Russell W. Meyer Jr. American aviation executive dead at age 93
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,…
Who Died in March 2026?
Who died in March 2026? Over 800 obituaries from that month — notable deaths, news, info and memorial pages.
Bobby Cummines Executive at Unlock, reformed criminal dead at age 74
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…
António Lobo Antunes Portuguese novelist
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…
Jānis Streičs Latvian film director
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…
Joan Leitzel Mathematician dead at age 89
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…
Todd Meadows
American deckhand (Deadliest Catch)Died on Wednesday March 4th 2026
Carlos Saboga
Portuguese film director and screenwriterDied on Wednesday March 4th 2026
António Casimiro
Portuguese scenic and costume designerDied on Wednesday March 4th 2026
Vasilios Daniil Greek professiona dead at age 87
Vasilios Daniil, a Greek professional football manager, died on March 4, 2026. Born on August 3, 1938, he managed Kavala, Kastoria, Apollon Kalamarias, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos Volos, Skoda Xanthi, Paniliakos and…
Georg Koch German footballer
Georg Koch, a German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, died on March 4, 2026. Born in Bergisch Gladbach, he began his career at amateur club SpVgg Erkenschwick before…
Richard Menschel American investment banker, brain cancer dead at age 92
Richard Menschel, an American investment banker and senior director of Goldman Sachs, died on March 4, 2026, at age 92. He was also an art collector and philanthropist. Through the…
Boris Podkorytov Kyrgyzstani football player and manager dead at age 77
Boris Podkorytov, a Kyrgyzstani football player and manager, died on March 4, 2026. Born Boris Petrovich Podkorytov on May 3, 1948, he began his professional career with Lokomotiv Moscow in…
Hélène Dorlhac Doctor dead at age 90
Hélène Dorlhac, a French doctor and politician, died on March 4, 2026. Born Hélène Roujon in Sumène on October 4, 1935, she graduated from the University of Montpellier School of…
Peter Schneider German writer dead at age 85
Peter Schneider, the German writer, died on March 4, 2026. Born in Lübeck on April 21, 1940, he was the son of a conductor and composer. He spent his early…
Song Ping Chinese politician dead at age 108
Song Ping, a Chinese politician and Communist revolutionary, died on March 4, 2026. He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and was considered the last living member of…
William Thoresson Swedish gymnast dead at age 93
William Thoresson, a Swedish gymnast, died on March 4, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Gothenburg on May 31, 1932, he competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and…
Soli Philander Soli Philander dead at age 65
Soli Philander, a South African actor, comedian, director, television presenter and radio personality, died on March 4, 2026, aged 65. Born Silamour Philander on January 19, 1961, in Elsie's River…
Ronald Hampel British industrialist dead at age 93
Ronald Hampel, a British industrialist and former chief executive and chairman of ICI, died on March 4, 2026. He planned and oversaw the Zeneca de-merger in June 1993. Sir Ronald…
Catherine C. Blake United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Distric…
Catherine C. Blake, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, died on March 4, 2026, at age 75. Born in Boston…
Ronnie Eldridge Activist, businesswoman, politician, television host dead at age 95
Ronnie Eldridge, an American politician, died on March 4, 2026, in New York City at age 95. Born Roslynn Myers in Manhattan on January 30, 1931, she was also an…
Vijay Crishna Indian actor
Vijay Mohan Crishna, an Indian actor, died on March 4, 2026. Crishna, who was from Shimla, began his acting career on a Delhi stage in the 1960s and moved to…
Luis del Castillo Estrada Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate dead at age 90
Luis del Castillo Estrada, a Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate, died on March 4, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Montevideo on June 21, 1935, he was ordained a…
Antoine Ghandour Lebanese writer dead at age 83
Antoine Ghandour, a Lebanese television writer, died on March 4, 2026. Born in Ain Alaq, Metn District, on April 5, 1942, he worked in television, cinema, theater and radio. Ghandour…
Mahendra Bohra Indian producer
Mahendra Bohra, an Indian Bollywood producer, died on March 4, 2026. He was born in Jodhpur, then in Rajputana and now Rajasthan, on July 2, 1946, into a Marwari family.…
Lou Holtz American college football coach
Lou Holtz, the American college football coach who led Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996, died on March 4, 2026, at age 89. Born in Follansbee, West Virginia, Holtz served…
Jacky Cupit American golfer dead at age 88
Jacky Cupit, an American professional golfer who played on both the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour, died on March 4, 2026, at age 88. Born Jacky Douglas Cupit…
Alexander Guts Russian mathematician dead at age 78
Alexander Guts, a Russian mathematician, died on March 4, 2026. Born on August 30, 1947, in Berlin, then part of the Soviet occupation zone, he published more than 500 works…
Ahmed Ibrahim Darwish Egyptian writer and poet dead at age 83
Ahmed Ibrahim Darwish, an Egyptian writer and poet, died on March 4, 2026. Born in Cairo on May 15, 1943, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Arabic language, literature and…
Mouta Penda Comedian dead at age -1
Mouta Penda, a Cameroonian comedian, died on March 4, 2026, following a long illness. He was primarily known for uploading videos of his comedy sketches to social media and appeared…
Douglas Hambidge British-born Canadian Archbishop dead at age 98
Douglas Hambidge, the British-born Canadian Anglican clergyman who served as the seventh Bishop of Caledonia and New Westminster and ninth Metropolitan of British Columbia, died on March 4, 2026. Born…
Albert Zuckerman American literary agent dead at age 94
Albert Zuckerman, an American literary agent and founder of the literary agency Writers House, died on March 4, 2026. He was 94. Zuckerman was identified in supplied information as Albert…
Sheik Mahaboob Subhani Musician dead at age 71
Sheik Mahaboob Subhani, an Indian classical nadaswaram artist, died on March 4, 2026. He was born in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, in 1954 or 1955. Subhani performed with his wife,…
Ana Luisa Peluffo Actress dead at age 96
Ana Luisa Peluffo, a Mexican actress, died on March 4, 2026, at the age of 96. Born Ana Luisa de Jesús Quintana Paz Peluffo in Querétaro in 1929, she worked…
Philip Trusttum New Zealand figurative expressionist artist dead at age 85
Philip Trusttum, the New Zealand figurative expressionist artist, died on March 4, 2026, aged 85. Born in Raetihi on June 9, 1940, he moved with his family to Christchurch in…
Dennis Cometti Sport commentator dead at age 76
Dennis Cometti, the Australian sports commentator and former Australian rules football player and coach, died on March 4, 2026, aged 76. Born in Geraldton, Western Australia, on March 26, 1949,…
Anis Djaad Algerian film director dead at age 51
Anis Djaad, an Algerian film director, screenwriter and writer, died on March 4, 2026, at the age of 51. Born in Algiers on April 29, 1974, he grew up in…
Daniel Migliore American theologian dead at age 90
Daniel Migliore, an American theologian and author who was professor emeritus of theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, died on March 4, 2026. Born in 1935, he earned a Bachelor of…
Ari Salin Finnish Olympic hurdler and sprinter dead at age 79
Ari Salin, a Finnish hurdler and sprinter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, died on March 4, 2026. Born on January 20, 1947, he set Finnish records in both…
Timothy A. McDonnell American Roman Catholic prelate dead at age 88
Timothy A. McDonnell, an American Roman Catholic prelate, died on March 4, 2026, at the age of 88. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts from…
Mosiuoa Lekota Politician Anti-apartheid activist, Politician, Anti-apartheid activist dead at age…
Mosiuoa Lekota, a South African politician and activist, died on March 4, 2026, in Johannesburg at the age of 77. He was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary for the African…
Rosario Di Vincenzo Italian footballer
Rosario Di Vincenzo died on March 4, 2026. He was an Italian footballer with Inter Milan. Rosario Di Vincenzo (16 June 1941 – 4 March 2026) was an Italian professional…
H. K. Dua Journalist, Diplomat, Politician dead at age 88
H. K. Dua, an Indian journalist and diplomat who was editor of the Hindustan Times, died on March 4, 2026, aged 88. Born Hari Krishan Dua on July 1, 1937,…
Janusz Cegliński Polish basketball player dead at age 76
Janusz Cegliński, a Polish basketball player, died on March 4, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Gdańsk on April 6, 1949, he competed in the men's tournament at…
Victoria MacKenzie-Childs Ceramic artist dead at age 77
Victoria MacKenzie-Childs, an American ceramic artist and co-founder of the luxury home goods firm MacKenzie-Childs, died on March 4, 2026, at age 77. Born in San Francisco on August 26,…
Philip Low American chemist dead at age 78
Philip Low, an American chemist and the Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Purdue University, died March 4, 2026, at age 78. A prolific researcher, he contributed to…
Muhammad al-Khuli 88-89 dead at age 88
Muhammad al-Khuli, a Syrian military officer who served as chief of the Syrian Arab Air Force and director of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate under President Hafez al-Assad, died on…
Gordon Corrigan 83–84 dead at age 83
Gordon Corrigan, British army officer, historical writer and broadcaster, died on March 3, 2026. He was educated at the Royal School, Armagh, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and served…
Roy Book Binder American blues musician dead at age 82
Roy Book Binder, an American blues guitarist, singer-songwriter and storyteller, died on March 3, 2026, at the age of 82. Born Roy Alan Bookbinder in Queens, New York City, on…
Sergey Duvakin Veterinarian dead at age 97
Sergey Duvakin, a Russian politician, died on March 3, 2026, in Chelyabinsk, Russia, at the age of 97. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he served…
Don Baird Australian Olympic pole vaulter dead at age 74
Don Baird, an Australian Olympic pole vaulter who competed in 1976, died on March 3, 2026. Born Donald George Baird on 29 May 1951, he was coached by Walter Chisholm…
Clive Byers British bird watcher dead at age 68
Clive Byers, a British bird watcher and professional bird artist, died on March 3, 2026. He was also described as an early “twitcher.” His illustrations appeared in well-known bird identification…
Henry Viccellio Jr. American Air Force general dead at age 85
Henry Viccellio Jr., an American Air Force general who served as commander of the Air Force Materiel Command, died on March 3, 2026. Born in San Francisco on August 4,…
Robert Hinkle American stuntman and actor, fall dead at age 95
Robert Hinkle, an American stuntman and actor known for his work on "Bronco Buster" and appearances in "Hud" and "Gunsmoke," died on March 3, 2026. Also known as Texas Bob,…
David Eugene Fellhauer American Roman Catholic prelate dead at age 86
David Eugene Fellhauer, an American Roman Catholic prelate, died on March 3, 2026, at the age of 86. He served as Bishop of Victoria in Texas from 1990 to 2015.…
Andrea Weiss Rabbinical ordination dead at age 60
Andrea Weiss, an American rabbi and author, died on March 3, 2026. She was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1993 and later served there as associate professor of Bible,…
Gustav Gunsenheimer German composer and music director dead at age 91
Gustav Gunsenheimer, a German composer and director of church music, died on March 3, 2026, at the age of 91. He composed mostly sacred music and chamber music, including the…
Danièle Sicot-Coulon French gymnast dead at age 90
Danièle Sicot-Coulon, a French gymnast, died on March 3, 2026. Born in Châteaudun, France, on March 24, 1935, she competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.…
Yoshiharu Tsuge Japanese manga artist, aspiration pneumonia dead at age 88
Yoshiharu Tsuge, the Japanese manga artist and essayist known for "Nejishiki," died on March 3, 2026, in Tokyo, Japan, of aspiration pneumonia. Born in Katsushika, Tokyo, on October 30, 1937,…
K. P. Unnikrishnan Indian politician dead at age 89
K. P. Unnikrishnan, an Indian politician and writer who served as a Union minister and parliamentarian for the Vatakara constituency, died on March 3, 2026. He was 89. Born on…
Alfredo Bengzon Hospital executive, medical professor and academic dead at age 90
Alfredo Bengzon, a Filipino physician, educator and public official, died on March 3, 2026. Also known as Alfredo R. A. Bengzon, he served as vice-president for the Professional Schools of…
Murder of Danny Parrish American convicted murderer dead at age 53
Billy Leon Kearse, an American convicted murderer, died on March 3, 2026, at Florida State Prison in Florida, according to records provided. Kearse was found guilty of murdering Fort Pierce…
Masako Ikeda Japanese voice actress dead at age 87
Masako Ikeda, a Japanese voice actress and narrator, died on March 3, 2026, in Tokyo at the age of 87. Born in Tokyo on January 1, 1939, she worked from…
Lyle Conway public figure dies
Lyle Conway, an American actor, puppeteer and designer, died on March 3, 2026. He was known for his work with Jim Henson on "The Dark Crystal" (1982) and for creating…
Ted Emery Australian television director
Ted Emery, an Australian film and television director and producer, died on March 3, 2026. Born in 1947, he served in the Royal Australian Navy during the Vietnam War before…
Toshikazu Kawasaki Japanese paperfolder and origami theorist dead at age 70
Toshikazu Kawasaki, a Japanese paperfolder and origami theorist, died on March 3, 2026. He was known for geometrically innovative models, especially his series of fourfold symmetry "roses," which used a…
Fernando Ónega Spanish journalist dead at age 78
Fernando Ónega, a Spanish journalist and political analyst, died on March 3, 2026. Born on June 15, 1947, he wrote several books on recent Spanish history and important figures. Ónega…
Tim Gerresheim German fencer, Olympic bronze medalist dead at age 87
Tim Gerresheim, the German fencer and Olympic bronze medalist, died on March 3, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Berlin on February 24, 1939, he represented the United…
Gabriele Vianello Italian basketball player
Gabriele Vianello, an Italian professional basketball player, died on March 3, 2026, at age 87. Born in Mestre on May 6, 1938, he played for Olimpia Milano and was inducted…
Alvin Greene American political candidate dead at age 48
Alvin Greene, an American political candidate and politician, died on March 3, 2026, at age 48. Greene was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 2010 United States Senate election in…
Valentyna Yeshchenko Ukrainian political activist dead at age 79
Valentyna Yeshchenko, a Ukrainian political activist and former People’s Deputy of Ukraine of the 1st convocation, died on March 3, 2026. Born on 10 August 1946, she was an Honored…
Valentin Shcherbakov Farmer dead at age 89
Valentin Shcherbakov, a Russian politician, died on March 3, 2026, at the age of 89. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he served in the Soviet…
Mujahid American Thoroughbred racehorse dead at age 30
Mujahid, an American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, died on March 3, 2026. An American-bred, British-trained colt bred and owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, he was trained throughout his racing career…
Unni-Lise Jonsmoen Norwegian illustrator and children’s writer dead at age 89
Unni-Lise Jonsmoen, a Norwegian illustrator and children's writer, died on March 3, 2026, at the age of 89. She was born in Oslo on April 21, 1936, to Margit Schulze…
Andrew Watson Anglican cleric and author dead at age 64
Andrew Watson, the British Anglican clergyman who served as Bishop of Aston from 2008 to 2014 and Bishop of Guildford from 2014 until his death, died on March 3, 2026,…
Friedhelm Ptok
German actorDied on Tuesday March 3rd 2026
Len Garry Musician dead at age 84
Len Garry, an English musician best known for his work with the Quarrymen, died on March 2, 2026, aged 84. Born Leonard Charles Garry in Wavertree, Liverpool, on January 6,…
John Markie Scottish footballer
John Markie, a Scottish footballer with Falkirk, died on March 2, 2026. John Markie (16 December 1944 – 27 February 2026) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a central…
Jacopo Camagni Italian illustrator and comics artist dead at age 48
Jacopo Camagni, an Italian illustrator and comics artist, died on March 2, 2026. He was born in Bologna on December 21, 1977, and began working in the comic book industry…
Yanar Mohammed Director of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq dead at age 65
Yanar Mohammed, Iraqi women's rights activist and co-founder and director of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq, died on March 2, 2026. She was also the editor of the…
Jahanara Arzu Bangladeshi poet dead at age 93
Jahanara Arzu, a Bangladeshi poet, died on March 2, 2026. She was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 1987 by the Government of Bangladesh for her contribution to Bengali literature. Arzu…
Morlocks Swedish singer and musician dead at age -1
Morlocks, the Swedish alternative and industrial rock band formed in Gothenburg in the early 1990s, died on March 2, 2026. The group was founded by Johann Strauss and Н.М.Д. and…
Timeline of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict Hezbollah’s intelligence chief dead at age -1
Hezbollah's intelligence chief died on March 2, 2026. This timeline of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict covers the period from 27 November 2024, when the 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement was signed, to…
Chase Pistone American racing driver dead at age 42
Chase Pistone, an American racing driver, died on March 2, 2026, at age 42. He competed in the NASCAR Xfinity, Truck and ARCA Series and was the grandson of two-time…
Pockets Warhol Animal artist dead at age 33
Pockets Warhol, a Canadian capuchin monkey artist, died on March 2, 2026, at age 33. He lived at Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary near Sunderland, Ontario, Canada, and first came…
Bernard Launois French film director dead at age 95
Bernard Launois, a French film director, screenwriter and actor known for Devil Story, died on March 2, 2026. Born in Mézières, France, on April 8, 1930, he studied pharmacology for…
David Kirch English art collector and philanthropist dead at age 89
David Kirch, an English art collector and philanthropist, died on March 2, 2026. Sir David Roderick Kirch, KBE, was a British businessman, collector and philanthropist. Over his lifetime, he built…
Jack Chambers Linguistic variation dead at age 87
Jack Chambers, a Canadian linguist and expert on language variation and change, died on March 2, 2026, at age 87. Born John Kenneth Chambers in Grimsby, Ontario, he played an…
Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh Iranian spouse of the president dead at age 78
Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, Iranian spouse of the president from 1981 to 1989, died on March 2, 2026. Born around 1947 in Mashhad, Iran, she was the widow of Ali Khamenei,…
Natale Amodeo Clerk dead at age 92
Natale Amodeo, an Italian politician, died on March 2, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Pozzallo, Italy, on June 1, 1933, he was a member of the Italian…
Billy Rafter American stock car driver dead at age 96
Billy Rafter, an American stock car driver, died on March 2, 2026, at age 96. Rafter, born William F. Rafter in Clarence Center, New York, was a champion stock car…
Kevin Ashcroft English rugby player
Kevin Ashcroft, the English professional rugby league footballer and coach, died on March 2, 2026, aged 81. He played in the 1960s and 1970s and coached in the 1970s, 1980s…
Andrew Gunn Film producer dead at age 58
Andrew Gunn, a Canadian film producer, died on March 2, 2026, at the age of 58. Born in Toronto, Ontario, on July 15, 1967, he founded Gunn Films in 2001…
Timothy D. Leonard American politician and jurist dead at age 86
Timothy D. Leonard, an American politician and jurist who served as a United States district judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, died on March 2, 2026, at age 86.…