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
Heisuke Hironaka, a Japanese mathematician and 1970 Fields Medal winner, died on March 18, 2026, at age 94. Born in Yamaguchi, Japan, on April 9, 1931, he was recognized for his contributions to algebraic geometry. Hironaka is also associated with… · 18 March 2026 · March 2026
Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati, an Iranian Twelver Shia marja, died on March 18, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Shahrood, Persia, in 1933, he studied in the seminaries of Qom and Najaf. Jannaati was known for his… · 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
Finn-Erik Vinje, a Norwegian philologist, died on March 18, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Oslo on March 6, 1936, he was a professor at the University of Trondheim from 1971 to 1975 and at the University of… · 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
Kevin Sampson, an American artist and police detective-composite sketch artist, died on March 18, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey, at age 71. Born Kevin Blythe Sampson in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he lived in Newark and worked from a studio there.… · 18 March 2026 · March 2026
George H. Goble, an American scientist and academic and 1996 Ig Nobel Prize winner, died on March 18, 2026. Born George Harry Goble on December 11, 1952, he was a staff member at the Purdue University Engineering Computer Network. He… · 18 March 2026 · March 2026
Raymond L. Ethington, an American paleontologist, died on March 18, 2026. He worked in the Geology department at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. Born in State Center, Iowa, on August 28, 1929, Ethington was one of the Chief… · 18 March 2026 · March 2026
Silvino Louro, a Portuguese football player and coach, died on March 18, 2026. Known simply as Silvino during his playing career, he was a goalkeeper who represented Vitória de Setúbal, Benfica and Portugal. Born in Setúbal, he began his professional… · 18 March 2026 · March 2026
Józef Beker, a Polish cyclist who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics, died on March 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Beker rode in the team time trial at the Tokyo Games and won the Tour de Pologne in… · 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
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
Tom Georgeson, the English actor known for Between the Lines, A Fish Called Wanda and Doctor Who, died on March 18, 2026, aged 89. Born in Liverpool on 8 August 1936, he worked in television and film from 1963 to… · 18 March 2026 · March 2026