May 28 — Notable Deaths & Obituaries

Jim Treacy dead at age 82, Bennettsbridge

Jim Treacy, the Kilkenny and Bennettsbridge hurler, died on May 28, 2026, aged 82. Born in Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, in 1943, he joined the Kilkenny senior team in 1963 and…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

Jevgenij Shuklin dead at age 40, MP

Jevgenij Shuklin, a Lithuanian sprint canoeist and politician who served as a member of parliament from 2024, died on May 28, 2026, at age 40. Born on November 23, 1985,…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

S. Sathyendra dead at age 64, Indian actor and film director

S. Sathyendra, an Indian actor and film director, died on May 28, 2026. He was 64. Known also as an actor in Tamil and Kannada cinema, he began his screen…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

Yitzhak Apeloig, president of Technion., died on May 28, 2026

Yitzhak Apeloig dead at age 81, president of Technion

Yitzhak Apeloig, an Uzbek-born Israeli computational chemist and scholar who served as president of Technion from 2001 to 2009, died on May 28, 2026. He was 81. Apeloig was born…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

Bashir Badr, Indian poet, died on May 28, 2026

Bashir Badr dead at age 91, Indian poet

Bashir Badr, an Indian poet, died on May 28, 2026, at the age of 91. He was an Urdu poet who taught at Aligarh Muslim University and wrote primarily in…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

An Yunwu dead at age 78, Chinese peking opera actor

An Yunwu died on May 28, 2026. He was a Chinese Peking opera actor. Born on January 1, 1948, An was known for his work as a performer in Chinese…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, president, vice president, and minister of defense, heart attack, died on May 28, 2026

Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi dead at age 80, president, vice president, and minister of defense, heart at…

Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, the Yemeni politician who served as president from 2012 to 2022, died on May 28, 2026, at the age of 80. He had earlier been vice president…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

Marie-Jo Lafontaine, Belgian sculptor and video artist, died on May 28, 2026

Marie-Jo Lafontaine dead at age 75, Belgian sculptor and video artist

Marie-Jo Lafontaine, the Belgian sculptor and video artist, died on May 28, 2026. She was 75. Born in Antwerp on November 17, 1950, she studied at the École nationale supérieure…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

Jan Hraběta dead at age 86, Czech actor

Jan Hraběta died on May 28, 2026, at the age of 86. He was a Czech actor, according to the announcement of his death. No further details were immediately given.…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

Jang Jae-sik dead at age 91, South Korean politician and economist

Jang Jae-sik died on May 28, 2026. He was a South Korean politician and economist. Further details about his life and career were not provided in the available record. Jang…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

Milan Kužela dead at age 80, national team), Ice Hockey World Championship winner

Milan Kužela died on May 28, 2026. He was a Slovak ice hockey player who played for Slovan Bratislava and the national team. He was part of the team that…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

Meta Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale, Scottish Labour Party member of the House of Lords, died on May 28, 2026

Meta Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale dead at age 89, Scottish Labour Party member of the House…

Meta Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale, the Scottish Labour Party member of the House of Lords, died on May 28, 2026, aged 89. Also known as Margaret Mildred Ramsay, she…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

Maureen Duffy, playwright and novelist., died on May 28, 2026

Maureen Duffy dead at age 92, playwright and novelist

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,…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

Dabirul Islam dead at age 77, MP

Dabirul Islam, a Bangladeshi politician and longtime member of parliament, died on May 28, 2026, at the age of 77. Born on September 29, 1948, he represented Thakurgaon-2 in the…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

Alec Penstone dead at age 101, British naval officer

Alec Penstone, a British naval officer and Second World War veteran, died on May 28, 2026, aged 101. Born in Tottenham, London, on April 23, 1925, he served in the…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

Claude Lemieux, Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche)., died on May 28, 2026

Claude Lemieux dead at age 60, Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche

Claude Lemieux, the Canadian ice hockey player who starred for the New Jersey Devils, Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche, died on May 28, 2026, at age 60. Born Claude Percy…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

George Bork dead at age 84, Montreal Alouettes

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…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

Nemesio Pozuelo dead at age 85, Spartak Moscow, Zenit Saint Petersburg

Nemesio Pozuelo, a footballer who played for Torpedo Moscow, Spartak Moscow and Zenit Saint Petersburg, died on May 28, 2026. He was 85. Born on July 7, 1940, in Kharkiv,…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am

Daniel Ingham dead at age 33, racing collision

Daniel Ingham died on May 28, 2026, following a racing collision. He was a British racing driver. Further details were not immediately available. Daniel Ingham, 33, British racing driver, racing…

May 28, 2026 12:00 am