Deaths Famous Dead Politicians
Alan Haselhurst dead at age 88, MP and member of the House of Lords
MP and member of the House of Lords · Britain · 02 June 2026 · June 2026 · Cancer · June 2
José Carlos Gómez Villamandos dead at age 62, minister of universities of Andalusia and rector of t…
minister of universities of Andalusia and rector of the University of Córdoba, cancer · Spain · 02 June 2026 · June 2026 · Cancer · June 2
David J. Halberstam dead at age 74, American sports broadcaster and producer
American sports broadcaster and producer · 02 June 2026 · June 2026 · June 2 · Libra
Lyuben Dilov Jr. dead at age 61, MP, complications from a heart attack
MP, complications from a heart attack · Bulgaria · 02 June 2026 · June 2026 · Scorpio · June 2 · Sofia
Yogesh Patel dead at age 79, Gujarat MLA
Gujarat MLA · India · 02 June 2026 · Capricorn · June 2026 · June 2
Tofail Ahmed dead at age 82, MP, minister of industries and commerce
a Bangladeshi politician who served in parliament for more than five decades and held ministerial posts in the industries and commerce portfolios, died on June 1, 2026. He was 82. Born on October 22, 1943, in Bhola, then in the… · Britain · 01 June 2026 · June 2026 · Libra
Margaret Commodore dead at age 93, Yukon MLA
Yukon MLA · Britain · Canada · 01 June 2026 · June 2026 · Cancer · June 1
André Santini dead at age 85, deputy and mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux
the French politician who served as a deputy from 2009 to 2017 and as mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux from 1980, died on June 1, 2026. He was 85. Born on October 20, 1940, in Paris’s 14th arrondissement, Santini built a long… · 01 June 2026 · June 2026 · Libra
Gianni Francesco Mattioli dead at age 86, deputy and minister of community policies
the Italian politician and physicist who served as a deputy from 1987 to 2001 and as minister of community policies from 1998 to 1999, died on June 1, 2026. Born in Genoa on January 29, 1940, he graduated in physics… · 01 June 2026 · June 2026 · Aquarius
Pierre Izard dead at age 90, member and president of the general council of Haute-Garonne, mayor of…
member and president of the general council of Haute-Garonne, mayor of Villefranche-de-Lauragais · France · 01 June 2026 · June 2026 · Cancer · June 1
Ryamizard Ryacudu dead at age 76, minister of defence and chief of staff
the Indonesian military officer and politician who served as minister of defence from 2014 to 2019 and as chief of staff from 2002 to 2005, died on May 31, 2026. He was 76. Born in Palembang on April 21, 1950,… · Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital · 31 May 2026 · May 2026 · Taurus
BS Dhaliwal dead, heart attack
an Indian Army general, died on May 31, 2026, following a heart attack. He served as Engineer-in-Chief at Army Headquarters from 2006 to 2007 and had a military career that spanned about 41 years in the Corps of Engineers. During… · 31 May 2026 · May 2026 · B.S.
B. S. Dhaliwal dead, heart attack
an Indian Army general, died on May 31, 2026, after a heart attack was announced as the cause. Lieutenant General Dhaliwal served as Engineer-in-Chief at Army Headquarters from 2006 to 2007 and spent about 41 years in the Corps of… · 31 May 2026 · May 2026
Probal Dasgupta dead at age 72, Substantivism; Bangla syntax; Esperanto studies
Substantivism; Bangla syntax; Esperanto studies · India · 31 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 31 · Stroke · Virgo
París Galán dead at age 58, Bolivian drag queen and politician
a Bolivian drag queen and politician, died on May 30, 2026, at age 58. Born Carlos Felipe Parra Heredia in Oruro on February 5, 1968, he became widely known as París Galán and was a prominent figure in Bolivia’s LGBT… · 30 May 2026 · Aquarius · May 2026 · Paris
Jutta Zilliacus dead at age 100, journalist and author
a Finnish-Estonian politician, journalist and author, died on May 30, 2026, at the age of 100. Born Jutta Armelle Zilliacus in Helsinki on July 25, 1925, she worked in the Swedish language and built a career that combined journalism and… · 30 May 2026 · May 2026 · Leo
K. P. Dhanapalan dead at age 76, MP
an Indian politician and Member of Parliament from 2009 to 2014, died on May 30, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on April 4, 1950, in North Paravur, he represented the Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala and was… · 30 May 2026 · May 2026 · Aries
Billy Álvarez dead at age 80, president of Cruz Azul
the Mexican football executive who served as president of Cruz Azul from 1988 to 2020 and later was identified as a convicted criminal, died on May 30, 2026. He was 80. Born Guillermo Héctor Álvarez Cuevas on September 8, 1945,… · 30 May 2026 · May 2026 · Virgo
Jorge Alonso Treviño dead at age 90, governor of Nuevo León
the Mexican politician who served as governor of Nuevo León from 1985 to 1991, died on May 29, 2026. He was 90. Born in Monterrey on November 2, 1935, Treviño was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party and built… · 29 May 2026 · May 2026 · Scorpio
Mariella Mularoni dead at age 63, captain regent
a Sammarinese politician and former captain regent, died on May 29, 2026, at age 63. Born in the City of San Marino on October 15, 1962, she served as captain regent alongside Luca Boschi from October 1, 2019, to April… · England · 29 May 2026 · May 2026 · Libra
Gade Venkata Reddy dead at age 89, Andhra Pradesh MLA
an Indian politician and former Andhra Pradesh MLA, died on May 29, 2026. Born on July 10, 1945, in Bapatla, he was elected to the state assembly in multiple terms, serving from 1967 to 1972, again from 1991 to 1999,… · 29 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
T. U. Kuruvilla dead at age 89, Kerala MLA
an Indian politician who served as a Kerala MLA from 2006 to 2016, died on May 29, 2026, at the age of 89. Born on September 13, 1936, at Oonjapara in Kothamangalam, he represented the Kothamangalam constituency in the Kerala… · 29 May 2026 · May 2026 · Virgo
Jang Jae-sik dead at age 91, South Korean politician and economist
2026. He was a South Korean politician and economist. Further details about his life and career were not provided in the available record · 28 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 28
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi dead at age 80, president, vice president, and minister of defense, heart at…
the Yemeni politician who served as president from 2012 to 2022, died on May 28, 2026, at the age of 80. He had earlier been vice president from 1994 to 2012 and briefly served as minister of defense in 1994.… · Heart Attack · 28 May 2026 · May 2026 · Riyadh · Virgo
Dabirul Islam dead at age 77, MP
a Bangladeshi politician and longtime member of parliament, died on May 28, 2026, at the age of 77. Born on September 29, 1948, he represented Thakurgaon-2 in the Jatiya Sangsad across multiple terms, serving from 1986 to 1987, from 1991… · 28 May 2026 · May 2026 · Libra
Jevgenij Shuklin dead at age 40, MP
a Lithuanian sprint canoeist and politician who served as a member of parliament from 2024, died on May 28, 2026, at age 40. Born on November 23, 1985, in Glazov, he competed under the Lithuanian name Jevgenijus Šuklinas and became… · 28 May 2026 · Sagittarius · May 2026
Yitzhak Apeloig dead at age 81, president of Technion
an Uzbek-born Israeli computational chemist and scholar who served as president of Technion from 2001 to 2009, died on May 28, 2026. He was 81. Apeloig was born in Bukhara, in what was then the Uzbek SSR, and later studied… · 28 May 2026 · May 2026 · Virgo
Carlos Oliva dead at age 61, director of the Central Reserve Bank and minister of economy and finan…
a Peruvian economist who served as director of the Central Reserve Bank from 2015 to 2016 and again from 2021, died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 61. He was also Peru’s minister of economy and finance from… · 27 May 2026 · Sagittarius · May 2026 · Lima
Giuseppe Gargani dead at age 91, deputy and MEP
the Italian politician who served as a deputy from 1972 to 1994 and as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2009, died on May 27, 2026. He was 91. Born on April 23, 1935, in Morra De… · 27 May 2026 · May 2026 · Taurus
Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah dead at age 73, deputy prime minister
the Qatari politician who served as deputy prime minister from 2003 to 2011, died on May 27, 2026. He was 73. Born in Doha in 1952, he also served as minister of energy and industry from 1992 to 2011 and… · 27 May 2026 · Sagittarius · May 2026
Joe Schwarz dead at age 88, member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Michigan Senate
an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005 to 2007 and in the Michigan Senate from 1987 to 2002, died on May 27, 2026. He was 88. Schwarz was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, on… · 27 May 2026 · May 2026 · Scorpio
Randhir Singh
Indian political scientist · 27 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 27 · Libra
Robert Daley dead at age 96, journalist, and New York City Police Department officer
the American writer, journalist and New York City Police Department officer, died on May 26, 2026. He was 96. Daley, born in New York City on May 10, 1930, graduated from Fordham University in 1951 and served in the Air… · 26 May 2026 · May 2026 · Taurus
Abdillah Toha dead at age 84, Academic
an Indonesian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2004 to 2009, died on May 26, 2026. He was 84. A member of the National Mandate Party, Toha was born on April 29, 1942, and… · 26 May 2026 · May 2026 · Taurus
Samuel Yin dead at age 75, Taiwanese conglomerate industry executive
a Taiwanese conglomerate industry executive, died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 75. He was a businessman best known as the founder of the Tang Prize and as chairman of Ruentex Financial Group. Yin also served as president… · China · 26 May 2026 · May 2026
Dragoljub Mićunović dead at age 95, president of the chamber of citizens of the Federal Assembly of…
a Serbian politician and former president of the chamber of citizens of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia from 2000 to 2003 and of the Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 to 2004, died on May 26, 2026. He was… · 26 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Donald Newhouse dead at age 96, lymphoma
the American businessman and publisher who led Advance Publications, died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 96, according to the family company. Born in New York City on July 1, 1929, he was the son of Samuel Irving… · 26 May 2026 · Lymphoma · May 2026 · Cancer
Antônio Salim Curiati dead at age 98, mayor of São Paulo and deputy, and twice São Paulo MLA
Brazilian politician and physician who served as mayor of São Paulo and later as a deputy, died on May 25, 2026. He was 98. Curiati was born in Avaré on February 13, 1928, and held office as mayor of São… · 25 May 2026 · May 2026 · Antonio · Cancer
Kathryn Sessions dead at age 84, member of the Wyoming Senate and House of Representatives
an American politician who served in the Wyoming Senate from 1999 to 2011 and in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1993 to 1998, died on May 25, 2026. She was 84. Born in Jackson, Wyoming, on February 13, 1942,… · 25 May 2026 · Aquarius · May 2026
Béatrice Bellamy dead at age 59, French politician, MP, cancer
a French politician and member of parliament since 2022, died on May 24, 2026, of cancer. She was 59. Bellamy served in the National Assembly for Vendée’s 2nd constituency from 2022 until her death. She was a member of Horizons… · 25 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer · May 25 · Libra
Benjamin Swan dead at age 92, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
the American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995 to 2017, died on May 25, 2026. He was 92. Swan represented the 11th Hampden District in the Massachusetts House from 1995 to 2016. Born in Belzoni,… · 25 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Flick Rea dead at age 88, English politician
an English politician, died on May 25, 2026, aged 88. Known as a Liberal Democrat politician, she represented the Fortune Green ward on Camden Council for 35 years before retiring in 2021. Born Felicity Marion Peel Corbin on May 21,… · 25 May 2026 · May 2026
Khizri Shikhsaidov dead at age 78, speaker of the People’s Assembly of the Republic of Dagest…
2026. He was a Russian politician who served as speaker of the People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan from 2013 to 2021. His death was reported at age 78. Shikhsaidov held one of Dagestan's top legislative posts during his… · 24 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer · May 24
Arturo Herviz Reyes dead at age 71, senator, heart attack
a Mexican politician and senator from 2006 to 2012, died on May 24, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 71. Born on July 12, 1954, in Ángel R. Cabada, Veracruz, he was affiliated with the PRD and represented Veracruz… · 24 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Linda Masarira dead at age 43, Zimbabwean politician and human rights activist
a Zimbabwean politician and human rights activist, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 43. She was known for her work in human rights activism and political advocacy in Zimbabwe, and served as a spokesperson for a smaller… · 24 May 2026 · May 2026
Mats Hellström dead at age 84, minister for foreign trade, minister of agriculture
the Swedish politician who served as minister for foreign trade from 1983 to 1986 and minister of agriculture from 1986 to 1991, died on May 24, 2026. He was 84. A Social Democratic politician, Hellström also held other senior public… · 24 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026
Timothy Yang dead at age 83, Taiwanese diplomat, minister of foreign affairs and secretary-general…
the Taiwanese diplomat who served as minister of foreign affairs from 2009 to 2012 and as secretary-general to the president from 2012 to 2015, died on May 24, 2026. He was 83. Also known as Yang Chin-tien, he was born… · Ireland · 24 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Taymuraz Akhokhov dead at age 54, юрист, социолог
2026. He was a Russian politician and served as mayor of Nalchik from 2018. He was 54 · Pulmonary Artery Thrombosis · 24 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer · May 24
Piotr Pyzik dead at age 67, Civil servant
a Polish politician and member of the Sejm from 2011 to 2019, died on May 23, 2026. He was 67. Born Piotr Mieczysław Pyzik on January 1, 1959, in Puławy, he was a member of Law and Justice and served… · 23 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026
Ruth Shack dead at age 94, American politician
an American politician, died on May 23, 2026, at age 94. She served as the sponsor of the 1977 Human Rights Ordinance in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and was elected to the Metro-Dade County Commission in 1976, 1978 and 1982. After… · 23 May 2026 · May 2026
Norbert Kartmann dead at age 77, member and president of the Landtag of Hesse
a German politician and longtime member and president of the Landtag of Hesse, died on May 23, 2026. He was 77. A member of the Christian Democratic Union, Kartmann served in the Landtag of Hesse from 1982 to 2022 and… · 23 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Richard A. Tapia dead at age 88, public figure
an American mathematician, died on May 23, 2026. He was known for his work in mathematical optimization and iterative methods for nonlinear problems, with more recent research focused on algorithms for constrained optimization and interior point methods for linear and… · 23 May 2026 · May 2026 · Aries
Yusuf Hossain Humayun dead at age 90, Bangladeshi politician, MP
a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament from 1973 to 1979, died on May 23, 2026. He was elected to parliament from Barisal-4 in 1973 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. The Wikipedia summary identifies him as a former… · 23 May 2026 · May 2026 · Scorpio
Howard Moscoe dead at age 86, public figure
a Canadian politician and former Toronto city councillor, died on May 23, 2026. He was 86. Moscoe served on Toronto City Council from 1978 to 2010 and represented Ward 15 in the western part of Eglinton-Lawrence. A member of the… · 23 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Jens Kampmann dead at age 89, MP, minister of public works and pollution control
the Danish politician and former minister, died on May 23, 2026. He was 89. Kampmann served as a member of the Folketing from 1966 to 1978 and held office as minister of public works and pollution control from 1971 to… · 23 May 2026 · May 2026 · Aries
Tadateru Konoe dead at age 87, Japanese humanitarian, president of the International Federation of…
the Japanese humanitarian who served as president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 2009 to 2017, died on May 23, 2026. He was 87. Konoe also served as president of the Japanese Red Cross… · 23 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
William W. Parmley dead at age 90, American cardiologist
an American cardiologist, died on May 23, 2026, at age 90. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on January 22, 1936, and was also known as William Watts Parmley. Parmley studied at Harvard University and Johns Hopkins School… · 23 May 2026 · Aquarius · May 2026
Lucille Berrien dead at age 98, American politician and civil rights activist
an American politician and civil rights activist, died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 98. She was an activist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a member of the Black Panther Party. Berrien was the first African-American to run for… · 22 May 2026 · May 2026
María Elena Carrera dead at age 97, Chilean politician, senator
Chilean politician and senator, died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Santiago on January 2, 1929, she served in the Senate of Chile from 1969 to 1973 and again from 1993 to 1998. Carrera was… · 22 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026 · Maria
Luís Freire Neto dead at age 69, Architect
a Brazilian politician and architect who served in the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco from 1983 to 1987 and in the Chamber of Deputies from 1987 to 1989, died on May 22, 2026. He was 69. Born Luís de Barros Freire… · 22 May 2026 · Aquarius · May 2026 · Luis
Sir Jeremy Hanley dead at age 80, British politician, MP
the British politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1983 to 1997, died on May 22, 2026, aged 80. Born Jeremy James Hanley on 17 November 1945, he represented Richmond and Barnes in the House of Commons and… · 22 May 2026 · May 2026 · Scorpio
Kyösti Virrankoski dead at age 82, Finnish politician, MP, MEP
the Finnish politician who served as an MP from 1991 to 1995 and as an MEP from 1996 to 2009, died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Kauhava on April 4, 1944, he represented the… · 21 May 2026 · May 2026 · Aries
Wendelgard von Staden dead at age 100, German diplomat and author
a German diplomat and author, died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 100. Known as Wendi von Staden, she wrote the 1979 memoir "Darkness Over the Valley: Growing Up in Nazi Germany," in which she recalled her youth… · 21 May 2026 · May 2026 · Gemini
Dan Newman dead at age 63, Canadian politician
a Canadian politician, died on May 21, 2026. He was 63. Newman was born in Toronto and served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003. He was a cabinet minister in the… · 21 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026
Ole Wøhlers Olsen dead at age 84, Danish diplomat
a Danish diplomat, died on May 21, 2026. Born on January 1, 1942, he was Denmark’s ambassador to Algeria. Olsen worked for Denmark’s Foreign Ministry from 1969 and served in Morocco, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Rwanda, Chile and Peru. He was… · 21 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026
Gerald M. Pomper dead at age 91, American political scientist
an American political scientist, died on May 21, 2026. He was 91. Pomper specialized in American elections and politics and was the Board of Governors Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. Born… · 21 May 2026 · May 2026 · Aries
Liz Howard dead, public figure
an Irish camogie player and former 27th president of the Camogie Association, died on May 21, 2026. Howard was from Deerpark, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, and was the daughter of Limerick hurler Garrett Howard and Josephine Howard, née Barry, from Newtown,… · 21 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Tamati Reedy dead at age 89, New Zealand Māori academic, rugby union player, and public servant
a New Zealand Māori academic, rugby union player and public servant, died on May 21, 2026. Born in Ruatoria in 1936, he served as secretary of the Department of Maori Affairs from 1983 to 1989, and was involved in the… · 21 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
József Csapó dead at age 88, Romanian politician, deputy, senator
Romanian politician and engineer, died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Târgu Secuiesc, Romania, on May 8, 1938, he was a member of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania. He served in the Chamber… · 20 May 2026 · May 2026 · Taurus
Sivia Qoro dead at age 70, public figure
a Fijian chief and politician, died on May 20, 2026. She served briefly in Fiji’s House of Representatives in 2006 as the member for Yasawa Nawaka, representing the Fiji Labour Party. In the same year, she was appointed Minister for… · 20 May 2026 · May 2026
Inge Wettig-Danielmeier dead at age 89, German politician, treasurer of the SPD, member of the Land…
2026. She was a German politician who served as treasurer of the SPD from 1991 to 2007. She was a member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony from 1972 to 1990 and of the Bundestag from 1990 to 2005 · 20 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 20
Johannes Müller dead at age 57, member of the Landtag of Saxony
the German politician who served as a member of the Landtag of Saxony from 2004 to 2014, died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 57. Born on March 22, 1969, in Dresden, East Germany, he was a member… · 20 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer · Muller
Taoufik Cheikhrouhou dead at age 81, public figure
a Tunisian politician and civil servant, died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 81. He was a member of the Socialist Destourian Party and later the Democratic Constitutional Rally. Cheikhrouhou served as Minister of Social Affairs from 1987… · 20 May 2026 · Sagittarius · May 2026
Barney Frank dead at age 86, public figure
the American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 2013, died on May 20, 2026, at age 86 of congestive heart failure. A Democrat, he represented Massachusetts in Congress and served as chairman of the… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 19 · Aries
Robert Woodson dead at age 89, American political activist
an American political activist, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 89. Born Robert Leon Woodson on April 8, 1937, in Philadelphia, he was a civil rights activist, community development leader, author and founder and president of the… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026 · Aries
B. C. Khanduri dead at age 91, Indian politician, chief minister of Uttarakhand, minister of road t…
an Indian politician and former chief minister of Uttarakhand, died on May 19, 2026. He served as chief minister from 2007 to 2009 and again from 2011 to 2012, was minister of road transport and highways from 2000 to 2004,… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026 · Libra
Peter Hollingworth dead at age 91, Australian Anglican bishop, archbishop of Brisbane and governor-…
the Australian Anglican bishop who served as archbishop of Brisbane from 1989 to 2001 and as governor-general of Australia from 2001 to 2003, died on May 19, 2026, aged 91. Born in Adelaide on April 10, 1935, he was appointed… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026 · Aries
Heinz-Helmich van Schewick dead at age 85, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
a German politician and member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1985 to 2000, died on May 19, 2026. He was 85. Van Schewick was a member of the Christian Democratic Union and served in the state parliament over… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
B.C. Khanduri dead at age 91, Indian politician, chief minister of Uttarakhand, minister of road tr…
the Indian politician who served as chief minister of Uttarakhand and as minister of road transport and highways, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 91. He led Uttarakhand as chief minister from 2007 to 2009 and again… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026 · Libra
Pierre Sotura dead at age 95, French politician, mayor of L’Île-Saint-Denis, member of the Ge…
a French politician and cabinetmaker, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 95. He served as mayor of L'Île-Saint-Denis from 1965 to 1971 and as a member of the General Council of Hauts-de-Seine from 1973 to 2004. Sotura… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Karl Pischl dead at age 85, MP, member of the Federal Council
an Austrian politician who served in the National Council from 1972 to 1990 and in the Federal Council from 1994 to 1997, died on May 19, 2026. He was 85. Pischl was a member of the Austrian People’s Party and… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Barbara Lenk dead at age 75, public figure
an American attorney and jurist who served on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, died on May 21, 2026. She was 75. Born in Queens, New York, on December 2, 1950, she was appointed associate justice of the court in 2011… · 19 May 2026 · Sagittarius · May 2026 · May 19
Robert Irving dead at age 71, Canadian industrial, co-CEO of J.D. Irving, and sport administrator,…
the Canadian industrialist and co-CEO of J.D. Irving, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 71 after cancer. Based in Moncton, New Brunswick, he was responsible for several businesses within the Irving Group of Companies with operations across… · 19 May 2026 · Sagittarius · May 2026 · Cancer
Mike Purzycki dead at age 80, public figure
the former mayor of Wilmington, Delaware, died on May 19, 2026. He was 80–81. Purzycki served as Wilmington’s 56th mayor from 2017 to 2025. Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1945, he graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in 1963… · America · 19 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Stepan Kubiv dead at age 64, Ukrainian politician, first deputy prime minister and chairman of the…
a Ukrainian politician who served as first deputy prime minister from 2016 to 2019 and as chairman of the National Bank in 2014, died on May 18, 2026. He was 64. Kubiv also served as acting chairman of the National… · 18 May 2026 · May 2026 · Pisces
Étienne Davignon dead at age 93, public figure
Belgian diplomat and civil servant who served as European commissioner from 1977 to 1985, died on May 18, 2026, at age 93. Born in Budapest on October 4, 1932, he received a doctorate in law from the Catholic University of… · 18 May 2026 · May 2026 · Libra
Gianclaudio Bressa dead at age 70, Italian politician, mayor of Belluno, deputy, and senator
an Italian politician who served as mayor of Belluno from 1990 to 1993, deputy from 1996 to 2018, and senator from 2018 to 2022, died on May 18, 2026. Born in Belluno on January 16, 1956, he also served several… · 18 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026
Jacqueline Maurer-Mayor dead at age 78, Swiss politician, member of the Grand Council of Vaud, memb…
Swiss politician and civil servant, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 78. She served on the Grand Council of Vaud from 1978 to 1985 and again from 1989 to 1997. She then served on the Council of… · 18 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Ofer Bronchtein dead at age 69, French-Israeli peace activist and diplomat, complications from chro…
a French-Israeli peace activist and diplomat, died on May 18, 2026, in Paris, France, from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 69. Born in Beersheba, Israel, on March 27, 1957, he spent his childhood in Israel before moving… · Palestine · 18 May 2026 · May 2026 · Aries
Toshifumi Suzuki dead at age 93, Japanese businessman
a Japanese businessman and former CEO and president of 7-Eleven, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 93. Suzuki was a longtime executive who had been involved in business since the early 1970s. He brought the 7-Eleven franchise… · Heart Failure · 18 May 2026 · May 2026
Ulises Schmill Ordóñez dead at age 89, Mexican judge, minister and president of the supreme court
a Mexican judge and minister of the Supreme Court, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 89. He served as a minister of the court from 1985 to 1994 and was its president from 1991 to 1994. Born… · 18 May 2026 · May 2026 · Aries
Gregory D. Shorey Jr. dead at age 101, American politician, chairman of the South Carolina Republic…
an American politician who served as chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party from 1958 to 1961, died on May 18, 2026. He was 101. Born on June 27, 1924, in Belmont, Massachusetts, he attended Boston University and served in… · 18 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer