Deaths in May 2016

The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2016. For notable deaths before the current month, please see "Months". Names under each date are reported in alphabetical order by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are reported here also if notable.

  • 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, nationality, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and most importantly a source.

May

 
Karel Pečko
1920-2016
 
Kaname Harada
1916-2016
 
Bob Bennett
1933-2016
 
Siné
1928-2016
 
Hannes Bauer
1954-2016
 
Mark Lane
1927-2016
 
Peter Behrens
1947-2016
 
Cauby Peixoto
1931-2016
 
Guy Clark
1941-2016
 
Morley Safer
1931-2016
 
Alan Young
1919-2016
 
Adolf Born
1930-2016
 
Hedy Epstein
1924-2016

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References

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  15. Nicolas Noxon, Maker of Nature Films, Dies at 79
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  17. Preminula Jadranka Stojaković (in Bosnian)
  18. Zmarł historyk Janusz Tazbir (in Polish)
  19. Muere Ángel de Andrés López, el popular Manolo de 'Manos a la obra' (in Spanish)
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  26. Sylvia Kauders, a Late-Blooming Actress, Dies
  27. Romalı Perihan hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
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  30. Great improvising trombonist Johannes Bauer has died
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  32. Dinamo Bucharest midfielder Patrick Ekeng dies after collapsing on pitch
  33. Australian TV legend Reg Grundy has died aged 92
  34. Ex-Oklahoma Gov. David Hall dies at age 85 in California
  35. Muere en Chile Margot Honecker, la mujer fuerte de la Alemania comunista (in Spanish)
  36. Chris Mitchell: Former Clyde, QoS & Falkirk player dies aged 27
  37. Помер Валерій Зуєв (in Ukrainian))
  38. Former Newcastle Jets midfielder dies during match in Brazil
  39. D.C. punk rocker John Stabb dies after cancer battle
  40. Mort de l'académicien Philippe Beaussant (in French)
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  43. ‘Girls’ actor Nick Lashaway, killed in car accident, remembered as ‘talented’ and ‘kind person’ by Lena Dunham
  44. L'addio solitario di Elisa Mainardi che recitò per Fellini e Verdone (in Italian)
  45. William Schallert, 93, Dies; Prolific Actor Was Father on ‘The Patty Duke Show’
  46. Anne van den Ban passed away
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  48. John Bradshaw 1933 - 2016
  49. Only Fools and Horses producer Gareth Gwenlan dies
  50. Ex-CDU-Schatzmeister Walther Leisler Kiep ist tot
  51. Celebrating 100 Years: Karl Maramorosch
  52. Riki Sorsa on kuollut Archived 2016-05-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  53. Top Hezbollah commander killed in Syria
  54. Filmmaker Louis van Gasteren (93) overladen
  55. Polanski producer and Holocaust survivor Gene Gutowski dies
  56. Aka­te­miap­ro­fes­so­ri Ilkka Hanski on kuollut (in Finnish)
  57. Mark Lane, Who Asserted That Kennedy Was Killed in Conspiracy, Dies at 89
  58. Former PM Kang Young-hoon dies at age 94
  59. Trio-Schlagzeuger Peter Behrens ist gestorben (in German)
  60. Tony Cozier passes away aged 75
  61. Katherine Dunn, Author of Geek Love, Dies at 70
  62. Motiur Rahman Nizami: Bangladeshi Islamist leader executed
  63. Michael Ratner, Lawyer Who Won Rights for Guantánamo Prisoners, Dies at 72
  64. Scottish jazz musician Joe Temperley dies
  65. Former champion sprinter Mike Agostini has died at the age of 81
  66. Umro knez Aleksandar Karađorđević Archived 2016-05-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Bosnian)
  67. World's Oldest Person Dies in New York at Age 116
  68. Singer Julius La Rosa, fired on Godfrey show, dies at 86
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  70. Yukio Ninagawa, masterful director of Shakespeare, dies aged 80
  71. Le doyen des Bleus, Georges Sesia, est décédé (in French)
  72. "Former big league pitcher Sammy Ellis dies at 75". Archived from the original on 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  73. El video que muestra como mataron al jugador de Chicago (in Spanish)
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  75. Dick McAuliffe, from 1968 champion Detroit Tigers, dies at 76
  76. Nirankari spiritual head Hardev Singh dies in road accident in Canada
  77. Beatles PR Tony Barrow who coined 'Fab Four' name dies aged 80
  78. MEGHALT BIRTALAN BALÁZS (in Hungarian)
  79. Canadian comic artist, writer Darwyn Cooke dies
  80. Lasse Mårtenson har avlidit (in Swedish)
  81. Legendary golfer Christy O'Connor Senior has passed away
  82. Obituary: Monteagle Stearns
  83. Oya Aydoğan hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
  84. Moderatorin Erika Berger ist tot (in German)
  85. Clovis Maksoud, envoy of the Arab world to the West, dies at 89
  86. Cauby Peixoto morre aos 85 anos em São Paulo (in Portuguese)
  87. "Friends mourn actor Michael Roberds, who played Uncle Fester on 'The New Addams Family' in 1990s". Archived from the original on 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  88. Disparition de Marion Tournon Branly Archived 2016-05-22 at Archive.today (in French)
  89. "Circuit Judge Death in service". Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  90. E morto il Cardinale Giovanni Coppa Archived 2016-06-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  91. Former Lt. Gov. Bobby Freeman dies at 82
  92. Parliament House architect Romaldo Giurgola dies in Canberra, aged 95
  93. In memoriam Aar de Goede Archived 2016-06-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
  94. Jim McMillian, former 9-year NBA veteran with 4 teams, dies at 68
  95. Tejano Star Emilio Navaira Dies At 53
  96. Former MP for Newbury David Rendel dies
  97. Former Fianna Fáil TD Seán Ardagh dies
  98. Guy Clark dead at 74
  99. Gymnastics community mourns sad loss of Olympian Benjamin de Roo
  100. Disparition de la claveciniste Huguette Dreyfus (in French)
  101. Fost primar al municipiului Dej a fost găsit fără suflare (Actualizare) (in Romanian)
  102. François Maistre, le méchant d'Angélique, est mort (in French)
  103. 声優・水谷優子さん、乳がんで死去 『ちびまる子ちゃん』お姉ちゃんなど Archived 2016-05-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  104. Fallece Luis H. Álvarez Archived 2016-05-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  105. Morre, aos 99 anos, o tradutor Boris Schnaiderman (in Portuguese)
  106. Fritz Stern ist tot (in German)
  107. E’ morto Lino Toffolo (in Italian)
  108. Le cinéaste et écrivain Alexandre Astruc est mort (in French)
  109. "Original Beastie Boys Member John Berry Dead at 52". Archived from the original on 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  110. Giants mourn passing of 3B Jim Ray Hart
  111. Italian radical leader Marco Pannella dies
  112. "Longtime '60 Minutes' correspondent Morley Safer dead at 84". Archived from the original on 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  113. Alan Young, ‘Mister Ed’ Star, Dies at 96
  114. Voormalig Ajax-keeper Gert Bals overleden (in Dutch)
  115. Patricia Derian, Diplomat Who Made Human Rights a Priority, Dies at 86
  116. Adéu a l'aventurer Miguel de la Quadra-Salcedo (in Catalan)
  117. Brandon Grove Jr., diplomat who led Foreign Service Institute, dies at 87
  118. John David Jackson
  119. Minnesota businessman, civic leader Wheelock Whitney dies
  120. Komiek Gaston Berghmans overladen (in Dutch)
  121. US drone strike in Pakistan kills Taliban leader Mullah Mansoor
  122. Former Megadeth Drummer Nick Menza Dead At Age 51
  123. Meghalt a világ legidősebb olimpiai bajnoka, Tarics Sándor (in Hungarian)
  124. Albania: è morto mons. Lucjan Avgustini, vescovo di Sapë e vicepresidente Cea (in Italian)
  125. Multi-faceted Illustrator and designer Adolf Born dies at the age of 85
  126. "Leonorilda Ochoa Dead At 76: Mexican Actress Dies After Suffering From Alzheimer's Disease". Archived from the original on 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  127. In memoriam[dead link] (in Serbian)
  128. "Former Yugo's mega film star Bata Zivojinovic dies at 82". Archived from the original on 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  129. Former Maple Leafs coach John Brophy dies
  130. Joe Fleishaker, 500-Pound Star of Troma Movies, Dies at 62
  131. Zemřel grafik Zdeněk Mézl, bylo mu 81 let. Ilustroval téměř stovku knih (in Czech)
  132. Vale: Lewis Fiander – TV Tonight
  133. Buck Kartalian, the Keeper of the Cages in Original 'Planet of the Apes,' Dies at 93
  134. Pink Panther's Cato Actor Burt Kwouk Dies
  135. Mell Lazarus 1927-2016
  136. Oud-minister Udink (CHU) overleden (in Dutch)
  137. Jennifer Aniston's Mother Nancy Dow Dies at Age 79
  138. "Kinetic art pioneer Gyula Kosice dies at 92". Archived from the original on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  139. "The Revd Professor John Bainbridge Webster, DD, FRSE 1955-2016". Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  140. 钱钟书夫人杨绛因病去世 享年105岁 (in Chinese)
  141. Nie żyje Kazimierz Barburski Archived 2016-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
  142. Si è spento il cardinale Capovilla, il segretario di Papa Giovanni XXIII - Bergamo News (in Italian)
  143. Former Chiefs and Bafana coach Dumitru dies
  144. Holocaust survivor and activist Hedy Epstein Dies at 91
  145. 'Groundhog Day' actress Angela Paton dies at age 86[dead link]
  146. Muere a los 84 años Arturo Pomar, el niño prodigio del ajedrez español (in Spanish)
  147. Notre Dame national championship QB Bob Williams dies at age of 86
  148. Sjefen for Vinmonopolet døde i natt (in Norwegian)
  149. Zemřel bývalý fotbalový reprezentant Jakubec (in Czech)
  150. "Legendary Ohio Players member dies". Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  151. Morto Giorgio Albertazzi, aveva 92 anni (in Italian)
  152. Stanley Burke, former anchor of CBC's The National, dies at 93
  153. Muere el exciclista David Cañada (in Spanish)
  154. "Men's Basketball: Former Cyclone Dejean-Jones dies at age 23". Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  155. Baroness Marion Lambert: Renowned art collector dies after being hit by bus in Oxford Street tragedy
  156. Former Virginia Tech president T. Marshall Hahn dies
  157. "Food Lion co-founder, philanthropist Ralph Ketner dead at 95". Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  158. Lexington author Don McNay dies
  159. Skådespelaren Kenne Fant har avlidit (in Swedish)
  160. Former NHL all-star Tom Lysiak dead at 63
  161. "Flyers Legend Rick MacLeish Passes Away at Age 66". Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  162. Mort du chef du Polisario Mohamed Abdelaziz Archived 2016-06-01 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  163. Trinity Broadcasting Network Co-Founder Jan Crouch Dies at 78 After Suffering Massive Stroke
  164. Fallece el héroe nacional Antonio Imbert Barrera (in Spanish)
  165. BBC News: Television sitcom writer Carla Lane dies, aged 87
  166. Friedensaktivist: Cap-Anamur-Gründer Rupert Neudeck ist tot (in German)

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