the Canadian primatologist, conservationist and author known for her work with orangutans and as founder of the Orangutan Foundation International, died on March 24, 2026. She was 79. Galdikas, a professor at Simon Fraser University, was recognized as a leading… · 24 March 2026 · Lung Cancer · March 2026 · Birutė
the American writer whose nonfiction books included The Soul of a New Machine and Mountains Beyond Mountains, died March 24, 2026, of lung cancer. He was 80. Kidder won the Pulitzer Prize for The Soul of a New Machine in… · 24 March 2026 · March 2026
a Tibetan lama and teacher, died on March 24, 2026, in London, England, at the age of 84. Born near Jyekundo, Kham, Tibet, on October 8, 1941, he fled Tibet in 1959 after the annexation and reached India via Bhutan.… · America · Britain · 24 March 2026 · March 2026
a British academic and professor of American Studies at the University of Nottingham, died on March 24, 2026, aged 79. Born in Wimbledon, London, he attended Wimbledon College before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from the… · 24 March 2026 · March 2026
an American historian and educator, died on March 23, 2026, at age 93. He was a professor at California State University, Northridge, and a scholar of Chicano studies. Acuña wrote the 1972 book "Occupied America: A History of Chicanos," a… · Mexico · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
an American professional poker player and author, died on March 23, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada, of heart failure. He was 78. Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, on December 22, 1947, Sklansky was an early writer on poker strategy and… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
an Argentine journalist and film critic, died on March 22, 2026, in Buenos Aires at the age of 88. Born in Buenos Aires on October 23, 1937, he wrote for Clarín for 26 years and received the Konex Award in… · 22 March 2026 · March 2026
Welsh writer, broadcaster and historian, died on March 22, 2026. Born in Barry, Wales, in 1943, he attended grammar schools in Barry and Gowerton and studied history at Swansea University under Prof Glanmor Williams. He later served as a visiting… · 22 March 2026 · March 2026
an American writer, journalist and academic who was professor of American Studies at Rutgers University, died on March 22, 2026. Born in The Bronx, New York City, on July 14, 1935, he attended Hunter College and later served in the… · 22 March 2026 · March 2026
an American chemical engineer, died on March 21, 2026, at age 98. Born in Moscow, Idaho, on November 9, 1927, he attended the University of Idaho, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Columbia University, where he received a PhD in… · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
a Brazilian actor, died on March 21, 2026, in São Paulo, Brazil, from pneumonia complicated by heart disease. Born José de Oliveira Santos on March 16, 1935, in São Roque, São Paulo, he worked as an actor, playwright and theatre… · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
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 27, 1953,… · Russia · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
an American author and art critic for The New Yorker, died on March 20, 2026. He was 100. Born in Orange, New Jersey, on December 17, 1925, Tomkins graduated from Berkshire School and Princeton University in 1948. He later worked… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026 · Stroke
the American actor, artist and writer best known for his roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Criminal Minds, died on March 20, 2026. He was 54. Born in Los Angeles, California, on April 12, 1971, Schultz was active from… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
an American actress and playwright, died on March 20, 2026, after a long illness. Born on August 21, 1950, in Texas, she appeared on the internationally broadcast television shows Murphy Brown, Melrose Place, Night Court, and Who's the Boss?. Jones… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
an Azerbaijani scientist, died on March 20, 2026. Born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, on February 5, 1950, she was the author of roughly 100 scientific, literary and methodological articles published in Azerbaijan and abroad. Her notable publications included "The Secret… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026 · Lála
a Serbian essayist, dramatic adviser and literary critic, died on March 20, 2026. Born in 1950 in Nikšić, then in PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia, he was a Montenegrin writer of Yugoslavian ethnicity who lived and worked in Belgrade. He was… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
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 Technical Corps exams in… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
the French actress, director, writer and television and radio personality, died on March 20, 2026, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, at the age of 67, following a battle with cancer. Born in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis, near Paris, on May 11, 1958, she was… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
the American martial artist, actor and author known for Walker, Texas Ranger, Missing in Action and The Way of the Dragon, died on March 19, 2026, at the age of 86. Born Carlos Ray Norris on March 10, 1940, in… · Brazil · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
an Indian cinematographer, died on March 19, 2026, in Chennai at the age of 93. He worked predominantly in the Malayalam film industry and was known for films including Sathyabhama, Line Bus and Ente Mohangal Poovaninju. Born in Bombay on… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
a French oenologist, died on March 19, 2026. Based in Bordeaux, he had hundreds of clients across 13 countries and was known for consultancies outside France, which set him apart from most of his countrymen. His signature style was described… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
an American medical researcher and educator, died on March 19, 2026. Sutnick was also an administrator and the author of more than 200 scholarly publications. He received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania in 1950 and… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
a New Zealand painter and art critic, died on March 17, 2026, aged 91. John William Coley MBE was born in Palmerston North on 28 January 1935. He attended Palmerston North Boys’ High School and took evening art classes at… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
Argentine poet, writer and critic, died on March 17, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain, at the age of 54. Born in Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on September 1, 1971, he published poems and poetry books, and also worked as an… · Portugal · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
a Polish actress and translator, died on March 16, 2026. Born in Lviv on May 7, 1940, she was the daughter of writer Jan Kurczab and Janina née Liebling. She worked as an actress from 1957 to 1960, mainly at… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
an Indian theatre and television director, writer and actor, died on March 16, 2026, at age 76. Born in Delhi on October 30, 1949, she began stage acting at the age of three and later took part in school and… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
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 earned his habilitation… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
an American television writer and producer known for his work on Bosch, Law & Order and The Wire, died on March 16, 2026. Born in Boulder, Colorado, on September 25, 1951, and raised in Seattle, he graduated from Reed College… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026 · Éric
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 1995. He died in… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
an American science fiction writer, died on March 15, 2026, at age 81. Born William Corey Dietz in Seattle on January 30, 1945, he wrote principally military science fiction novels and video game novelizations. He grew up in the Seattle… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
the British author best known for his spy novels, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Leonard Cyril Deighton in Marylebone, London, on February 18, 1929, he also wrote cookery books and works on history. His… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
a Norwegian poet, journalist and television producer, died on March 15, 2026. He was born in Strinda, now Trondheim, on December 27, 1934, the son of Eilif Asbjørn Nilsen and Borgunn Alvilde Iversen. Nilsen graduated with examen artium from Strinda… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
an American comic book artist and writer best known for The Maxx and Zero Girl, died on March 15, 2026, at age 63 of complications from Lewy body dementia. Born in Sacramento, California, on January 11, 1963, he was also… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
the British author, journalist and angler, died on March 14, 2026, aged 87. He wrote two books on fly-fishing, The Pursuit of Stillwater Trout (1975) and, with John Goddard, The Trout and the Fly (1980). His environmental novel The Stream,… · England · Chest Infection · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
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 the John &… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
an American biologist, author, and environmentalist, died on March 13, 2026, at the age of 93. He was known for his warnings about the consequences of population growth, including famine and resource depletion, and for the 1968 book The Population… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
a New Zealand educator, writer and historian, died on March 13, 2026, aged 98. Born Ann Jocelyn Klippel in London in 1927, she was appointed principal of Ngā Tapuwae College in 1975, becoming the first woman in New Zealand to… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
the Welsh novelist, died on March 13, 2026, at the age of 74. He was also a poet and photographer. Born at Bryn Clochydd, Gwytherin, near Llanrwst, he lived at Abergwyngregyn. Jones had worked on a farm, as a newspaper… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
an American journalist and author who was a senior editor at Reason magazine, died on March 12, 2026. Born Brian Michael Doherty in Queens, New York, on June 1, 1968, he grew up in Florida and studied journalism at the… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
a German Marxian economist and philosopher, died on March 12, 2026, in Frankfurt. He was 96 or 97. Backhaus was one of the main authors of the Neue Marx-Lektüre and is considered one of the most important German theorists in… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
an American writer and author of The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, died on March 12, 2026. Born in Vancouver, Washington, on November 29, 1951, he wrote the book that accompanied the film The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill. According… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
an Australian writer and historian, died on March 12, 2026. Born Mary Patricia Clarke in Alphington, Melbourne, on July 30, 1926, she was educated in Melbourne, later in Sale and at the University of Melbourne. She worked as a journalist… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
an American Catholic priest, died on March 12, 2026. Born William Leonard Norvel Jr. on October 1, 1935, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1965 and became the 13th and first Black superior general of the… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
the Scottish football player and manager, died on March 12, 2026. A forward, he began his career with Montrose in 1961 before playing for Raith Rovers, Dundee and Dundee United. A native of Dundee, he was named Scottish Football Writers’… · America · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
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 syndicated television… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
a Swedish painter and essayist, died on March 12, 2026, in Gothenburg, Sweden, at the age of 91. Born Margareta Elisabeth Bothén in Gothenburg on December 31, 1934, she studied at Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm and graduated in… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026 · Magnússon
the Greek cinematographer, film director and screenwriter known for Mania, died on March 10, 2026. He was 84. Born in Kifissia, German-occupied Greece, on February 3, 1942, Panousopoulos worked on 37 films between 1964 and 2004. His 1985 film Mania… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
a Peruvian writer, died on March 10, 2026, in Lima, Peru, at the age of 87. Born in Lima on February 19, 1939, he wrote numerous books and short stories and was best known for his 1970 work "A World… · America · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
a Slovenian immunologist, doctor and poet, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in Ljubljana on July 23, 1961, he studied at the Medical Faculty at the University of Ljubljana and worked at the university’s Institute… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
an American Go player, author, publisher and college math instructor, died on March 9, 2026, at age 90. He co-founded Ishi Press and was the founding publisher of Kiseido Publishing Co., which produced Go books in English. Bozulich worked with… · Japan · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
a Czech traveler and writer, died on March 9, 2026. He was 79. Born in Choceň, Czechoslovakia, on April 19, 1946, he studied civil engineering and left communist Czechoslovakia in 1968. He settled in Germany, where he worked in the… · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
an Italian film critic, died on March 9, 2026. Born in Venice on Feb. 6, 1956, he was also a journalist and festival director. He was best known as the founder and general delegate of the Giornate degli Autori, an… · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
an Australian bioinformatician and writer, died on March 8, 2026, at age 72. Philip Eric Bourne was the Stephenson Chair of Data Science, director of the School of Data Science and professor of biomedical engineering, and served as the first… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
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. His writing… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
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 her journalistic… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
an Iraqi writer, journalist and women's rights activist, died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Baqubah on March 7, 1939, she grew up in Baghdad and worked as a teacher from 1971 to 1977 before… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
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 on July 12,… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
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, served three… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
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 professor of law,… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
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 3 in 1985… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
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 lay assessor.… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
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 taught Belarusian… · Russia · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
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 several books. He… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
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. Garbarino also… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
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 for television,… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
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 from 1983 to… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
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 in 1969, later… · Austria · 05 March 2026 · March 2026 · Antonio
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 moved to… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
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 awards at the… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
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 the Bab El Oued district and began his career in cinema as… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
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 was the first to write an hour-and-a-half Lebanese television episode in the… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
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 Jack Zuckerman, born September 8, 1931. Writers House was described as a… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
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 Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and received an M.A. and Ph.D.… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
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 childhood in Königsberg and Saxony, lived in Grainau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen from 1945… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
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 Islamic sciences from the Faculty of Dar al-Uloom at Cairo University in 1967,… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
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, Tsuge was active in comics from 1955 to 1987. His work ranged… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
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 and Rolf Martin Hansen. Jonsmoen was married to children's writer Ola Jonsmoen,… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
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, director of the Rabbinical School, and provost from 2018 into 2025. Weiss… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
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, aged 64. He was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire, in 1961 and was… · Pancreatic Cancer · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
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 September 20, 1936, in Coimbatore, then in Madras Presidency, British India, he was… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
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 in the British Army’s Royal Gurkha Rifles, mainly in the Far East,… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
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 guides, including Birds of the Western Palearctic and the Buntings and Sparrows… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
a Russian playwright, theatre director, actor and teacher, died on March 2, 2026. He was 68. Born on December 4, 1957, in Presnogor'kovka in the Kostanay Region of the Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, he studied theater in Sverdlovsk and writing… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
an Indian educationist and politician, died on March 2, 2026. He was 91. Waghmare served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra and was also president of the Latur Municipal Council. He was the founder vice… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
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 and Sufia Kamal were the founding editors of Sultana, the first women's… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
the French film director and screenwriter, died in Invalid Date at the age of 75. Born in Paris on 3 June 1950, he was nominated for a César Award for best original or adapted screenplay for Tandem, a nomination he…
an American-German composer and writer, died on March 2, 2026. Born Fredric Joseph Kroll on February 7, 1945, in Brooklyn, New York, he was the only child of Alexander Kroll and Sarah Kroll. Kroll began composing at age 11, including… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
the British-American actor and television writer known for portraying the masked character the Gimp in "Pulp Fiction," died on March 2, 2026. He also wrote for "Late Night with David Letterman," "MADtv" and "Boy Meets World," and co-wrote the comedy… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
a French academic and writer, died on March 2, 2026, at age 85. Born in Rabat on August 27, 1940, she was the daughter of Madeleine and Jean Zay. Her father was imprisoned by the Vichy regime and murdered in… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
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 two years before turning to film work. He began as a trainee… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
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an Indian writer and novelist, died on March 1, 2026. Born on July 14, 1936, in Budaun, she wrote in Urdu, Hindi, Gujarati and Telugu. Bano began writing at an early age and published her first story, "Ek Nazar Idhar… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
a Palestinian poet, died on March 1, 2026. Born on 28 June 1939, he joined the American University in Cairo in 1959 and the American University of Beirut in 1965. He worked in radio in Ramallah, Amman, Cairo, Jeddah, Beirut… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
an American poet and activist, died on March 1, 2026. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on November 12, 1937, Whitaker was associated with several generations of San Francisco counterculture, including the Beat movement, the hippie era, punk subculture, community radio and… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
a British film and television producer best known for his association with playwright Dennis Potter, died on March 1, 2026, aged 90. Born Kenneth George Trodd on May 28, 1935, in Southampton, Hampshire, he was raised in the Christian fundamentalist… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026