Subhash C. Kashyap dead at age 97, secretary-general of Lok Sabha
secretary-general of Lok Sabha · India · 04 June 2026 · June 2026 · June 4 · Taurus
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Whatarangi Winiata dead at age 92, founder of Te Wānanga o Raukawa
founder of Te Wānanga o Raukawa · New Zealand · Britain · 03 June 2026 · June 2026 · Cancer · June 3
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
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
Joe Negri dead at age 99, American jazz guitarist and educator
an American jazz guitarist and educator, died on May 30, 2026, at age 99. Born Joseph Harold Negri on June 10, 1926, in Pittsburgh, he began performing on radio at age 3, playing ukulele and singing before moving into professional… · 30 May 2026 · May 2026 · Gemini
Sidney Moko Mead dead at age 99, New Zealand Māori anthropologist and historian
a New Zealand Māori anthropologist and historian, died on May 29, 2026. He was 99. Born in Wairoa on January 8, 1927, Mead was also known as Sir Sidney Hirini Moko Haerewa Mead and by the shorter name Sid Mead.… · Australia · 29 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026
Edgar Morin dead at age 104, French philosopher
the French philosopher and sociologist whose work on complexity and “polycrisis” shaped debates across the social sciences, died on May 29, 2026. He was 104. Born Edgar Nahoum on July 8, 1921, in Paris’s 9th arrondissement, he studied at the… · 29 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
José Manuel Blecua Perdices dead at age 86, director of the Royal Spanish Academy
the Spanish philologist who directed the Royal Spanish Academy from 2010 to 2014, died on May 29, 2026. He was 86. Born in Zaragoza on June 21, 1939, Blecua studied at the University of Zaragoza and went on to teach… · 29 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer · Madrid
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
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
Marie-Jo Lafontaine dead at age 75, Belgian sculptor and video artist
the Belgian sculptor and video artist, died on May 28, 2026. She was 75. Born in Antwerp on November 17, 1950, she studied at the École nationale supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre from 1975 to 1979 and later… · 28 May 2026 · May 2026 · Scorpio
Jean-Bosco Tchagolé dead, Priest of Sokodé
priest of the Diocese of Sokodé and a Togolese Catholic cleric, died on May 27, 2026. He served in pastoral ministry in northern Togo and was known for his academic work in canon law. Ordained on July 12, 1980, in… · 27 May 2026 · May 2026
Choi Jeong-woon dead at age 73, Korean professor
2026. He was a Korean professor · 27 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 27
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
Paul Dorpat dead at age 87, American historian
an American historian, died on May 27, 2026. He was 87. Dorpat was an author and photographer who focused on the history of Seattle and Washington state. He wrote a weekly "Now & Then" column for the Seattle Times from… · 27 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026
Gennaro Sasso dead at age 97, Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy
2026. He was 97. An Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy, Sasso was born in Rome on June 25, 1928. His work and teaching were associated with the University of Urbino, the University of Rome La Sapienza and the Italian… · 26 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer · May 26
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
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
Arnold Whittall dead at age 90, British musicologist
the British musicologist who wrote widely on 20th- and 21st-century classical music, died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, on November 11, 1935, he became known for academic work on music theory and… · 26 May 2026 · May 2026
Klaus Lehnertz dead at age 88, Olympic bronze medalist
a German pole vaulter and Olympic bronze medalist, died on May 26, 2026. He was 88. Born in Solingen on April 13, 1938, Lehnertz competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Olympics, where he won bronze in… · 26 May 2026 · May 2026 · Aries
Russell M. Pitzer dead at age 88, American chemist
an American chemist and educator, died on May 25, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Russell Mosher Pitzer on May 10, 1938, in Berkeley, California, he attended public schools there and in the Washington, D.C., area before earning a… · 25 May 2026 · May 2026 · Taurus
Shereen Ratnagar dead at age 82, Indian archaeologist
an Indian archaeologist, died on May 25, 2026. She was 82. Ratnagar’s work focused on the Indus Valley civilization, and she wrote several books and academic textbooks. She studied at Deccan College, University of Pune, and later at the Institute… · 25 May 2026 · May 2026
Massimo Capaccioli dead at age 82, Italian astrophysicist
2026. He was an Italian astrophysicist · 25 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 25
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
Liu Zaifu dead at age 84, Chinese writer and poet
a Chinese writer, poet and academic known for Farewell to Revolution, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 84. He was also known for his work on Reflections on Dream of the Red Chamber, an analysis of the… · 24 May 2026 · May 2026
Heinrich Jarczyk dead at age 101, draftsman and painter
2026, at the age of 101. The German natural scientist, draftsman and painter was also described in records as a biologist and artist. Born on January 18, 1925, in Nysa, he worked as a Zeichner, Maler and Naturwissenschaftler · 24 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026 · May 24
Toman Brod dead at age 97, anti-communist dissident and Holocaust survivor
a Czech historian, anti-communist dissident and Holocaust survivor, died on May 23, 2026. He was 97. Brod was born in Prague on January 18, 1929, to an assimilated Jewish family. Before World War II, he considered himself Czech, but the… · 23 May 2026 · May 2026
Ann Fox Chandonnet dead at age 83, American poet
an American poet, died on May 23, 2026, at age 83. She was also known as a journalist, book reviewer, and culinary historian. Born Ann Alicia Fox in Lowell, Massachusetts, on July 2, 1943, she grew up in Dracut, Massachusetts.… · England · 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
Clarence B. Jones dead at age 95, American lawyer and counsel
an American lawyer and counsel, died on May 22, 2026. He was 95. Jones was the former personal counsel, adviser, draft speech writer and close friend of Martin Luther King Jr., and later served as a scholar in residence at… · 22 May 2026 · May 2026
Tomáš Čermák dead at age 83, 2003–2010)
the Czech engineer and rector of VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 83. He led the university during two periods, from 1990 to 1997 and again from 2003 to 2010. Čermák… · 22 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer · Čermak
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
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
Teet Veispak dead at age 70, Estonian historian
an Estonian historian and academic, died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 70. Born on September 25, 1955, he graduated from Tartu State University’s Faculty of History in 1979. He worked as a researcher and director of the… · 20 May 2026 · May 2026 · Libra
Cleve Moler dead at age 86, American mathematician and computer programmer
an American mathematician and computer programmer known for MATLAB and MathWorks, died on May 20, 2026, at age 86. He specialized in numerical analysis and was one of the authors of LINPACK and EISPACK, Fortran libraries for numerical computing, in… · 20 May 2026 · May 2026 · Clève · Leo
Henri Barki dead at age 75, Turkish-Canadian social scientist
a Turkish-Canadian social scientist and professor at HEC Montréal, died on May 19, 2026, at age 75. He was a long-serving member of the Université de Montréal faculty, joining HEC Montréal in 1989 and retiring in June 2017, when he… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026
Christian Freeling dead at age 79, Dutch game designer and mathematician
a Dutch game designer and mathematician, died on May 19, 2026, in Enschede, Netherlands, at the age of 79. Born in Enschede on February 1, 1947, he was a retired mathematics teacher known for inventing abstract strategy games including Dameo,… · 19 May 2026 · Aquarius · May 2026
Tito Benady dead at age 95, Gibraltarian historian
a Gibraltarian historian, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 95. Also known as Mesod Benady MBE, he was of Sephardic Jewish descent and specialised in the local and military history of Gibraltar. He was involved in local… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026
João Maurício Adeodato dead at age 70, Brazilian jurist and legal philosopher
a Brazilian jurist and legal philosopher, died on May 19, 2026, at age 70. Born João Maurício Leitão Adeodato on March 12, 1956, he was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and moved to Pernambuco during childhood. He earned his… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026
Aldo Naouri dead at age 88, French paediatric psychologist and psychoanalyst
a French paediatric psychologist and psychoanalyst, died on May 18, 2026, in Paris, France, aged 88. Born in Benghazi, Italian Libya, on Dec. 22, 1937, he came from a Libyan Jewish family and was the tenth child of his illiterate… · 18 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026
Meredith Lillich dead at age 94, American art historian
an American art historian, died on May 18, 2026. She was 94. Lillich was an art historian and medievalist who taught at Syracuse University. She was educated at Columbia University and received a Guggenheim Fellowship. Her work focused on medieval… · 18 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Feliksas Bajoras dead at age 91, Lithuanian composer and academic
a Lithuanian composer and academic, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Alytus on October 7, 1934, he studied violin at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, where he became a professor in 1991.… · 18 May 2026 · May 2026 · Libra
Tom Kane dead at age 64, American voice actor, complications from a stroke
an American voice actor known for work in The Powerpuff Girls, Star Wars and The Wild Thornberrys, died May 18, 2026, of complications from a stroke. He was 64. Kane worked in animation and video games from 1977 to 2022,… · 18 May 2026 · May 2026 · Aries
Helmut F. Kaplan dead at age 73, Austrian philosopher
2026. He was an Austrian philosopher · 18 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 18
Peter G. Neumann dead at age 93, American computer science researcher, complications from a fall
an American computer science researcher, died on May 17, 2026, at age 93 from complications from a fall. He worked on the Multics operating system in the 1960s and edited the RISKS Digest columns for ACM Software Engineering Notes and… · 17 May 2026 · May 2026 · Virgo
Luis de la Peña dead at age 95, Mexican physicist
a Mexican physicist, died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Mexico City in 1931, he studied mechanical-electrical engineering at ESIME of the National Polytechnic Institute and began his professional career designing audio systems. He taught… · 17 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Cho Il-hyeon dead at age 70, South Korean politician, MP
a South Korean politician and former member of the National Assembly, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 70. Born on July 15, 1955, in Hongcheon County, South Korea, he served as an MP from 1992 to 1996… · 17 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer · May 17
Juris Upatnieks dead at age 90, Latvian-American physicist and inventor
a Latvian-American physicist and inventor, died on May 17, 2026, at age 90. Born in Riga, Latvia, on May 7, 1936, he was a pioneer in holography and is known as a co-inventor of the field. After fleeing Latvia with… · 17 May 2026 · May 2026 · Taurus
Peter Checkland dead at age 95, British management scientist and academic
British management scientist and academic, died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 95. He was an emeritus professor of systems at Lancaster University and developed soft systems methodology, or SSM, a systems-thinking approach to complex problem situations. Born… · 17 May 2026 · May 2026
Fred Negrit dead at age 76, public figure
a French educator and cultural promoter, died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 76. He was known for his work promoting Indian languages and culture in Guadeloupe, an overseas region of France in the Caribbean. Born in Guadeloupe… · 17 May 2026 · May 2026 · Gemini
James Robison dead at age 82, public figure
an American televangelist, died on May 17, 2026, at age 82, according to an announcement of his death. He was also a pastor, theologian, and author, and founded and served as president of the Christian relief organization Life Outreach International.… · 16 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 16 · Libra
Frank Hayden dead at age 96, Academic
a Canadian academic and physical education and kinesiology professor, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 96. Hayden was born in Windsor, Ontario, on January 11, 1930, and later lived in Burlington and Oakville. He earned a Bachelor… · 16 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026
Hajibaba Azimov dead at age 87, Azerbaijani politician, member of the Supreme Soviet
an Azerbaijani politician and member of the Supreme Soviet from 1991 to 1995, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on August 1, 1938, in Lankaran, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union, he was a member of the… · 16 May 2026 · May 2026 · Leo
International Journal of Comic Art dead at age 90, founder of the International Journal of Comics A…
the American comics scholar who founded the International Journal of Comics Art, died on May 16, 2026. John A. Lent established the biannual journal in 1999 while at Temple University, creating a new venue for scholars to publish academic work… · Fall Injuries · 16 May 2026 · May 2026
Tatsuya Hori dead at age 90, Japanese politician, governor of Hokkaido, lung cancer
Japanese politician and governor of Hokkaido from 1995 to 2003, died on May 16, 2026, of cancer. He was 90. Hori was born in Tomakishi, Karafuto, on Nov. 22, 1935, and graduated from Hokkaido University’s Department of Agriculture in 1958.… · 16 May 2026 · May 2026
Frank Land dead at age 97, German-born British information systems researcher
a German-born British information systems researcher, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Frank Landsberger in Berlin in October 1928, he was the first United Kingdom professor of information systems and an emeritus professor in the… · 16 May 2026 · May 2026
Tarsy Carballas dead at age 91, Spanish soil scientist
a Spanish soil scientist and academic, died on May 16, 2026. Born in Taboada on June 2, 1934, she was a pioneer in the study of soils in the humid temperate zone of Spain. Carballas worked with the Spanish National… · 16 May 2026 · May 2026 · Gemini
Quinn G. McKay dead at age 99, American academic, writer and Mormon leader
an American academic, writer and Mormon leader, died on May 16, 2026. He was 99. McKay was born on October 30, 1926, and was raised in Huntsville, Utah. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the last year… · 16 May 2026 · May 2026
Aleksandr Borovkov dead at age 95, Russian mathematician, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
a Russian mathematician and member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, died on May 15, 2026, at age 95. Borovkov was born in Moscow on March 6, 1931. He received his Russian candidate degree in 1959 under Andrey Kolmogorov at… · 15 May 2026 · May 2026
Shinichiro Tawada dead at age 78, Japanese linguist
a Japanese linguist, died on May 15, 2026 · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Jules Angst dead at age 99, Swiss psychiatrist and academic
a Swiss psychiatrist and academic, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Zurich on December 11, 1926, he completed his medical and psychiatric training there under Professor Manfred Bleuler. Angst served as Professor of Clinical… · 15 May 2026 · Sagittarius · May 2026
Edmund Phelps dead at age 92, public figure
an American economist and 2006 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences laureate, died on May 16, 2026. He was 92. Born in Evanston, Illinois, on July 26, 1933, Phelps was known early in his career for research at Yale’s Cowles… · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 15 · Leo
Alan Morton dead at age 91, Australian rugby union player
an Australian rugby union player and leading sport scientist, died on May 15, 2026, aged 91. Born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, on September 10, 1934, he attended Canberra High School. A winger, Morton was the top try scorer in… · New Zealand · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · Virgo
Randal Marlin dead at age 88, Canadian academic
a Canadian academic and philosophy professor at Carleton University, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 88. He specialized in the study of propaganda and was known for his work on the ethics of persuasion. Born in Washington,… · 15 May 2026 · Aquarius · May 2026
Nikolay Tsaturyan dead at age 81, Armenian theatre director
the Armenian theatre director, died on May 14, 2026, in Yerevan. Born in Yerevan on January 8, 1945, Tsaturyan was also an actor and playwright and was named a People’s Artist of Armenia in 2011. He served as artistic director… · 14 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026
Rubem Medina dead at age 83, Brazilian politician, deputy
a Brazilian politician and economist who served as a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies from 1967 to 2003, died on May 14, 2026, in Rio de Janeiro. He was 83. Born in Rio de Janeiro on September 1, 1942,… · 14 May 2026 · May 2026 · Virgo
Morris Soller dead at age 94, public figure
an American-Israeli agricultural geneticist, died on May 14, 2026. He was 94 or 95. Soller, whose Hebrew name was Moshe Morris Soller, was born in Manhattan, New York City, in 1931 and served as a research professor in the Department… · 14 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
John Bryan Taylor dead at age 97, British physicist
a British physicist, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Birmingham on December 26, 1928, he was known for his contributions to plasma physics and their application to fusion energy. Among his notable work was… · 14 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026
Hans van Houwelingen dead at age 81, Dutch mathematician
a Dutch mathematician, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 81. Born Johannes Cornelis van Houwelingen in Rotterdam on March 25, 1945, he was also a professor emeritus of medical statistics at Leiden University. After graduating from Utrecht… · 14 May 2026 · May 2026
Adone Brandalise dead at age 76, Italian literary critic and philosopher
2026. He was an Italian literary critic and philosopher. A brief notice of his death was published without further details about the circumstances · 14 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 14
Ladislav Skula dead at age 88, Czech mathematician and professor
a Czech mathematician and professor, died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 88. He was known for work in topology, algebraic number theory and the theory of ordered sets, and published more than 80 papers. Skula also made… · 13 May 2026 · May 2026
Khalifa Chater dead at age 90, Tunisian academic and historian
a Tunisian academic and historian, died on May 13, 2026 · 13 May 2026 · May 2026 · Taurus
Kenneth Keith dead at age 88, New Zealand jurist and legal scholar, judge of the International Cour…
a New Zealand jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge of the International Court of Justice from 2006 to 2015, died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Auckland on 19 November 1937, he… · 13 May 2026 · May 2026 · Scorpio
William V. Tamborlane dead at age 79, American pediatrician and academic
an American pediatrician and academic, died on May 12, 2026. He was Professor and Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at Yale School of Medicine from 1986. Born in The Bronx, New York City, he grew up in Haworth, New Jersey, and… · 12 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026
Patrick Arnold dead at age 59, American organic chemist
an American organic chemist known as the “Father of Prohormones,” died on May 12, 2026, at age 59. Born in 1966 in Guilford, Connecticut, he was identified in available reports as the chemist who introduced androstenedione, 1-androstenediol and methylhexanamine into… · 12 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Barry W. Blaustein dead at age 72, American screenwriter and film director, pancreatic cancer
an American screenwriter and film director, died on May 12, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. He was 72. Blaustein was best known for writing on Saturday Night Live and for the screenplays for Coming to America, Coming 2 America and The… · 12 May 2026 · May 2026 · Virgo
Mary Lovelace O’Neal dead at age 84, American artist and arts educator
an American artist and arts educator, died on May 10, 2026, at age 84. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, on February 10, 1942, she was known for painting and printmaking, with work focused on abstracted mixed-media and minimalism. O'Neal was a… · 10 May 2026 · May 2026
Kenneth B. Wiberg dead at age 98, American chemist
an American chemist and professor emeritus of organic chemistry at Yale University, died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 98. Born Kenneth Berle Wiberg on September 22, 1927, in Brooklyn, he was known for his work in organic… · 10 May 2026 · May 2026 · Virgo
José Ballesta Spanish politician, mayor of Murcia, cancer dead at age 67
the Spanish politician who served as mayor of Murcia, died on May 10, 2026, of cancer. He was 67. Born in Murcia in 1958, he was a medical professor and a full professor at the University of Murcia from 1992.… · 10 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Mark Ratner dead at age 83, American chemist
an American chemist and professor emeritus at Northwestern University, died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 83. Ratner was known for his work on the interplay between molecular structure and molecular properties. He graduated from Harvard University with… · 10 May 2026 · Sagittarius · May 2026
Antonio Becerra Gaytán Mexican politician, deputy, member of the Congress of Chihuahua dead at age…
a Mexican politician and activist, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 93. He served as a deputy from 1979 to 1982 and was a member of the Congress of Chihuahua from 1989 to 1992. A member of… · 09 May 2026 · May 2026 · Aries
Alan Gribben dead at age 84, American literary scholar
an American literary scholar, died on May 9, 2026. Born in Parsons, Kansas, on November 21, 1941, he built his career on the works of Mark Twain and served as professor emeritus of English at Auburn University at Montgomery in… · 09 May 2026 · May 2026
Mark Smythe dead, 53 New Zealand-born American composer, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
2026, at the age of 53 from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. He was a New Zealand-born American composer known for Daddy's Little Girl, Unfallen, and The Reef: Stalked · Australia · 09 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer · May 9
Theo van Boven dead at age 91, Dutch jurist
a Dutch jurist and professor emeritus in international law, died on May 9, 2026. He was appointed in 1977 as director of the United Nations Division for Human Rights, a precursor of the UN Human Rights Office. From 1986 to… · 09 May 2026 · May 2026
Festus Mogae Motswana president and economist dead at age 86
the Motswana president from 1998 to 2008 and an economist, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 86. He was Botswana’s third president, succeeding Quett Masire in 1998 and serving until 2008, when he was succeeded by Lieutenant… · 08 May 2026 · May 2026
Melo Freire Brazilian politician, deputy dead at age 99
a Brazilian politician and deputy from 1975 to 1991, died on May 8, 2026, at age 99. Born Joaquim de Melo Freire on January 11, 1927, in Passos, Brazil, he was an economist who served in the Chamber of Deputies… · 08 May 2026 · May 2026
Anna Ritchie dead at age 82, British archaeologist and historian
a British archaeologist and historian, died on May 8, 2026, aged 82. Born on September 28, 1943, she was known for her work at archaeological sites in Orkney and for guidebooks she wrote for the HMSO and Historic Environment Scotland… · 08 May 2026 · May 2026
Pierre Chambon French biologist, member of the French Academy of Sciences dead at age 95
a French biologist and member of the French Academy of Sciences, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 95. Born on February 7, 1931, in Mulhouse, France, he founded the Institute for Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Biology… · 07 May 2026 · May 2026
Bede Liu dead at age 91, Taiwanese-American electrical engineer
a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer, died on May 7, 2026. He was a professor emeritus at Princeton University. Born in Shanghai, China, on September 25, 1934, Liu earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University in 1954 and… · 07 May 2026 · May 2026 · Libra
Ursula Bäumlin dead at age 87, Swiss politician, MP
a Swiss politician and theologian who served as a member of the National Council from 1987 to 1998, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Bern on May 12, 1938, she was a member of… · 07 May 2026 · May 2026
Anatoly Rusanov dead at age 94, Russian chemist
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 of Science from 1990. Rusanov graduated from Leningrad State University and later… · 06 May 2026 · May 2026 · Taurus
Algis Jurgis Kundrotas Lithuanian physicist dead at age 75
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 July 15, 1950, in Užšustis in the Šilutė district of the Lithuanian SSR,… · 06 May 2026 · May 2026
Aimable Karasira Rwandan academic, YouTuber and dissident, drug overdose dies
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 Rwandan genocide in 1994. He said he blamed forces of the Rwandan… · 06 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer