May 2 2014 in the United Kingdom

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colin pillinger in 2009



1 may

clive clark, 73, footballer.
mark elvins, 74, priest , author, warden of greyfriars, oxford (2007–2008).
richard percival lister, 99, author, poet, artist , metallurgist.
paul whetnall, 67, badminton player , coach.
eli woods, 91, comedian , character actor.


2 may

sir william benyon, 84, politician, mp buckingham (1970–1983) , milton keynes (1983–1992).
martin dent, 88, academic, co-founder jubilee 2000.
nigel stepney, 55, formula 1 mechanic (ayrton senna, michael schumacher), involved in 2007 formula 1 espionage controversy.
nigel vaulkhard, 66, auto racing team owner (bamboo engineering, world touring car championship).


4 may

elena baltacha, 30, tennis player.
mike hawker, 77, songwriter.
al pease, 92, racing driver (formula one).
john hartley williams, 72, poet.


5 may – timothy john byford, 72, television director.
6 may

roger dimmock, 78, royal navy admiral, naval secretary (1985–1987).
antony hopkins, 93, composer, conductor , pianist.
leslie thomas, 83, author (the virgin soldiers).
cedric thornberry, 77, lawyer, assistant-secretary-general of united nations.


7 may

sir george christie, 79, opera manager (glyndebourne festival opera).
colin pillinger, 70, planetary scientist.
david prentice, 77, artist.


9 may

terry farmer, 82, footballer (rotherham united).
mary stewart, 97, novelist (merlin series).


10 may – patrick woodroffe, 74, fantasy , surrealist artist.
11 may

billie fleming, 100, long distance cyclist.
david rowlands, 66, civil servant.
harry stopes-roe, 90, philosopher , humanist, vice president of british humanist association.
alan wills, 52, record executive, founder of deltasonic.


12 may

ernie chataway, 62, heavy metal guitarist (judas priest).
hugh mcleod, 81, rugby union player.
joe mence, 93, cricket player (berkshire).
hugh smyth, 73, politician, leader of progressive unionist party (1979–2002), lord mayor of belfast (1994–1995).
james walston, 65, political scientist.


13 may

bill bainbridge, 63, brewer (three tuns brewery).
dick douglas, 82, politician, mp clackmannan , eastern stirlingshire (1970–1974), dunfermline (1979–1983) , dunfermline west (1983–1992).
derek harris, 71, business , land developer, founder , ceo of aston science park.
tessa watts, 68, music video producer.


14 may

anthony christopher, 67, politician, leader of rhondda cynon taf county borough council (since 2012).
douglas cummings, 67, cellist (london symphony orchestra).
john m. fitzpatrick, 65, urologist.
jeffrey kruger, 83, music business executive (flamingo club, ember records).
alexander murray macbeath, 90, mathematician.
stephen sutton, 19, charity fundraiser.
terry wire, 73, politician, mayor of northampton.


15 may

peter ayerst, 93, world war ii raf fighter , test pilot (supermarine spitfire).
michael mence, 70, cricketer (berkshire).
geoff richards, 85, footballer (west brom).


16 may

mike wiand, 70, spy , rock nightclub founder.
louise wilson, 52, fashion academic (central saint martins).


17 may – david abbott, 76, advertising executive , copywriter.
19 may

michael aldrich, 72, inventor.
simon andrews, 29, motorcycle racer.
sir jack brabham, 88, racing driver, triple formula 1 world champion (1959, 1960, 1966).
count suckle, 80, sound system operator , club owner.
phil sharpe, 77, cricketer (yorkshire, national team).


20 may

terry bell, 69, footballer (reading). (death announced on date)
fran broady, 75, trotskyist , social activist (alliance workers liberty).
robyn denny, 83, artist.
prince rupert loewenstein, 80, financial adviser (the rolling stones), bavarian aristocrat.
barbara murray, 84, actress (passport pimlico, plane makers).


21 may – duncan cole, 55, footballer (new zealand national football team).
22 may – edward howel francis, 89, geologist.
23 may – john satterthwaite, 88, anglican prelate, bishop of gibraltar (1970–1993).
24 may

david allen, 78, cricketer (gloucestershire, national team).
john mccormack, 79, light middleweight boxer, olympic bronze medalist (1956).


25 may – malcolm simmons, 68, motorcycle speedway racer (poole pirates), world team cup winner (1974, 1975, 1977), world pairs champion (1976, 1977, 1978).
26 may – sir john gorman, 91, politician, northern ireland mla north down (1998–2003).
27 may

ruth flowers, 74, disc jockey.
malcolm macdonald, 66, music critic.
sir robert porter, 90, politician, minister of home affairs , health , social services (1969), northern ireland mp (ni) queen s university of belfast (1966–1969) , lagan valley (1969–1973).
charles swithinbank, 87, glaciologist.


28 may – stan crowther, 78, footballer.
31 may

jack casley, 88, football player (torquay, headington) , scout.
mary soames, baroness soames, 91, aristocrat.
sir godfrey taylor, 88, local government leader.








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