{ "site": "Dead-People.com", "feed_type": "deaths_on_date", "date": "2026-03-31", "timezone": "+01:00", "generated_at": "2026-07-09T20:52:01+01:00", "canonical_html_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/31-march-2026", "permanent_archive_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/31-march-2026", "items": [ { "name": "Lili Hinstin Artistic director dead at age 48", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/lili-hinstin", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 48, "death_date": "2026-03-31", "reported_date": "2026-03-31", "published_at": "2026-03-31T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "artistic director", "actors" ], "nationality": [ "France" ], "description": "Lili Hinstin, French film producer and artistic director, died on March 31, 2026, at the age of 48. Born in France on July 10, 1977, she studied at the universities of Paris and Padua. Hinstin served as artistic director of the EntreVues Belfort International Festival from 2013 to 2018 and of the Locarno Film Festival from 2018 to 2020. From 2023, she was programming director of the Festival International du Film de Biarritz — Nouvelles Vagues.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Lili_Hinstin.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lili_Hinstin" }, { "name": "Eduard Koksharov Russian handball player and coach, Olympic champion and bronze medalist dead at age 50", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/eduard-koksharov", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 50, "death_date": "2026-03-31", "reported_date": "2026-03-31", "published_at": "2026-03-31T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Russia" ], "description": "Eduard Koksharov, the Russian handball player and coach who was an Olympic champion in 2000 and a bronze medalist in 2004, died on March 31, 2026. Born in Krasnodar on November 4, 1975, he played as a left winger and represented Russia before retiring from the national team in 2012. Koksharov won the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships and later joined Celje from SKIF Krasnodar in the 1999–2000 season, at age 23. He died in Ratamka, Minsk Region, Belarus, at the age of 50.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Eduard_Koksharov.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Koksharov" }, { "name": "Stephen Lewis Politician, diplomat, author, writer, journalist, broadcaster, academic, public speaker, nonprofit executive, activist dead at age 88", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/stephen-lewis-2", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 88, "death_date": "2026-03-31", "reported_date": "2026-03-31", "published_at": "2026-03-31T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politician", "diplomat", "author", "writer", "journalist", "broadcaster", "academic", "public speaker", "nonprofit executive", "activist", "journalists", "politicians", "scientists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Canada" ], "description": "Stephen Lewis, the Canadian politician and diplomat who served as an Ontario MPP from 1963 to 1978, died on March 31, 2026, of cancer. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1963 and led the Ontario New Democratic Party from 1970 to 1978. In 1975, he became leader of the province's Official Opposition. Lewis later served as Canadian ambassador to the United Nations from 1984 to 1988 and as the U.N. special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa from 2001 to 2006.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Stephen_Lewis.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Lewis", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Cancer", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-cancer-cause" } }, { "name": "Borislav Mihaylov Footballer, football administrator dead at age 63", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/borislav-mihaylov", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 63, "death_date": "2026-03-31", "reported_date": "2026-03-31", "published_at": "2026-03-31T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "footballer", "football administrator", "athletes", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Bulgaria" ], "description": "Borislav Mihaylov, the Bulgarian football player and administrator who served twice as president of the Bulgarian Football Union, died on March 31, 2026, in Sofia, Bulgaria, from complications of a stroke. He was 63. A goalkeeper, Mihaylov played for Levski Sofia and the Bulgaria national team, captained the side at the 1994 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1996, and made appearances at the 1986 and 1998 World Cups. He was president of the Bulgarian Football Union from 2005 to 2019 and again from 2021 to 2023, the organization’s longest-serving president, and also served on the UEFA executive committee.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Borislav_Mihaylov.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borislav_Mihaylov", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Stroke", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-stroke" } }, { "name": "Rory O’Hanlon Irish politician, TD, minister of health and environment dead at age 92", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/rory-ohanlon", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 92, "death_date": "2026-03-31", "reported_date": "2026-03-31", "published_at": "2026-03-31T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Ireland" ], "description": "Rory O'Hanlon, the Irish politician who served as a TD from 1977 to 2011, died on March 31, 2026, aged 92. A Fianna Fáil member, he was Minister for Health from 1987 to 1991 and Minister for the Environment from 1991 to 1992. He also served as Minister of State for Social Welfare Claims in 1982, Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1997 to 2002, and Ceann Comhairle from 2002 to 2007.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Rory_O_Hanlon.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_O%27Hanlon" }, { "name": "KREC Russian rapper, traffic collision dead at age 46", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/krec-rap-band", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 46, "death_date": "2026-03-31", "reported_date": "2026-03-31", "published_at": "2026-03-31T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "Russia" ], "description": "KREC, the Russian rap band from Saint Petersburg, died on March 31, 2026, in a traffic collision. Founded in 2001 by Fuze, the group was led by Artyom Andreyevich Brovkov, known by his stage name Fuze, as its main MC. KREC released its debut album, \"Vtorzheniye\" (\"Invasion\"), in 2002, followed by \"Net volshebstva\" in 2003 with support from Smoky Mo and the UmBriaco band. The band’s music was associated with rap, hip hop, jazz-rap, acoustic rap and abstract rap.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Artyom_Brovkov.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artyom_Brovkov", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Traffic collision", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-traffic-collision" } }, { "name": "Bob Atha American football player, cancer dead at age 65", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/bob-atha", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 65, "death_date": "2026-03-31", "reported_date": "2026-03-31", "published_at": "2026-03-31T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Bob Atha, an American football player who played for the Ohio State Buckeyes, died on March 31, 2026, at age 65. Atha, born in Marietta, Ohio, played college football as a placekicker, punter and quarterback. From 1978 to 1980, he served as a backup to quarterback Art Schlichter and placekicker Vlade Janakievski. In 1981, he became the Buckeyes' starting placekicker and remained a backup quarterback behind Mike Tomczak. That season, Atha led Ohio State in scoring with 88 points, and on Oct. 24, 1981, he made five field goals in a game at Ohio Stadium to set a school and stadium record that has since been tied.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Atha", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Cancer", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-cancer-cause" } }, { "name": "Lionel Fernando Sri Lankan-born Australian cricketer dead at age 86", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/lionel-fernando-cricketer", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 86, "death_date": "2026-03-31", "reported_date": "2026-03-31", "published_at": "2026-03-31T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Australia", "Britain", "Sri Lanka" ], "description": "Lionel Fernando, a Sri Lankan-born Australian cricketer, died on March 31, 2026, aged 86. Born in Negombo, British Ceylon, in 1939, he played for Ceylon from 1964 to 1971 as a batsman and slip fielder. He made his first-class debut for a Ceylon Board President's XI against a Pakistan team in 1964-65. In 1965-66, he top-scored with 40 in a one-day match for Ceylon against the touring MCC. He also toured Pakistan with the Ceylon team in 1966-67 and played in one of the unofficial Tests.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Fernando_(cricketer)" }, { "name": "Bill Leader English record producer and engineer dead at age 96", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/bill-leader", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 96, "death_date": "2026-03-31", "reported_date": "2026-03-31", "published_at": "2026-03-31T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "Britain", "England" ], "description": "Bill Leader, an English recording engineer and record producer, died on March 31, 2026, aged 96. He was particularly associated with the British folk music revival of the 1960s and 1970s, producing records by Paddy Tunney, Davey Graham, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Frank Harte and others. Born in New Jersey on December 26, 1929, to British parents, he was brought up in Dagenham, Mottingham and Shipley after his family returned to the UK while he was still young. He worked in recording from the late 1950s until 2013.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Leader" }, { "name": "Donald V. DeRosa American academic administrator, president of the University of the Pacific dead at age 85", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/donald-v-derosa", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2026-03-31", "reported_date": "2026-03-31", "published_at": "2026-03-31T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Donald V. DeRosa, an American academic administrator and president of the University of the Pacific from 1995 to 2009, died on March 31, 2026. He was the 23rd president of the university and was named President Emeritus by the Board of Regents in July 2009. DeRosa was born in New Rochelle, New York, grew up in Eastchester, New York, and graduated from American International College. He earned a master’s degree and PhD in psychology from Kent State University. He also taught and served as chair of the Department of Psychology at Bowling Green State University from 1968 to 1985, and later was graduate dean and provost at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_V._DeRosa" }, { "name": "Jamshid Eshaghi public figure dead at age 64", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jamshid-eshaghi", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 64, "death_date": "2026-03-31", "reported_date": "2026-03-31", "published_at": "2026-03-31T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "Iran" ], "description": "Jamshid Eshaghi, an Iranian brigadier general who served as chief of the Office of Budget and Financial Affairs within the Armed Forces General Staff, died on March 31, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in Ahvaz, Iran, on July 7, 1961, Eshaghi held a senior financial post in the military’s top command, where he was responsible for managing military finances and budgets.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Jamshid_Eshaghi.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamshid_Eshaghi" } ], "fallback_items": [], "page": 1, "per_page": 100, "total": 11, "total_pages": 1, "count": 11 }