Deaths on March 23

This archive lists notable deaths associated with March 23 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on March 23, 2026.

Rodolfo Acuña, Occupied America and Chicana/o Studies, died on March 23, 2026

Rodolfo Acuña, died aged 93

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.…

Marica Vilcek has died at age 89

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…

Death of Edna Foa at age 88

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…

Reg Weaver dead at age 86

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.…

Darcelle XV dies at 92

American performer who was the world’s oldest working drag queen (as awarded by Guinness World Records) Died on Friday March 24th 2023