Events in May

329Births

Artist	Birth	Age in 2026	Nationality
1 May
Fred Chichin	01/05/1954	would have been 72 years old† 27/11/2007	France
Rita Coolidge	01/05/1945	81 years	United States
Sonny James	01/05/1928	would have been 98 years old† 22/02/2016	United States
Lily Vincent	01/05/1926	would have been 100 years old† 10/07/2009	Belgium
Little Walter	01/05/1930	would have been 96 years old† 15/02/1968	United States
Tim McGraw	01/05/1967	59 years	United States
Mike Ogletree	01/05/1956	70 years	Scotland
Owen Paul	01/05/1962	64 years	United Kingdom
Ray Parker Jr.	01/05/1954	72 years	United States
Owen Paul	01/05/1962	64 years	United Kingdom
Julie Pietri	01/05/1955	71 years	France / Algeria
Zaz	01/05/1980	46 years	France
2 May
Lily Allen	02/05/1985	41 years	United Kingdom
David Beckham	02/05/1975	51 years	United Kingdom
Angela Bofill	02/05/1954	would have been 72 years old† 13/06/2024	United States
Elliot Goldenthal	02/05/1954	72 years	United States
Lesley Gore	02/05/1946	would have been 80 years old† 16/02/2015	United States
Engelbert Humperdinck	02/05/1936	90 years	United Kingdom
Lorie	02/05/1982	44 years	France
Serge Reggiani	02/05/1922	would have been 104 years old† 22/07/2004	Italy / France
Richard "Groove" Holmes	02/05/1931	would have been 95 years old† 29/06/1991	United States
Shannon	02/05/1958	68 years	United States
Vivien Vee	02/05/1960	66 years	Italy
3 May
James Brown	03/05/1933	would have been 93 years old† 25/12/2006	United States
Jimmy Cleveland	03/05/1926	would have been 100 years old† 23/08/2008	United States
Christopher Cross	03/05/1951	75 years	United States
Jean Guidoni	03/05/1951	would have been 75 years old† 21/11/2025	France
Mary Hopkin	03/05/1950	76 years	United Kingdom
Michael Kiwanuka	03/05/1988	38 years	United Kingdom
Mary Lambert	03/05/1989	37 years	United States
Mark Morrison	03/05/1972	54 years	United Kingdom
Georges Moustaki	03/05/1934	would have been 92 years old† 23/05/2013	Greece / France
Napoleon XIV	03/05/1938	would have been 88 years old† 10/03/2023	United States
Yves Simon	03/05/1944	82 years	France
Selah Sue	03/05/1989	37 years	Belgium
Frankie Valli	03/05/1934	92 years	United States
4 May
Oleta Adams	04/05/1953	73 years	United States
Dave	04/05/1944	82 years	Netherlands
Yves Deruyter	04/05/1970	56 years	Belgium
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky	04/05/1931	would have been 95 years old† 16/06/2018	Russia
Gérard Jugnot	04/05/1951	75 years	France
Marilyn Martin	04/05/1954	72 years	United States
Roberta Peters	04/05/1930	would have been 96 years old† 18/01/2017	United States
Pia Zadora	04/05/1954	72 years	United States
5 May
Adele	05/05/1988	38 years	United Kingdom
Chris Brown	05/05/1989	37 years	United States
Dick Dale & His Del-Tones	05/05/1937	would have been 89 years old† 17/03/2019	United States
Craig David	05/05/1981	45 years	United Kingdom
Joe Esposito	05/05/1948	78 years	United States
Cyprien Katsaris	05/05/1951	75 years	France
Antony Santos	05/05/1967	59 years	Dominican Republic
Peter Slager	05/05/1969	57 years	Netherlands
Tall Paul	05/05/1971	55 years	United Kingdom
Johnnie Taylor	05/05/1934	would have been 92 years old† 31/05/2000	United States
Tammy Wynette	05/05/1942	would have been 84 years old† 06/04/1998	United States
6 May
George Clooney	06/05/1961	65 years	United States / France
N'Dea Davenport	06/05/1966	60 years	United States
Jan Leyers	06/05/1958	68 years	Belgium
Man Parrish	06/05/1958	68 years	United States
Mary MacGregor	06/05/1948	78 years	United States
Bob Seger	06/05/1945	81 years	United States
Ten City	06/05/1927	would have been 99 years old† 08/08/1987	United States
7 May
Teresa Brewer	07/05/1931	would have been 95 years old† 17/10/2007	United States
Eagle-Eye Cherry	07/05/1968	58 years	United States / Sweden
Anne Dudley	07/05/1956	70 years	United Kingdom
Philippe Geluck	07/05/1954	72 years	Belgium
Thelma Houston	07/05/1946	80 years	United States
Véronique Jannot	07/05/1957	69 years	France
Johannes Brahms	07/05/1833	would have been 193 years old† 03/04/1897	Germany
Johnny Maestro	07/05/1939	would have been 87 years old† 24/03/2010	United States
Christy Moore	07/05/1945	81 years	Ireland
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	07/05/1840	would have been 186 years old† 25/10/1893	-
Jimmy Ruffin	07/05/1939	would have been 87 years old† 17/11/2014	United States
8 May
Philip Bailey	08/05/1951	75 years	United States
Joe Bonamassa	08/05/1977	49 years	United States
Fernandel	08/05/1903	would have been 123 years old† 26/02/1971	France
Gary Glitter	08/05/1944	82 years	United Kingdom
Darren Hayes	08/05/1972	54 years	Australia
Heather Harper	08/05/1930	would have been 96 years old† 22/04/2019	United Kingdom
Enrique Iglesias	08/05/1975	51 years	Spain
Robert Johnson	08/05/1911	would have been 115 years old† 13/08/1938	United States
Keith Jarrett	08/05/1945	81 years	United States
Marie Myriam	08/05/1957	69 years	Portugal / France
Ricky Nelson	08/05/1940	would have been 86 years old† 31/12/1985	United States
Sofie	08/05/1956	70 years	Belgium
9 May
Dick Annegarn	09/05/1952	74 years	Netherlands
Frank Chacksfield	09/05/1914	would have been 112 years old† 09/06/1995	United Kingdom
Dave Gahan	09/05/1962	64 years	United Kingdom
Billy Joel	09/05/1949	77 years	United States
Catherine Le Forestier	09/05/1946	80 years	France
Masquerade	09/05/1946	would have been 80 years old† 09/06/2006	Germany
Tommy Roe	09/05/1942	84 years	United States
Perry Rose	09/05/1961	65 years	Belgium
Joe Smooth	09/05/1964	62 years	United States
10 May
Fred Astaire	10/05/1899	would have been 127 years old† 22/06/1987	United States
Roger Baeten	10/05/1951	75 years	Belgium
Typh Barrow	10/05/1987	39 years	Belgium
Bono	10/05/1960	66 years	Ireland
Doc Gynéco	10/05/1974	52 years	France
Donovan	10/05/1946	80 years	United Kingdom
Carl Douglas	10/05/1942	84 years	Jamaica
Roland Kaiser	10/05/1952	74 years	Germany
David Lindup	10/05/1928	would have been 98 years old† 07/01/1992	United Kingdom
Dave Mason	10/05/1946	would have been 80 years old† 19/04/2026	United Kingdom
Mylo	10/05/1978	48 years	United Kingdom
Perry Blake	10/05/1970	56 years	Ireland
Samantha	10/05/1948	would have been 78 years old† 17/11/2023	Belgium
Bob Sinclar	10/05/1969	57 years	France
Max Steiner	10/05/1888	would have been 138 years old† 28/12/1971	United States
Larry Williams	10/05/1935	would have been 91 years old† 02/01/1980	United States
Zaho	10/05/1980	46 years	Canada / Algeria
11 May
Eric Burdon	11/05/1941	85 years	United Kingdom
Doodles Weaver	11/05/1911	would have been 115 years old† 13/01/1983	United States
Iva Frühlingová	11/05/1982	44 years	Czech Republic
Holly Valance	11/05/1983	43 years	Australia
Lorna	11/05/1983	43 years	Panama
Renaud	11/05/1952	74 years	France
Ringo	11/05/1947	79 years	France
R. Dean Taylor	11/05/1939	would have been 87 years old† 07/01/2022	Canada
Alyson Williams	11/05/1962	64 years	United States
12 May
Burt Bacharach	12/05/1928	would have been 98 years old† 08/02/2023	United States
Louis	12/05/1977	49 years	France
Ian Dury	12/05/1942	would have been 84 years old† 27/03/2000	United Kingdom
Daniele Fossati	12/05/1963	63 years	Italy
Michel Fugain	12/05/1942	84 years	France
Jules Massenet	12/05/1842	would have been 184 years old† 13/08/1912	France
Nitin Sawhney	12/05/1964	62 years	United Kingdom
Billy Squier	12/05/1950	76 years	United States
Billy Swan	12/05/1942	84 years	United States
Steve Winwood	12/05/1948	78 years	United Kingdom
13 May
Joe Brown	13/05/1941	85 years	United Kingdom
Espen Lind	13/05/1971	55 years	Norway
Grégory Lemarchal	13/05/1983	would have been 43 years old† 30/04/2007	France
Lil' Louis	13/05/1962	64 years	United States
Lil' Louis & The World	13/05/1962	64 years	United States
Johnny Logan	13/05/1954	72 years	Ireland
Melanie Thornton	13/05/1967	would have been 59 years old† 24/11/2001	United States
Ritchie Valens	13/05/1941	would have been 85 years old† 03/02/1959	United States
Mary Wells	13/05/1943	would have been 83 years old† 26/07/1992	United States
Stevie Wonder	13/05/1950	76 years	United States / Ghana
14 May
Arnold Turboust	14/05/1959	67 years	France
Dan Auerbach	14/05/1979	47 years	United States
Sidney Bechet	14/05/1897	would have been 129 years old† 14/05/1959	United States
Jack Bruce	14/05/1943	would have been 83 years old† 25/10/2014	United Kingdom
Patrick Bruel	14/05/1959	67 years	France
Jo Chiarello	14/05/1963	63 years	Italy
Anne Clark	14/05/1960	66 years	United Kingdom
Denis Vigay	14/05/1926	would have been 100 years old† 2015	-
Klingande	14/05/1991	35 years	France
Ken Lauber	14/05/1941	85 years	United States
Ginie Line	14/05/1972	54 years	France
Wim Mertens	14/05/1953	73 years	Belgium
Scialpi	14/05/1962	64 years	Italy
Shanice	14/05/1973	53 years	United States
Zutty Singleton And His Orchestra	14/05/1898	would have been 128 years old† 14/07/1975	United States
Bob Telson	14/05/1949	77 years	United States
15 May
Myriam Abel	15/05/1981	45 years	France
Jean-Claude Annoux	15/05/1939	would have been 87 years old† 02/10/2004	France
Atlas Sound	15/05/1982	44 years	United States
Dario Baldan Bembo	15/05/1948	78 years	Italy
Birdy	15/05/1996	30 years	United Kingdom
David Charvet	15/05/1972	54 years	France
Mireille Darc	15/05/1938	would have been 88 years old† 27/08/2017	France
Anaïs Delva	15/05/1986	40 years	France
Brian Eno	15/05/1948	78 years	United Kingdom
Trini Lopez	15/05/1937	would have been 89 years old† 11/08/2020	United States
Mike Oldfield	15/05/1953	73 years	United Kingdom
Beverly Jo Scott	15/05/1959	67 years	United States
16 May
Claudio Baglioni	16/05/1951	75 years	Italy
Billy Cobham	16/05/1944	82 years	Panama
Billy Crawford	16/05/1982	44 years	Philippines
Robert Fripp	16/05/1946	80 years	United Kingdom
Francis Goya	16/05/1946	80 years	Belgium
Janet Jackson	16/05/1966	60 years	United States
Hazel O'Connor	16/05/1955	71 years	United Kingdom
Laura Pausini	16/05/1974	52 years	Italy
Karen Ramirez	16/05/1971	55 years	United Kingdom
Nicole Rieu	16/05/1949	77 years	France
Ralph Tresvant	16/05/1968	58 years	United States
17 May
Jean-Marie Bigard	17/05/1954	72 years	France
Birgit Nilsson	17/05/1918	would have been 108 years old† 25/12/2005	Sweden
Max Boublil	17/05/1979	47 years	France
Bill Bruford	17/05/1949	77 years	United Kingdom
Enya	17/05/1961	65 years	Ireland
Erik Satie	17/05/1866	would have been 160 years old† 01/07/1925	France
Jean Gabin	17/05/1904	would have been 122 years old† 15/11/1976	France
Josh Homme	17/05/1973	53 years	United States
Ivor Bolton	17/05/1958	68 years	United Kingdom
Ronny Mosuse	17/05/1971	55 years	Belgium
Taj Mahal	17/05/1942	84 years	United States
André Valardy	17/05/1938	would have been 88 years old† 30/04/2007	Belgium
Jaguar Wright	17/05/1977	49 years	United States
18 May
Big Joe Turner	18/05/1911	would have been 115 years old† 24/11/1985	United States
Perry Como	18/05/1912	would have been 114 years old† 12/05/2001	United States
Michael Cretu	18/05/1957	69 years	Germany
Albert Hammond	18/05/1944	82 years	United Kingdom
Jack Johnson	18/05/1975	51 years	Hawaii
Just Jack	18/05/1975	51 years	United Kingdom
Kai Winding	18/05/1922	would have been 104 years old† 06/05/1983	United States
Martika	18/05/1969	57 years	United States
Yannick Noah	18/05/1960	66 years	France / Cameroon
Sandra	18/05/1962	64 years	Germany
Charles Trenet	18/05/1913	would have been 113 years old† 18/02/2001	France
Rick Wakeman	18/05/1949	77 years	United Kingdom
19 May
Georgie Auld	19/05/1919	would have been 107 years old† 08/01/1990	United States
Boris	19/05/1965	61 years	France
Alma Cogan	19/05/1932	would have been 94 years old† 26/10/1966	United Kingdom
Daniel Gélin	19/05/1921	would have been 105 years old† 29/11/2002	France
Paul Hartnoll	19/05/1968	58 years	United Kingdom
Grace Jones	19/05/1948	78 years	United States / France / United Kingdom / Jamaica
Dan Lacksman	19/05/1950	76 years	Belgium
Mundy	19/05/1975	51 years	Ireland
Michael Paulo	19/05/1956	70 years	United States
Pops Foster	19/05/1892	would have been 134 years old† 29/10/1969	United States
Joey Ramone	19/05/1951	would have been 75 years old† 15/04/2001	United States
Fernand Raynaud	19/05/1926	would have been 100 years old† 28/09/1973	France
Phil Rudd	19/05/1954	72 years	Australia
Tom Scott	19/05/1948	78 years	United States
Emma Shapplin	19/05/1974	52 years	France
Sam Smith	19/05/1992	34 years	United Kingdom
Pete Townshend	19/05/1945	81 years	United Kingdom
Yazz	19/05/1960	66 years	United Kingdom
20 May
Busta Rhymes	20/05/1972	54 years	United States
Cher	20/05/1946	80 years	United States
Joe Cocker	20/05/1944	would have been 82 years old† 22/12/2014	United Kingdom
Elsa	20/05/1973	53 years	France
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole	20/05/1959	would have been 67 years old† 26/06/1997	Hawaii
Lebo M	20/05/1964	62 years	South Africa
Shake	20/05/1950	76 years	Malaysia
Jane Wiedlin	20/05/1958	68 years	United States
21 May
Arno	21/05/1949	would have been 77 years old† 23/04/2022	Belgium
Martin Carthy	21/05/1941	85 years	United Kingdom
Fats Waller	21/05/1904	would have been 122 years old† 15/12/1943	United States
Gotye	21/05/1980	46 years	Belgium / Australia
Heinz Holliger	21/05/1939	87 years	Switzerland
Notorious B.I.G.	21/05/1972	would have been 54 years old† 09/03/1997	United States
Roland Romanelli	21/05/1946	80 years	France
Leo Sayer	21/05/1948	78 years	United Kingdom
Stomy Bugsy	21/05/1972	54 years	France / Cape Verde
Tony Sheridan	21/05/1940	would have been 86 years old† 16/02/2013	United Kingdom / Germany
22 May
Charles Aznavour	22/05/1924	would have been 102 years old† 01/10/2018	France / Armenia
Mary Black	22/05/1955	71 years	Ireland
Dennie Christian	22/05/1956	70 years	Germany
Al Corley	22/05/1956	70 years	United States
La Velle	22/05/1944	would have been 82 years old† 04/02/2016	United States
Bill LaBounty	22/05/1953	73 years	United States
Hergé	22/05/1907	would have been 119 years old† 03/03/1983	Belgium
Guy Marchand	22/05/1937	would have been 89 years old† 15/12/2023	France
Morrissey	22/05/1959	67 years	United Kingdom
Naomi Campbell	22/05/1970	56 years	United Kingdom
Peter Nero	22/05/1934	would have been 92 years old† 06/07/2023	United States
Richard Wagner	22/05/1813	would have been 213 years old† 13/02/1883	-
Shirley Zwerus	22/05/1946	80 years	Netherlands
Johan Verminnen	22/05/1951	75 years	Belgium
Bill Whelan	22/05/1950	76 years	United Kingdom
23 May
Luka Bloom	23/05/1955	71 years	Ireland
Rosemary Clooney	23/05/1928	would have been 98 years old† 29/06/2002	United States
Michel Colombier	23/05/1939	would have been 87 years old† 14/11/2004	France
Anne-Marie David	23/05/1952	74 years	France
Dranem	23/05/1869	would have been 157 years old† 13/10/1935	France
François Feldman	23/05/1956	70 years	France
Dean Friedman	23/05/1955	71 years	United States
Artie Shaw	23/05/1910	would have been 116 years old† 29/12/2004	United States
24 May
Harold Budd	24/05/1936	would have been 90 years old† 08/12/2020	United States
Cerrone	24/05/1952	74 years	France
Lukas Delcourt	24/05/1979	47 years	France
Bob Dylan	24/05/1941	85 years	United States
Patti LaBelle	24/05/1944	82 years	United States
Philippe Lafontaine	24/05/1955	71 years	Belgium
Rose	24/05/1978	48 years	France
TQ	24/05/1976	50 years	United States
25 May
Pierre Bachelet	25/05/1944	would have been 82 years old† 15/02/2005	France
Colonel Abrams	25/05/1949	would have been 77 years old† 24/11/2016	United States
Hal David	25/05/1921	would have been 105 years old† 01/09/2012	United States
Donnie Elbert	25/05/1936	would have been 90 years old† 26/01/1989	United States
Isabelle A	25/05/1975	51 years	Belgium
Robby Steinhardt	25/05/1950	would have been 76 years old† 17/07/2021	United States
Paul Weller	25/05/1958	68 years	United Kingdom
26 May
Alexander Rahbari	26/05/1948	78 years	Iran
Maurice Baquet	26/05/1911	would have been 115 years old† 08/07/2005	France
Black	26/05/1962	would have been 64 years old† 26/01/2016	United Kingdom
Miles Davis	26/05/1926	would have been 100 years old† 28/09/1991	United States
Lauryn Hill	26/05/1975	51 years	United States
Lenny Kravitz	26/05/1964	62 years	United States
Peggy Lee	26/05/1920	would have been 106 years old† 21/01/2002	United States
Moondog	26/05/1916	would have been 110 years old† 08/09/1999	United States
Stevie Nicks	26/05/1948	78 years	United States
Catherine Sauvage	26/05/1929	would have been 97 years old† 19/03/1998	France
27 May
Cilla Black	27/05/1943	would have been 83 years old† 01/08/2015	United Kingdom
Dee Dee Bridgewater	27/05/1950	76 years	United States
Jacques Fromental Halévy	27/05/1799	would have been 227 years old† 17/03/1862	France
Jadakiss	27/05/1975	51 years	United States
Ramsey Lewis	27/05/1935	would have been 91 years old† 12/09/2022	United States
Marka	27/05/1961	65 years	Belgium
Alain Souchon	27/05/1944	82 years	France
Thomas Moser	27/05/1945	81 years	Austria
28 May
Sonny Burgess	28/05/1929	would have been 97 years old† 18/08/2017	United States
Colbie Caillat	28/05/1985	41 years	United States
Papa John Creach	28/05/1917	would have been 109 years old† 22/02/1994	United States
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau	28/05/1925	would have been 101 years old† 18/05/2012	Germany
John Fogerty	28/05/1945	81 years	United States
Esther Galil	28/05/1945	81 years	France
Gladys Knight	28/05/1944	82 years	United States
Bernard Mabille	28/05/1947	79 years	France
Kylie Minogue	28/05/1968	58 years	United Kingdom / Australia
Pierre Rapsat	28/05/1948	would have been 78 years old† 20/04/2002	Belgium
29 May
Karla DeVito	29/05/1953	73 years	United States
Danny Elfman	29/05/1953	73 years	United States
Noel Gallagher	29/05/1967	59 years	United Kingdom
Mel Gaynor	29/05/1959	67 years	United Kingdom
La Toya Jackson	29/05/1956	70 years	United States
Jacques Morel	29/05/1922	would have been 104 years old† 09/04/2008	France
Jesse Johnson	29/05/1960	66 years	United States
Catherine Lara	29/05/1945	81 years	France
Melanie B	29/05/1975	51 years	United Kingdom
30 May
Devendra Banhart	30/05/1981	45 years	United States / Venezuela
Biosphere	30/05/1962	64 years	Norway
Mel Blanc	30/05/1908	would have been 118 years old† 10/07/1989	United States
Stephen Duffy	30/05/1960	66 years	United Kingdom
George London	30/05/1920	would have been 106 years old† 24/03/1985	United States
Benny Goodman	30/05/1909	would have been 117 years old† 13/06/1986	United States
Danny Mirror	30/05/1946	80 years	Netherlands
Robert Tepper	30/05/1950	76 years	United States
Yuji Ohno	30/05/1941	would have been 85 years old† 04/05/2026	Japan
31 May
Colette Riedinger	31/05/1926	would have been 100 years old† 21/05/2015	France
DJ Casper	31/05/1965	would have been 61 years old† 07/08/2023	United States
Corey Hart	31/05/1962	64 years	Canada
Vicki Sue Robinson	31/05/1954	would have been 72 years old† 27/04/2000	United States
? Date unknown
Nathalie Sorce	05/1979	47 years	Belgium

101Death

Artist	Death	There are	Age at death	Nationality
1 May
Antonín Dvořák	01/05/1904	122 years	62 years	-
Régine	01/05/2022	4 years	92 years	Belgium / France
2 May
Giacomo Meyerbeer	02/05/1864	162 years	72 years	-
3 May
Dalida	03/05/1987	39 years	54 years	Egypt / France
Harry "The Hipster" Gibson	03/05/1991	35 years	75 years	United States
Lloyd Price	03/05/2021	5 years	88 years	United States
Rosalind Elias	03/05/2020	6 years	90 years	United States
Narciso Yepes	03/05/1997	29 years	69 years	Spain
4 May
Nick Kamen	04/05/2021	5 years	59 years	United Kingdom
Jack Lancaster	04/05/2025	1s	65 years	United Kingdom
Yuji Ohno	04/05/2026	0s	84 years	Japan
5 May
Jean-Claude Pascal	05/05/1992	34 years	64 years	France
Tomita	05/05/2016	10 years	84 years	Japan
6 May
Errol Brown	06/05/2015	11 years	71 years	United Kingdom / Jamaica
Marlene Dietrich	06/05/1992	34 years	90 years	United States / Germany
Kai Winding	06/05/1983	43 years	60 years	United States
Viola Wills	06/05/2009	17 years	69 years	United States
7 May
Maurane	07/05/2018	8 years	57 years	Belgium
Teri Moïse	07/05/2013	13 years	43 years	United States
8 May
John Barbata	08/05/2024	2 years	79 years	United States
Rita Lee	08/05/2023	3 years	75 years	Brazil
Dennis Waterman	08/05/2022	4 years	74 years	United Kingdom
9 May
Bill Wood	09/05/2024	2 years	86 years	United States
Eddie Jefferson	09/05/1979	47 years	60 years	United States
Little Richard	09/05/2020	6 years	87 years	United States
Robert Miles	09/05/2017	9 years	47 years	Italy
10 May
Nash The Slash	10/05/2014	12 years	66 years	Canada
André Popp	10/05/2014	12 years	90 years	France
Soraya	10/05/2006	20 years	37 years	United States / Colombia
Betty Wright	10/05/2020	6 years	66 years	United States
11 May
David Christie	11/05/1997	29 years	49 years	France
Johnny Hodges	11/05/1970	56 years	63 years	United States
Bob Marley	11/05/1981	45 years	36 years	Jamaica
Moon Martin	11/05/2020	6 years	74 years	United States
Mia Martini	11/05/1995	31 years	47 years	Italy
12 May
Bedřich Smetana	12/05/1884	142 years	60 years	-
Perry Como	12/05/2001	25 years	88 years	United States
Jacqueline Maillan	12/05/1992	34 years	69 years	France
13 May
Chet Baker	13/05/1988	38 years	58 years	United States
Clarence Carter	13/05/2026	0s	90 years	United States
Doris Day	13/05/2019	7 years	97 years	United States
Irène De Trébert	13/05/1996	30 years	75 years	France
Joan Diener	13/05/2006	20 years	76 years	United States
14 May
B.B. King	14/05/2015	11 years	89 years	United States
Sidney Bechet	14/05/1959	67 years	62 years	United States
Robert Cogoi	14/05/2022	4 years	82 years	Belgium
Jimmy James	14/05/2024	2 years	83 years	Jamaica
Frank Sinatra	14/05/1998	28 years	82 years	United States / Italy
15 May
Lily Fayol	15/05/1999	27 years	84 years	France
16 May
Alain Cuny	16/05/1994	32 years	85 years	France
Sammy Davis Jr.	16/05/1990	36 years	64 years	United States
Ronnie James Dio	16/05/2010	16 years	67 years	United States
Hank Jones	16/05/2010	16 years	91 years	United States
Django Reinhardt	16/05/1953	73 years	43 years	France
Tohama	16/05/1995	31 years	74 years	Belgium / France
17 May
Evangelos Papathanassiou	17/05/2022	4 years	79 years	Greece
Donna Summer	17/05/2012	14 years	63 years	United States
Totó La Momposina	17/05/2026	0s	85 years	Colombia
Vangelis	17/05/2022	4 years	79 years	Greece
Johnny Guitar Watson	17/05/1996	30 years	61 years	United States
Yvonne Loriod	17/05/2010	16 years	86 years	France
18 May
Chris Cornell	18/05/2017	9 years	52 years	United States
Ian Curtis	18/05/1980	46 years	23 years	United Kingdom
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau	18/05/2012	14 years	86 years	Germany
Elvin Jones	18/05/2004	22 years	76 years	United States
Franco Battiato	18/05/2021	5 years	76 years	Italy
Gustav Mahler	18/05/1911	115 years	50 years	-
Frank Ifield	18/05/2024	2 years	86 years	United Kingdom / Australia
19 May
Nilda Fernandez	19/05/2019	7 years	67 years	Spain / France
Coleman Hawkins	19/05/1969	57 years	64 years	United States
20 May
Jeff Bodart	20/05/2008	18 years	45 years	Belgium
Robin Gibb	20/05/2012	14 years	62 years	United Kingdom
Ray Manzarek	20/05/2013	13 years	74 years	United States
21 May
Colette Riedinger	21/05/2015	11 years	88 years	France
Dimitri Van Toren	21/05/2015	11 years	74 years	Netherlands
22 May
Mory Kanté	22/05/2020	6 years	70 years	Guinea
23 May
Georges Moustaki	23/05/2013	13 years	79 years	Greece / France
24 May
Claudia Muzio	24/05/1936	90 years	47 years	-
Desmond Dekker	24/05/2006	20 years	64 years	Jamaica
Duke Ellington	24/05/1974	52 years	75 years	United States
Elmore James	24/05/1963	63 years	45 years	United States
Jimmy McGriff	24/05/2008	18 years	72 years	United States
Anne-Marie Nzie	24/05/2016	10 years	84 years	Cameroon
Berthe Sylva	24/05/1941	85 years	56 years	France
Tina Turner	24/05/2023	3 years	83 years	United States / Switzerland
25 May
Meco Monardo	25/05/2023	3 years	83 years	United States
Jean-Louis Murat	25/05/2023	3 years	71 years	France
Sonny Boy Williamson	25/05/1965	61 years	65 years	United States
26 May
Jack Jersey	26/05/1997	29 years	55 years	Netherlands
27 May
Gregg Allman	27/05/2017	9 years	69 years	United States
28 May
Guy Bedos	28/05/2020	6 years	85 years	France
Duncan Browne	28/05/1993	33 years	46 years	United Kingdom
29 May
Denise Benoit	29/05/1973	53 years	53 years	France
Jeff Buckley	29/05/1997	29 years	30 years	United States
B.J. Thomas	29/05/2021	5 years	78 years	United States
Volly De Faut	29/05/1973	53 years	69 years	United States
30 May
Giorgio Tozzi	30/05/2011	15 years	88 years	United States
31 May
Dave "Baby" Cortez	31/05/2022	4 years	83 years	United States
Joseph Haydn	31/05/1809	217 years	77 years	-
Étienne Roda-Gil	31/05/2004	22 years	62 years	France
Johnnie Taylor	31/05/2000	26 years	66 years	United States