Fahad Al-Mejmed, a Kuwaiti footballer and military officer, died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 33. Al-Mejmed, a centre-back, played for Al Qadsia SC until 2019 and spent part of that period on loan at Al-Salmiya SC, beginning… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Graham Sissons, an English footballer who played as a defender, died on March 8, 2026. He made more than 250 Football League appearances for Birmingham City, Peterborough United and Walsall. At Birmingham, he was used as Trevor Smith’s deputy at… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
David Rokni, an Israeli reserve colonel who served as the commander of the annual Israel Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem for nearly four decades, died on March 8, 2026. Born in Kermanshah, Iran, on January 6,… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Mohamed Hansal, an Algerian football referee, died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Oran, French Algeria, on November 6, 1947, he refereed one match at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. Hansal died on… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Ernie Mills, an American decoy maker, died on March 8, 2026. Ernest Leon Mills Jr. was a third-generation duck decoy maker who made Lower Chesapeake-style decoys. Nationally recognized as a folk artist, he created traditional working decoys that are held… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Walid Khalidi, a Palestinian historian, died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 100. He wrote extensively on the Palestinian exodus and co-founded the Institute for Palestine Studies in Beirut in December 1963, serving as its general secretary until… · America · Britain · Israel · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
B. Wongar, the pen name of Serbian writer Sreten Božić, died on March 8, 2026, aged 93-94. Born in 1932 in Gornja Trešnjevica, in what was then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, he lived in Australia for much of his life.… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Sam Scarber, an American actor and former football player, died on March 8, 2026, at age 76. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 24, 1949, he played fullback in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers. Scarber… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters died on March 8, 2026. An Iranian military general, he served as head of the Military Office of Iran's Supreme Leader. The position placed him in a senior military role linked to the Supreme Leader’s office.… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Ray Schoenke, an American football player who played offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins, died on March 8, 2026, at age 84. Born Raymond Frederick Schoenke on September 10, 1941, in Wahiawā, Hawaii Territory, he played college… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Jerzy Szymanek, a Polish politician, died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Ręczno on April 11, 1937, he was a member of the United People's Party and served in the Sejm from 1972 to 1985.… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Zeph Ellis, the British rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer better known as Dot Rotten, died on March 8, 2026, aged 37. Born Joseph Daniel Joel Ellis-Stevenson in London, he was from Lambeth, South London, and worked in British hip-hop… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Joseph T. Threston, an American Navy systems engineer known for his contributions to the development of the Aegis Combat System, died on March 8, 2026. Threston began his career in 1959 at Hughes Aircraft Company in the Guided Missile Laboratory,… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Vasile Constantin Mao, a Romanian rugby union player, died on March 8, 2026. Better known as Mao, he was a Romanian rugby union coach and academic. Born in Plevna village, Călărași County, on October 7, 1937, Constantin was recognized as… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Curzia Ferrari, an Italian journalist, writer and translator of Russian poetry, died on March 8, 2026, in Milan at the age of 96. Born in Milan in May 1929, she worked as a writer and translator and was known for… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Aleksandr Dulichenko, a Russian-Estonian Esperantist, linguist and expert in Slavic microlanguages, died on March 8, 2026. Born in Krasnodar in 1941, he lived in Estonia and served as a professor at the University of Tartu, where he headed the department… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Franco Vito Gaiezza, an Italian musician and writer, died on March 7, 2026. Born in Rome on October 29, 1962, he performed in concerts for organ, piano, and harpsichord in Italy and abroad. He also recorded numerous broadcasts for Radio… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Augie Meyers, an American musician, songwriter, studio musician, record producer and record label owner, died on March 7, 2026, at age 85. He was best known as a founding member of the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornados. Born… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Holly Warlick, the American college basketball coach who led the Tennessee Lady Volunteers, died on March 7, 2026. Warlick served as head coach of the Lady Volunteers from prior to the 2012–13 season through the end of the 2018–19 season,… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Vidi Aldiano, the Indonesian singer-songwriter known professionally as Vidi Aldiano, died on March 7, 2026, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Born Oxavia Aldiano on March 29, 1990, he began his musical career in 2008 with his debut album Pelangi di Malam Hari.… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Marie-Christine Boutonnet, a French politician and former Member of the European Parliament representing Île-de-France, died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Albi, France, on February 10, 1949, she was a French National Front politician. · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
God Bless, the Indonesian rock band and songwriter act founded in Jakarta in 1973, died on March 7, 2026. The group was formed by Ahmad Albar, Jockie Soerjoprajogo, Fuad Hassan, Donny Fattah and Ludwig Lemans, and its music spanned hard… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Country Joe McDonald, the American singer and songwriter best known as the lead singer and co-founder of Country Joe and the Fish and for writing "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag," died on March 7, 2026. Born Joseph Allen McDonald on January 1, 1942,… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Jan Lenferink, the Dutch radio and television presenter and columnist best known for RUR (Rechtstreeks uit Richter), died on March 7, 2026. Born in Dalfsen on 9 December 1945, he studied Dutch language and psychology at the Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen,… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Sadok Belaïd, a Tunisian jurist and academic, died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on March 3, 1939, he was a longtime professor at Tunis University and later director of Tunis Private University. Belaïd was a… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Antonio Camps, the Spanish football player and manager, died on March 7, 2026. Born on May 24, 1938, Camps played for FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol, and won the Copa del Generalísimo with Barcelona in 1963. He also made one… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Matt Salter, an English former rugby union and rugby league footballer, died on March 7, 2026, aged 49. Born in Greenwich, London, and educated at St Dunstan's College in London, he played rugby union and professional rugby league in the… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Eddie Illingworth, Australian cricketer for Victoria, died on March 7, 2026, aged 87. Born Edward Philip Illingworth in Fairfield, Victoria, on November 27, 1938, he played five first-class matches for Victoria between 1962 and 1964 as a right-arm medium pace… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Troy Murray, a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and former Chicago Blackhawks player, died on March 7, 2026, at age 63. Born in Calgary and raised in St. Albert, Alberta, he was selected by the Blackhawks 57th overall in the… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Nick Ciancio, an Australian Olympic weightlifter, died on March 7, 2026, in Melbourne at the age of 79. Born in Militello in Val di Catania, Italy, on February 21, 1947, he competed in the men's middle heavyweight event at the… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Judith L. Rapoport, an American psychiatrist, died on March 7, 2026, at age 92. She was chief of the Child Psychiatry Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Born Judith Helen Livant in New York City… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Ed Learn, a Canadian football player for the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts, died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 90. He played 12 seasons in the Canadian Football League, starring as a defensive back for Montreal from… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Mihail Secichin, a Moldovan pianist, died on March 7, 2026. He was also a conductor and pedagogue known for his long association with the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet "Maria Bieșu" in Chișinău, where he was one of the… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Ali Asghar Mir Hijazi, an Iranian cleric and politician who served as deputy chief of staff to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei until 2026, died on March 7, 2026. He previously held the post of deputy for foreign affairs in Iran’s… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Ekaterina Vedunova, a Russian theatre and film actress known for her work in "Sklifosovsky," died on March 7, 2026. Vedunova, whose full name was Ekaterina Viktorovna Vedunova, was born on July 9, 1980. In 2004, she studied at the studio… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Jamie Dunn, the Australian puppeteer, television and radio personality, and voice artist known for performing Agro, died on March 7, 2026. He began his entertainment career as a drummer and singer-songwriter before moving into television. Dunn found success working the… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
David Wilde, an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire, died on March 7, 2026. Born in Glossop on 3 July 1950, he played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1971 and 1972. Wilde began with Derbyshire in 1969, appearing for the… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
David Brigati, an American singer, died on March 7, 2026, at age 85. Sometimes known as “the fifth Rascal,” he was born on October 29, 1940, in Passaic, New Jersey, and raised in Garfield, New Jersey. He began his musical… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Mahendra Pal Singh, an Indian legal scholar and jurist, died on March 7, 2026. He was a scholar of constitutional law, administrative law and comparative law, and professor emeritus at the University of Delhi. He later served as a research… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Goblin, the Italian progressive rock band known for its film scores, died on March 7, 2026. The group, which also recorded under names including Goblin Legacy, Back to the Goblin, New Goblin, Goblin Rebirth, the Goblin Keys, the Goblins and… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Constantin Cojocariu, a Romanian rugby union player, died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 60. He played as a lock and earned 40 caps for Romania between his debut in 1990 and his final appearance in 1996. Cojocariu… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Nuno Morais Sarmento, a Portuguese politician and lawyer, died on March 7, 2026, in Lisbon, Portugal, at the age of 65. A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), he served as Minister of the Presidency from 2002 to 2005… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Ninel Petrova, a Russian ballet dancer and ballerina, died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 101. Born on March 15, 1924, she performed in Leonid Yakobson’s ballets "Spartacus" and "Eternal Spring." Petrova was honored as a People's Artist… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Rose Marie Heck, an American politician and former mayor of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 93. She served as mayor from 1988 to 1995 and again from 2008 to 2015. Heck also… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Tsutomu Shibayama, a Japanese anime director of film and television, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo, on March 9, 1941, he was active from the 1960s and worked on a wide… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Hans-Christoph Wagner, a German-born Dutch politician and communications manager, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 62. A member of the Labour Party, he served in the House of Representatives from May to November 2006. Wagner was born… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Colleen Hanabusa, an American politician and lawyer, died on March 6, 2026, in Honolulu, Hawaii, at age 74. A Democrat, she served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2016 to… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Uladzimir Karyzna, a Belarusian poet who co-wrote the lyrics of Belarus’s current national anthem, My Belarusy, died on March 6, 2026. Born in Zakruzhka, Minsk District, on May 25, 1938, he graduated from Belarusian State University in 1961. He later… · Russia · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Govind Parmar, an Indian politician, died on March 6, 2026. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and served in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 1993, representing the Tarana constituency in Ujjain district. · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Christos Valavanidis, a Greek actor and poet, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Athens in 1944, he graduated from the National Theatre Drama School in 1973. He worked in theatre, television series and theatre… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Lolo Matalasi Moliga, an American Samoan politician, educator and businessman who served as the seventh governor of American Samoa from 2013 to 2021, died on March 6, 2026, in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the age of 78. Born in Taʻū, American… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Lucien Larré, a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, died on March 6, 2026. He held a doctorate in clinical psychology and founded Bosco Homes, a Saskatchewan-based organization that operated homes for troubled youth. Larré also created the Big Valley Jamboree music… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Francisco Fernández Carvajal, a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and writer, died on March 6, 2026. Born in Albolote, in the province of Granada, on January 24, 1938, he was a priest in the Opus Dei Prelature and the author of… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Nathan Henry Healey, a New Zealand runner, died on March 6, 2026. He specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase and cross country, won three national titles, and represented New Zealand in the steeplechase at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games. Healey… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Thaddeus Mosley, an American sculptor known for working mostly in wood, died on March 6, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the age of 99. Thaddeus Gilmore Mosley was born on July 23, 1926, in New Castle, Pennsylvania, the second youngest… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Norma C. Russell, an American politician in South Carolina, died on March 6, 2026. Born near Joanna, South Carolina, on August 23, 1937, she worked as a freelance court reporter. Russell served in the South Carolina House of Representatives as… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Charles University rector and Czech lawyer Charles University rectors died on March 6, 2026. · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Antonio Marsina, the Italian actor, died on March 6, 2026, in Nardò, Italy, at the age of 80. Born in Nardò on January 12, 1946, he worked as an actor from 1966 to 2004 and appeared in films from the… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
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Alan Ridge, an Australian politician, died on March 6, 2026, aged 91. Born in Perth on July 18, 1934, he attended John Forrest High School and worked as a clerk before entering state politics. He was a Liberal Party member… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
James Garbarino, an American academic and psychologist, died on March 6, 2026. He was a professor at Loyola University Chicago and specialized in studying the causes of violence in children, how they cope with it, and how to rehabilitate them.… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Patrick L. Pasculli, an American politician and Democratic Party member who served as the 34th mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, died on March 6, 2026. He was 78. Born on August 10, 1947, Pasculli was reared in Hoboken. He was… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Gerda Antti, a Swedish writer and politician, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 96. Born on August 20, 1929, in Övertorneå, Norrbotten County, Sweden, she was a member of the Centre Party and served as a local… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Tierney Thys, an American marine biologist and science educator, died on March 6, 2026, at age 59. A National Geographic explorer, she earned a biology degree from Brown University in 1988 and a doctorate in biomechanics in 1998. Thys served… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
William C. Leary, an American politician and member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 87. A Democrat, he served in the Connecticut House from 1967 to 1973. Leary was born in… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Narayan Bareth, an Indian journalist, died on March 6, 2026. He was 68. Bareth worked in journalism for around three decades and served as State Information Commissioner of Rajasthan. He began his career at Navbharat Times in Kota in 1986… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Jennifer Runyon, an American actress known for her role on Charles in Charge, died on March 6, 2026. She made her feature-film debut in the slasher film To All a Goodnight in 1980 and went on to have supporting roles… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Ingrid Schmithüsen, the German operatic soprano who specialized in concert music and Lied recitals, died on March 6, 2026, aged 66. Born in Aachen on February 18, 1960, she studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln with Gregory… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Nikolay Kondakov, a Russian politician, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on December 1, 1949, in Povorot, Buryat ASSR, in the Russian SFSR of the Soviet Union, he was a member of the Agrarian Party… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
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Yonehiko Kitagawa, a Japanese voice actor known for work on Kinnikuman, Tiger Mask and Sally the Witch, died on March 5, 2026, of pneumonia. He was 94. Born Kunihiko Takeda in Tokyo on June 9, 1931, he was also credited… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Lubomír Šik, a Czech regional historian, died on March 5, 2026. Born in Litovel on February 2, 1928, he graduated from the industrial school in Šumperk in 1949 after World War II. He later worked in the Křižík turntable production… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026 · Ľubomír
Sandy Wernick, an American film and television producer, died on March 5, 2026. Born Sanford Wernick on March 22, 1939, in the Bronx, New York, he was a graduate of New York University and a partner at Brillstein Entertainment Partners.… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Tony Hoare, the British computer scientist known for his work on Quicksort, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 92. Also known as Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare, he made foundational contributions to programming languages, algorithms, operating systems,… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Reinaldo Aleluia, a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward, died on March 5, 2026, in Salvador at the age of 53 after cardiorespiratory arrest complicated by kidney disease. Reinaldo de Aleluia Silva was born on January 31, 1973, and… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
László Vincze, a Hungarian educator and politician, died on March 5, 2026. He was 74. Born on February 19, 1952, in Csongrád, Hungary, Vincze served as a member of the National Assembly for Csongrád (Csongrád County Constituency IV) from 1998… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Jacques Michel, the Canadian singer-songwriter known professionally as Jacques Michel, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Jacques Rodrigue in Sainte-Agnès-de-Bellecombe, Quebec, Canada, on June 27, 1941, he was the recipient of the Grand Prix de… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Eigra Lewis Roberts, a Welsh-language author and writer, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Blaenau Ffestiniog on 7 August 1939, she wrote about 30 plays, short stories, children's books and novels. Roberts won several… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Eli Shamir, an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 91. He was the Jean and Helene Alfassa Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Born Eliahu Shamir in… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Eddie Germano, an American cartoonist best known for his sports cartoons, died on March 5, 2026. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 15, 1924, he began working at an office of The Boston Post at age 16. After serving in… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
V. R. Muthu, an Indian businessman and chief executive officer of Idhayam oil, died on March 5, 2026. He was born on October 6, 1953, and grew up in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. Muthu attended K.V.S. Higher Secondary School and St.… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Jane Lapotaire, the English actress, died on March 5, 2026, aged 81. Born Jane Elizabeth Marie Burgess in Ipswich, Suffolk, on December 26, 1944, she was from Suffolk and worked as an actress from 1965 to 2026. Her performance in… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Bob Rosenfarb, an American television producer and writer known for Step by Step, died on March 5, 2026. He was 74. Born Robert Martin Rosenfarb on September 16, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University and… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Russell W. Meyer Jr., an American aviation executive who led the Cessna Aircraft Company for three decades and later served as president of Textron’s Aviation Sector, died on March 5, 2026. Meyer transformed American Aviation Corporation into Grumman American before… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Bobby Cummines, an English rehabilitated business crime leader and former chief executive of Unlock, The National Association of Reformed Offenders, died on March 5, 2026, aged 74. Born Robert Cummines in Islington, London, on November 23, 1951, he worked at… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
António Lobo Antunes, the Portuguese novelist and medical doctor, died on March 5, 2026, in Lisbon, Portugal, at age 83. Born in Lisbon on September 1, 1942, he studied at the University of Lisbon and graduated as a medical doctor… · Austria · 05 March 2026 · March 2026 · Antonio
Jānis Streičs, a Latvian film director and screenwriter, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Preiļi, Latvia, he was also an artist. His 1991 comedy film The Child of Man was Latvia's submission for the… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Joan Leitzel, an American mathematician and university administrator, died on March 5, 2026, at age 89. She served as interim chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for six months before becoming president of the University of New Hampshire, a post… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Gyula Gobby Fehér, a Serbian writer, died on March 5, 2026. He was born in Bácsfeketehegy on April 11, 1943, to László Fehér and Julianna Vranyó. From 1974 to 1983, he served as deputy editor-in-chief of Novi Sad Television, and… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Marguerite Lamour, French politician and former mayor of Ploudalmézeau, died on March 5, 2026. Born Marguerite Arzel on June 12, 1956, she served as mayor of Ploudalmézeau from 2001 until her resignation in 2025. She was a member of the… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Pedro Friedeberg, the Italian-born Mexican artist and designer known for his surrealist work, died on March 5, 2026. He was best known for the “Hand-Chair,” a sculpture-chair designed for people to sit on the palm, with the fingers serving as… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Pasquale Fiore, an Italian footballer who played for Napoli and Udinese, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 72. He was Napoli’s second goalkeeper from 1977 to 1984 and made 13 appearances across six seasons, serving as the… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
András Katona, a Hungarian water polo player, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Budapest on February 20, 1938, he competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics. In the Olympic tournament that year, he was a… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Corey Parker, an American actor and acting coach, died on March 5, 2026, in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 60. Born in New York City on July 8, 1965, he committed to acting full time after high school and was a… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Chris Wheeler, an English chef, died on March 5, 2026. Born in Swanage, Dorset, in 1973, he began his career at the Domaine De Bassible Hotel and Michelin-starred restaurant in the French town of Segos. He worked with Jean-Christophe Novelli… · Britain · 05 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Bob Harlan, the American football executive who served as president of the Green Bay Packers for 19 years, died on March 5, 2026, at age 89. Harlan also held the titles of chairman of the board and chief executive officer… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Masaru Urata, a Japanese politician, died on March 5, 2026. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served in the House of Councillors from 1983 to 1989 and again from 1992 to 1998. Urata was born on June 20,… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026