Don C. Childers, an American politician and contractor who served in the Florida Senate from 1975 to 1990, died on March 27, 2026, at the age of 94. Born Donnell Carl Childers in Skipperville, Alabama, on March 3, 1932, he… · 27 March 2026 · March 2026
Richard C. Edgley, an American general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and first counselor in the church's Presiding Bishopric from 1995 to 2012, died on March 27, 2026. He was 90. Edgley served as a… · 27 March 2026 · March 2026
Lin Yuan-lang, a Taiwanese politician and former magistrate of Nantou County, died on March 27, 2026. He served as magistrate from 1989 to 1997. Lin was born on December 28, 1940, and died at the age of 85. · China · 27 March 2026 · March 2026
Franco Tentorio, the Italian politician who served as mayor of Bergamo from 2009 to 2014, died on March 27, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Bergamo on January 5, 1945, he spent his political career in his home… · 27 March 2026 · March 2026
Gino Agnese, the Italian journalist, biographer and essayist, died on March 27, 2026, in Rome, at the age of 90. Born in Naples on March 10, 1936, he served as president of the Rome Quadriennale from 2002 to 2011. He… · 27 March 2026 · March 2026
Maria Badia i Cutchet, a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2014, died on March 27, 2026. She was from Catalonia and was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), part of the… · 27 March 2026 · March 2026
Michael Sather, a Canadian politician who served as MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows in British Columbia, died on March 26, 2026. He was a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and was elected to the Legislative Assembly in… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
Bob Schmetterer, an American business executive and author, died in Invalid Date. He was chairman and CEO of Euro RSCG Worldwide and president and COO of the communications group Havas. Born Robert Allen Schmetterer in New York City, he grew…
David B. Cornstein, an American businessman and diplomat and U.S. ambassador to Hungary from 2018 to 2020, died on March 26, 2026, at age 87. Cornstein was nominated to the post by President Donald Trump and had made his career… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
Grey J. Dimenna, an American academic administrator and former president of Monmouth University, died on March 26, 2026, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 72. He served as the ninth president of Monmouth University in West Long Branch from… · Traffic Collision · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
Epeli Nailatikau, the Fijian military officer and politician who served as president of Fiji, died on March 26, 2026. He held the presidency from 2009 to 2015 and was vice-president in 2009. From 2001 to 2006, he served as Speaker… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
E. A. Rajendran, an Indian actor and stage director, died on March 26, 2026. He was 71 and died in the early hours of that day in Kollam, Kerala. Rajendran worked from 1981 to 2026 and was known for Malayalam… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
Nana Akuoko Sarpong, a Ghanaian traditional ruler and politician, died on March 26, 2026, aged 87. He was the Omanhene of the Agogo Traditional Area and served as a member of parliament from 1979 to 1981. Sarpong also held government… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
William Lukuvi, a Tanzanian politician and presidential adviser who served as a Member of Parliament from 2015 and as minister of lands from 2015 to 2022, died on March 25, 2026, after a heart attack. He was a CCM politician… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
David Winnick, the British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1966 to 1970 and from 1979 to 2017, died on March 25, 2026, aged 92. Born in Brighton on 26 June 1933, he served 42… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
Harold Ellis, an English surgeon, died on March 25, 2026, aged 100. Born in Stepney Green on January 13, 1926, he was a professor of surgery at the University of London and professor in the Department of Anatomy and Human… · Britain · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
Paula Hollinger, an American politician and former Maryland state senator, died on March 25, 2026, at age 85. A Democrat, she represented Maryland’s 11th district in the state Senate from 1987 to 2007 after serving in the Maryland House of… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026 · Leukemia
Toumba Diakité, a Guinean politician and convicted criminal, died on March 24, 2026, of peritonitis. Also known as Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité, he served as aide-de-camp to President Moussa Dadis Camara from 2008 to 2009 and headed the presidential guard during… · 24 March 2026 · March 2026
Larry Ronald Kennedy, a Canadian politician and family physician, died on March 24, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, on November 8, 1949, he studied at the University of New Brunswick and earned a Bachelor… · 24 March 2026 · March 2026
Manuel Estella, a Spanish politician and president of the Cortes of Castile and León from 1991 to 2003, died on March 24, 2026. Estella Hoyos was a deputy in the Cortes of Castile and León from 1983 to 2003. A… · 24 March 2026 · March 2026
Gino Paoli, the Italian singer-songwriter behind "Il cielo in una stanza," "Senza fine" and "Sapore di sale," died on March 24, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Monfalcone on September 23, 1934, he moved to Genoa as a… · 24 March 2026 · March 2026
Manuel Escudero, a Spanish economist and politician who served as deputy from 2003 to 2004 and as ambassador to the OECD from 2018 to 2024, died on March 23, 2026. Born in San Sebastián on March 29, 1946, he studied… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
Gaspare Russo, an Italian politician and lawyer who served as mayor of Salerno from 1970 to 1974 and president of Campania from 1976 to 1979, died on March 23, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Minori, Campania, on… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
Ntandoyenkosi Nkosentsha Shezi, a South African politician and member of Parliament for the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, died on March 23, 2026. He was 50. Shezi, born on March 22, 1976, had served as an MP since 2024. He had previously… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
Yury Shvytkin, a Russian politician and deputy in the State Duma, died on March 23, 2026. He was 60. Born in Krasnoyarsk on May 24, 1965, Shvytkin served at the 76th Guards Air Assault Division from 1986 to 1992 and… · Ukraine · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
Benjamin Clement Eghan, a Ghanaian civil servant, died on March 23, 2026. He served as Ghana’s High Commissioner to Malaysia from 2013 to 2017 and was Secretary to the Cabinet from 2009 to 2013 in the John Atta-Mills administration. From… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
Reg Weaver, an American labor leader who served as president of the National Education Association, died on March 23, 2026. Weaver was born in Danville, Illinois, on August 13, 1939. A graduate of Danville High School, he held degrees from… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
Stan Berry, an American politician and member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, died on March 23, 2026. A Republican, he represented Arkansas' 44th House district at the time of his death. Berry was born in Dover, Arkansas, on May… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
Nancy W. Cook, an American politician who served in the Delaware Senate for the 15th district from 1974 to 2010, died on March 22, 2026. A Democrat, she was first elected to the seat in a special election after her… · 22 March 2026 · March 2026
Leonard Swidler, an American academic, died on March 22, 2026. He was professor of Catholic Thought and Interreligious Dialogue at Temple University in Philadelphia, where he taught from 1966 to 2022. Swidler co-founded the Journal of Ecumenical Studies with Arlene… · 22 March 2026 · March 2026
Daniel Karaba, a Kenyan politician and former senator for Kirinyaga County, died on March 22, 2026. He represented Kirinyaga County in the Kenyan Senate from 2013 to 2017 as a member of The National Alliance (TNA), a constituent party of… · 22 March 2026 · March 2026
Lionel Jospin, the French politician who served as prime minister from 1997 to 2002, died on March 22, 2026, at age 88 from complications from surgery. He was minister of national education from 1988 to 1992 and served on the… · 22 March 2026 · March 2026
Datta Meghe, an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament, died on March 22, 2026. He was a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a former senior member of the Indian National Congress. Meghe was elected to the Lok… · 22 March 2026 · March 2026
Sergio Ojeda Uribe, a Chilean politician and deputy in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, died on March 22, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Riachuelo on March 12, 1943, he served as a deputy from 1990 to… · 22 March 2026 · March 2026
David E. Simon, the American real estate developer and chief executive officer of Simon Property Group, died on March 22, 2026, at age 64. He was chairman and CEO of the Indianapolis-based company, an S&P 100 firm and the largest… · 22 March 2026 · March 2026 · Simón
L. Helen Rankin, an American politician who served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1978 to 1994, died on March 22, 2026. She was 89. Rankin was the first African-American woman to serve in the Ohio House of Representatives.… · 22 March 2026 · March 2026
Celeste M. Stiehl, an American politician and member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983, died on March 22, 2026. Born Celeste Sullivan in Belleville, Illinois, on September 7, 1925, she attended the Belleville public schools and… · 22 March 2026 · March 2026
Angelo Romano, an Italian politician and former mayor of Avellino, died on March 21, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Capriglia Irpina on June 4, 1934, he was a member of the Christian Democrats and later Forza Italia.… · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
Umar Shihab, an Indonesian Islamic scholar and politician, died on March 21, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on July 2, 1939, in Sidenreng Rappang Regency, he was a member of Golkar and served in the House of Representatives… · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
Carsten Träger, a German politician and member of the Bundestag since 2013, died on March 21, 2026, aged 52. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), he represented Bavaria in the Bundestag from 2013 until his death. Träger was… · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
Vladimir Zantaria, an Abkhazian poet and politician who served as chairman of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company from 1993 to 1994 and as minister for culture from 1999 to 2001, died on March 21, 2026. Born on September… · Russia · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
Paolo Cirino Pomicino, an Italian politician and former minister, died on March 21, 2026. Born in Naples on September 3, 1939, he graduated in Medicine and Surgery and entered Christian Democracy, serving first on Naples' city council and then in… · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
Toomas Tein died on March 21, 2026. He was an Estonian politician and served as a member of parliament from 2003 to 2005. · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
Amanda Lathlin, a Canadian politician who represented The Pas-Kameesak in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, died on March 21, 2026, in Winnipeg at the age of 49. A member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, she served in the… · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
Francisco Ariosto Holanda, a Brazilian politician and engineer, died on March 21, 2026, at age 87. A member of the Democratic Labour Party, he served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1991 to 1995, from 1995 to 2015, and from… · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
Ralph Edward Metcalf, an American politician and member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1998 to 2012, died on March 21, 2026, in Lisbon, North Dakota, at the age of 90. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL… · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
Larry A. Mumper, an American politician and Republican member of the Ohio Senate representing the 26th District from 1997 to 2008, died on March 21, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Loudonville, Ohio, on July 25, 1937, he… · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
Waldyr Ortêncio Pugliesi, a Brazilian politician and former deputy, died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 90. A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement, he served three non-consecutive terms in the Legislative Assembly of Paraná and was a… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Steve Gaines, an American pastor and president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 2016 to 2018, died on March 20, 2026, at age 68. Born John Steven Gaines in Corinth, Mississippi, on December 31, 1957, he served as senior pastor… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026 · Cancer
Smith Edward Gilley, an American politician and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987, died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Miller Grove, Texas, on September 8, 1939, he served… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Yair Levy, an Israeli Haredi rabbi and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas from 1988 to 1992, died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Tiberias in 1952, he attended a… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Robert Mueller, the American lawyer who served as director of the FBI from 2001 to 2013, died on March 20, 2026, at age 81. He also served as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California from 1998 to 2001… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Ali Mohammad Naini, an Iranian military officer and spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, died on March 20, 2026. He was 69. Naini served as the IRGC’s spokesperson from 2024 until his death. A veteran with four decades of… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
John R. Corbid, an American politician and educator who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1975 to 1980, died on March 20, 2026. He was a Democrat and lived in Oklee, Red Lake County, Minnesota, with his wife… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Xosé Antonio García Cotarelo, a Spanish lawyer and writer, died on March 20, 2026. Also known as Pepe de Regos, he was born in Vilamea (A Pontenova) in 1941. He studied law in Madrid and passed the State Civil Service… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Muhammad Kamal Hassouna, a Palestinian politician and businessman who served as minister of national economy from 2007 to 2009, died on March 20, 2026. He was born in Hebron on March 21, 1942, and received his schooling in Madinah before… · Egypt · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Alfonso Bañón, a Spanish politician and deputy from 1979 to 1982, died on March 19, 2026, in Pamplona, Spain, at the age of 95. Born in Valladolid on August 8, 1930, he was a member of the Agrupación Popular Navarra… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026 · Banon
Alevtina Yelesina, a Russian cross-country skier and Paralympic champion, died on March 19, 2026, at the age of 71. Born on August 22, 1954, in Aleksandrovskoye in the Mozhginsky District of the Udmurt ASSR, she competed at the 1992 and… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
Umberto Bossi, the Italian politician who was an MP from 1987 to 2004 and again from 2008, twice an MEP and a co-founder of Lega Nord, died on March 19, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Cassano Magnago,… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
Alessandro Finazzi Agrò, an Italian academic and biochemist, died on March 19, 2026. Born in Rome on May 30, 1941, he served as president of the University of Rome Tor Vergata from 1996 to 2008. Finazzi Agrò died in Rome… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026 · Agro
Nicholas Haysom, a South African diplomat and lawyer who served as the United Nations Secretary-General’s special representative and head of the UN Mission in South Sudan, died on March 19, 2026, in New York City, at the age of 73.… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
Jun Matsumoto, a Japanese politician and twice a member of the House of Representatives, died on March 19, 2026, at the age of 75 in Tokyo. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served as deputy chief cabinet secretary… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026 · Cancer
Richard E. Myers, an American politician and businessman who served in the Iowa House of Representatives, died on March 19, 2026, at age 91. Born Richard Ellsworth Myers Jr. in Iowa City, Iowa, on October 29, 1934, he attended Iowa… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
Jeff Webb, an American cheerleading executive and entrepreneur who founded Varsity Spirit and the International Cheer Union, died on March 19, 2026, of complications from a fall. Webb, born in Dallas in 1949, was the founder of the Universal Cheerleading… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
Della Hadley, an American politician and member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1975 to 1981, died on March 18, 2026, at age 97. Della May Hadley was born in Lawrence, Kansas, on January 27, 1929. She was educated… · 18 March 2026 · March 2026
Esmaeil Khatib, an Iranian cleric and politician who served as minister of intelligence, died on March 18, 2026, when he was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike during the 2026 Iran war. Born in Qaen, South Khorasan Province, in 1961, he… · Israeli Airstrike · 18 March 2026 · March 2026
Steve Derewianchuk, a Canadian politician and Manitoba MLA from 1973 to 1977, died on March 18, 2026. Born in Vita, Manitoba, in 1935, he served as a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, representing Emerson. In the… · 18 March 2026 · March 2026
Taneaki Tanami, a Japanese politician and former member of the House of Representatives, died on March 18, 2026, of multiple organ failure. He was 93. Tanami served in the House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993 and again from 2000… · 18 March 2026 · March 2026
James Michael Clampitt, an American politician and former firefighter who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives, died on March 18, 2026, at age 71 of cancer. A Republican, he represented the 119th district, covering portions of Haywood, Jackson… · 18 March 2026 · March 2026
Yaakov Edri, an Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset, died on March 18, 2026, at the age of 75. He served as mayor of Or Akiva from 1989 to 2003 and was elected to the Knesset in 2003… · 18 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
G. M. Fazlul Haque, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament for Chandpur-3, died on March 17, 2026. He was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician who served as an MP from 1996 to 2006. Haque was elected to parliament… · 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
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
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
Lois Delmore, an American politician and member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, died on March 17, 2026. She served in the House from the 43rd District from 1994 to 2018 and was a member of the Democratic-NPL party.… · 17 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
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
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
Daniel Aweyue Syme, a Ghanaian politician, died on March 16, 2026. · 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Csaba Siklós, a Hungarian politician and engineer, died in Invalid Date. A member of the Hungarian Democratic Forum, he served as Minister of Transport, Communications and Water Affairs and was a member of the National Assembly from 1990 to 1994.…
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
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
Lamberto Cardia, an Italian politician, died on March 14, 2026, in Rome at the age of 91. An independent, he served as Secretary of the Council of Ministers from 1995 to 1996 and was chairman of the Commissione Nazionale per… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Serge Mathieu, a French politician and winemaker who served as deputy from 1973 to 1976 and as senator from 1977 to 2004, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Crest, France, on February 10, 1936,… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Amelia Casadei, an Italian politician, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Cesena on February 1, 1930, she was a member of Christian Democracy and served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1976 to 1979.… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Beauty Zibula, a South African politician and member of Parliament from 2019 to 2024, died on March 14, 2026, at a hospital in Durban at the age of 65. Born in KwaMashu in 1961, she was a member of the… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Phil Woolas, a British politician, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 66. A member of the Labour Party, he served as Member of Parliament for Oldham East and Saddleworth from 1997 to 2010 and was Minister of… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
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