Alex Cropley Scottish footballer dead at age 75
Alex Cropley, a Scottish footballer who played for Hibernian, Aston Villa and the Scotland national team, died on March 26, 2026. Born in Aldershot, Hampshire, and raised in Edinburgh, he…
Deaths on March 26
This archive lists notable deaths associated with March 26 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on March 26, 2026.
Rosa Salikhova Russian volleyball player, Olympic champion dead at age 81
Rosa Salikhova, a Russian volleyball player and Olympic champion, died on March 26, 2026. Born on September 24, 1944, in Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, in the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union,…
Doug Irwin American luthier dead at age 76
Doug Irwin, an American luthier, died on March 26, 2026. He was known for designing five custom guitars for Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead, including Eagle, Wolf, Tiger, Wolf…
Nana Akuoko Sarpong Ghanaian traditional ruler and politician, MP, secretary for health and interna…
Nana Akuoko Sarpong, a Ghanaian traditional ruler and politician, died on March 26, 2026, aged 87. He was the Omanhene of the Agogo Traditional Area and served as a member…
Rose Kingdon Canadian broadcaster dead at age 65
Rose Kingdon, a Canadian broadcaster with The Canadian Press, died on March 26, 2026. Born in 1961, she was from Toronto and studied in the Radio Broadcasting program at Humber…
Ronald H. Spector Historian, writer, academic dead at age 83
Ronald H. Spector, an American military historian, died on March 26, 2026, at age 83. He was a professor at George Washington University and also taught at the University of…
Carlos Orgambide Argentine film director, cinematographer, and screenwriter dead at age 95
Carlos Orgambide, the Argentine film director, cinematographer and screenwriter known for Queridas amigas, died on March 26, 2026. Born Carlos Gdansky Orgambide on September 28, 1930, he worked under the…
Alireza Tangsiri Iranian naval officer, commander of the IRGC Navy, airstrike dead at age 63
Alireza Tangsiri, an Iranian naval officer and commander of the IRGC Navy since 2018, died on March 26, 2026, after suffering serious injuries in the 2026 Iran war. He was…
Michael Sather Canadian politician, MLA dead at age 78
Michael Sather, a Canadian politician who served as MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows in British Columbia, died on March 26, 2026. He was a member of the British Columbia New…
James Tolkan Actor dead at age 94
James Tolkan, an American actor known for roles in Back to the Future, Top Gun and Dick Tracy, died on March 26, 2026, at age 94. He was best known…
Noelia Castillo euthanasia case Spanish activist and paraplegic patient, voluntarily euthanized by…
Noelia Castillo Ramos, a Spanish activist and paraplegic patient, died on March 26, 2026, after receiving euthanasia by lethal injection. Born in Barcelona in 2000, she became the subject of…
Orlando Wiet Surinamese-Dutch mixed martial artist dead at age 60
Orlando Wiet, a Surinamese-Dutch mixed martial artist, died on March 26, 2026, at the age of 60. Born in Paramaribo, then in Dutch Guiana, on October 24, 1965, he was…
David B. Cornstein Businessman, diplomat dead at age 87
David B. Cornstein, an American businessman and diplomat and U.S. ambassador to Hungary from 2018 to 2020, died on March 26, 2026, at age 87. Cornstein was nominated to the…
Grey J. Dimenna American academic administrator, president of Monmouth University, traffic collisio…
Grey J. Dimenna, an American academic administrator and former president of Monmouth University, died on March 26, 2026, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 72. He served as the…
Jean-Pierre Faye French philosopher and writer dead at age 100
Jean-Pierre Faye, the French philosopher and writer known for his work on horseshoe theory, died on March 26, 2026. He was 100. Born in Paris on July 19, 1925, Faye…
Ahmad Kaabour Lebanese singer dead at age 70
Ahmad Kaabour, the Lebanese singer, songwriter, composer and actor best known for the protest song "Ounadikom," died on March 26, 2026, in Beirut, Lebanon, at the age of 70. Born…
William Murphy American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Boston and bishop of Rockville…
William Francis Murphy, the American Roman Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of Boston from 1995 to 2001 and bishop of Rockville Centre from 2001 to 2016, died on…
Epeli Nailatikau Fijian military officer and politician, president, speaker of the House of Represe…
Epeli Nailatikau, the Fijian military officer and politician who served as president of Fiji, died on March 26, 2026. He held the presidency from 2009 to 2015 and was vice-president…
E. A. Rajendran Malayalam cinema, theatre, television dead at age 71
E. A. Rajendran, an Indian actor and stage director, died on March 26, 2026. He was 71 and died in the early hours of that day in Kollam, Kerala. Rajendran…
Barret Robbins American football player dead at age 52
Barret Robbins, an American football player who spent nine seasons as a center for the Oakland Raiders, died on March 26, 2026, at age 52. Born in Houston, Texas, in…
Ross the Boss American guitarist, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis dead at age 72
Ross the Boss, the American guitarist known for his work with Manowar and the Dictators, died on March 26, 2026, of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Born Ross Friedman in…
Jean Sagols French actor, screenwriter and television director, cerebral haemorrhage dead at age 87
Jean Sagols, the French actor, screenwriter and television director, died on March 26, 2026, of a cerebral haemorrhage. He was 87. Born in 1938, he worked in film and television…
Motleb bin Abdullah Al-Nafisah
87–88Died on Thursday March 27th 2025
Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal
Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelateDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
John E. Rooney
American politicianDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Robert W. McChesney
American professor and authorDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Robert D’Andrea
American politicianDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Edward D. Brown
American politicianDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Michael O’Neil
American politicianDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Woody McKay
American politicianDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
John Stasik
American politicianDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
E. Lawrence Davis III
American politicianDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
David Childs
American architect (One World Trade Center)Died on Thursday March 27th 2025
Takashi Inagaki
Japanese voice actor (Soul EaterDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Nicholas Costello
American politicianDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Nels Ackerson
American lawyer and policy advocateDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
John Ashworth
British scientistDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Sergey Kryuchek
Russian politicianDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Rolf Groven
Norwegian painterDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Roe Messner
American building contractorDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Hubert Schmalix
Austrian painterDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Eugene Claypole
American politicianDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Visvaldas Mažonas
Lithuanian far-right politicianDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
John Herrick
Irish football player and managerDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Pierre Mariétan
Swiss composerDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Gheorghe Negru
Moldovan painterDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Maria Țărnă
Moldovan singerDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Loretta Schrijver
Dutch television hostDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Edith Ballantyne
Czech-born Canadian peace activistDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Peter Lever
English cricketerDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Antoni Trzaskowski
Polish footballerDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Christina McKelvie
Scottish politicianDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Berkin Usta
Turkish Olympic alpine skier (2022)Died on Thursday March 27th 2025
Abdel-Latif al-Qanoua
Palestinian militantDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Raymundus Sau Fernandes
Indonesian politicianDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Masahiro Shinoda
Japanese film director and screenwriterDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Fafa Edrissa M’Bai
Gambian lawyer and politicianDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Masami Tanabu
Japanese politicianDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
American politicianDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Matt Stevens
American football player (Buffalo BillsDied on Thursday March 27th 2025
Antônio Fernando Brochini
Brazilian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Joe Lieberman
American politicianDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Gerd Klamt
German engineer and politicianDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Russell Hamer
Sri Lankan cricketer (national team)Died on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Josef Steinkogler
Austrian business manager and politicianDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Vasileios Vyzas
Greek physician and politicianDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Avraham Grossman
Israeli historianDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Namig Abbasov
Azerbaijani diplomat and politicianDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
George Gilbey
English television personality (Gogglebox) and reality show contestant (Celebrity Big Brother)Died on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Jean-Louis Biget
French historianDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Chandra Kumara Kandanarachchi
Sri Lankan singerDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Ana Starck-Stănișel
Romanian handball player (Rapid BucureștiDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Lou Whittaker
American mountaineerDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Aleksandr Domashev
Russian Olympic field hockey player (1988Died on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Cocky Mazzetti
Italian singerDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Judith Hemmendinger
German-born Israeli researcher and authorDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Rajmund Miller
Polish doctor and politicianDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Andriy Antonyshchak
Ukrainian politicianDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Angelo Abenante
Italian politicianDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Andrey Antonischak
Ukrainian politicianDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Giuliano Vangi
Italian sculptorDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Emmanuel Terray
French anthropologist and political activistDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Marjorie Perloff
American poetry scholarDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Niall McEneaney
Irish hurlerDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Howell M. Estes III
American generalDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Art Ellison
American politicianDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Brigid Kelly
American politicianDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Neil Flanigan
Jamaican-British aircraft engineerDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024
Gianni Minà
Italian journalist (RAI) and writerDied on Monday March 27th 2023
Ray Pillow
Russian football player (Grand Ole Opry MemberDied on Monday March 27th 2023
Csaba Czakó
Hungarian Olympic rowerDied on Monday March 27th 2023
Daniel Chorzempa
American organist and composerDied on Monday March 27th 2023
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
Ethiopian nunDied on Monday March 27th 2023
Claudia Schüler
Chilean field hockey player (national team)Died on Monday March 27th 2023
Thijs Slegers
Football Press Officer and journalist (PSV Eindhoven)Died on Monday March 27th 2023