Vladimir Cvetković dead at age 84, public figure
Vladimir Cvetković, a Serbian basketball player and sports administrator, died on May 6, 2026, at age 84. He was the honorary president of Crvena zvezda and spent his entire playing…
Deaths on May 6
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 6 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 6, 2026.
Liviu Volconovici dead at age 69, Moldovan politician, agronomist and professor
Liviu Volconovici, a Moldovan politician, agronomist and professor who served as Minister of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment in 2018, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 69.…
Jesse Hector dead at age 78, English musician
Jesse Hector, the English musician fronting the rock group The Gorillas, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Kilburn, northwest London, on July 17, 1947,…
Ronald Russell dead at age 71, American Virgin Islander Olympic sprinter
Ronald Russell, an American Virgin Islander Olympic sprinter, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands, on June 10, 1954, he represented…
Mert Lawwill dead at age 85, American motorcycle racer
Mert Lawwill, an American motorcycle racer, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Boise, Idaho, on September 25, 1940, he competed in the AMA Grand…
Fili Seru dead at age 56, national team) player, complications from motor neuron disease
Fili Seru, a Fijian rugby union and rugby league player, died on May 6, 2026, of complications from motor neuron disease. Born on March 11, 1970, he represented Fiji in…
Aryeh Stern dead at age 81, Israeli rabbi
Aryeh Stern, an Israeli rabbi and the Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Jerusalem, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 81. He was a member of the Chief Rabbinate…
Heinrich Kofler dead at age 96, Austrian politician
Heinrich Kofler, an Austrian politician and former member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 96. A member of the Austrian People's Party,…
Judith Barnard dead at age 94, American writer, heart failure
Judith Barnard, the American writer known as Judith Michael, died on May 6, 2026, of heart failure. She wrote under the name Judith Michael. Judith Barnard, 94, American writer (Judith…
Marc Plantegenest dead at age 82, Saint Pierrais politician
Marc Plantegenest, a Saint Pierrais politician and civil servant, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Saint-Pierre on June 11, 1943, he served as a…
John L. Marion dead at age 92, American auctioneer
John L. Marion, the American auctioneer and philanthropist who chaired Sotheby’s from 1975 to 1994, died on May 6, 2026. Born in Gardiner, New York, on November 27, 1933, Marion…
Evaristo Beccalossi dead at age 69, Italian footballer
Evaristo Beccalossi, an Italian footballer who played for Brescia, Inter Milan and Sampdoria, died on May 6, 2026, of complications from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 69. A midfielder from…
Manuela Hoelterhoff dead at age 77, Cultural journalist
Manuela Hoelterhoff, a German-born American cultural journalist who was executive editor of Muse, the arts and culture section of Bloomberg News, died on May 6, 2026, of cancer. She was…
Harold K. Brown dead at age 92, Civil rights leader
Harold K. Brown, an American civil rights leader, died on May 6, 2026. He was 92. Brown worked in San Diego, California, where he graduated from San Diego State University…
Rajko Kasagić dead at age 83, Politician
Rajko Kasagić, a Bosnian Serb politician, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 83. A member of the Serb Democratic Party, he served as prime minister of Republika…
José Navarro dead at age 77, Peruvian footballer
José Navarro, a Peruvian football defender who played for Defensor Arica, Sporting Cristal and the national team, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 77. Navarro, whose full…
László Fazekas dead at age 78, Hungarian football player and coach
László Fazekas, Hungarian football player and coach, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on 15 October 1947, he played the third most international games for…
Algis Jurgis Kundrotas dead at age 75, public figure
Algis Jurgis Kundrotas, a Lithuanian physicist, died on May 6, 2026, at age 75. He was also a habilitated doctor of physical sciences, university professor and independent researcher. Born on…
Cavayé Yéguié Djibril dead at age 86, Cameroonian politician
Cavayé Yéguié Djibril, Cameroonian politician and president of the National Assembly, died on May 6, 2026, aged 86. He held the post from 1992 to 2026, making him the longest-serving…
Lawrence J. Smith dead at age 93, American politician
Lawrence J. Smith, an American politician and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, died on May 6, 2026, in Hollywood, Florida, at the age of 85. A Florida…
Shin Jong-o South Korean judge, suicide dies
Shin Jong-o died on May 6, 2026, by suicide. He was a South Korean judge associated with Kim Keon Hee. The death was reported without further details. Shin Jong-o, South…
Jake Hall dead at age 35, British actor, model and reality television star
Jake Hall, the British actor, model and reality television star known for The Only Way is Essex, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 35. His death was…
Ted Turner dead at age 87, American media proprietor
Ted Turner, the American media proprietor who founded CNN, WTBS and TNT, died on May 6, 2026, at age 87. Born Robert Edward Turner III on November 19, 1938, in…
Aimable Karasira Rwandan academic, YouTuber and dissident, drug overdose dies
Aimable Karasira, a Rwandan academic, singer, YouTuber and political activist, died on May 6, 2026, of a drug overdose. Karasira was an ethnic Tutsi whose parents were killed in the…
Timo Kautonen dead at age 81, Finnish footballer
Timo Kautonen, a Finnish footballer, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 81. He played 42 matches for the Finland national football team from 1964 to 1976 and…
Morris Watts dead at age 89, American football player and coach
Morris Watts, an American football player and coach, died on May 6, 2026. He was 88. Watts spent much of his career in coaching, serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks…
Pierre-François Veil dead at age 72, Lawyer
Pierre-François Veil, French lawyer and civil servant and president of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah since 2023, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 72.…
Carlos Malcolm dead at age 91, public figure
Carlos Malcolm, a Jamaican trombonist, percussionist and bandleader, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 91. Born Carlos Antonio Malcolm in Colón, Panama, on November 10, 1934, to…
Georgy Golitsyn dead at age 91, Russian scientist
Georgy Golitsyn, a Russian scientist known for his work in atmospheric physics, died on May 6, 2026. He was a full member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR…
Dick Hughes dead at age 88, American baseball player
Dick Hughes, an American baseball player, died on May 6, 2026, at age 88. Born Richard Henry Hughes on February 13, 1938, he pitched in three seasons for the St.…
Anatoly Rusanov dead at age 94, Russian chemist
Anatoly Rusanov, a Russian chemist, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Leningrad on April 20, 1932, he was a member of the Russian Academy…
Russ Hodge dead at age 86, American Olympic decathlete
Russ Hodge, an American Olympic decathlete, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Roscoe, New York, in 1939, Hodge was a track and field athlete…
Carl Crabtree
American politicianDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Alexandra Bellow
Romanian-American mathematicianDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025
WifiSkeleton
American rapperDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Mykola Fedoruk
Ukrainian politicianDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Revaz Gamkrelidze
Georgian mathematicianDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Dennis Tipping
Australian Olympic sprinter (1960)Died on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Guylaine Lanctôt
83–84Died on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Joseph Nye
American political scientistDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Viktor Avdyshev
Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestlerDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Cleopa Msuya
Tanzanian politicianDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Vakhtang Machavariani
Georgian composer and conductorDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Enrico Paolini
Italian cyclistDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Angelo Rinaldi
French writer and literary criticDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025
George William Penrose, Lord Penrose
Scottish judgeDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Alexander Pancoe
American mountain climberDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Iain Finlay
Australian author and journalistDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Race Mathews
Australian politician (Federal parliamentDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Tracy Sorensen
Australian novelist and academicDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Lola Liivat
Estonian abstract painterDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Márcio Augusto Damin Custódio
Brazilian philosopher and university teacher (State University of Campinas)Died on Wednesday May 7th 2025
Kim Ki-nam
North Korean politicianDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Judy Devlin
English and American badminton playerDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
David Shapiro
American poetDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Joe Collier
American football coach (Buffalo BillsDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Christiane Stefanski
Belgian singerDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Gangadhar Gade
Indian politicianDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Ian Gelder
British actor (Torchwood: Children of EarthDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Eloína Suárez
Spanish politicianDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Dorman Borisman
Indonesian actorDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Guilherme Fiúza Zenha
Brazilian film director (O Menino no Espelho)Died on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski
Polish jazz musicianDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Fabio Gallia
Italian bankerDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Bill Holman
British arranger-composerDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Judith Medlicott
New Zealand lawyer and advocateDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Joan Rigol
Spanish politicianDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Germain Viatte
Canadian-born French art historian and museum curatorDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Ngoy Nsumbu
Congolese footballer (GenkDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Johnnie Walker
79. Australian racing driver. Winner of the 1979 Australian Grand PrixDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Alexandros Varitimiadis
Greek basketball playerDied on Sunday May 7th 2023
Lindsay Crocker
New Zealand cricketer (Northern Districts)Died on Sunday May 7th 2023
Marc Lalonde
Canadian politicianDied on Sunday May 7th 2023
Jack Wilkins
American jazz guitaristDied on Sunday May 7th 2023
Larry Mahan
American rodeo cowboyDied on Sunday May 7th 2023
Seán Keane
Irish fiddler (The Chieftains)Died on Sunday May 7th 2023
Derek Keating
Irish politicianDied on Sunday May 7th 2023
Don January
American golferDied on Sunday May 7th 2023
Palmirinha Onofre
Brazilian television presenter. Died on Sunday May 7th 2023
Vida Blue
American baseball player (Oakland Athletics)Died on Sunday May 7th 2023
Alexander Tyutryumov
Russian actor (Peculiarities of National PoliticsDied on Sunday May 7th 2023
Viktor Djalilov
Soviet and Uzbekistani football player and managerDied on Sunday May 7th 2023
Soňa Červená
Czech opera singerDied on Sunday May 7th 2023
Bruce Childs
Australian politicianDied on Sunday May 7th 2023
Gianluca Tonetti
Italian road cyclistDied on Sunday May 7th 2023
Pietro Barucci
Italian architect and urban plannerDied on Sunday May 7th 2023
Mickey Gilley
American singer ("Room Full of Roses"Died on Saturday May 7th 2022
Mario Roy
Canadian journalist (La Presse)Died on Saturday May 7th 2022
Susan Olds
American journalist (The Star-LedgerDied on Saturday May 7th 2022
Gabriel Garran
French theater actor and directorDied on Saturday May 7th 2022
George Pérez
American comic book artist and writerDied on Saturday May 7th 2022
Herschella Horton
American politicianDied on Saturday May 7th 2022
Mark Sweeney
American politicianDied on Saturday May 7th 2022