{ "site": "Dead-People.com", "feed_type": "deaths_on_date", "date": "2026-03-23", "timezone": "+01:00", "generated_at": "2026-07-09T22:59:47+01:00", "canonical_html_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/23-march-2026", "permanent_archive_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/23-march-2026", "items": [ { "name": "Manuel Escudero Economist, politician, professor dead at age 79", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/manuel-escudero", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 79, "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "economist", "politician", "professor", "politicians", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Spain" ], "description": "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 business sciences at the Universidad de Deusto and earned a PhD from the London School of Economics. He was co-ordinator of the PSOE’s Programa 2000 from 1987 to 1991 and was professor of macroeconomics at IE Business School in Madrid from 1991 to 2005.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Manuel_Escudero.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Escudero" }, { "name": "Chip Taylor American singer and songwriter, cancer dead at age 86", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/chip-taylor", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 86, "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Chip Taylor, the American singer and songwriter known for writing \"Angel of the Morning\" and \"Wild Thing,\" died on March 23, 2026, at age 86. 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She was best known for portraying Honey Bruce in the 1974 film Lenny, a role that brought her the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles, the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival, and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Perrine also appeared in Slaughterhouse-Five, Superman, The Electric Horseman, and Superman II. Born on September 3, 1943, in Galveston, Texas, she worked as an actress from 1971 to 2016.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/2026/03/Valerie_Perrine.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Perrine", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Parkinson's disease", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-parkinsons-disease" } }, { "name": "Marica Vilcek Art historian dead at age 89", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/marica-vilcek", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "PRNewswire", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vilcek-foundation-mourns-marica-vilcek-cofounder-art-historian-and-philanthropist-302764179.html", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "Vilcek Foundation mourns Marica Vilcek, cofounder, art historian, and philanthropist" } ], "age": 89, "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "art historian", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Marica Vilcek, an American art historian and philanthropist, died on March 23, 2026. Born on October 13, 1936, in Ivanka pri Dunaji, Czechoslovakia, she worked with museums and arts institutions in both Czechoslovakia and the United States. She was associated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York University Institute of Fine Arts and the Vilcek Foundation. 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Born in Minori, Campania, on April 27, 1927, he held the two elected offices listed in the available record before his death in Salerno.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaspare_Russo" }, { "name": "Gerson Brenner Brazilian actor, multiple organ failure dead at age 66", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/gerson-brenner", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 66, "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Brazil" ], "description": "Gerson Brenner, a Brazilian actor and model, died on March 23, 2026, in São Paulo, Brazil, of multiple organ failure. Born Gerson dos Santos Oliveira on December 22, 1959, in São Paulo, he worked from 1982 to 1998 and became notable in the 1990s through roles in TV Globo telenovelas and programs, including Rainha da Sucata, Perigosas Peruas and Corpo Dourado. His career was cut short in 1998 after he was the victim of a robbery and was shot in the head, leaving him with serious consequences for the rest of his life.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Gerson_Brenner.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerson_Brenner", "cause_of_death": { "label": "multiple organ failure", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-multiple-organ-failure" } }, { "name": "Nkosentsha Shezi South African politician, MP dead at age 50", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/nkosentsha-shezi", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 50, "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "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 been a member of the African National Congress before joining the MK party.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Nkosentsha_Shezi.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nkosentsha_Shezi" }, { "name": "Saeed Shamghadri Academic dies", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/saeed-shamghadri", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "academic", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Iran" ], "description": "Saeed Shamghadri, an Iranian academic and associate professor of control engineering at the Iran University of Science and Technology, died on March 23, 2026, in an airstrike at his private residence in North Tehran. He was an expert on military missiles. 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He later served as a deputy in the Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai from 2001 to 2016. In 2015, he joined the All-Russia People's Front, and he was elected to the 7th and 8th State Dumas in 2016 and 2021. He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Yury_Shvytkin.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yury_Shvytkin" }, { "name": "David Sklansky American poker player and author, heart failure dead at age 78", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/david-sklansky", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 78, "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "David Sklansky, 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 was known for his mathematical approach to the game. His book The Theory of Poker set out fundamental principles that later analysis drew upon. He also wrote and contributed to 14 books on poker, blackjack and gambling in general, and won three World Series of Poker bracelets.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/David_Sklansky.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sklansky", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Heart failure", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-heart-failure" } }, { "name": "Wu Dexin Chinese materials scientist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences dead at age 89", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/wu-dexin", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 89, "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "China" ], "description": "Wu Dexin, a Chinese materials scientist and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, died on March 23, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Laoting County, Hebei, on December 20, 1936, she graduated from the Department of Radio Electronic Engineering at Tsinghua University in 1961 and was then assigned to the Institute of Semiconductors of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. She later transferred in 1986 to the academy’s Microelectronics Center, now the Institute of Microelectronics. Wu specialized in semiconductors and integrated circuits and was also a delegate to the Ninth Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Wu_Dexin.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Dexin" }, { "name": "Benjamin Clement Eghan Ghanaian civil servant dies", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/benjamin-clement-eghan", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Ghana" ], "description": "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 1993 to 2002, he held the rank of chief director in Ghanaian government ministries, including the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Manpower and Employment. Eghan also served as a Senior Lecturer and Dean of the GIMPA Public Services School before his recall into government service by President John Atta-Mills.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Clement_Eghan" }, { "name": "Edna Foa Israeli psychologist dead at age 88", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/edna-foa", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 88, "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Israel" ], "description": "Edna Foa, an Israeli psychologist and professor of clinical psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, died on March 23, 2026. She served as director of the university’s Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety and was recognized as an authority on psychopathology and the treatment of anxiety. Foa approached mental disorders from a cognitive-behavioral perspective. Her research on anxiety disorders was influential, and she was an expert on post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. She also developed a program for rape survivors that is considered one of the most effective therapies for PTSD.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_Foa" }, { "name": "Mai Murdmaa Estonian choreographer, ballerina, and ballet master dead at age 87", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mai-murdmaa", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 87, "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "Estonia" ], "description": "Mai Murdmaa, the Estonian choreographer, ballerina, and ballet master, died on March 23, 2026. Born Mai-Ester Murdmaa in Tallinn on March 31, 1938, she graduated from the Tallinn Ballet School in 1956 and from GITIS in 1964 in ballet master speciality. She danced at the Estonia Theatre from 1956 to 1960, then served as ballet master there from 1964 to 1973 and principal ballet master from 1974 to 2001.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_Murdmaa" }, { "name": "Carlo Russolillo Italian Olympic boxer dead at age 69", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/carlo-russolillo", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 69, "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Italy" ], "description": "Carlo Russolillo, an Italian boxer who competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics, died on March 23, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Genoa on March 17, 1957, he represented Italy in the lightweight division at the Moscow Games.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Russolillo" }, { "name": "Reg Weaver American labor leader dead at age 86", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/reg-weaver", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 86, "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "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 Illinois State University and Roosevelt University. He also served as vice president of Education International and completed his second term as NEA president on August 31, 2008.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reg_Weaver" }, { "name": "Rodolfo Acuña Occupied America and Chicana/o Studies dead at age 93", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/rodolfo-acuna", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 93, "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "occupied america and chicana", "o studies", "scientists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "America", "Mexico" ], "description": "Rodolfo Acuña, 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 foundational survey of Mexican American history. Born in Los Angeles on May 18, 1932, he earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Los Angeles State College, now California State University, Los Angeles, and later received a Ph.D. in history from the University of Southern California.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Rodolfo_Acu_a.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodolfo_Acu%C3%B1a" }, { "name": "Stan Berry American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives dead at age 71", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/stan-berry", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 71, "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "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 20, 1954, and was first elected to the Arkansas House in 2002, taking office in January 2003. He served in the chamber from 2003 to 2008, returned in 2019, and had served there until his death. He also served on the Dover School Board, the Dover City Council and in the National Guard. Berry graduated from Arkansas Tech University and was a Presbyterian.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Berry" }, { "name": "François Morlaes French rugby union player dead at age 82", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/francois-morlaes", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 82, "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "France", "Germany" ], "description": "François Morlaes, a French rugby union player who played as a scrum-half, died on March 23, 2026. Born in Pau, German-occupied France, on October 6, 1943, he won the 1968–69 French Rugby Union Championship with CA Bègles. Morlaes died in Mont-de-Marsan, France, at the age of 82. He was the father of Nicolas Morlaes, who also became a rugby player.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Morlaes" }, { "name": "José Bengoa Anthropologist, historian, professor dead at age 81", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jose-bengoa", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 81, "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "anthropologist", "historian", "professor", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Chile" ], "description": "José Bengoa, a Chilean historian and anthropologist, died on March 23, 2026, at the age of 81. Known in Chile for his study of Mapuche history and society, he was dismissed from his work at the University of Chile after the 1973 coup d'état by the Pinochet regime. Bengoa later served as the principal advocate for the first Social Forum of the ACLU International Human Rights Task Force during the SubCommission’s fifty-fourth session in August 2002. He had been living in Cajón del Maipo for some time and sometimes returned to his home in Ñuñoa for medical reasons and concerns.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Jos_Bengoa.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bengoa" }, { "name": "Jean-Bernard Racine Swiss geographer and academic dead at age 85", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jean-bernard-racine", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Switzerland" ], "description": "Jean-Bernard Racine, a Swiss geographer and academic, died on March 23, 2026, at the age of 85. 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