies at age 81
Polish trade unionist and politician Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Park Myeong-seo dead at age 85
South Korean politician Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Albert S. passes away at age 94
American film and television producer (The Godfather Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Oleksandr Martynenko dies at age 63
Ukrainian journalist Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Death of Jan Kieniewicz at age 85
Polish historian Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Klaas Dankert dies at age 82
Dutch politician Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Ibrahim Haydari dies at age 88
Iraqi sociologist Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Wei Minglun has died at age 83
Chinese dramatist Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Eduardo Contreras died at age 84
Chilean politician Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Salah Omar dies at 85
Iraqi political figure Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Dadash Rzayev has died at age 88
Azerbaijani major general Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Hanna Fenichel death at age 91
German-born American political theorist Died on Sunday May 28th 2023
Carlos Alberto dead at age 81
Brazilian film director Died on Sunday May 28th 2023
Mele Siuʻilikutapu, died aged 75
Tongan royal and politician Died on Sunday May 28th 2023
Sergey Sirotkin dies at 71
Russian politician Died on Sunday May 28th 2023
Karim Tizouiar passed away at age 60
Kabyle singer Died on Sunday May 28th 2023
Death of Alexander W. at age 91
American entrepreneur and philanthropist Died on Sunday May 28th 2023
Dmytro Karyaka dead at age 45
Ukrainian footballer (Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Died on Sunday May 28th 2023
Mordechai Rechtman passed away at age 97
Israeli bassoonist Died on Sunday May 28th 2023
Vladimir Sitnikov obituary: died at age 92
Russian writer Died on Sunday May 28th 2023
Antonio Gala dead at age 92
Spanish poet Died on Sunday May 28th 2023
Rahmatollah Khosravi dies at age 72
Iranian politician Died on Sunday May 28th 2023
Sir John passed away at age 4
British aristocrat and businessman Died on Sunday May 28th 2023
Tyrone O’Sullivan, died aged 77
Welsh trade unionist (NUM) Died on Sunday May 28th 2023
Modesto Sandoval passed away at age 82
Paraguayan footballer (Sportivo Luqueño Died on Sunday May 28th 2023
Uali Elamanov, died aged -1
- Died on Sunday May 28th 2023
Zheng Zhenyao passes away at age 86
Chinese actress (Sparkling Red Star Died on Sunday May 28th 2023
Choi Il-nam, died aged 91
South Korean writer Died on Sunday May 28th 2023
Ilya Kabakov dies at 89
Russian–American conceptual artist Died on Sunday May 28th 2023