Dominiq Ponder
American football player (University of Colorado) Automobile crashDied on Monday March 2nd 2026
Deaths on March 1
This archive lists notable deaths associated with March 1 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on March 1, 2026.
Josep Perarnau Priest dead at age 97
Josep Perarnau, a Spanish theologian, died on March 1, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Avinyó, Catalonia, Spain, on July 8, 1928, he was a Catalan priest, theologian…
Wong Kiew-kit Malaysian martial artist dead at age 81
Wong Kiew-kit, a Malaysian martial artist, died on March 1, 2026, aged 81. Born in 1944, he was the grandmaster in the tradition of the mythical Southern Shaolin Monastery in…
Majid Mousavi 60–61 dead at age 60
Majid Mousavi, an Iranian military commander, died on March 1, 2026, at the age of 60–61. He was identified in the provided information as Sayyid Hossein Mousavi Eftekhari, born on…
Arnaud Nguefack Journalist dead at age 38
Arnaud Nguefack, a Cameroonian journalist, died on March 1, 2026. He was 38. Nguefack was best known for his work on Canal 2 International, where he covered Cameroonian news and…
Adeeb Naser 87–86 dead at age 87
Adeeb Naser, a Palestinian poet, died on March 1, 2026. Born on 28 June 1939, he joined the American University in Cairo in 1959 and the American University of Beirut…
Jeelani Bano Novel, short story dead at age 89
Jeelani Bano, an Indian writer and novelist, died on March 1, 2026. Born on July 14, 1936, in Budaun, she wrote in Urdu, Hindi, Gujarati and Telugu. Bano began writing…
Gerhard A. Meinl German businessman and politician dead at age 68
Gerhard A. Meinl, a German businessman and politician, died on March 1, 2026. Born Gerhard Anton Meinl on September 5, 1957, in Kempfenhausen, Upper Bavaria, he lived in Geretsried from…
Davíð Oddsson Icelandic politician dead at age 78
Davíð Oddsson, Icelandic politician and the longest-serving prime minister of Iceland, died on March 1, 2026, at age 78. He served as prime minister from 1991 to 2004, as foreign…
Lidia Erokhina Russian economist dead at age 70
Lidia Erokhina, a Russian economist, died on March 1, 2026. Born on December 13, 1955, in Penza Oblast, she was a member of the Komsomol. In 1978, she graduated with…
Giuseppe Albertini Italian politician dead at age 73
Giuseppe Albertini, an Italian politician and former mayor of Cento and member of the Chamber of Deputies, died on March 1, 2026. Born in Cento on March 29, 1952, he…
Käthe Menzel-Jordan German architect dead at age 109
Käthe Menzel-Jordan, a German architect and preservationist, died on March 1, 2026. Born Käthe Hertel in Erfurt on September 7, 1916, she worked mainly on restoring historic buildings in Erfurt…
Margaret Aliyatul Maimunah Indonesian women activist dead at age 46
Margaret Aliyatul Maimunah, an Indonesian women's rights activist, died on March 1, 2026. She was born in Jombang, East Java, on May 11, 1978. Maimunah served as the General Chairperson…
Christine Johnson McPhail American academic administrator dead at age -1
Christine Johnson McPhail, an American academic administrator and the thirteenth president of St. Augustine's University, died on March 1, 2026, at age 80. Born in Tyler, Texas, on February 1,…
Konstantin Bogdanov Russian anthropologist and philologist dead at age 62
Konstantin Bogdanov, a Russian anthropologist and philologist, died on March 1, 2026. He was born on March 30, 1963, in Leningrad, USSR, later Saint Petersburg, Russia. Bogdanov studied classical philology…
Clément Oubrerie Aya de Yopougon dead at age 59
Clément Oubrerie, a French comics artist and illustrator best known for Aya de Yopougon, died on March 1, 2026, at the age of 59. Born in Paris on December 23,…
José Luis Álvarez Chilean footballer, complications from liver cancer dead at age 65
José Luis Álvarez Núñez, a Chilean professional footballer who played as a forward, died on March 1, 2026, from complications from liver cancer. Born on 8 December 1960, he came…
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad politician dead at age 69
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an Iranian politician who served as president of Iran from 2005 to 2013, died on March 1, 2026. He also served as mayor of Tehran from 2003 to…
Suzanne Gunzburger Broward County commissioner, social worker, teacher dead at age 86
Suzanne N. "Sue" Gunzburger, an American activist and long-term elected official in Broward County, Florida, died on March 1, 2026. She was 86. Gunzburger served as a Broward County commissioner…
Atelier Kempe Thill Dutch architect dead at age 55
Atelier Kempe Thill, the Rotterdam-based Dutch architectural firm founded in 2000 by German architects André Kempe and Oliver Thill, died on March 1, 2026. Both founders were born in East…
Yuri Korolev State Committee for Sports and Physical Education, All-Union Council on Physical Cultu…
Yuri Vasilyevich Korolev, a Russian ice hockey administrator, coach and civil servant, died on March 1, 2026, at age 91. Born in Moscow on June 6, 1934, he worked for…
Bob Power American record producer and music engineer dead at age 74
Bob Power, an American record producer and music engineer, died on March 1, 2026, at age 73. Born Robert Power in Chicago on April 5, 1952, he was also an…
Diamond Dave Whitaker American poet and activist dead at age 88
Diamond Dave Whitaker, an American poet and activist, died on March 1, 2026. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on November 12, 1937, Whitaker was associated with several generations of San Francisco…
Vadim Zelichenok Russian track and field coach dead at age 70
Vadim Zelichenok, a Russian track and field coach and athletics administrator, died on March 1, 2026. Born Vadim Borisovich Zelichenok on January 14, 1956, he graduated from SCOLIPE in 1977.…
Kenith Trodd British television producer dead at age 90
Kenith Trodd, a British film and television producer best known for his association with playwright Dennis Potter, died on March 1, 2026, aged 90. Born Kenneth George Trodd on May…
Kermit Gosnell American serial killer dead at age 85
Kermit Gosnell, an American serial killer and abortion doctor, died on March 1, 2026, at age 85. He was convicted of the murders of three infants who were born alive…
Eugènia Balcells Visual artist dead at age 82
Eugènia Balcells, a Spanish-Catalan visual artist, died on March 1, 2026, in Barcelona at the age of 82. Born in Barcelona on May 12, 1943, she graduated in technical architecture…
Mike Smith Scottish cricketer dead at age 59
Michael Jonathon Smith, the Scottish cricketer, died on March 1, 2026, aged 59. Born in Edinburgh on March 30, 1966, he was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who…
Slavcho Krumov Construction contractor dead at age 50
Slavcho Krumov, a Bulgarian politician, died on March 1, 2026, in Sofia at the age of 50. Born on October 8, 1975, in Sofia, he was a member of Revival…
Neville Peat Author, photographer dead at age 78
Neville Peat, New Zealand natural history writer and photographer, died on March 1, 2026, aged 78. Born in Dunedin in 1947, he was based at Broad Bay on the Otago…
Rino Marchesi Italian footballer dead at age 88
Rino Marchesi, an Italian footballer and manager, died on March 1, 2026. Born on June 11, 1937, he played as a midfielder and was from San Giuliano Milanese. He began…
Dagfinn Føllesdal Norwegian-born American academic and philosopher dead at age 93
Dagfinn Føllesdal, a Norwegian-born American academic and philosopher, died on March 1, 2026. He was the Clarence Irving Lewis Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Stanford University and professor emeritus at…
Georgi Velinov Bulgarian footballer
Georgi Velinov, a Bulgarian footballer and manager, died on March 1, 2026. Nicknamed Johnny, he was a goalkeeper who was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year in 1981. Velinov played…
Alexander Tzonis Greek-French architect dead at age 88
Alexander Tzonis, a Greek-French architect, author and researcher, died on March 1, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Athens on November 8, 1937, he made contributions to architectural…
Herbert Léonard
French singerDied on Sunday March 2nd 2025
Petre Brănișteanu
Romanian basketball playerDied on Sunday March 2nd 2025
Edip Akbayram
Turkish singerDied on Sunday March 2nd 2025
Buvaisar Saitiev
Russian reestyle wrestler and politicianDied on Sunday March 2nd 2025
Pedro Zarraluki
Spanish writerDied on Sunday March 2nd 2025
Alain Grée
French illustrator and authorDied on Sunday March 2nd 2025
Amadu Sulley
Ghanaian civil servantDied on Sunday March 2nd 2025
Joey Molland
English guitarist (Badfinger) and songwriterDied on Sunday March 2nd 2025
Paulito FG
Cuban salsa and timba performerDied on Sunday March 2nd 2025
Joseph Gitnig
American street performer and poetDied on Sunday March 2nd 2025
Betsy Arakawa
American pianistDied on Sunday March 2nd 2025
Wally Firth
Canadian politicianDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Pedro Lamas Baliero
Uruguayan chess playerDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Peter Jarolin
Austrian music and drama criticDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Gerald Gustafson
American fighter pilotDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Noah Wenger
American politician and farmerDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
W. C. Clark
American musicianDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Paul Houde
Canadian actor (Les Boys) and television and radio hostDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Mohammad Emami-Kashani
Iranian politicianDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Eskendereya
American Thoroughbred racehorseDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Søren Pape Poulsen
Danish politicianDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Kazbek Zankishiev
Russian judokaDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Jean-Luc Pinel
French alpine skierDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Valery Ivchenko
Russian actor (The Tale about the Painter in LoveDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Vladimir Dyachenko
Russian politicianDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Janusz Nowotarski
Polish jazz musicianDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Etsurō Wakakonai
Japanese singerDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Iris Apfel
American businesswoman and designerDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Peggy Maxie
American politicianDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Setembrino Petri
Brazilian geologistDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
María Onetto
Argentine actressDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Michael Botticelli
American Olympic figure skaterDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Boris Bim-Bad
Soviet and Russian educatorDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Jerry Richardson
American football player (Baltimore Colts) and executive (Carolina Panthers)Died on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Torbjörn Axelman
Swedish television producerDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
José Molíns
Spanish long-distance runnerDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Bassma Kodmani
Syrian academic and spokesperson of the Syrian National CouncilDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
David L. Starling
American railroad executiveDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Brian J. Donnelly
American politicianDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
David Starling
American railroad executiveDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Wayne Shorter
American jazz musicianDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Joachim Zeller
German politicianDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Alexey Inzhievsky
Soviet-Russian diplomat and politicianDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Chrysostomos A. Sofianos
Cypriot educatorDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Steve Mackey
British bassist (Pulp) and record producerDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Shahida Raza
Pakistani field hockey playerDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi
Indian juristDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Anise Koltz
Luxembourgish authorDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Ryuho Okawa
Japanese founder of the Happy Science religious organization and the Happiness Realization Party in JapanDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Jimmy Hatton
Irish Gaelic footballer and hurlerDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Phyllis Perkins
British middle-distance runnerDied on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Ismaïla Touré
Senegalese musician (Touré Kunda)Died on Thursday March 2nd 2023
Alfred Mayer
Austrian politicianDied on Wednesday March 2nd 2022
Volodymyr Struk
Ukrainian politicianDied on Wednesday March 2nd 2022
Arnoldo Granella
Italian-French footballer (Le Havre ACDied on Wednesday March 2nd 2022
Gilbert Moevi
French footballer (FC Girondins de Bordeaux)Died on Wednesday March 2nd 2022
Oliver Frank
German singerDied on Wednesday March 2nd 2022