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… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
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… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
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… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
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… · Mexico · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
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… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
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… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
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… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
Jean-Bernard Racine, a Swiss geographer and academic, died on March 23, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Neuchâtel on April 29, 1940, he was a professor of geography at the Institute of Geography in the Faculty of Geosciences… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
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… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
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. Born James Wesley Voight in Yonkers, New York, on March 21, 1940, he performed professionally… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026 · Cancer
Valerie Perrine, an American actress, died on March 23, 2026, from complications of Parkinson's disease. 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… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
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… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
Gaspare Russo, an Italian politician and lawyer who served as mayor of Salerno from 1970 to 1974 and president of Campania from 1976 to 1979, died on March 23, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Minori, Campania, on… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
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… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
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… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
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… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
Yury Shvytkin, a Russian politician and deputy in the State Duma, died on March 23, 2026. He was 60. Born in Krasnoyarsk on May 24, 1965, Shvytkin served at the 76th Guards Air Assault Division from 1986 to 1992 and… · Ukraine · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
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… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
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… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
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… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
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… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026