Elza Goeva
Bulgarian painter
Died on Tuesday March 17th 2026
Sergey Maksimenko
Belarusian physicist
Died on Tuesday March 17th 2026
Mercedes Ribera Sanz
Spanish dancer
Died on Tuesday March 17th 2026
Wolfredo Wildpret de la Torre
Spanish botanist
Died on Tuesday March 17th 2026
Valeri Kirss
Estonian media personality and lawyer
Died on Tuesday March 17th 2026
Patrick Trémège French politician dead at age 71
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…
Slava Racheva Bulgarian actress and puppeteer dead at age 87
Slava Racheva, a Bulgarian actress and puppeteer,
died on March 16, 2026. Born in Sofia on April 23, 1938, she studied drama acting at the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for…
Dolores Keane Singer dead at age 72
Dolores Keane, an Irish folk singer and founding member of De Dannan,
died on March 16, 2026. Born on 26 September 1953 in Sylane, County Galway, she was raised from…
Larry Stahl American baseball player dead at age 84
Larry Stahl, an American baseball player who appeared for the Kansas City Athletics, New York Mets and San Diego Padres,
died on March 16, 2026. Larry Floyd Stahl, born June…
Jorie Lueloff Friedman American broadcast journalist dead at age 85
Jorie Lueloff Friedman, an American broadcast journalist and the first female reporter and first female news anchor at WMAQ Channel 5 in Chicago,
died on March 16, 2026. Born in…
Jamie Blanks Australian film director and composer dead at age 54
Jamie Blanks, the Australian film director and composer behind Urban Legend and Valentine,
died on March 16, 2026, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Born in Melbourne on November 29, 1971, Blanks…
Vladimír Stránský Czech ice hockey player
Vladimír Stránský, a Czech professional ice hockey player,
died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia, on June 7, 1947, he played in the…
Yves Chevallard French mathematician dead at age 79
Yves Chevallard, a French mathematician and academic,
died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Tunis on May 1, 1946, he studied at the Lycée Thiers…
Bernt Mæland Norwegian footballer
Bernt Mæland, a Norwegian footballer,
died on March 16, 2026. He played as a forward in the Norwegian top league for Bryne and Viking in the 1980s. Originally from Bømlo,…
Buddy Childers American politician, members of the Georgia House of Representatives dead at age 87
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…
Gene Derfler American politician dead at age 101
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…
Jean Delas Publisher dead at age 86
Jean Delas, a French publisher,
died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 86. He was born on August 31, 1939, and was a recipient of the Legion of…
Andriy Serdyuk 87 dead at age 87
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…
Orion Samuelson Radio journalist dead at age 91
Orion Samuelson, an American agriculture broadcaster,
died on March 16, 2026. He was known for his broadcasts on agriculture and for explaining agribusiness and food production in an understandable way.…
James N. Hardin Jr. Germanist dead at age 87
James N. Hardin Jr., an American Germanist,
died on March 16, 2026, at age 87. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 17, 1939, he earned a BA in German from…
Ong Kok Hai Malaysian microbiologist dead at age 80
Ong Kok Hai, a Malaysian microbiologist and Professor of Microbiology at the International Medical University,
died on March 16, 2026. Born in Penang on 12 November 1945, he was one…
Ernő Mészáros Hungarian air chemist and meteorologist dead at age 90
Ernő Mészáros, a Hungarian air chemist and meteorologist,
died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Budapest on April 12, 1935, he was a member of…
Eric Overmyer American television writer and producer dead at age 74
Eric Overmyer, 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…
Tony Balsamo American baseball player dead at age 89
Tony Balsamo, an American baseball player who played for the Chicago Cubs,
died on March 16, 2026. Balsamo, whose full name was Anthony Alred Balsamo, was 89. He attended Fordham…
Alfred J. Noll Lawyer, writer dead at age 66
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…
Bob Tullius American racing driver dead at age 95
Bob Tullius, an American racing driver and racing team owner,
died on March 16, 2026. Born Robert Charles Tullius in Rochester, New York, on December 7, 1930, he was active…
Marina Yusoff Malaysian politician dead at age 84
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…
Doug Camilli American baseball player dead at age 89
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…
Navnindra Behl Indian actress
Navnindra Behl, 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…
Bettina Köster German singer, musician and composer dead at age 66
Bettina Köster, a German singer, musician and composer,
died on March 16, 2026. Born on June 15, 1959, in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany, she was also a saxophonist, songwriter…
Francine Descarries 83–84 dead at age 83
Francine Descarries, a Canadian sociologist and professor of sociology at the Université du Québec à Montréal,
died on March 16, 2026, at age 84. Born in Montreal in 1942, she…
Kiki Shepard American television host dead at age 74
Kiki Shepard, the American television host best known as co-host of Showtime at the Apollo,
died on March 16, 2026. Born Chiquita Renee Shepard on July 15, 1951, in Tyler,…
Rainelle Krause American soprano dead at age 37
Rainelle Krause, an American soprano and opera singer,
died on March 16, 2026, at age 38 in Fort Worth, Texas. Born in Tampa, Florida, on December 14, 1987, she grew…
Michel Hulin French philosopher dead at age 90
Michel Hulin, a French philosopher who specialized in Indian philosophy,
died on March 16, 2026. Born on Jan. 31, 1936, he was an alumnus of the École normale supérieure and…
Aleksandra Kurczab-Pomianowska Polish actress and translator dead at age 85
Aleksandra Kurczab-Pomianowska, 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…
Marcelo Araujo Argentine sports journalist and commentator dead at age 78
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…
Eugenio Viale Italian politician dead at age 86
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…
Daniel Aweyue Syme Ghanaian politician dead at age -1
Daniel Aweyue Syme, a Ghanaian politician,
died on March 16, 2026. Daniel Aweyue Syme (died 16 March 2026) was a Ghanaian politician and the deputy Upper East Regional Minister of…
E. Grady Jolly American judge dead at age 88
E. Grady Jolly, an American judge and United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, died March 16, 2026, at age 88. Born in…