Kelly Meafua
Samoan rugby playerDied on Saturday May 7th 2022
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.
Donald McKellow
British cyclistDied on Saturday May 7th 2022
Yuri Averbakh
Russian chess grandmaster and authorDied on Saturday May 7th 2022
Antón Arieta
Spanish footballer (Athletic BilbaoDied on Saturday May 7th 2022
Fisseha Desta
Ethiopian military officer and politicianDied on Saturday May 7th 2022
Kang Soo-yeon
South Korean actress (The Surrogate WomanDied on Saturday May 7th 2022
George Huang
Taiwanese politicianDied on Saturday May 7th 2022
Amanda Claridge
Canadian archaeologistDied on Saturday May 7th 2022
Axel Leijonhufvud
Swedish economistDied on Saturday May 7th 2022
Bill Laskey
American football player (Oakland RaidersDied on Saturday May 7th 2022
Alan Gillis
Irish farmers' leader and politicianDied on Saturday May 7th 2022
Jim Bertelsen
American football player (Los Angeles Rams)Died on Friday May 7th 2021
Kalthoon Thilak
Indian actor (Aarilirunthu Arubathu VaraiDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Lloyd Price
American Hall of Fame R&B singer ("Personality"Died on Friday May 7th 2021
Yegor Ligachyov
Russian politicianDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Paul Van Doren
American entrepreneurDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Jamal Salameh
Egyptian songwriter and melodistDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Antoni Gausí
Spanish football player (Real MadridDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Vladimir Kachan
Russian actor (When I Will Become a GiantDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Basil Bhuriya
Indian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Felix Zabala
Cuban-born American boxing promoterDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Sumbul Shahid
66–67Died on Friday May 7th 2021
Avraham Hamra
Israeli rabbiDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Aleksandar Mandic
Brazilian businessman and internet pioneer (Internet Group)Died on Friday May 7th 2021
Aleksandar Mandic
Brazilian businessman and internet pioneer. Died on Friday May 7th 2021
Nuno Monteiro
Portuguese-born American political scientist. Died on Friday May 7th 2021
Antony Anandarayar
Indian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Alfons Adam
Austrian politicianDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Peter Toshio Jinushi
Japanese Roman Catholic prelateDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Victor Shamaev
Russian artistDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Jim Hagan
American basketball player (Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Mohan Mishra
Indian physicianDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Hans Hagenbeek
Dutch architectDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Chhota Rajan
Indian GangsterDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Prateek Chaudhuri
Indian sitar playerDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Dal Bahadur
Indian politicianDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Abdul Rahman Al-Ajlan
82–83Died on Friday May 7th 2021
Cliff Slaughter
British political activistDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Arif Quliyev
Azerbaijani actor (The ScoundrelDied on Friday May 7th 2021
M. Y. Eqbal
Indian juristDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Guillermo Murray
Argentine-born Mexican actor (AlfonsinaDied on Friday May 7th 2021
María Rosa Marquesano
Argentine vocalistDied on Friday May 7th 2021
Jean Le Dû
French linguistDied on Thursday May 7th 2020
Emile Wijntuin
Surinamese politicianDied on Thursday May 7th 2020
Joseph Zhu Baoyu
Chinese Catholic bishopDied on Thursday May 7th 2020
Peque Gallaga
Filipino film director (OroDied on Thursday May 7th 2020
Barry Farber
American radio talk show host and authorDied on Thursday May 7th 2020
Brian Howe
English rock singer (Bad Company)Died on Thursday May 7th 2020
Daisy Lúcidi
Brazilian actressDied on Thursday May 7th 2020
Eelke Bakker
Dutch centenarianDied on Thursday May 7th 2020
Steve Blackmore
Welsh rugby union playerDied on Thursday May 7th 2020
Manuel Jove
Spanish businessmanDied on Thursday May 7th 2020
Antonio González Pacheco
Spanish Francoist police inspector and torturerDied on Thursday May 7th 2020
Sweet Pea Atkinson
American singer (Was (Not Was))Died on Thursday May 7th 2020
Paulette Sarcey
French resistantDied on Thursday May 7th 2020
Stéphane Dupont
Belgian radio host and producerDied on Thursday May 7th 2020
Sue Bruce-Smith
British media deputy director (Film4)Died on Thursday May 7th 2020
Deaths in April 2019
-Died on Monday May 6th 2019
Billy Myers
Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts)Died on Monday May 6th 2019
Roy Mugerwa
Ugandan physicianDied on Monday May 6th 2019
Lewis A. Fidler
American politicianDied on Monday May 6th 2019
Gjermund Eggen
Norwegian cross-country skierDied on Monday May 6th 2019
John Lukacs
Hungarian-born American historianDied on Monday May 6th 2019
J. R. Cobb
American musician (Atlanta Rhythm SectionDied on Monday May 6th 2019
Coral Bonelli
Argentine transgender actress and advocate for transgender rightsDied on Monday May 6th 2019
Pieter Howes
South African journalist and political commentatorDied on Monday May 6th 2019
MacArthur Lane
American football player (St. Louis CardinalsDied on Monday May 6th 2019
Marge Christie
American Episcopal church leader Died on Monday May 6th 2019
Michael O’Donnell
British physicianDied on Monday May 6th 2019
Adamski
Australian DJDied on Monday May 6th 2019
Adam Sky
Australian DJDied on Monday May 6th 2019
Jack Chamangwana
Malawi international footballer and coach. Died on Sunday May 6th 2018
Norma Vermeulen
Argentine Human Rights activistDied on Sunday May 6th 2018
Edwin G. Burrows
American historianDied on Sunday May 6th 2018
Naser Cheshm Azar
Iranian composerDied on Sunday May 6th 2018
Petr Černý
Czechoslovak-born Canadian mineralogistDied on Sunday May 6th 2018
Pierre Rissient
French film director and producerDied on Sunday May 6th 2018
Hauwa Maina
Kannywood actressDied on Sunday May 6th 2018
Vladimir Sapunov
Russian manager of rock bands Mashina Vremeni and VoskreseniyeDied on Sunday May 6th 2018
Khaled Mohieddin
Egyptian Army MajorDied on Sunday May 6th 2018
Patricia Lascelles, Countess of Harewood
Australian-British violinist and fashion modelDied on Sunday May 6th 2018
Donald Whitton
Canadian concert cellist and teacherDied on Sunday May 6th 2018
Marcello Verziera
Italian actor and stuntman (It Can Be Done AmigoDied on Sunday May 6th 2018
Aaron D. Panken
American rabbiDied on Sunday May 6th 2018