Xosé Antonio García Cotarelo Spanish lawyer and writer dead at age 84
Xosé Antonio García Cotarelo, a Spanish lawyer and writer, died on March 20, 2026. Also known as Pepe de Regos, he was born in Vilamea (A Pontenova) in 1941. He…
Deaths on March 20
This archive lists notable deaths associated with March 20 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on March 20, 2026.
Waldyr Pugliesi Dentist dead at age 90
Waldyr Ortêncio Pugliesi, a Brazilian politician and former deputy, died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 90. A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement, he served three non-consecutive…
Muhammad Kamal Hassouna Palestinian politician, minister of national economy dead at age 84
Muhammad Kamal Hassouna, a Palestinian politician and businessman who served as minister of national economy from 2007 to 2009, died on March 20, 2026. He was born in Hebron on…
Clive Leach English cricketer and media executive, pneumonia dead at age 91
Clive Leach, the English cricketer and media executive, died on March 20, 2026, of pneumonia. Born in Bombay, British India, on December 4, 1934, he was a right-handed batsman who…
Steve Houben Belgian jazz saxophonist and flutist dead at age 76
Steve Houben, a Belgian jazz saxophonist and flutist, died on March 20, 2026. Born in Liège, Belgium, on March 19, 1950, he attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston…
Steve Gaines Pastor, 61st President of the Southern Baptist Convention dead at age 68
Steve Gaines, an American pastor and president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 2016 to 2018, died on March 20, 2026, at age 68. Born John Steven Gaines in Corinth,…
Agosto Machado American performance artist dies
Agosto Machado, an American performance artist, died on March 20, 2026. He was a performance and visual artist, activist, and archivist who became a major figure in the New York…
Smith Gilley American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives dead at age 86
Smith Edward Gilley, an American politician and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987, died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 86. Born…
Madhumita Raut Indian Odissi classical dancer, cardiac arrest dead at age 59
Madhumita Raut, an Indian Odissi classical dancer, died on March 20, 2026, after cardiac arrest. She was the daughter of Mamta Khuntia and Mayadhar Raut, who contributed to the revival…
Sam Goodwin American football coach dead at age 82
Sam Goodwin, an American football coach and athletic director, died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 82. He was born in Pineville, Louisiana, on January 20, 1944. Goodwin…
Aref Iranian pop singer dead at age 84
Aref Arefkia, the Iranian pop singer and actor known professionally as Aref, died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Tehran on August 10, 1941, he…
Ben Keaton Irish actor dead at age 69
Ben Keaton, the Irish actor known for roles in Emmerdale, Casualty and Father Ted, died on March 20, 2026, aged 69. Born Benjamin J. Burke-Kennedy in Dublin on 3 May…
J. Michael Bishop Oncogene Virus dead at age 90
J. Michael Bishop, an American immunologist and academic administrator who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and served as chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco…
Božo Koprivica Serbian essayist, dramatic adviser and literary critic dead at age 75
Božo Koprivica, a Serbian essayist, dramatic adviser and literary critic, died on March 20, 2026. Born in 1950 in Nikšić, then in PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia, he was a Montenegrin…
Jessie Jones American actress dead at age 75
Jessie Jones, an American actress and playwright, died on March 20, 2026, after a long illness. Born on August 21, 1950, in Texas, she appeared on the internationally broadcast television…
Yair Levy Israeli Haredi rabbi and politician, MK dead at age 73
Yair Levy, an Israeli Haredi rabbi and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas from 1988 to 1992, died on March 20, 2026, at the age…
Alain Brillet Virgo interferometer dead at age 78
Alain Brillet, a French physicist who specialised in gravitational wave detectors, died on March 20, 2026. Born on March 30, 1947, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, he graduated from ESPCI Paris in…
Raivo Mänd Estonian ecologist and zoologist dead at age 71
Raivo Mänd, an Estonian ecologist and zoologist, died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 71. Born on December 2, 1954, in Saaremaa Parish, Estonia, he received the Order…
Rodger Brulotte Canadian sportscaster dead at age 79
Rodger Brulotte, a Canadian Major League Baseball broadcaster and sportscaster for the Montreal Expos, died on March 20, 2026, at age 79. Born in Montreal on Jan. 4, 1947, he…
Dennis Condrey American professional wrestler dead at age 76
Dennis Condrey, an American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with the Continental Wrestling Association, Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling, died on March 20, 2026, at age…
Robert Mueller American lawyer, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California, deputy attor…
Robert Mueller, the American lawyer who served as director of the FBI from 2001 to 2013, died on March 20, 2026, at age 81. He also served as U.S. attorney…
Filaret Denysenko Ukrainian Orthodox hierarch, patriarch of Kyiv dead at age 97
Filaret Denysenko, a Ukrainian Orthodox hierarch and patriarch of Kyiv since 1995, died on March 20, 2026. Born Mykhailo Antonovych Denysenko on January 23, 1929, he served as the primate…
Ali Mohammad Naini Iranian brigadier general, airstrike dead at age 68
Ali Mohammad Naini, an Iranian military officer and spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, died on March 20, 2026. He was 69. Naini served as the IRGC’s spokesperson from…
Robert Fox English film and television producer dead at age 73
Robert Fox, an English film and television producer whose work included The Hours, The Crown and Iris, died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 73. Fox’s work on…
Leonid Radvinsky Majority owner of OnlyFans dead at age 43
Leonid Radvinsky, a Ukrainian-American businessman and majority owner of OnlyFans, died on March 20, 2026, at age 43. Born in Odesa in the Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, on May 30,…
Lala Alizadeh Azerbaijani scientist dead at age 76
Lala Alizadeh, an Azerbaijani scientist, died on March 20, 2026. Born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, on February 5, 1950, she was the author of roughly 100 scientific, literary and methodological…
Vladimir Shumny Geneticist dead at age 92
Vladimir Shumny, a Russian geneticist, died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 92. Vladimir Konstantinovich Shumny was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Academia Europaea,…
Los Piojos Argentine drummer dead at age 54
Los Piojos, an Argentine drummer associated with the band Los Piojos, died on March 20, 2026. Los Piojos was an Argentine rock band that became one of the seminal bands…
Calvin Tomkins American author and art critic, stroke dead at age 100
Calvin Tomkins, an American author and art critic for The New Yorker, died on March 20, 2026. He was 100. Born in Orange, New Jersey, on December 17, 1925, Tomkins…
John R. Corbid American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives dead at age 81
John R. Corbid, an American politician and educator who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1975 to 1980, died on March 20, 2026. He was a Democrat and…
Daphne Selfe British model dead at age 97
Daphne Selfe, a British model, died on March 20, 2026. From Edmonton, London, she worked for more than 70 years and was recognised by Guinness World Records as the world’s…
Issam al-Da’alis
Palestinian politicianDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Brian McMahon
New Zealand venereologist and army officerDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Kenneth Sims
American football player (New England PatriotsDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Jacob Korevaar
Dutch mathematicianDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Thomas V. Chema
American academic administratorDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Rico Suave
Puerto Rican wrestler and managerDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka
Iraqi Syriac Catholic prelateDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Patrick Dineen
Irish cricketer (national team) and businessmanDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Devendra Sharma
Indian politicianDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Eddie Adcock
American bluegrass banjo player (The Country Gentlemen)Died on Friday March 21st 2025
Giancarlo Guerrini
Italian water polo playerDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Oleg Baranov
Russian guitarist (Tequilajazzz)Died on Friday March 21st 2025
Samuel Sommers
American psychologistDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Émile Blessig
French politicianDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Parvaneh Etemadi
Iranian visual artistDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Afdera Franchetti
Italian socialiteDied on Friday March 21st 2025
A. T. Raghu
Indian film director (Ajay VijayDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Broyce Jacobs
Canadian politicianDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Shmuel Agmon
Israeli mathematicianDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Leanne Cowie
Australian garage rock drummer (The Scientists)Died on Friday March 21st 2025
Eddie James
American convicted murderer and rapistDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Abu Ishaq al-Houweny
Egyptian Islamic clericDied on Friday March 21st 2025
Dianne Crittenden
American casting director (Star WarsDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
Robert L. Barry
American diplomatDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
Frédéric Mitterrand
French politicianDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
Kevin Toney
American jazz pianist (The Blackbyrds) and composerDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
Markus Jooste
South African businessmanDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
Richard Quinn
American political consultantDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
Orlando Aravena
Chilean footballer and managerDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
Sten Elfström
Swedish actorDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
Addold Mossin
Estonian neopaganistDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
Firmin Mattis
French alpine skierDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
António Pacheco
Portuguese football player (BenficaDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
Vernor Vinge
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Faramarz Aslani
Iranian singerDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
Jean Breaux
American politicianDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
Lee Kee Hiong
Malaysian politicianDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
Dumitru Macri
Romanian football player and coachDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
Hideki Seo
Japanese-born French fashion designer and artistDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
Winai Kraibutr
Thai actorDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
Takanori Fukushima
Japanese neurosurgeonDied on Thursday March 21st 2024
Geof Kotila
American basketball player and coach (Michigan Tech Huskies)Died on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Al Horning
Canadian politicianDied on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Fernand J. Cheri
American Roman Catholic prelateDied on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Willis Reed
American basketball player (New York Knicks)Died on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Shamim Sikder
Bangladeshi sculptor (Shoparjito Shadhinota)Died on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Jag Mohan Nath
Indian Air Force officerDied on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Kicking King
Irish Thoroughbred racehorseDied on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Kovai Guna
Indian actor (Naalaiya Pozhuthum UnnoduDied on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Rolf Brack
German handball player and coachDied on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Janez Gorišek
Slovenian civil engineerDied on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Sir James Dunbar-Nasmith
British conservation architectDied on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Katalin Benkő
Hungarian Olympic sprint canoeist (1964)Died on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Harri Nykänen
Finnish writerDied on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Francesco Maselli
Italian film director and screenwriter (Time of IndifferenceDied on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Dorothy Bohm
Russian-born British photographerDied on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Virginia Zeani
Romanian operatic sopranoDied on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Yehezkel Chazom
Israeli footballer (Hapoel Tel AvivDied on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Oleksandr Kozarenko
Ukrainian composerDied on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Toon Meerman
Dutch footballer (FeyenoordDied on Tuesday March 21st 2023
K. P. Dandapani
Indian lawyerDied on Tuesday March 21st 2023
Anthony Akoto Osei
Ghanaian banker and politicianDied on Tuesday March 21st 2023