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Donald Ross American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives dead at age 85

Donald Ross, an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1983 to 2003, died on May 5, 2026, at age 85. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he attended grade school in Vinita, later returned to Tulsa for… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Claude Morin Canadian politician dead at age 96

Claude Morin, a Canadian politician and former Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly for Louis-Hébert, died on May 5, 2026. He was 96. Born in Montmorency, Quebec, Morin earned a bachelor's degree from Université Laval and a master's degree… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Geoff Ablett public figure dead at age 71

Geoff Ablett, the Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn, Richmond and St Kilda, died on May 5, 2026, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 71. Ablett played in the Victorian Football League during the 1970s and 1980s,… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Soledad Gallego-Díaz Spanish journalist, editor of El País dead at age 75

Soledad Gallego-Díaz, the Spanish journalist and former editor of El País, died on May 5, 2026. Born in Madrid in 1951, she studied at the Official School of Journalism of Madrid and worked for Pyresa and Cuadernos para el Diálogo… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Santhosh K. Nayar Indian actor, traffic collision dead at age 68

Santhosh K. Nayar, an Indian actor, died on May 5, 2026, in a traffic collision. He appeared in Malayalam cinema and acted in more than 100 films between 1982 and 2025, taking on roles as villain, hero, second hero and… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst public figure dead at age 63

Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst, an Antiguan and Barbudan politician and senator, died on May 5, 2026, at age 63. She served in the Upper House of Parliament in Antigua and Barbuda from 2014 to 2026 and was appointed senator by… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Bob Belden dead at age 78, American football player

Bob Belden, an American football player who was a quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, died on May 5, 2026, in Canton, Ohio, at age 78. Belden was born in Canton on June 20, 1947, and played college football for the… · Ireland · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Chris Phelan Irish-born Australian rugby league player, pancreatic cancer dead at age 70

Chris Phelan, an Irish-born Australian rugby league player, died on May 5, 2026, aged 70, after pancreatic cancer. Born in Borris-in-Ossory, Portloise, Ireland, on December 12, 1955, he played in the 1980s as a versatile forward for Queensland and was… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Pat Graham public figure dead at age 64

Pat Graham, a Canadian ice hockey player who appeared in 103 National Hockey League games with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1981 and 1984, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in Toronto… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Shaikh Idrees Pakistani Islamic Scholar and politician, member of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pak…

Shaikh Idrees, a Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician who served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 to 2007, died on May 5, 2026, after being shot. He was born in 1961 in Turangzai, in… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Pierre Pascallon French politician, deputy, mayor of Issoire dead at age 84

Pierre Pascallon, a French politician and former deputy and mayor of Issoire, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 84. He served as a deputy in the National Assembly from 1986 to 1988 and again from 1993 to… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Viktor Kuzmenko Ukrainian rescuer, Hero of Ukraine dies

Viktor Kuzmenko died on May 5, 2026. He was a Ukrainian rescuer and was named a Hero of Ukraine in 2025. · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Terje Haugland Norwegian long jumper dead at age 82

Terje Haugland, a Norwegian long jumper, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on April 11, 1944, he finished eleventh at the 1969 European Championships, thirteenth at the 1970 European Indoor Championships and thirteenth at the… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

José Ortiz Puerto Rican basketball player, colorectal cancer dead at age 62

José Ortiz, a Puerto Rican basketball player for Atléticos de San Germán, Cangrejeros de Santurce and the national team, died on May 5, 2026, at age 62 of colorectal cancer. Born in Aibonito in 1963, Ortiz was a former professional… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Richard Cameron English playwright dead at age 77

Richard Cameron, the English playwright from Doncaster, died on May 5, 2026, aged 77. Born on 16 June 1948 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, he wrote plays including Pond Life, Not Fade Away, The Mortal Ash, Almost Grown, All of You Mine,… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Jonathan Tiersten public figure dead at age 60

Jonathan Tiersten, an American actor known for Sleepaway Camp, died on May 5, 2026, at age 60. Tiersten portrayed Ricky Thomas in the 1983 cult film Sleepaway Camp and later reprised the role in the 2008 sequel Return to Sleepaway… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Crystal R. Emery American film director and producer dead at age 65

Crystal R. Emery, an American film director and producer, died on May 5, 2026, in New Haven, Connecticut. She was 65. Emery was also a filmmaker, playwright and theatre director, and founded URU The Right To Be, Inc., a nonprofit… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Valeri Zhabko Russian footballer dead at age 58

Valeri Zhabko, a Russian footballer, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 58. Valeri Nikolayevich Zhabko was a former Russian professional footballer who made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1985 for FC Torpedo Volzhsky.… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Evelyn Cox American country and bluegrass singer and musician dead at age 66

Evelyn Cox, an American country and bluegrass singer and musician with The Cox Family, died on May 5, 2026. She was 66. The Cox Family was an American country and bluegrass music group from Cotton Valley in Webster Parish in… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Yevgeny Sivokon Ukrainian film director dead at age 88

Yevgeny Sivokon, a Ukrainian film director, died on May 5, 2026. He was 88. Born in Kyiv on May 7, 1937, he worked as a director of animated films in the Soviet and Ukrainian film industries. Sivokon won numerous Soviet,… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Kyle Loftis dead at age 43, American internet personality and entrepreneur

Kyle Loftis, an American media producer, entrepreneur, and internet personality, died on May 5, 2026, at age 43. He was the founder of 1320Video, an automotive media brand known for coverage of street racing, drag racing, and car culture. Loftis… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Yevhen Syvokin Ukrainian film director dead at age 88

Yevhen Syvokin, a Ukrainian film director, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Kyiv on May 7, 1937, he was a Soviet and Ukrainian director of animated films. He won numerous Soviet, Ukrainian and international… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Temur Maisuradze dead at age 66, Georgian politician, MP

Temur Maisuradze, a Georgian politician and member of parliament from 2012 to 2016, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 66. Born on July 24, 1959, in Aspindza, in the Georgian SSR, Soviet Union, he was a member… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Dante Ang public figure dies

Dante Arevalo Ang Sr., Filipino journalist and chairman emeritus and owner of The Manila Times, died on May 5, 2026. Born on June 27, 1942, Ang bought The Manila Times in 2001 from Mark Jimenez and was later appointed chairman… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Trevor Bennett dead at age 99, Canadian politician, Newfoundland MHA

Trevor Bennett, a Canadian politician and Newfoundland MHA, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 99. Born on Sept. 3, 1926, in Daniel's Harbour, Newfoundland, he served in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for St. Barbe… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

R. B. Choudary Indian film producer, traffic collision dies

R. B. Choudary, an Indian film producer, died on May 5, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was the founder of the production company Super Good Films and worked in several film industries, predominantly Tamil and Telugu, along with a… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Idris Tarangzai dead at age 64, Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MPA, s…

Idris Tarangzai, a Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician who served as a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MPA from 2002 to 2007, died on May 5, 2026, after being shot. He was 64. Tarangzai was a senior member of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – F… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Photographer René Groebli, 2022 in Zurich

René Groebli Swiss photographer dead at age 98

René Groebli, a Swiss photographer known for his artistic photo-books, industrial and advertising photography, photojournalism and photo-illustration, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Zurich on Oct. 9, 1927, he was also noted for his… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Guto Graça Mello Brazilian composer and music producer dead at age 78

Guto Graça Mello died on May 5, 2026. He was a Brazilian composer and music producer. · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026

Servet Pëllumbi Albanian politician, speaker of parliament dead at age 89

Servet Pëllumbi, Albanian politician and speaker of parliament, died on May 5, 2026, following a brief illness. He was 89. Born in Korçë on December 12, 1936, he served as Chairman of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania from… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026

May 5, 2026