March 26th
246 Notable deaths
Don Payne
American screenwriter and film producer (1964-2013).
Born May 5th, 1964 in Wilmington.
Died March 26th, 2013 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (bone cancer).
Andrew Marshall
The director of the united states department of defense's office of net assessment (1921–2019).
Born September 13th, 1921 in Detroit.
Died March 26th, 2019 at 97 years old in Alexandria.
Branko Ćopić
Yugoslav writer (1915–1984).
Born January 1st, 1915 in Hašani, Krupa na Uni.
Died March 26th, 1984 at 69 years old in Belgrade (falling). [ref]
Harry Coover
American inventor of super glue (1917–2011).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Newark.
Died March 26th, 2011 at 94 years old in New York City. [ref]
María Kodama
Argentine writer (1937–2023).
Born March 10th, 1937 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 26th, 2023 at 86 years old in Vicente López (breast cancer). [ref]
Michael Sorkin
American architect (1948-2020).
Born August 2nd, 1948 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 26th, 2020 at 71 years old in New York City, New York (COVID-19). [ref]
Epeli Nailatikau
President of fiji.
Born July 5th, 1941 in Suva. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2026 at 84 years old [ref]
Patricia Ellis
American actress (1916–1970).
Born May 20th, 1918 in Birmingham.
Died March 26th, 1970 at 51 years old in Kansas City (cancer).
Michel Hidalgo
French football player and manager (1933-2020).
Born March 22nd, 1933 in Leffrinckoucke.
Died March 26th, 2020 at 87 years old in 8th arrondissement of Marseille (disease). [ref]
African Spir
Russian philosopher (1837-1890).
Born November 15th, 1837 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died March 26th, 1890 at 52 years old in Geneva (influenza).
Otto John
German resistance member (1909-1997).
Born March 19th, 1909 in Marburg.
Died March 26th, 1997 at 88 years old in Innsbruck.
Paul A. Baran
American marxist economist (1909–1964).
Born September 12th, 1909 in Mykolaiv.
Died March 26th, 1964 at 54 years old in Palo Alto.
Alessandro Alessandroni
Italian composer and musician (1925–2017).
Born March 16th, 1925 in Soriano nel Cimino. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2017 at 92 years old in Swakopmund. [ref]
Isaac Mayer Wise
American rabbi, editor and author (1819–1900).
Born March 29th, 1819 in Lomnička.
Died March 26th, 1900 at 80 years old in Cincinnati.
Brian Oldfield
American shot putter (1945–2017).
Died March 26th, 2017 at 71 years old in Elgin. [ref]
Eugen Jochum
German conductor (1902-1987).
Born November 1st, 1902 in Babenhausen.
Died March 26th, 1987 at 84 years old in Munich.
Princess María Teresa of Parma
Parmese royal and sociologist.
Born July 28th, 1933 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 26th, 2020 at 86 years old in Hôpital Cochin (COVID-19). [ref]
Margaret Millar
American-canadian mystery and suspense writer.
Born February 5th, 1915 in Kitchener.
Died March 26th, 1994 at 79 years old in Santa Barbara.
D. M. Thomas
British writer (1935–2023).
Born January 27th, 1935 in Carnkie.
Died March 26th, 2023 at 88 years old in Truro. [ref]
Tom Boerwinkle
American basketball player (1945–2013).
Born August 23rd, 1945 in Cleveland.
Died March 26th, 2013 at 67 years old in Burr Ridge (myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
Ivano Marescotti
Italian actor (1946–2023).
Born February 4th, 1946 in Bagnacavallo.
Died March 26th, 2023 at 77 years old in Ravenna (prostate cancer). [ref]
Friedrich L. Bauer
German computer scientist (1924–2015).
Born June 10th, 1924 in Regensburg.
Died March 26th, 2015 at 90 years old [ref]
Ashitha
Malayalam-language short story writer and poet.
Born April 5th, 1956 in Pazhayannur.
Died March 26th, 2016 at 59 years old in Thrissur (cancer). [ref]
Constantin Fehrenbach
German politician (1852-1926).
Born January 11th, 1852 in Wellendingen.
Died March 26th, 1926 at 74 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Kembo Uba Kembo
Congolese footballer (1947–2007).
Born December 27th, 1947 in Belgian Congo.
Died March 26th, 2007 at 59 years old in Kinshasa.
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Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore