Deaths in May 2012
20
### 20

* [Safiuddin Ahmed](/wiki/Safiuddin_Ahmed "Safiuddin Ahmed"), 89, Bangladeshi painter and printmaker.
* [Abdelbaset al\-Megrahi](/wiki/Abdelbaset_al-Megrahi "Abdelbaset al-Megrahi"), 60, Libyan terrorist, convicted of bombing [Pan Am Flight 103](/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_103 "Pan Am Flight 103"), prostate cancer.
* [Jacqueline Ayer](/wiki/Jacqueline_Ayer "Jacqueline Ayer"), 82, American author, illustrator, fashion and textile designer.
* [Bob Bethell](/wiki/Bob_Bethell "Bob Bethell"), 69, American politician, [Kansas State Representative](/wiki/Kansas_House_of_Representatives "Kansas House of Representatives") (since 1999\), car accident.
* [Alan Britton](/wiki/Alan_Britton "Alan Britton"), 89, New Zealand cricketer.
* [Louis F. Burns](/wiki/Louis_F._Burns "Louis F. Burns"), 92, American tribal and [Osage Nation](/wiki/Osage_Nation "Osage Nation") historian.
* [Leela Dube](/wiki/Leela_Dube "Leela Dube"), 89, Indian anthropologist.
* [Geoffrey Evans](/wiki/Geoffrey_Evans "Geoffrey Evans"), 69, Irish serial killer.
* [John George](/wiki/John_George_%28officer_of_arms%29 "John George (officer of arms)"), 81, Scottish officer of arms.
* [Robin Gibb](/wiki/Robin_Gibb "Robin Gibb"), 62, British singer and songwriter ([Bee Gees](/wiki/Bee_Gees "Bee Gees")), liver and kidney failure.
* [Ernestine Glossbrenner](/wiki/Ernestine_Glossbrenner "Ernestine Glossbrenner"), 79, American educator and politician.
* [Nils Jernsletten](/wiki/Nils_Jernsletten "Nils Jernsletten"), 77, Norwegian linguist. (Norwegian)
* [David Littman](/wiki/David_Littman_%28activist%29 "David Littman (activist)"), 78, British historian and human rights activist.
* [Bholabhai Patel](/wiki/Bholabhai_Patel "Bholabhai Patel"), 77, Indian Gujarati author.
* [Eugene Polley](/wiki/Eugene_Polley "Eugene Polley"), 96, American engineer, inventor of the wireless [TV remote control](/wiki/Remote_control "Remote control").
* [Howie Richmond](/wiki/Howie_Richmond "Howie Richmond"), 94, American music publisher and executive.
* [David Ridgway](/wiki/David_Ridgway_%28scholar%29 "David Ridgway (scholar)"), 74, British archaeologist.
* [Raul Rojas](/wiki/Raul_Rojas "Raul Rojas"), 70, American former WBA featherweight champion boxer.
* [Carrie Smith](/wiki/Carrie_Smith "Carrie Smith"), 86, American blues and jazz singer.
* [Andrew B. Steinberg](/wiki/Andrew_B._Steinberg "Andrew B. Steinberg"), 53, American lawyer.
* [Svenn Stray](/wiki/Svenn_Stray "Svenn Stray"), 90, Norwegian politician, [Minister of Foreign Affairs](/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Norway%29 "Minister of Foreign Affairs (Norway)") (1970–1971, 1981–1986\).
* [Sultana Zaman](/wiki/Sultana_Zaman "Sultana Zaman"), 76, Bangladeshi actress.

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