Selemani Bungara, a Tanzanian politician and Member of Parliament, died on March 30, 2026, from kidney failure. Born on November 18, 1961, in Tanganyika Territory, he represented Kilwa South constituency in Parliament from 2005 to 2020. In 2020, he joined… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Coral Springs, Florida, an American politician and vice mayor of Coral Springs, Florida, died on March 30, 2026, after being shot. Coral Springs is a city in Broward County, Florida, about 20 miles northwest of Fort Lauderdale and a principal… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Melvin Edwards, an American sculptor, died on March 30, 2026, at age 88. Melvin Eugene Edwards Jr. was an American abstract sculptor, printmaker, and arts educator. Raised in segregated communities in Texas and an integrated community in Ohio, he moved… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Parliament of Andalusia, a Spanish politician and member of the Parliament of Andalusia from 1990 to 2004 and senator from 1996 to 2015, died on March 30, 2026. The Parliament of Andalusia is the legislature of the Spanish autonomous community… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Vassilis Goumas, a Greek basketball player who played for Panellinios, AEK and Ilysiakos, died on March 30, 2026, at the age of 79. Known during his career as "The Emperor," he was a member of the FIBA European Selection team… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Jean M. Doerge, an American politician and educator who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives, died on March 30, 2026. She represented District 10, covering Webster Parish and Minden, from 1998 to 2012. Doerge also served as director of… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Christopher Haskins, the Irish-born businessman and life peer known as Baron Haskins, died on March 30, 2026, aged 88. Born in Dublin on May 30, 1937, he was a member of the British House of Lords from 1998 to 2020.… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Dennis J. O'Callaghan, an American virologist, immunologist and biochemist, died on March 30, 2026. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 26, 1940, and earned a B.S. in biology from Loyola University New Orleans in 1962 and a… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Abu Taher Nadwi, a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and educator, died on March 30, 2026. He served as Director-General of Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya, also known as Patiya Madrasa, from February 2024, and became chairman of Anjuman-e-Ittihadul Madaris Bangladesh in… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Charles E. Scott, an American philosopher, died on March 30, 2026, at age 90. He was Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Emeritus and Research Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. Earlier, he served as Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Philosophy at… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Christopher North, the American keyboardist who was the founding keyboardist of the band Ambrosia, died on March 30, 2026, at age 75. Born Christopher Reed North in San Francisco on January 26, 1951, he grew up in San Pedro, California,… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026 · Cancer
Chan Santokhi, the Surinamese politician who served as president of Suriname from 2020 to 2025, died on March 30, 2026. He was also minister of justice from 2005 to 2010 and served twice as an MNA. Santokhi was elected president… · Netherlands · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Rezvi Sheriff, a Sri Lankan nephrologist and physician, died on March 30, 2026. He was an academic who served as director of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, senior professor of medicine, and head of the Department of Clinical Medicine at… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
James Stannage, the British radio talk show host, died on March 30, 2026, aged 76. Born Charles James M. Stannage in Norton, County Durham, on February 22, 1950, he presented late-night phone-in shows, including The Late Night James Stannage Talk… · England · 30 March 2026 · March 2026 · Cancer
Carlos Westendorp, the Spanish diplomat and politician who served as minister of foreign affairs and later as high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, died on March 30, 2026, in Madrid, Spain, at the age of 89. Born in Madrid on… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Michelangelo Zurletti, an Italian musicologist and essayist, died March 30, 2026. · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Gianluca Cherubini, an Italian professional footballer who played for Reggiana, Chieti and Torres, died on March 30, 2026. Cherubini was born on 28 February 1974 and played for four seasons in Serie A with A.C. Reggiana 1919 and A.S. Roma.… · Cerebral Aneurysm · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Shujaat Hashmi, the Pakistani actor known for his work in television and film, died on March 30, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on October 31, 1950, Hashmi began his career in Yawar Hayat’s PTV drama Kuhar and made… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Deborah Dultzin, a Mexican astrophysicist and professor and researcher at the Institute of Astronomy of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), died on March 30, 2026. Born in Monterrey on October 9, 1945, Dultzin Kessler, also published as Deborah… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Claudio Bordignon, an Italian geneticist, died on March 30, 2026. In 1992, while working at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, he carried out the first gene therapy procedure using hematopoietic stem cells as vectors to deliver genes intended to… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026 · Cláudio
Hans-Jürgen Kreische, a German football player and manager best known for his long association with Dynamo Dresden and the East Germany national team, died on March 30, 2026. He spent his entire career with Dynamo Dresden, scoring 127 goals in… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Kees Kuijs, a Dutch footballer who played as a left-back, died on March 30, 2026, at the age of 94. Born Cornelis Johannes Kuijs on 4 October 1931, he made 43 appearances for the Netherlands national team from 1955 to… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Víctor Hugo Cabrera Sánchez, a Chilean footballer known as a forward, died on March 30, 2026. Better known by his nickname Pititore, he was one of the most prolific goalscorers in Chilean football history. Cabrera was part of Chile’s Selección… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026 · Victor
Juan Maeso, a Spanish anaesthetist and convicted criminal, died on March 30, 2026. He was sentenced to 1,933 years in prison for infecting hundreds of patients with hepatitis C after using the same needles to give both himself and patients… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Mykola Pinchuk, a Ukrainian and Soviet footballer who played as a defender, died on March 30, 2026, at the age of 79. Born Mykola Ivanovych Pinchuk on July 25, 1946, he played his only match for the USSR on June… · Russia · 30 March 2026 · March 2026