Carl Poelker, an American athletics coach, died on March 17, 2026, at age 82. He coached football, wrestling and track and field, and was head football coach at Millikin University from 1982 to 1995 and at McKendree University from 1996… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
Ove Pihl, a Swedish painter and art director, died on March 17, 2026. He was also a Swedish art director, book publisher and graphic designer, and was best known as the founder of the advertising agency Falk & Pihl and… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
Zlatko Šimenc, a Croatian water polo player and coach, died on March 17, 2026. Born in Zagreb on November 29, 1938, he was of Slovenian origin and played for the Yugoslav team that won a silver medal at the 1964… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
Ali Larijani, Iranian politician and twice secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, died on March 17, 2026, in Tehran, Iran, at the age of 67 after being assassinated. He served as speaker of the Parliament from 2008 to 2020… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
Anthony Mason, the Australian jurist who served as chief justice of Australia from 1987 to 1995, died on March 17, 2026. He was born in Sydney on April 21, 1925. Mason served as a judge of the Supreme Court of… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
Eurogliders, the Australian band formed in Perth in 1980, died on March 17, 2026. The group included Grace Knight on vocals, Bernie Lynch on guitar and vocals, and Amanda Vincent on keyboards. In 1984, Eurogliders released the top ten album… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
Shams Sumon, a Bangladeshi actor, died on March 17, 2026, of a heart attack. Born in Rajshahi on March 2, 1967, he completed his graduation and post-graduation from Rajshahi University. His acting career ran from 1997 to 2023. Sumon won… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
Mark McLane, a Canadian politician and Prince Edward Island MLA, died on March 17, 2026, at the age of 56. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in a by-election on November 15, 2021, representing the… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026 · Illness
Gholamreza Soleimani, an Iranian military officer and senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who commanded the paramilitary Basij forces, died on March 17, 2026, at the age of 61–62. He was killed in the 2026 Iran war by… · Israel · Israeli Strikes · 17 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Sue Wagner, an American politician who served as lieutenant governor of Nevada from 1991 to 1995, died on March 17, 2026, at age 86. She was the 30th lieutenant governor of Nevada and the first woman elected to the office.… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
Lorena Clare Facio, Costa Rican first lady from 1998 to 2002, died on March 17, 2026. She was born in San José, Costa Rica, on June 30, 1943, to Manuel Emilio Clare and María Elena Facio. The only daughter in… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Robert White, an American tenor and voice teacher, died on March 17, 2026. Born on October 27, 1936, he had an active performance career for eight decades. He began performing Irish songs on the radio in 1942 at age six… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
John Coley, a New Zealand painter and art critic, died on March 17, 2026, aged 91. John William Coley MBE was born in Palmerston North on 28 January 1935. He attended Palmerston North Boys’ High School and took evening art… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
Aníbal Cristobo, Argentine poet, writer and critic, died on March 17, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain, at the age of 54. Born in Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on September 1, 1971, he published poems and poetry books, and also worked… · Portugal · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
[Name not provided], a Palestinian militant and senior field commander of the Khan Younis brigade, died on March 17, 2026. The death was noted in the context of the Gaza war, which began on October 3, 2025. No further details… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
Jakub Derech-Krzycki, a Polish politician and member of parliament from 2001 to 2005, died on March 17, 2026, at the age of 55. Born in Poznań on June 24, 1970, he served in the Sejm from 2001 to 2005. He… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
Spanish dancer · 16 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 16 · Other · Sanz
Spanish botanist · 16 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 16 · Other · Torre
Estonian media personality and lawyer · 16 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 16
Italian footballer (Sampdoria · 15 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 15
Italian director · 15 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 15 · Other
Marcelo Araujo, an Argentine sports journalist and commentator, died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Lázaro Jaime Zilberman on June 12, 1947, he worked from 1989 to 2004 on Fútbol de Primera. He also served as… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Eric Overmyer, an American television writer and producer known for his work on Bosch, Law & Order and The Wire, died on March 16, 2026. Born in Boulder, Colorado, on September 25, 1951, and raised in Seattle, he graduated from… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026 · Éric
Eugenio Viale, an Italian politician, died on March 16, 2026. Born on March 6, 1939, he graduated in law and worked as a businessman in the food sector. In the 2001 political elections, he was elected deputy with the Abolition… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Orion Samuelson, an American agriculture broadcaster, died on March 16, 2026. He was known for his broadcasts on agriculture and for explaining agribusiness and food production in an understandable way. Samuelson was born on March 31, 1934, on a dairy… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Tony Balsamo, an American baseball player who played for the Chicago Cubs, died on March 16, 2026. Balsamo, whose full name was Anthony Alred Balsamo, was 89. He attended Fordham University, where he pitched on the baseball team. In 1959,… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Bob Tullius, an American racing driver and racing team owner, died on March 16, 2026. Born Robert Charles Tullius in Rochester, New York, on December 7, 1930, he was active in racing from 1961 to 1986. Before his racing career,… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Bettina Köster, a German singer, musician and composer, died on March 16, 2026. Born on June 15, 1959, in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany, she was also a saxophonist, songwriter and record producer. Köster was active from 1979 to 2026… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Marina Yusoff, a Malaysian politician, lawyer and businesswoman, died on March 16, 2026. Born on Dec. 7, 1941, she began her political career as an Umno activist and served as deputy chief of Wanita Umno from 1972 to 1974. In… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Daniel Aweyue Syme, a Ghanaian politician, died on March 16, 2026. · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
E. Grady Jolly, an American judge and United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, died March 16, 2026, at age 88. Born in Louisville, Mississippi, on October 3, 1937, he received a Bachelor… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Rainelle Krause, an American soprano and opera singer, died on March 16, 2026, at age 38 in Fort Worth, Texas. Born in Tampa, Florida, on December 14, 1987, she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana and earned both a Bachelor of… · Netherlands · Denmark · England · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Slava Racheva, a Bulgarian actress and puppeteer, died on March 16, 2026. Born in Sofia on April 23, 1938, she studied drama acting at the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film. She made her stage debut at the… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Aleksandra Kurczab-Pomianowska, a Polish actress and translator, died on March 16, 2026. Born in Lviv on May 7, 1940, she was the daughter of writer Jan Kurczab and Janina née Liebling. She worked as an actress from 1957 to 1960,… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Navnindra Behl, an Indian theatre and television director, writer and actor, died on March 16, 2026, at age 76. Born in Delhi on October 30, 1949, she began stage acting at the age of three and later took part in… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Patrick Trémège, a French politician, died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 71. He was a member of the Union for French Democracy, the Union for a Popular Movement and The Republicans. Trémège served as a councillor of… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Ernő Mészáros, a Hungarian air chemist and meteorologist, died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Budapest on April 12, 1935, he was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and received the Hungarian Middle… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Francine Descarries, a Canadian sociologist and professor of sociology at the Université du Québec à Montréal, died on March 16, 2026, at age 84. Born in Montreal in 1942, she was considered a leading figure in feminist studies in Quebec.… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Alfred J. Noll, an Austrian lawyer, politician and writer, died on March 16, 2026. Born in Salzburg on January 30, 1960, he earned his law degree from the University of Salzburg and later worked as a lawyer in Vienna. He… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Larry Stahl, an American baseball player who appeared for the Kansas City Athletics, New York Mets and San Diego Padres, died on March 16, 2026. Larry Floyd Stahl, born June 29, 1941, was an outfielder who played in Major League… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Dolores Keane, an Irish folk singer and founding member of De Dannan, died on March 16, 2026. Born on 26 September 1953 in Sylane, County Galway, she was raised from the age of four by her aunts Rita and Sarah… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Jamie Blanks, the Australian film director and composer behind Urban Legend and Valentine, died on March 16, 2026, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Born in Melbourne on November 29, 1971, Blanks studied at Swinburne Film School, later part of the Victorian… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Jorie Lueloff Friedman, an American broadcast journalist and the first female reporter and first female news anchor at WMAQ Channel 5 in Chicago, died on March 16, 2026. Born in Milwaukee on May 31, 1940, she grew up in several… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Yves Chevallard, a French mathematician and academic, died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Tunis on May 1, 1946, he studied at the Lycée Thiers and the École normale supérieure, where he earned an agrégation… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Vladimír Stránský, a Czech professional ice hockey player, died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia, on June 7, 1947, he played in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League between 1977 and 1981 with… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026 · Vladimir
Eugene Milton "Buddy" Childers, an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives, died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Rome, Georgia, on October 17, 1938, Childers served in the United States Marine… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Doug Camilli, an American baseball player and coach who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Senators, died on March 16, 2026. He was 89. Camilli played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1967 and again in 1969,… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Michel Hulin, a French philosopher who specialized in Indian philosophy, died on March 16, 2026. Born on Jan. 31, 1936, he was an alumnus of the École normale supérieure and received his doctorate in philosophy from Paris-Sorbonne University in 1977… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Bernt Mæland, a Norwegian footballer, died on March 16, 2026. He played as a forward in the Norwegian top league for Bryne and Viking in the 1980s. Originally from Bømlo, he played for Bremnes before joining Bryne in 1979. Mæland… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Jean Delas, a French publisher, died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 86. He was born on August 31, 1939, and was a recipient of the Legion of Honour in 2015. · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Andriy Serdyuk, a Ukrainian medical scientist and politician, died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Dnipropetrovsk on December 24, 1938, he served as Minister of Healthcare from 1996 to 1999. Serdyuk was identified in Ukrainian… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Kiki Shepard, the American television host best known as co-host of Showtime at the Apollo, died on March 16, 2026. Born Chiquita Renee Shepard on July 15, 1951, in Tyler, Texas, she was also an actress and dancer. Shepard was… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
James N. Hardin Jr., an American Germanist, died on March 16, 2026, at age 87. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 17, 1939, he earned a BA in German from Washington and Lee University in 1960. He received a Fulbright… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Ong Kok Hai, a Malaysian microbiologist and Professor of Microbiology at the International Medical University, died on March 16, 2026. Born in Penang on 12 November 1945, he was one of the founders of the International Medical University in 1992… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026 · Hải
Gene Derfler, an American politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives and Oregon State Senate, died on March 16, 2026, at age 101. Born in Portland, Oregon, on May 24, 1924, he graduated from Western Washington College of… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Dean of Algerian diplomats · 15 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 15 · Other
Italian singer and stage actress · 14 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 14
James M. Houston, a British-born Canadian theologian and academic who was professor of spiritual theology and the first principal of Regent College in Vancouver, died on March 15, 2026. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on November 21, 1922, he studied geography… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Jamal Rayyan, a Palestinian news anchorman with Al Jazeera, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 72. Born in Tulkarm, West Bank, on August 23, 1953, he worked as a news reporter and presenter for the Jordan Radio… · Britain · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Wayne Perkins, an American guitarist, died on March 15, 2026. Perkins, whose full name was David Wayne Perkins, was a rock and R&B guitarist, singer, songwriter and session musician born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1951. He taught himself to play… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026 · Stroke
Monroe Price, an American academic and director of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Global Communication Studies, died on March 15, 2026. He also served as director of the Stanhope Centre for Communications Policy Research in London. In the early… · India · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Bill Dempsey, an Australian rules footballer, died on March 15, 2026, aged 83. Born in Birdum, Northern Territory, on March 17, 1942, he played for Darwin in the Northern Territory Football League and for West Perth in the Western Australian… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Richard Randriamandrato, a Malagasy diplomat, economist and public servant, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 67. He had experience in international relations, finance and development, and held significant positions in the Malagasy government and in international organizations.… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Egidio Marzona, an Italian art collector, gallerist and publisher, died on March 15, 2026, in Berlin, Germany, at the age of 81. Born in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on October 3, 1944, he was a German-Italian art collector who gathered… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Sam Kieth, an American comic book artist and writer best known for The Maxx and Zero Girl, died on March 15, 2026, at age 63 of complications from Lewy body dementia. Born in Sacramento, California, on January 11, 1963, he… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
John Galas, an American soccer coach, died on March 15, 2026. He was known for coaching Lane United and Tucsom. Born in Walnut Creek, California, Galas moved with his family to Switzerland at age six and returned to the United… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
[Name not provided], a Swedish convicted murderer, died on March 15, 2026. · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Napoleón Becerra, a Peruvian trade unionist and politician, died on March 15, 2026, after a car collision in Huaytará, Peru. He was 61. Becerra was born in Cajamarca on April 11, 1964, studied at Inca Garcilaso de la Vega University,… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Irmeli Mäkelä, a Finnish pop singer, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 83. Born Hellä Muisto Irmeli Mäkelä in Kotka on October 18, 1942, she began her pop singing career at 15 after competing in a local… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Yuk L. Yung, a Chinese-born American planetary scientist and professor of planetary science at the California Institute of Technology, died on March 15, 2026. Born in Hong Kong on August 23, 1946, he earned a B.S. in engineering physics with… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Ken Cole, an Australian basketball coach and player, died on March 15, 2026, aged 82. Born Kenneth Frank Cole in Sydney on October 15, 1943, he represented Australia in the men’s basketball tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He later… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Abdulrahman Al-Bishi, a Saudi footballer who played as a forward, died on March 15, 2026. Born on July 1, 1982, he joined Al-Nassr in 1996 through Mr. Abdulla Al-Howaishel. Fifteen days later, he was recalled by trainer Yousef Khamis to… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Matt Clark, an American actor best known for his roles in Western films, died on March 15, 2026, at age 89. Born in Washington, D.C., on November 25, 1936, he served in the U.S. Army before attending George Washington University… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Shoshana Strook, an Israeli activist, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 35. She was known for public allegations of abuse against MK Orit Strook and for advocacy on behalf of ritual abuse victims. According to available accounts,… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Alessandro Cortese de Bosis, an Italian academic, diplomat and writer, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Rome on April 23, 1926, he served as president of the American University of Rome from 1993 to… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Len Deighton, the British author best known for his spy novels, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Leonard Cyril Deighton in Marylebone, London, on February 18, 1929, he also wrote cookery books and works on… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Samih Tabila, a Palestinian politician and architect who served as minister of transport and communications, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 75. A member of Fatah, he held the transport and communications portfolio from 2015 to 2019… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Madhu Malhotra, an Indian actress, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 72. She was best remembered for her appearance as a gypsy woman in the song "Lambi Judai" from Subhash Ghai’s film Hero. Malhotra also acted in… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Jonathan Tyler, a British political activist and academic, died on March 15, 2026. Born in Reading on June 8, 1940, he was a Green Party activist and academic who had earlier been a transport lecturer at the University of Birmingham.… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Attila Lőte, a Hungarian actor, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Szeged on June 13, 1934, he worked in film, stage and television from 1959 to 2023. Lőte received the Jászai Mari Award and… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Orhan Kaynak, a Turkish football player and coach, died on March 15, 2026. Known as Küçük Orhan, he played as a forward and had stints in the Süper Lig with Adanaspor, Trabzonspor and Kocaelispor. He graduated from Adanaspor and joined… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
James Taylor Fleeting, a Scottish football player and manager, died on March 15, 2026. A centre half, he began his professional career with Norwich City, making one appearance before joining Ayr United, where he stayed for six years. He later… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Wakashimazu Mutsuo, a Japanese sumo wrestler, died on March 15, 2026. Born Mutsuo Hidaka on January 12, 1957, in Nakatane, Kagoshima, he reached the rank of ōzeki and won two top-division yūshō championships. He joined Futagoyama stable in March 1975… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
William C. Dietz, an American science fiction writer, died on March 15, 2026, at age 81. Born William Corey Dietz in Seattle on January 30, 1945, he wrote principally military science fiction novels and video game novelizations. He grew up… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Bruno Salomone, a French actor and comedian, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 55 following a long illness. Active in film, television and dubbing from 2001 to 2026, he became known in France for his role as… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Bjørn Nilsen, a Norwegian poet, journalist and television producer, died on March 15, 2026. He was born in Strinda, now Trondheim, on December 27, 1934, the son of Eilif Asbjørn Nilsen and Borgunn Alvilde Iversen. Nilsen graduated with examen artium… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Japanese novelist · 14 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 14
Japanese voice actress · 14 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 14
Russian production manager · 14 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 14 · Other
English rugby union player (Coventry R.F.C.) · 13 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 13
Sheldon Weinig, an American businessman, died on March 14, 2026. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City, on January 15, 1928, attended Stuyvesant High School, and later studied at Columbia University, where he received a master’s degree and doctorate.… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Volodymyr Babayev, a Ukrainian scholar and politician, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Kharkiv on January 10, 1952, he served as rector of O. M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv from… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Jordan Wright, a British television personality known for appearances on Ex on the Beach and The Only Way Is Essex, died on March 14, 2026, aged 33. Born in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, on July 27, 1992, he worked as a firefighter… · England · 14 March 2026 · March 2026 · Unknown