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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.…
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
Paulo Fernando, a Brazilian politician and former four-time deputy, died on March 14, 2026, in Brasília, Brazil, at the age of 58. Born in Brasília on June 11, 1967, he was a member of the Republicans and served four brief… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Shigeaki Mori, a Japanese historian and atomic bomb survivor, died on March 14, 2026. He was 88. Born in Hiroshima on March 29, 1937, Mori was known for his research into Allied prisoners of war who died during air raids… · 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
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
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
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
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
Roy R. Barrera Sr., an American politician who served as Texas secretary of state from 1968 to 1969, died on March 14, 2026, in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 99. Born in San Antonio on January 30, 1927,… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Birte Weiss, a Danish journalist and politician, died on March 14, 2026. Born on May 1, 1941, she worked as a journalist for Weekendavisen and began her career with Demokraten and later Information. Trained in the social democrat press from… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Raymond Finney, an American politician and member of the Tennessee Senate from 2004 to 2008, died on March 14, 2026. A Republican, he represented the 8th district, which encompasses Blount and Sevier counties. In the 104th General Assembly, he served… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Francine Demichel, a French academic and jurist, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 87. Born Francine Batailler in Marseille on October 31, 1938, she served as president of Paris 8 University from 1987 to 1991. She also… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Bruno Contrada, the Italian police officer and intelligence official who served as police chief of Palermo and deputy director of the civil intelligence service SISDE, died on March 13, 2026. Born in Naples on 2 September 1931, he joined the… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
Enric Reyna, a Spanish businessman and former president of FC Barcelona, died on March 13, 2026. Born in Barcelona on May 15, 1940, he joined the Catalan club’s management in 2000 during Joan Gaspart’s presidency. He became vice president in… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
Odd Holten, a Norwegian politician and member of parliament from 1989 to 2005, died on March 13, 2026. He was born in Øre on 28 August 1940 and represented the Christian Democratic Party. Holten was elected to the Norwegian Parliament… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
H. J. Dora, an Indian police officer and former Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh, died on March 13, 2026, in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, at the age of 83. A 1965 batch Indian Police Service officer of the Andhra Pradesh… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026 · Dóra
John M. Perkins, an American Christian minister, died on March 13, 2026, at age 95. He was also a civil rights activist and author. Born in New Hebron, Mississippi, on June 16, 1930, Perkins was the founder and president of… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
Nick Baker, an American politician and member of the Kentucky Senate from 1970 to 1978, died on March 13, 2026. Born Henry Nicholas Baker in Hazard, Kentucky, on April 10, 1937, he was first elected to the Senate in 1969,… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
Ralf Friberg, a Finnish journalist, diplomat and politician, died on March 13, 2026. He served as a Social Democratic MP and worked in journalism at Västra Nyland, Östra Nyland and Vasabladet in the late 1950s. Friberg was also Parliamentary and… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
Jacques Revel, a French historian and emeritus director of studies and president of the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), died on March 13, 2026, at the age of 83. He was born on July 25, 1942. Revel… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
Sultan Ali Keshtmand, an Afghan politician, died on March 13, 2026. He was a member of the Parcham faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan and served twice as Chairman of the Council of Ministers in the Democratic Republic… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
Guillaume Houphouët-Boigny, an Ivorian banker, died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 88. He served as secretary-general of the Ivorian Bank Company during the administration of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Houphouët-Boigny died at the International Polyclinic of Sainte-Anne-Marie in… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Kevin Kiely, Irish politician and Mayor of Limerick from 2009 to 2010, died on March 12, 2026, aged 64. He was a member of Fine Gael and was first elected to Limerick City Council in 1985. Made a Peace Commissioner… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Rennie Fritchie, Baroness Fritchie, a British life peer and member of the House of Lords from 2005 to 2024, died on March 12, 2026. Born Irene Tordoff Fennell on April 29, 1942, in Fife, Scotland, she was educated at Ribston… · Germany · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said, Omani politician and Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers, died on March 12, 2026. He served in that post from May 22, 1979, until his death. Born in Muscat on October 5, 1940,… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Patrick Lemasle, a French politician, died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 73. He served in the National Assembly of France from 2002 to 2017, representing the 7th constituency of the Haute-Garonne department as a member of the… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Anastasios Gonis, a Greek politician and member of the Hellenic Parliament from 1993 to 1996, died on March 12, 2026. He was a member of New Democracy. Gonis, who was born in 1926 in Pylos-Nestoras, Greece, died in Athens. · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Marcelino Miyares Sotolongo, a Cuban-American marketing executive and president of the Christian Democratic Party of Cuba, died on March 12, 2026. Born in 1937, he became president of the party in the United States in 1990 and wrote its manifesto,… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Petro Hasiuk, a Ukrainian politician and former member of parliament, died on March 12, 2026. He was 75. Hasiuk, a member of Batkivshchyna, served in the Verkhovna Rada from 2006 to 2012. He was born on January 30, 1951, in… · Russia · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Antón Louro, a Spanish politician, died on March 12, 2026, in Pontevedra, Spain, at the age of 73. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, he served in the Parliament of Galicia from 1997 to 2004 and in the… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026 · Anton
Ernie Anastos, an American news anchor and talk show host, died on March 12, 2026, at age 82. An Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, he hosted WABC’s Positively Ernie, a program focused on uplifting stories and interviews, and later presented the nationally… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Niaz Ahmed Jhakkar, a Pakistani politician and former member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, died on March 11, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Layyah, West Punjab, Pakistan, on July 18, 1954, he served in the National… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Mario D'Acquisto, an Italian politician, died on March 11, 2026. Born in Palermo on January 12, 1931, he served as president of the Sicilian Region from 1980 to 1982 and later as vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies from 1992… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Catherine Nolan, an American politician and Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, died on March 11, 2026. She served as deputy speaker of the Assembly and represented New York’s 37th State Assembly district from 1985 to 2022. Her… · Netherlands · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Kavuri Samba Siva Rao, an Indian politician, engineer and industrialist from Andhra Pradesh, died on March 11, 2026, in Hyderabad, India, at the age of 82. Born in Eluru, then in Madras Province, British India, on October 1, 1943, he… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Salih Muslim, a Syrian-Kurdish politician, died on March 11, 2026. He served as co-chairman of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the main party of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES), and played a key role in… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Jeong Chi-geun, a South Korean politician and former prosecutor, died on March 11, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on June 30, 1931, he served as Minister of Justice from May to June 1982. He was identified in available… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Luciano Magnalbò, an Italian politician, died on March 11, 2026, in Macerata, Italy, at the age of 82. Born in Macerata on April 5, 1943, he was a member of the National Alliance and served in the Senate of the… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Gladys Kokorwe, a Botswanan politician and speaker of the National Assembly from 2014 to 2019, died on March 11, 2026. She was a member of the Botswana Democratic Party. Kokorwe, whose full name was Gladys Keitumetse Theresa Kokorwe, had earlier… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
John H. Morrison, an American lawyer and senior partner of Kirkland & Ellis, died on March 11, 2026. He practiced at the Chicago law firm from 1962 until his retirement in 1999, working in antitrust and trade regulation, including civil… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Lewis Lehrman, an American banker and politician, died on March 11, 2026, at age 87. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1938, he was an investment banker, historian and politician. Lehrman was a senior partner at L. E. Lehrman & Co.,… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Melvin A. Steinberg, an American politician who served as Maryland’s fifth lieutenant governor, died on March 10, 2026. He was 92. Born in Baltimore on October 4, 1933, Steinberg served in the Maryland Senate from 1967 until his election as… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Moon Yong-joo, a South Korean politician and lawyer, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 93. A member of the Democratic Justice Party, she served in the National Assembly from 1981 to 1985. Born on February 8, 1933,… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Viktor Shreyder, a Russian politician, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 74. Born on February 23, 1952, in Tatarsky District, Novosibirsk Oblast, in the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he was a member of United Russia and served… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Mohiuddin Ahmed, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament, died on March 10, 2026, of pneumonia. He was elected to parliament from Munshiganj-4 in the 1986 Bangladeshi general election and served as an MP from 1986 to 1988. Born… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Lee Sang-hee, the South Korean general and politician who served as minister of national defense from 2008 to 2009, died on March 10, 2026, at age 80. Born in Wonju in August 1945, he was a retired general who also… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Luc Van der Kelen, a Belgian journalist, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in June 1948 in Boom, Belgium, he studied at Ghent University, where he was a member and president of the Vlaamse Geschiedkundige… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Wang Jinshan, a Chinese politician who served as governor of Anhui province and later as the province’s party secretary, died on March 10, 2026. He was 81. Wang served as governor from 2003 to 2007 and as party secretary, the… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Kim Yong-chae, a South Korean politician, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Pocheon, Korea, Empire of Japan, on October 5, 1932, he served as mayor of the Nowon District from 1996 to 1998. · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Biren Sing Engti, an Indian politician, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 81. Born on March 2, 1945, in Barhoigaon, Karbi Anglong district, Assam Province, British India, he was from Karbi Anglong, Assam, and a member of… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Abdulwahab Darawshe, an Israeli politician, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 82. He was an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment and the Arab Democratic Party between 1984 and… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Merrill Cook, an American politician and businessman who served as a Republican Party member of the United States House of Representatives from Utah, died on March 9, 2026, at age 79. Born Merrill Alonzo Cook on May 6, 1946, in… · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
Alexander Butterfield, an American Air Force officer and presidential assistant, died on March 9, 2026, at age 99. He served as deputy assistant to President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973. During the Watergate investigation on July 13, 1973, Butterfield… · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
Wylie Gibbs, the Australian politician and surgeon who served as the Liberal member for the Queensland seat of Bowman in the House of Representatives from 1963 to 1969, died on March 9, 2026, aged 103. Wylie Talbot Gibbs was born… · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
César Gutiérrez Peña, a Peruvian mechanical engineer, died on March 9, 2026, at the age of 69. He was a member of Union for Peru and served as president of the Social Health Insurance of Peru from 2002 to 2003… · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
Klaus Kribben, a German politician and lawyer who served in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein from 1975 to 1996, died on March 9, 2026, at the age of 88. A member of the Christian Democratic Union, he was born in Cologne… · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
Rostyslav Chapiuk, a Ukrainian politician, died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Rusiv on May 22, 1937, he served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 1994 to 1998 as a member of the Peasant… · 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
David Keene, an American political consultant, died on March 8, 2026, in Baltimore, Maryland, at the age of 80. He was also a presidential advisor and newspaper editor, and served as Opinion Editor of The Washington Times. Keene chaired the… · 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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