Deaths in May 1995
The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in May 1995. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting. Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and a source.
May
1
- Mikhail Zimyanin, 80, Soviet politician
2
- Michael Hordern, 83, English actor
3
4
- Louis Krasner, 91, Ukrainian-American violinist
- Lewis Thompson Preston, 68, American banker
- Murray Barr, 86, Canadian physician
5
- Josef Bek, 76, Czech film actor
- Mikhail Botvinnik, 83, Soviet chess player
- Anthony Wagner, 86, 20th century English officer of arms at the College of Arms in London
6
- Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança, 88, Portuguese writer