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.
Paddy Molloy
85–86Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Gil Schwartz
American humor columnist (FortuneDied on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Dave Dilegge
American soldier and military theoretical academicDied on Wednesday May 6th 2020
David Dent
Scottish film producer (The Great GameDied on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Deaths in April 2020
-Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Jean Erdman
American dancer and choreographerDied on Wednesday May 6th 2020
José Ángel Galán
Spanish lawyer (Operation Malaya)Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Mirosław Daszkiewicz
Polish bodybuilderDied 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 artistDied on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Nahum Rabinovitch
Israeli Orthodox rabbi and posekDied on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Evgeny Mikrin
Russian scientistDied on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Bing Liu
Ameican scientistDied on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Frederick C. Tillis
American jazz saxophonist and composerDied on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Millie Small
Jamaican singer ("My Boy Lollipop")Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Habibur Rahman Mollah
Bangladeshi politicianDied on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Dalit Ezhilmalai
Indian politicianDied on Wednesday May 6th 2020
George Henderson
Canadian politicianDied on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Johanna Bassani dead at age 18, Austrian Nordic combined skier
Johanna Bassani, an Austrian Nordic combined skier, died on May 5, 2020, at the age of 18. Born in Vöcklabruck on April 25, 2002, she competed in both Nordic combined…
Barbara Perry
American actress (The Andy Griffith ShowDied on Sunday May 5th 2019
Mavis Pusey
Jamaican-born American abstract artistDied on Sunday May 5th 2019
Murray Thomson
Canadian peace activistDied on Sunday May 5th 2019
Chuck Cecil
American broadcasterDied on Sunday May 5th 2019
Norma Miller
99Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Paco Cabasés
Argentine former footballer (Talleres de Córdoba)Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Guido van den Berg
German politicianDied on Sunday May 5th 2019
Eugene McGee
Irish Gaelic football manager (OffalyDied on Sunday May 5th 2019
Thomas Hynes
American politician and lawyerDied on Sunday May 5th 2019
Shih Chi-yang
Taiwanese politicianDied on Sunday May 5th 2019
Lojzka Bratuž
Italian literary historian and linguisticDied on Sunday May 5th 2019
Hani Shukrallah
Egyptian journalist (Al-Ahram)Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Adam Neat
Australian Disc jockeyDied on Sunday May 5th 2019
Chuck Kinder
American novelistDied 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 BlackhawksDied on Saturday May 5th 2018
Carlos Carvalho
South African filmmakerDied on Saturday May 5th 2018
Demetrio Túpac Yupanqui
Peruvian academic and translator of QuechuaDied on Saturday May 5th 2018
Bob Prewitt
American basketball player and coach (SMU Mustangs)Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
James Thorp
American electrical engineerDied on Saturday May 5th 2018
Fuad Poladov
Azerbaijani actorDied on Saturday May 5th 2018
Desmond Saunders
British film and television directorDied on Saturday May 5th 2018
Alexander Tschäppät
Swiss politician (National Councillor (1979–1991Died 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 prelateDied on Saturday May 5th 2018
Cathy Godbold
Australian actress (Home and Away)Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
Jordan Nikolić
Serbian folk singerDied on Saturday May 5th 2018
Bill MacGowan
New Zealand sports administrator (Auckland WarriorsDied on Saturday May 5th 2018
Ninalee Craig
American-born Canadian teacher and photograph subjectDied on Saturday May 5th 2018
Juan Morano
Spanish politicianDied on Saturday May 5th 2018
Elisabeth Pfluger
Swiss writerDied on Saturday May 5th 2018
Paolo Signorelli
Italian footballerDied on Saturday May 5th 2018
Corinne Erhel
French politicianDied on Friday May 5th 2017
Barry Wood
South African Roman Catholic prelateDied on Friday May 5th 2017
Adolph Kiefer
American swimmerDied on Friday May 5th 2017
Janelle Kirtley
American water skierDied on Friday May 5th 2017
John Glick
American pottery artistDied on Friday May 5th 2017
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
Mauritanian politicianDied on Friday May 5th 2017
Mariano Gagnon
American missionaryDied on Friday May 5th 2017
Almir Guineto
Brazilian sambistaDied on Friday May 5th 2017
Jaynne Bittner
American baseball player (Grand Rapids ChicksDied on Friday May 5th 2017
Eldon E. Ferguson
American physical chemistDied on Friday May 5th 2017
Patrick Thaddeus
American astronomerDied on Friday May 5th 2017
Binyamin Elon
Israeli politicianDied on Friday May 5th 2017
R. Lee Wrights
American politicianDied on Friday May 5th 2017
Roger Lee Wrights
American politicianDied 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 1970sDied on Friday May 5th 2017
Ruwen Ogien
French philosopherDied on Friday May 5th 2017
Robert D. Marta
American film camera operator (The JerkDied on Friday May 5th 2017
Jay Disbrow
American comics artistDied on Friday May 5th 2017
Richard Dalby
ghost story editorDied on Friday May 5th 2017
Martha Seim Valeur
Norwegian politicianDied on Thursday May 5th 2016
Joseph F. Cotton
American military test pilotDied on Thursday May 5th 2016
Jacob Juma
Kenyan businessmanDied on Thursday May 5th 2016
Sylvia Kauders
American actress (Inside Llewyn DavisDied on Thursday May 5th 2016
Noriah Kasnon
Malaysian politicianDied on Thursday May 5th 2016
Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad
Malaysian politicianDied on Thursday May 5th 2016
Isao Tomita
Japanese musician and composer. Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Anne Atai Omoruto
Ugandan physicianDied on Thursday May 5th 2016
Matt Irwin
British photographerDied on Thursday May 5th 2016
Steve Turner
American businessman and NASCAR team ownerDied 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
Rollin Dart
American banker (Dart National Bank)Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Gabriel Thohey Mahn-Gaby
Myanman Roman Catholic prelateDied on Thursday May 5th 2016
Charlotte Bonnier
Swedish media proprietor (Bonnier Group)Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Benito Cocchi
Italian Roman Catholic PrelateDied on Thursday May 5th 2016