Urbano Marín
Chilean judge
Died on Thursday May 6th 2021
Deaths on May 5
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 5 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 5, 2026.
K. V. Thikkurissi
Indian writer and poet
Died on Thursday May 6th 2021
Feđa Stojanović
Serbian actor (T.T. Syndrome
Died on Thursday May 6th 2021
Vivek Yadav
Indian cricketer (Rajasthan)
Died on Thursday May 6th 2021
George Jung
American drug trafficker and smuggler
Died on Wednesday May 5th 2021
Paddy Molloy
85–86
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Gil Schwartz
American humor columnist (Fortune
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Dave Dilegge
American soldier and military theoretical academic
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
David Dent
Scottish film producer (The Great Game
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Deaths in April 2020
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Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Jean Erdman
American dancer and choreographer
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
José Ángel Galán
Spanish lawyer (Operation Malaya)
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Mirosław Daszkiewicz
Polish bodybuilder
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Dmitry Bosov
Russian businessman (Founder and Chairman of ALLTECH Group)
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Florian Schneider
German electronic musician (Kraftwerk)
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Tatyana Parkina
Russian actress (I Cannot Say "Farewell"
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Chavalit Soemprungsuk
Thai painter and visual artist
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Nahum Rabinovitch
Israeli Orthodox rabbi and posek
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Evgeny Mikrin
Russian scientist
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Bing Liu
Ameican scientist
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Frederick C. Tillis
American jazz saxophonist and composer
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Millie Small
Jamaican singer ("My Boy Lollipop")
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Habibur Rahman Mollah
Bangladeshi politician
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Dalit Ezhilmalai
Indian politician
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Michael McClure
American poet and writer
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
George Henderson
Canadian politician
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Johanna Bassani dead at age 18
Johanna Bassani, an Austrian skier and Nordic combined competitor,
died on May 5, 2020, aged 18. Born in Vöcklabruck on April 25, 2002, she began her career with UVB Hinzenbach…
Barbara Perry
American actress (The Andy Griffith Show
Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Mavis Pusey
Jamaican-born American abstract artist
Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Murray Thomson
Canadian peace activist
Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Chuck Cecil
American broadcaster
Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Norma Miller
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Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Paco Cabasés
Argentine former footballer (Talleres de Córdoba)
Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Guido van den Berg
German politician
Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Eugene McGee
Irish Gaelic football manager (Offaly
Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Thomas Hynes
American politician and lawyer
Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Shih Chi-yang
Taiwanese politician
Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Lojzka Bratuž
Italian literary historian and linguistic
Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Hani Shukrallah
Egyptian journalist (Al-Ahram)
Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Adam Neat
Australian Disc jockey
Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Chuck Kinder
American novelist
Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Steve Diener
American record company executive (ABC Records)
Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Earl Balfour
Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
Carlos Carvalho
South African filmmaker
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
Demetrio Túpac Yupanqui
Peruvian academic and translator of Quechua
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
Bob Prewitt
American basketball player and coach (SMU Mustangs)
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
James Thorp
American electrical engineer
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
Fuad Poladov
Azerbaijani actor
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
Desmond Saunders
British film and television director
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
Alexander Tschäppät
Swiss politician (National Councillor (1979–1991
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
José María Íñigo
Spanish journalist (RTVE) and commentator (Eurovision Song Contest)
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
Michele Castoro
Italian Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
Cathy Godbold
Australian actress (Home and Away)
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
Jordan Nikolić
Serbian folk singer
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
Bill MacGowan
New Zealand sports administrator (Auckland Warriors
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
Ninalee Craig
American-born Canadian teacher and photograph subject
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
Elisabeth Pfluger
Swiss writer
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
Juan Morano
Spanish politician
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
Paolo Signorelli
Italian footballer
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
Corinne Erhel
French politician
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Barry Wood
South African Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Adolph Kiefer
American swimmer
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Janelle Kirtley
American water skier
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
John Glick
American pottery artist
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
Mauritanian politician
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Almir Guineto
Brazilian sambista
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Mariano Gagnon
American missionary
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Jaynne Bittner
American baseball player (Grand Rapids Chicks
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Cel Revuelta
American bassist (Black Flag)
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Eldon E. Ferguson
American physical chemist
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Patrick Thaddeus
American astronomer
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Binyamin Elon
Israeli politician
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
R. Lee Wrights
American politician
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Roger Lee Wrights
American politician
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Solly Walker
American basketball player (St. John's Redmen)
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Eric Ingham
rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Ruwen Ogien
French philosopher
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Robert D. Marta
American film camera operator (The Jerk
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Jay Disbrow
American comics artist
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Richard Dalby
ghost story editor
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Katy Bødtger
Danish singer.
Died on Friday May 5th 2017
Martha Seim Valeur
Norwegian politician
Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Joseph F. Cotton
American military test pilot
Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Jacob Juma
Kenyan businessman
Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Sylvia Kauders
American actress (Inside Llewyn Davis
Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Noriah Kasnon
Malaysian politician
Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad
Malaysian politician
Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Isao Tomita
Japanese musician and composer.
Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Anne Atai Omoruto
Ugandan physician
Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Matt Irwin
British photographer
Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Steve Turner
American businessman and NASCAR team owner
Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Romalı Perihan
Turkish actress and singer
Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Bill MacDermott
CFL coach (Edmonton Eskimos)
Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Bill McDermott
American football coach (Edmonton Eskimos)
Died on Thursday May 5th 2016