Tag: March 2
David Kirch English art collector and philanthropist dead at age 89
David Kirch, an English art collector and philanthropist, died on March 2, 2026. Sir David Roderick Kirch, KBE, was a British businessman, collector and philanthropist. Over his lifetime, he built up and later sold what was probably the world’s largest… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Sidney Dorsey American sheriff and convicted murderer dead at age 86
Sidney Dorsey, an American sheriff and convicted murderer, died on March 2, 2026, at age 86. He served as the first African American sheriff of DeKalb County, Georgia, from 1996 to 2000. After losing a 2000 runoff election to challenger… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Murder
Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh Iranian spouse of the president dead at age 78
Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, Iranian spouse of the president from 1981 to 1989, died on March 2, 2026. Born around 1947 in Mashhad, Iran, she was the widow of Ali Khamenei, whom she married in 1964. The couple had six children.… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Andrew Gunn (film producer) Film producer dead at age 58
Andrew Gunn, a Canadian film producer, died on March 2, 2026, at the age of 58. Born in Toronto, Ontario, on July 15, 1967, he founded Gunn Films in 2001 and was one of the founders of Solstice Studios in… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Als
Kevin Ashcroft English rugby player (Leigh dead at age 81
Kevin Ashcroft, the English professional rugby league footballer and coach, died on March 2, 2026, aged 81. He played in the 1960s and 1970s and coached in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. As a hooker, he played at representative level… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Kohei Otsuka Japanese politician dead at age 66
Kohei Otsuka, a Japanese politician and former leader of the Democratic Party for the People and the Democratic Party, died on March 2, 2026. A native of Nagoya, Aichi, he attended Waseda University and received a Ph.D. in fiscal and… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Mike Vernon (producer) English music executive studio owner and record producer dead at age 81
Mike Vernon, the English music executive, studio owner and record producer known for his work on British blues recordings, died on March 2, 2026, aged 81. Born Michael William Hugh Vernon in Harrow, Middlesex, on November 20, 1944, he worked… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Hélène Mouchard-Zay French academic and writer dead at age 85
Hélène Mouchard-Zay, a French academic and writer, died on March 2, 2026, at age 85. Born in Rabat on August 27, 1940, she was the daughter of Madeleine and Jean Zay. Her father was imprisoned by the Vichy regime and… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Rainbow Brite Latvian-born American artist dead at age 82
Rainbow Brite, a Latvian-born American artist, died on March 2, 2026. Rainbow Brite was introduced by Hallmark Cards in 1984 as an American media franchise and became the subject of an animated television series that first aired the same year.… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Fredric Kroll American-German composer dead at age 81
Fredric Kroll, an American-German composer and writer, died on March 2, 2026. Born Fredric Joseph Kroll on February 7, 1945, in Brooklyn, New York, he was the only child of Alexander Kroll and Sarah Kroll. Kroll began composing at age… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Natale Amodeo Clerk dead at age 92
Natale Amodeo, an Italian politician, died on March 2, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Pozzallo, Italy, on June 1, 1933, he was a member of the Italian Socialist Party and served in the Chamber of Deputies from… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Try Sutrisno Politician, army officer dead at age 90
Try Sutrisno, an Indonesian politician and army general who served as the sixth vice president of Indonesia, died on March 2, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Surabaya, Dutch East Indies, on November 15, 1935, he graduated from… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
John Resman American politician dead at age 70
John Resman, an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 121st district from 2017 to 2026, died March 2, 2026, in Olathe, Kansas, at the age of 70. Born in Passaic,… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Ivan Hall Architectural historian dead at age 93
Ivan Hall, the British architectural historian, died on March 2, 2026, aged 93. Hall specialised in the architecture of John Carr and had lifelong interests in neoclassical architecture, the conservation of historic buildings, particularly in Beverley and Hull, and the… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Iván
Mohammad Raad Lebanese politican dead at age 70
Mohammad Raad, a Lebanese politician, died on March 2, 2026. Born in Beirut on August 22, 1955, he was a member of parliament representing the Nabatieh District and led Hezbollah's political wing, the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc, in the… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Ra'ad
2026 Iran war intelligence officer dead at age 53
2026 Iran war, an intelligence officer, died on March 2, 2026. The conflict began on February 28, 2026, when the United States and Israel launched surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Billy Rafter American stock car driver dead at age 96
Billy Rafter, an American stock car driver, died on March 2, 2026, at age 96. Rafter, born William F. Rafter in Clarence Center, New York, was a champion stock car driver and a pioneer of the sport. He began racing… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Nikolay Kolyada Russian playwright dead at age 68
Nikolay Kolyada, a Russian playwright, theatre director, actor and teacher, died on March 2, 2026. He was 68. Born on December 4, 1957, in Presnogor'kovka in the Kostanay Region of the Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, he studied theater in Sverdlovsk… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Max Webster Canadian musician dead at age 85
Max Webster, the Canadian rock band formed in Toronto in 1972, died on March 2, 2026. The group was relatively successful in Canada, releasing several best-selling albums and earning some minor success in the United Kingdom before dissolving in 1981.… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Stephen Hibbert American actor (Pulp Fiction dead at age 68
Stephen Hibbert, the British-American actor and television writer known for portraying the masked character the Gimp in "Pulp Fiction," died on March 2, 2026. He also wrote for "Late Night with David Letterman," "MADtv" and "Boy Meets World," and co-wrote… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Janardan Waghmare Author, Educationist/Professor, Social Worker, Social Reformer dead at age 91
Janardan Waghmare, an Indian educationist and politician, died on March 2, 2026. He was 91. Waghmare served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra and was also president of the Latur Municipal Council. He was the… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Lynda Hale 71–72 dead at age 71
Lynda Hale, a footballer who played as a winger and represented England at senior international level, died on March 2, 2026, aged 71–72. She spent most of her career at Southampton Women's F.C., where she made her debut in a… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Jack Chambers (linguist) Linguistic variation dead at age 87
Jack Chambers, a Canadian linguist and expert on language variation and change, died on March 2, 2026, at age 87. Born John Kenneth Chambers in Grimsby, Ontario, he played an important role in research on Canadian English beginning in the… · Britain · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Kazumasa Nagai Japanese printmaker and graphic designer dead at age 96
Kazumasa Nagai, a Japanese printmaker and graphic designer, died on March 2, 2026. Born in Osaka on April 20, 1929, he attended the Tokyo University of the Arts to study sculpture before withdrawing because of health problems. He was a… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Benedetto Santapaola Italian gangster dead at age 87
Benedetto Santapaola, the Italian gangster better known as Nitto, died on March 2, 2026, in Milan, Italy, aged 87. He was an Italian Mafia boss from Catania, on Sicily’s east coast, and was considered one of the most powerful and… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Timothy D. Leonard American politician and jurist dead at age 86
Timothy D. Leonard, an American politician and jurist who served as a United States district judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, died on March 2, 2026, at age 86. Born in Beaver, Oklahoma, on January 22, 1940, he earned… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Edwin G. Corr American diplomat dead at age 91
Edwin G. Corr, an American diplomat, died on March 2, 2026. Corr was born on August 6, 1934, in Norman, Oklahoma. He received a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma in 1957 and an M.A. from the same university in… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
John Markie Scottish footballer (Falkirk dead at age 81
John Markie, a Scottish footballer with Falkirk, died on March 2, 2026. · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Alice Chien Chang Taiwanese molecular biologist and neuroscientist dead at age 75
Alice Chien Chang, a Taiwanese molecular biologist and neuroscientist, died on March 2, 2026. She taught at National Yang-Ming Medical College, National Yang-Ming University, and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. In 1976, she and her collaborators published research on… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Umar Dzhabrailov Russian political advisor dead at age 67
Umar Dzhabrailov, a Russian businessman and politician, died on March 2, 2026, at the age of 67. Of Chechen descent, he served as the representative to the Federation Council of Russia from the executive body of the Chechen Republic from… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Yanar Mohammed Director of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq dead at age 65
Yanar Mohammed, Iraqi women's rights activist and co-founder and director of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq, died on March 2, 2026. She was also the editor of the newspaper Al-Mousawat (Equality). Mohammed started the first shelters for women… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Shot Dead
Carol Kitman American photographer dead at age 96
Carol Kitman was an American photographer who died on March 2, 2026. She followed the lives of twin brothers Alexander and Eugene Vindman in a decades-long documentary project. Kitman, whose full name was Carolyne Kitman, died in The Bronx at… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Len Garry Musician dead at age 84
Len Garry, an English musician best known for his work with the Quarrymen, died on March 2, 2026, aged 84. Born Leonard Charles Garry in Wavertree, Liverpool, on January 6, 1942, he was a musician active from 1957 to 2026,… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Morlocks (Swedish band) Swedish singer and musician dead at age -1
Morlocks, the Swedish alternative and industrial rock band formed in Gothenburg in the early 1990s, died on March 2, 2026. The group was founded by Johann Strauss and Н.М.Д. and released its first demo cassette, They're Not Human, in 1991.… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Klaus Müller (economist) German Marxian economist and academic dead at age 81
Klaus Müller, a German Marxian economist and academic, died on March 2, 2026. Born on August 10, 1944, in Ursprung, now part of Lugau in Saxony, he studied financial and international economics at the Hochschule für Ökonomie Berlin. In 1973,… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Muller
Jacopo Camagni Italian illustrator and comics artist dead at age 48
Jacopo Camagni, an Italian illustrator and comics artist, died on March 2, 2026. He was born in Bologna on December 21, 1977, and began working in the comic book industry in Italy in 1998 as an artist on Lupin III… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Chase Pistone American racing driver dead at age 42
Chase Pistone, an American racing driver, died on March 2, 2026, at age 42. He competed in the NASCAR Xfinity, Truck and ARCA Series and was the grandson of two-time NASCAR Cup Series race winner "Tiger" Tom Pistone. Born in… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Bernard Launois French film director dead at age 95
Bernard Launois, a French film director, screenwriter and actor known for Devil Story, died on March 2, 2026. Born in Mézières, France, on April 8, 1930, he studied pharmacology for two years before turning to film work. He began as… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Jahanara Arzu Bangladeshi poet dead at age 93
Jahanara Arzu, a Bangladeshi poet, died on March 2, 2026. She was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 1987 by the Government of Bangladesh for her contribution to Bengali literature. Arzu and Sufia Kamal were the founding editors of Sultana, the… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Terry Tobacco Canadian Olympic runner dead at age 90
Terry Tobacco, a Canadian Olympic runner who competed in the 1956 and 1960 Games, died on March 2, 2026, at age 90. Born Charles Terence Tobacco in Cumberland, British Columbia, on March 2, 1936, he first drew attention at 15… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Timeline of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict (27 November 2024 – 26 February 2026) Hezbollah’s i…
Hezbollah's intelligence chief died on March 2, 2026. · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Pockets Warhol Animal artist dead at age 33
Pockets Warhol, a Canadian capuchin monkey artist, died on March 2, 2026, at age 33. He lived at Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary near Sunderland, Ontario, Canada, and first came to media attention in 2011 when the sanctuary held a… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Kathryn Apanowicz
British actress (Angels · 02 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 2
Lincoln Díaz-Balart
U.S. Representative from Florida's 21st Congressional district (1993-2011) · 02 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 2 · Other
Susantha Chandramali
Sri Lankan actress · 02 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 2
Felicia Țilea-Moldovan
Romanian javelin thrower · 02 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 2 · Other
Jozef Markuš
Slovak politician · 02 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 2 · Józef
Dennis Bond
English footballer (Watford · 02 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 2
James Harrison
Australian blood donor · 02 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 2 · Other
Thomas McClintock-Bunbury, 5th Baron Rathdonnell
Irish-British hereditary peer · 02 March 2025 · Rathdonnell · March 2025 · March 2 · Other
Joseph Maclay, 3rd Baron Maclay
British hereditary peer · 02 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 2 · Maclay · Other
Gérard Bourgoin
French sports executive · 02 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 2 · French · Gerard · Other
Nick Gandon
English cricketer (Heretfordshire · 02 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 2
Eleonora Giorgi
Italian actress (Talcum Powder · 02 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 2
Erica Willis
Australian Olympic long jumper · 02 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 2 · Other
Chris Newman
American sound engineer (The Exorcist · 02 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 2 · Other
Flor Procuna
Mexican actress (Los ricos también lloran) · 02 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 2
Ed Ott
American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates · 02 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 2
Chris Mortensen
American sports journalist · 02 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 2
Eleanor Collins
Canadian jazz singer · 02 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 2
Daniel McCarten
Irish Gaelic football player (Down) · 02 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 2
Gurdev Singh
Indian field hockey player · 02 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 2
Ernest Berger
Czech-born British keyboardist (Heatwave) · 02 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 2 · Czech
U. L. Washington
American baseball player (Kansas City Royals · 02 March 2024 · March 2024 · Washington · March 2
Mark Dodson
American voice actor (Gremlins · 02 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 2
Roberto Fleitas
Uruguayan football player and manager (Peñarol · 02 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 2
Jaclyn Jose
Filipino actress (The Flor Contemplacion Story · 02 March 2024 · March 2024 · Filipino · March 2 · José
Eugen Šváb
Slovak swing musician · 02 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 2
Rohit Sharma
Indian cricketer (Rajasthan) · 02 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 2
Howard Hiatt
American scientist and medical researcher · 02 March 2024 · March 2024 · Doctors · March 2
Tizway
American Thoroughbred racehorse · 02 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 2 · Other
Mohammed Emami-Kashani
Iranian politician · 02 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 2
Ted Donaldson
American actor (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn · 02 March 2023 · March 2023 · March 2
Boybits Victoria
Filipino basketball player (Pop Cola Panthers · 02 March 2023 · March 2023 · Filipino · March 2
Barbara Everitt Bryant
American market researcher · 02 March 2023 · March 2023 · March 2 · Bryant
Jaak Lipso
Estonian basketball player (CSKA Moscow) · 02 March 2023 · March 2023 · March 2
Jay Weston
American film producer (Lady Sings the Blues · 02 March 2023 · March 2023 · March 2 · Other
Wally Fawkes
British-Canadian jazz clarinettist and satirical cartoonist · 02 March 2023 · March 2023 · March 2
Camille Souter
Irish artist and painter · 02 March 2023 · March 2023 · March 2