Peter Cannon-Brookes dead at age 87, British art historian
Peter Cannon-Brookes died on May 3, 2026. He was a British art historian. Tags Scientists, 03 May 2026, Britain, Peter, Cannon-Brookes, May 2026, May 3
Deaths on May 3
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 3 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 3, 2026.
Abdusamad Durmonov dead at age 60, Uzbekistani footballer
Abdusamad Durmonov died on May 3, 2026. He was an Uzbekistani footballer. Tags Athletes, 03 May 2026, Abdusamad, Durmonov, Scorpio, May 2026, May 3
Lee Allen Zeno American musician, cancer dead at age 71
Lee Allen Zeno died on May 3, 2026. He was an American musician. Lee Allen Zeno, 71, American musician, cancer. Tags Musicians, 03 May 2026, America, Cancer, Lee, Zeno, 2026-05-03,…
Charles W. Curtis dead at age 99, American mathematician and historian.[better source needed]
Charles W. Curtis, an American mathematician and historian of mathematics, died on May 3, 2026. He was known for his work in finite group theory and representation theory and served…
Nelson Martínez Rust dead at age 81, auxiliary bishop of Valencia in Venezuela and bishop of San Fe…
Nelson Martínez Rust, a Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of Valencia in Venezuela from 1982 to 1992 and bishop of San Felipe from 1992 to 2016,…
Leslie Campbell dead, Jamaican politician
Leslie Campbell, a Jamaican politician, died on May 3, 2026. He was a member of the Labour Party and served in the Senate of Jamaica. Campbell also held the post…
Józef Michalik dead at age 85, Polish Roman Catholic prelate
Józef Michalik, Polish Roman Catholic prelate and archbishop of Przemyśl, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 85. He served as bishop of Zielona Góra–Gorzów from 1986 to…
Claire Maurier dead at age 97, Actress
Claire Maurier, the French actress known for La Cage aux Folles, Amélie and A Bad Son, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon in…
Krzysztof Pawłowski dead at age 79, Polish politician
Krzysztof Pawłowski, a Polish politician and senator from 1989 to 1993, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Nowy Sącz on June 26, 1946, he…
Régis Barroso dead at age 84, Lawyer
Régis Barroso, a Brazilian politician and lawyer who served as a deputy from 1967 to 1971, died on May 3, 2026, in Fortaleza, Brazil, at the age of 84. Born…
Jean Raquin dead at age 90, French politician, member and president of the General Council of Jura
Jean Raquin, a French politician and farmer who served as a member of the General Council of Jura from 1994 to 2015 and as its president from 2008 to 2011,…
Paul Schwartz dead at age 86, Romanian Jewish community leader
Paul Schwartz, a Romanian Jewish community leader, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 86. He served as president of the Jewish community of Bucharest until his death…
Gheorghe Ștefăneț Moldovan singer and musician dead at age 80
Gheorghe Ștefăneț died on May 3, 2026. He was a Moldovan singer and musician. Gheorghe Ștefăneț, 80, Moldovan singer and musician. Tags Musicians, 03 May 2026, Gheorghe, Moldova, 2026-05-03, May…
Pietro Giuseppe Grasso dead at age 96, Italian jurist
Pietro Giuseppe Grasso died on May 3, 2026. He was an Italian jurist. Tags Lawyers, 03 May 2026, Grasso, Italy, Pietro, May 2026, May 3
Babulal Bairwa Indian politician, Rajasthan MLA, complications from diabetes dead at age 72
Babulal Bairwa, an Indian politician and former Rajasthan MLA, died on May 3, 2026, from complications of diabetes. He was 72. Bairwa served in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Kathumar…
Jean Alambre dead at age 79, French author and songwriter
Jean Alambre, a French author and songwriter, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 79. Born Jean-Louis Fabry in Paris on May 16, 1946, he was better known…
Gary Lydon public figure dead at age 61
Gary Lydon, an Irish actor, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 61. He was known for his roles in The Banshees of Inisherin, The Clinic and Pure…
Alain Marchadour dead at age 88, French Roman Catholic priest and exegetist
Alain Marchadour, a French Roman Catholic priest and exegetist, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on November 13, 1937, in Brittany, France, he joined the…
William Daniel Mayer dead at age 84, Politician
William Daniel Mayer, an American politician and member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2005 to 2007, died on May 3, 2026. He was 84. Mayer served as the…
Cândido Mota dead at age 82, Portuguese radio announcer, television presenter, and actor
Cândido Mota died on May 3, 2026. He was a Portuguese radio announcer, television presenter, and actor. His death was announced without further details. Tags Actors, Journalists, 03 May 2026,…
Michel Merlet dead at age 86, French composer and pedagogue
Michel Merlet, the French composer and pedagogue, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Saint-Brieuc on May 26, 1939, he studied music at the Conservatoire…
Branko Marušič dead at age 88, public figure
Branko Marušič, a Slovenian historian, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Gorizia, Italy, to an upper middle class Slovene family, he moved with his…
Geoff Stedman dead at age 83, New Zealand physicist, Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Geoff Stedman, a New Zealand physicist, died on May 3, 2026, aged 83. He was known for his work on ring lasers and had research interests including the foundations of…
Harold Horton
American football player and coach (Arkansas Razorbacks)Died on Sunday May 4th 2025
Peter McParland
Northern Irish football player (Aston VillaDied on Sunday May 4th 2025
Jochen Mass
German racing driverDied on Sunday May 4th 2025
Pedro Hidalgo
88–89Died on Sunday May 4th 2025
Dave Gorman
Canadian ice hockey playerDied on Sunday May 4th 2025
Sonni Gwanle Tyoden
Nigerian politicianDied on Sunday May 4th 2025
Rafael Rullán
Spanish basketball player (Real MadridDied on Sunday May 4th 2025
Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi
Indian Islamic scholarDied on Sunday May 4th 2025
Petros Molyviatis
Greek politicianDied on Sunday May 4th 2025
Abdur Razzaq
75–76Died on Sunday May 4th 2025
David Karako
Israeli football player (Maccabi Tel AvivDied on Sunday May 4th 2025
Victor Aviat
American oboist and conductorDied on Sunday May 4th 2025
Walid Mostafa
Egyptian media executiveDied on Sunday May 4th 2025
Doug Hinds
American politicianDied on Sunday May 4th 2025
Sivananda
128 (claimed)Died on Sunday May 4th 2025
Hsu Li-nung
Taiwanese military officerDied on Sunday May 4th 2025
K. V. Rabiya
Indian social worker and literacy activistDied on Sunday May 4th 2025
Robert A. G. Monks
American shareholder activist and politicianDied on Sunday May 4th 2025
Daniel L. Kinnaman
American politicianDied on Sunday May 4th 2025
Irwin Lachman
American engineerDied on Sunday May 4th 2025
Henry Friesen
Canadian endocrinologistDied on Sunday May 4th 2025
Frank Shrontz
American corporate executiveDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
Frank Stella
American painterDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
Werner Weinhold
German deserter and convicted murdererDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
Darius Morris
American basketball player (Los Angeles LakersDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
Mikhail Banshchikov
Russian politicianDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
Dick Rutan
American aviatorDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
Daniel E. Winstead
American politicianDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
Ignacio Bayón
Spanish politicianDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
Joseph H. McGee Jr.
American politicianDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
Charles Pryor
American politicianDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
James E. Henshaw
American politicianDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
Doyle Niemann
American prosecutorDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
David Messina
Italian sports journalist (TuttosportDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
Imerio Massignan
Italian road cyclistDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
Mustafa Mkulo
Tanzanian economist and politicianDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
Anna Panayiotopoulou
Greek actressDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
David Konstan
American classicistDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
Ronald Rene Lagueux
American juristDied on Thursday May 4th 2023
Gabrielle Carey
Australian author (Puberty Blues)Died on Thursday May 4th 2023
Lance Blanks
American basketball player and general managerDied on Thursday May 4th 2023
Luis Larrosa
Uruguayan Olympic basketball playerDied on Thursday May 4th 2023
Rafael Guillén
Spanish poetDied on Thursday May 4th 2023
Asia Abdelmajid
Sudanese actress and teacherDied on Thursday May 4th 2023
Rifat Rastoder
Montenegrin politicianDied on Thursday May 4th 2023
Petr Klíma
Czech ice hockey playerDied on Thursday May 4th 2023
Karaikudi Mani
Indian mridangam playerDied on Thursday May 4th 2023
Jasmin Stavros
Croatian pop musicianDied on Thursday May 4th 2023
Jordan Neely
American Michael Jackson impersonatorDied on Thursday May 4th 2023
Brendan Walsh
Irish hurlerDied on Thursday May 4th 2023
Ian Crowden
Australian cricketerDied on Thursday May 4th 2023
Linda Lewis
British singer ("Rock-a-Doodle-Doo")Died on Thursday May 4th 2023
Gerhard Mans
Namibian rugby union player (Free State CheetahsDied on Wednesday May 4th 2022
Lee Brayton
American racing driver and engine builderDied on Wednesday May 4th 2022
Juhani Salmenkylä
Finnish orienteering competitor and Hall of Fame basketball playerDied on Wednesday May 4th 2022
Ray Fenwick
English guitarist (The Spencer Davis GroupDied on Wednesday May 4th 2022
Harold James
American politicianDied on Wednesday May 4th 2022
Philip J. Hilts
American journalist and authorDied on Wednesday May 4th 2022
Marc G. Caron
Canadian-born American biologistDied on Wednesday May 4th 2022
John Cooke
77-78. Irish judgeDied on Wednesday May 4th 2022
John Bosley
Canadian politicianDied on Wednesday May 4th 2022
Jimmy Bell
Scottish football 'kit man'Died on Wednesday May 4th 2022
Ted Luscombe
British Anglican prelateDied on Wednesday May 4th 2022
Victor Serrano
French rugby league player (Saint-Gaudens BearsDied on Wednesday May 4th 2022
Larry Woiwode
American writerDied on Wednesday May 4th 2022