The Pillows Japanese rock drummer, esophageal cancer dead at age 61
The Pillows, a Japanese rock drummer with the band The Pillows, died on March 22, 2026, of esophageal cancer. The Pillows were a Japanese alternative rock band formed in Hokkaido…
Tag: 2026-03-22
24 obituaries from 2026-03-22. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Peter Stead Welsh writer dead at age 83
Peter Stead, 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…
Nancy W. Cook public figure dead at age 89
Nancy W. Cook, an American politician who served in the Delaware Senate for the 15th district from 1974 to 2010, died on March 22, 2026. A Democrat, she was first…
Ed Blaine American football player dead at age 86
Ed Blaine, an American football player who played guard for the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles, died on March 22, 2026, at age 86. Born Edward Homer Blaine in…
Daniel Karaba public figure dead at age 77
Daniel Karaba, a Kenyan politician and former senator for Kirinyaga County, died on March 22, 2026. He represented Kirinyaga County in the Kenyan Senate from 2013 to 2017 as a…
Sylvia Kersenbaum Argentine pianist, composer and teacher dead at age 84
Sylvia Kersenbaum, an Argentine pianist, composer and teacher, died on March 22, 2026. Born in Buenos Aires on Dec. 27, 1941, she was known for performing the complete cycle of…
Tin Myint Aung Burmese football player and manager dead at age 58
Tin Myint Aung, a Burmese football player and manager, died on March 22, 2026. He was associated with Finance and Revenue F.C. and the Myanmar national team. Born on March…
Andrew Pawley Linguist dead at age 84
Andrew Pawley, an Australian linguist and academic, died on March 22, 2026, at the age of 84. Andrew Kenneth Pawley was an Australian–New Zealand linguist who served as a professor…
Ronnie Bowman Musician dead at age 64
Ronnie Bowman, an American bluegrass musician, died on March 22, 2026, in a traffic collision. Bowman, born William Franklin Bowman on July 9, 1961, was a singer and composer known…
Helen Rankin American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives dead at age 89
L. Helen Rankin, an American politician who served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1978 to 1994, died on March 22, 2026. She was 89. Rankin was the first…
Jerry Hanlon American football player and coach dead at age 96
Jerry Hanlon, an American football player, coach and radio broadcaster, died on March 22, 2026. He was a halfback on Miami University teams from 1953 to 1955 that won two…
Michael Aaron Rockland American writer dead at age 90
Michael Aaron Rockland, 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,…
Per Hegna Norwegian tennis player dead at age 80
Per Hegna, a Norwegian professional tennis player, died on March 22, 2026, at the age of 80. A native of Oslo, he played out of the Berg Tennisklubb and won…
Celeste M. Stiehl American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives dead at age…
Celeste M. Stiehl, an American politician and member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983, died on March 22, 2026. Born Celeste Sullivan in Belleville, Illinois, on…
Hermann Huppen Belgian comic book creator dead at age 87
Hermann Huppen, the Belgian comic book creator known for Jeremiah, died on March 22, 2026, at the age of 87. Better known by the pen name Hermann, he was born…
Leonard Swidler American academic dead at age 97
Leonard Swidler, an American academic, died on March 22, 2026. He was professor of Catholic Thought and Interreligious Dialogue at Temple University in Philadelphia, where he taught from 1966 to…
Lionel Jospin French politician, prime minister, minister of national education, and member of the…
Lionel Jospin, the French politician who served as prime minister from 1997 to 2002, died on March 22, 2026, at age 88 from complications from surgery. He was minister of…
Rómulo Berruti Journalist dead at age 88
Rómulo Berruti, 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…
Marcos Leite Brazilian Olympic basketball player dead at age 73
Marcos Leite, the Brazilian basketball player and coach known as Marquinhos Leite, died on March 22, 2026. He was 73. Leite represented Brazil at three Summer Olympics and four FIBA…
Phạm Minh Mẫn Vietnamese Roman Catholic cardinal, coadjutor bishop of Mỹ Tho and archbishop of Ho C…
Phạm Minh Mẫn, the Vietnamese Roman Catholic cardinal who served as coadjutor bishop of Mỹ Tho from 1993 to 1998 and archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City from 1998 to…
Datta Meghe Indian politician, MP and four-time Maharashtra MLC dead at age 89
Datta Meghe, an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament, died on March 22, 2026. He was a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a former senior member of…
Sergio Ojeda Uribe Politician dead at age 83
Sergio Ojeda Uribe, a Chilean politician and deputy in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, died on March 22, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Riachuelo on March…
David Simon American real estate developer, CEO of Simon Property Group, cancer dead at age 63
David E. Simon, the American real estate developer and chief executive officer of Simon Property Group, died on March 22, 2026, at age 64. He was chairman and CEO of…
The Cold Crush Brothers American rapper dies
The Cold Crush Brothers, an American hip-hop group, died on March 22, 2026. Formed in the Bronx, New York City, in 1978, the group was known for routines that combined…