Deaths in May 2017

The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2017. For notable deaths before the current month, please see "Previous 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

 
Mike Lowry
1939 – 2017
 
Leo K. Thorsness
1932 – 2017
 
Daliah Lavi
1942 – 2017
 
Timo Mäkinen 1938 – 2017
 
Almir Guineto
1946 – 2017
 
Steven Holcomb
1980 – 2017
 
Gholamreza Pahlavi
1923 – 2017
 
Christopher Boykin
1972 – 2017
 
Michael Parks
1940 – 2017
 
Geoffrey Bayldon
1924 – 2017
 
Marcel Pelletier
1927 – 2017
 
Powers Boothe
1948 – 2017
 
Oleg Vidov
1943 – 2017
 
Chris Cornell
1964 – 2017
 
Rhodri Morgan
1939 – 2017
 
Roger Ailes
1940 – 2017
 
Jacque Fresco
1916 – 2017
 
Huub Ernst
1917 – 2017
 
Stanislav Petrov
1939 – 2017
 
Nicky Hayden
1981 – 2017
 
Sir Roger Moore
1927 – 2017
 
Eva Estrada Kalaw
1920 – 2017
 
Jim Bunning
1931 – 2017
 
Gregg Allman
1947 – 2017

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  1. Rabbi Yisroel Shalom Yosef Friedman passes away
  2. Col. Bruce Hampton Collapses Onstage Dead At 70
  3. Elektronisen musiikin uranuurtaja Erkki Kurenniemi on kuollut (in Finnish)
  4. Former Washington Gov. Mike Lowry, Also a Congressman, Dies
  5. Former Red Sox player, scout Sam Mele dies at 95
  6. South African author Karel Schoeman commits suicide, leaving note to describe motive and method
  7. Décès du penseur Mohamed Talbi (in French)
  8. Muere excomandante de las FFMM de Colombia y dos veces candidato presidencial Archived 2017-05-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  9. Murió el escritor Abelardo Castillo (in Spanish)
  10. Kevin Garica – Grandaddy bassist & co-founder dies at 41
  11. Club statement: Roy Gater
  12. "Former East German Defence Minister Heinz Kessler dies at 97". Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  13. Former SLC Catholic Bishop Niederauer dies
  14. Medal of Honor Recipient Leo K. Thorsness Passes Away at 85[dead link]
  15. Moray Watson obituary
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  17. Schauspieler Lukas Ammann Mit 104 Gestorben
  18. Daliah Lavi Gans Obituary
  19. Cel Revuelta, former Black Flag bassist, dies from brain cancer
  20. "Somalia's Public Works Minister shot dead in Mogadishu". Archived from the original on 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  21. Actress Yumeji Tsukioka dies at 95
  22. William Baumol, whose famous economic theory explains the modern world, has died
  23. Ex-international Bart Carlier (87) overleden (in Dutch)
  24. C. Jackson Grayson, Houstonian Founder, Dies At 93
  25. Victor Lanoux, célèbre pour son rôle dans « Louis la brocante », est mort (in French)
  26. Rally legend and ‘Flying Finn’ Timo Makinen dies
  27. ‘Law & Order’ Director, DGA Official Ed Sherin Dies at 87
  28. Former LNC Vice Chair, 2012 Presidential nomination runner up Lee Wrights passes away
  29. 全国人大常委会原副委员长布赫逝世,享年91 (in Chinese)
  30. Benyamin Elon
  31. La députée Corinne Erhel décède après un malaise
  32. Bishop Amancio Escapa Aparicio
  33. Sambista Almir Guineto morre aos 70 anos no Rio (in Portuguese)
  34. Adolph Kiefer, gold medalist at 1936 Olympics, dies at 98
  35. Leila Seth, first woman judge of Delhi High Court, dies
  36. Mauritanie: décès de l'ancien président mauritanien Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (2005-2007) (in French)
  37. US Olympic champion bobsledder Holcomb dies
  38. Val Jellay: The Flying Doctors actor dies of pneumonia aged 89
  39. Sitar maestro Ustad Raees Khan passes away in Karachi
  40. Democratic fighter Marshal Julum Shakya passes away
  41. 85-year-old man dies on Everest while attempting to break oldest-climber record
  42. La lucha libre otra vez está de luto: ¡muere El Apache! (in Spanish)
  43. ‘Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster' Director Yoshimitsu Banno Dies at 86
  44. Morre no Rio o matemático Elon Lages Lima, ex-diretor do IMPA, aos 87 anos Archived 2017-08-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  45. "Beppo" Mauhart wird 83 (in German)
  46. شاهپور غلامرضا پهلوی درگذشت (in Persian)
  47. He once tried to move Florida's capital. That didn't work. But he got change anyway
  48. Obituary: Wu Wenjun
  49. Décès de Cécile DeWitt-Morette Archived 2017-08-24 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  50. Zmarła prof. Stefania Jabłońska, wybitny dermatolog i stypendystka WHO (in Polish)
  51. "FALLECE CURT LOWENS, EL PROTAGONISTA DE EL TERROR DE LOS LOBOS". Archived from the original on 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  52. Allan Meltzer, Who Wrote History of Federal Reserve, Dies at 89
  53. Lou Richards: Collingwood legend and AFL pioneer dies aged 94
  54. LORD SOULSBY OF SWAFFHAM PRIOR
  55. The Rev Nicolas Stacey Obituary
  56. Murió Juan Carlos Tedesco, ex ministro de Educación (in Spanish)
  57. ‘Dogtooth’ Star Mary Tsoni Found Dead at Age 30
  58. "'Rob & Big' Star Big Black Dead At 45". Archived from the original on 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  59. ZBOGOM ‘BOTTLEMAN’ Preminuo virtuoz koji je svojom glazbom oduševljavao Dubrovčane (in Croatian)
  60. Report: Electronic music producer Robert Miles has died at the age of 47
  61. Arthur Moulin, une voix politique du sud du Département qui comptait, est décédé
  62. Rest in Peace: Michael Parks (in Portuguese)
  63. 国务院原副总理钱其琛去世 享年90岁 (in Chinese)
  64. Medal of Honor Recipient Wilburn K. Ross Passes Away at 94
  65. "Republican US House pioneer Ed Young dies at age 96". Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  66. Morto Silvano Basagni, bronzo a Monaco ’72 nel tiro a volo Leggi questo Archived 2017-05-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  67. Geoffrey Bayldon, beloved star of Catweazle, dead at 93
  68. La romancière et scénariste Emmanuèle Bernheim est morte (in French)
  69. State Rep. Greg Forristall of Macedonia dies at 67
  70. Thomas Hibberd's Obituary
  71. Morre o ator Nelson Xavier aos 75 anos em Minas Gerais (in Portuguese)
  72. Fr. Gabriel Chiramel dead
  73. Mark Colvin, veteran ABC broadcaster, dies aged 65
  74. Roma, addio a Clelio Darida: fu ministro e sindaco dal 1969 al 1976 (in Italian)
  75. Crítico literário Antonio Candido morre aos 98 em São Paulo (in Portuguese)
  76. Presidentti Mauno Koivisto on kuollut (in Finnish)
  77. Yale Lary, 1930-2017
  78. Henri Termeer, key biotech leader who built Genzyme into an industry giant, dies at 71
  79. 1960s female martial arts star Yu So Chow dies
  80. הלך לעולמו פרופ' אמוץ זהבי ממייסדי החברה להגנת הטבע (in Hebrew)
  81. John Cygan, Actor on 'The Commish,' Dies at 63
  82. Muere Yanko Daucik, exjugador del Real Madrid de los años 76 (in Spanish)
  83. Décès de l’écrivain et traducteur Alain Defossé (in French)
  84. Marcel G. Pelletier
  85. ‘’Father of wheat revolution’’, DS Athwal is no more
  86. Moulins-la-Marche. Le pianiste de jazz Tom McClung est décédé (in French)
  87. Mazzy Star Drummer Keith Mitchell Is Dead
  88. Powers Boothe, 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and 'Sin City' Actor, Dies at 68
  89. Former LSU basketball great Frank Brian dies at age 94
  90. Jean Fritz, Who Wrote History Books for Children, Dies at 101
  91. Brad Grey, Former Manager and Paramount CEO, Dies at 59
  92. Sad News - Bruce Hill
  93. Karl-Otto Apel ist tot
  94. Moors murderer Ian Brady dies at 79
  95. Asesinan a tiros en Sinaloa a Javier Valdez, el periodista que cubrió como nadie el narco mexicano (in Spanish)
  96. Comedian Chu Ke-liang is dead at 70
  97. Iran’s Olympic silver medal winner Givehchi dies at 85
  98. Thomas James "Jim" Kinsman
  99. Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2017
  100. Maine Historian, Author and Politician Neil Rolde Dies
  101. "Russian actor Oleg Vidov dies in U.S. at age of 73". Archived from the original on 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  102. Bernard Bosson, ancien ministre et maire d’Annecy, est mort (in French)
  103. Ich denke oft an Andi (in German)
  104. Kansan Uutiset: Outi Ojala kuoli 70-vuotiaana (in Finnish)
  105. Former AWA World Tag Team Champion passes away
  106. Civic activist, feminist, trailblazer Roxcy Bolton dies at 90
  107. Chris Cornell, Audioslave and Soundgarden singer, has died aged 52
  108. Умер космонавт Виктор Горбатко (in Russian)
  109. Former First Minister Rhodri Morgan dies
  110. Roger Ailes: Fox News founder dies at 77
  111. Environment minister Anil Madhav Dave passes away, PM says he was 'passionate about conservation'
  112. An Open Letter from Roxanne Meadows
  113. Actor Reema Lagoo passes away at 58 in Mumbai
  114. Daniele Piombi, morto a 84 anni il conduttore televisivo (in Italian)
  115. Deathlok, All-Star Squadron Co-Creator And Marvel, DC Comics Artist Rich Buckler Has Passed
  116. In Memoriam bisschop Huub Ernst (1917-2017) Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
  117. میدیاى فەرمى گۆڕان ڕایگەیاند، نەوشیروان مستەفا رێکخەری گشتی بزووتنەوەی گۆڕان کۆچی دواییکرد . Archived 2017-05-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Kurdish)
  118. Obituary in the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ), Oberhausen issue, September 9 2017 (accessed September 15 2017).
  119. Morre, aos 62 anos, o cantor e produtor Kid Vinil (in Portuguese)
  120. Former Detroit Lions LB/K Wayne Walker dies at 80 years old
  121. Albert Bouvet est mort (in French)
  122. Former Iowa lieutenant governor dies at 84
  123. Le cinéaste Emile Degelin est décédé à Louvain Archived 2017-06-03 at the Wayback Machine(in French)
  124. A murit Dan Găureanu! (in Romanian)
  125. Aparajeyo Bangla sculptor Syed Abdullah Khalid passes away
  126. "Ex-president of Udmurtia receiving treatment in Germany dies". Archived from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  127. "Guitarist with East Texas ties killed in murder-suicide". Archived from the original on 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  128. Sir Paul Judge, entrepreneur and business school founder – obituary
  129. Austin Music Man Jimmy LaFave Dies After Cancer Battle, Label Confirms
  130. White played tight defense on the ice, kept team loose off it
  131. MANCHESTER BOMBER SALMAN ABEDI ‘WENT OFF THE RAILS’ AS A TEENAGER, SAYS RELIGIOUS LEADER
  132. Disparition: la légende Oscar Fulloné, ancien entraîneur du Raja et du WAC, n'est plus (in French)
  133. Nicky Hayden dies after bike accident[dead link]
  134. Dina Merrill, Actress and Philanthropist, Dies at 93
  135. Former European Champion Leonhard Nagenrauft dies
  136. Mickey Roker, Dynamic Hard-Bop Drummer and Philly Jazz Institution, Dies at 84
  137. "Zmarł Zbigniew Wodecki". 22 May 2017.
  138. "William Carney dead; politician who backed Shoreham plant was 74". Archived from the original on 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  139. Calcio, morto l'ex arbitro Stefano Farina: aveva 54 anni (in Italian)
  140. Actor Sir Roger Moore dies aged 89
  141. Jerry Perenchio Dies: Hollywood Dealmaker & Former Univision CEO Was 86
  142. Former lawmaker and finance chief Kaoru Yosano dies at 78
  143. Death of PNG's youngest-ever MP puts politicians' health in the spotlight
  144. Obituary: menswear designer Tom Gilbey
  145. Nekrolog: William Jensen (in Norwegian)
  146. Denis Johnson, author of 'Jesus' Son,' dead at 67. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/denis-johnson-author-of-jesus-son-dead-at-67/2017/05/26/dc00ccc0-420b-11e7-b29f-f40ffced2ddb_story.html. Retrieved 2017-05-31. 
  147. Former Birmingham City player Noel Kinsey passes away, aged 91
  148. 112岁复旦女神严幼韵纽约去世,其朋友圈遍及中国近现代史 (in Chinese)
  149. Er war Wedels „Semmeling“: Fritz Lichtenhahn ist tot
  150. Jared Martin, Who Played Rodeo Cowboy Dusty Farlow on 'Dallas,' Dies at 75
  151. Les Petits Hommes perdent leur créateur (in French)
  152. Sonny West of Elvis' Memphis Mafia dies at 79
  153. Sir Alistair Horne, historian, journalist and former spy – obituary
  154. "Former Senator Eva Estrada-Kalaw, 96". Archived from the original on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  155. Frederick Leboyer dead: Obstetrician behind 'birth without violence' dies at 98
  156. Obituary: Ali Tanrıyar
  157. È morto Toni Bertorelli, mafioso e cardinale delle fiction tv
  158. "Italian designer Laura Biagiotti dies". Archived from the original on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  159. Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Adviser to Jimmy Carter, Dies at 89
  160. Senator Jim Bunning Dies at 85
  161. Gregg Allman, Soulful Trailblazer of Southern Rock, Dies at 69
  162. Obituary – Don Robinson
  163. Frank Deford, legendary sports writer and commentator, dies at 78
  164. In Memory Of Ervin E. Dupper
  165. Blue Peter’s daredevil: John Noakes obituary
  166. Obituary: Former world champion Graham Webb — 1944-2017
  167. Michael A'Hearn
  168. "Former Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis dies aged 99". Archived from the original on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  169. Manuel Noriega, Panama ex-strongman, dies at 83
  170. Former Irgun member, minister and IDF general Mordechai Tzipori passes away
  171. "Brunton". Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  172. Molly Peters dead: Sean Connery's Bond girl dies aged 75
  173. MP, veteran director Dasari Narayana Rao dies at 75
  174. Elena Verdugo, Emmy-Nominated Actress on 'Marcus Welby, M.D.,' Dies at 92
  175. V noci zemřel po delší těžké nemoci uznávaný český dirigent Jiří Bělohlávek (in Czech)
  176. Помер Блаженніший Любомир Гузар (in Ukrainian)
  177. Tino Insana, Second City Alum, Dies at 69
  178. Fred A. Kummerow, an Early Opponent of Trans Fats, Dies at 102
  179. Bern Nix, Guitarist Steeped in Ornette Coleman's Harmolodic Language, Dies at 69

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