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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[978]] – [[Edward the Martyr]], English king (b. 962) *[[1076]] – [[Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy]] (b. 1018) *[[1086]] – [[Anselm of Lucca]], Italian bishop (b. 1036) *[[1227]] – [[Pope Honorius III]] (b. 1148) *[[1272]] – [[John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel]] (b. 1246) *[[1308]] – [[Yuri I of Galicia]] *[[1314]] – [[Jacques de Molay]], Frankish knight (b. 1244) * 1314 – [[Geoffroy de Charney]], Preceptor of Normandy for the Knights Templar *[[1321]] – [[Matthew III Csák]], Hungarian oligarch (b. c. 1260/5) *[[1582]] – [[Juan Jauregui]], attempted assassin of [[William I of Orange]] (b. 1562) ===1601–1900=== *[[1675]] – [[Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall]], Irish soldier (b. 1606) *[[1689]] – [[John Dixwell]], English soldier and politician (b. 1607) *[[1703]] – [[Maria de Dominici]], Maltese sculptor and painter (b. 1645)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Delia|last1=Gaze|first2=Maja|last2=Mihajlovic|first3=Leanda|last3=Shrimpton|title=Dictionary of women artists|location=London|publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn|year=1997|page=462|isbn=978-1-88496-421-3}}</ref> *[[1745]] – [[Robert Walpole]], English politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1676)<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford {{!}} prime minister of Great Britain |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Walpole-1st-Earl-of-Orford |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=1 September 2021 |language=en |archive-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826105708/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Walpole-1st-Earl-of-Orford |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1768]] – [[Laurence Sterne]], Irish novelist and clergyman (b. 1713) *[[1781]] – [[Anne Robert Jacques Turgot]], French economist and politician, [[List of Finance Ministers of France|Controller-General of Finances]] (b. 1727) *[[1793]] – [[Karl Abraham Zedlitz]], Prussian minister of education (b. 1731)<ref>{{Cite ADB|44|744|748|Zedlitz, Karl Abraham Freiherr von |Rethwisch, Conrad |ADB:Zedlitz, Karl Abraham Freiherr von}}</ref> *[[1823]] – [[Jean-Baptiste Bréval]], French cellist and composer (b. 1753) *[[1835]] – [[Christian Günther von Bernstorff]], Danish-Prussian politician and diplomat (b. 1769) *[[1845]] – [[Johnny Appleseed]], American gardener and missionary (b. 1774) *[[1871]] – [[Augustus De Morgan]], Indian-English mathematician and academic (b. 1806) *[[1898]] – [[Matilda Joslyn Gage]], American author and activist (b. 1826) *[[1900]] – [[Hjalmar Kiærskou]], Danish botanist (b. 1835) ===1901–present=== *[[1907]] – [[Marcellin Berthelot]], French chemist and politician, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France)|French Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (b. 1827) *[[1913]] – [[George I of Greece]] (b. 1845) *[[1918]] – [[Henry Janeway Hardenbergh]], American architect, designed the [[Plaza Hotel]] (b. 1847) *[[1930]] – [[Jean Leon Gerome Ferris]], American painter (b. 1863)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sgipt.org/politpsy/usa/kuk/paint/ferris.htm | title=J.L.G. Ferris (1863–1930) | publisher=Allgemeine und Integrative Psychotherapie | first=Rudolf | last=Sponsel | access-date=2010-08-01 | language=de | archive-date=2010-06-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613002354/http://sgipt.org/politpsy/usa/kuk/paint/ferris.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[Eleftherios Venizelos]], Greek journalist, lawyer, and politician, 93rd [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1864) *[[1939]] – [[Henry Simpson Lunn]], English businessman, founded [[Lunn Poly]] (b. 1859) *[[1941]] – [[Henri Cornet]], French cyclist (b. 1884) *[[1947]] – [[William C. Durant]], American businessman, co-founded [[General Motors]] and [[Chevrolet]] (b. 1861) * [[1954]] – [[Walter Mead (cricketer)|Walter Mead]], English cricketer (b. 1868) *[[1956]] – [[Louis Bromfield]], American environmentalist and author (b. 1896) *[[1962]] – [[Walter W. Bacon]], American accountant and politician, 60th [[Governor of Delaware]] (b. 1880) *[[1963]] – [[C. C. Martindale]], English Jesuit priest (b. 1879)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85849857/jesuit-leader-dies/ |title=Jesuit Leader Dies |newspaper=[[Star Tribune]] |location=London |agency=Reuters |page=15 |date=1963-03-19 |access-date=2021-09-23 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[Sigfrid Edström]], Swedish businessman, 4th [[President of the International Olympic Committee]] (b. 1870) *[[1965]] – [[Farouk of Egypt]] (b. 1920) *[[1973]] – [[Johannes Aavik]], Estonian philologist and poet (b. 1880) *[[1977]] – [[Marien Ngouabi]], Congolese politician, [[President of the Republic of the Congo]] (b. 1938) * 1977 – [[Carlos Pace]], Brazilian race car driver (b. 1944) *[[1978]] – [[Leigh Brackett]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1915) * 1978 – [[Peggy Wood]], American actress (b. 1892) *[[1980]] – [[Erich Fromm]], German psychologist and philosopher (b. 1900) *[[1982]] – [[Patrick Smith (politician)|Patrick Smith]], Irish farmer and politician, [[Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine]] (b. 1901) *[[1983]] – [[Umberto II of Italy]] (b. 1904) *[[1984]] – [[Charley Lau]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1933) *[[1986]] – [[Bernard Malamud]], American novelist and short story writer (b. 1914) *[[1987]] – [[Kari Diesen]], Norwegian singer and revue actress (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Kari Diesen |first= |last= |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date= 22 August 2023|editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Kari_Diesen |language=no|access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Billy Butterfield]], American trumpet player and cornet player (b. 1917) *[[1990]] – [[Robin Harris (comedian)|Robin Harris]], American comedian (b. 1953) *[[1993]] – [[Kenneth E. Boulding]], English-American economist and activist (b. 1910) *[[1996]] – [[Odysseas Elytis]], Greek poet and critic, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1911) *[[2000]] – [[Eberhard Bethge]], German theologian and academic (b. 1909) *[[2001]] – [[John Phillips (musician)|John Phillips]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1935) *[[2002]] – [[R. A. Lafferty]], American soldier and author (b. 1914) *[[2003]] – [[Karl Kling]], German race car driver (b. 1910) * 2003 – [[Adam Osborne]], Thai-English engineer and businessman, founded the [[Osborne Computer Corporation]] (b. 1939) *[[2004]] – [[Harrison McCain]], Canadian businessman, co-founded [[McCain Foods]] (b. 1927) *[[2006]] – [[Dan Gibson]], Canadian photographer and cinematographer (b. 1922) *[[2007]] – [[Bob Woolmer]], Indian-English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1948) *[[2008]] – [[Anthony Minghella]], English director and screenwriter (b. 1954) *[[2009]] – [[Omid Reza Mir Sayafi]], Iranian journalist and blogger (b. 1980) * 2009 – [[Natasha Richardson]], English-American actress (b. 1963) *[[2010]] – [[Fess Parker]], American actor and businessman (b. 1924) *[[2011]] – [[Warren Christopher]], American lawyer and politician, 63rd [[United States Secretary of State]] (b. 1925) *[[2012]] – [[Furman Bisher]], American journalist and author (b. 1918) * 2012 – [[William R. Charette]], American soldier, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (b. 1932) * 2012 – [[William G. Moore Jr.]], American general (b. 1920) * 2012 – [[George Tupou V]] of Tonga (b. 1948) *[[2013]] – [[Muhammad Mahmood Alam]], Pakistani general and pilot (b. 1935) * 2013 – [[Henry Bromell]], American novelist, screenwriter, and director (b. 1947) * 2013 – [[Clay Ford]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1938) *[[2014]] – [[Catherine Obianuju Acholonu]], Nigerian author, playwright, and academic (b. 1951) * 2014 – [[Kaiser Kalambo]], Zambian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1953) * 2014 – [[Lucius Shepard]], American author and critic (b. 1943) *[[2015]] – [[Zhao Dayu]], Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1961) * 2015 – [[Thomas Hopko]], American priest and theologian (b. 1939) * 2015 – [[Grace Ogot]], Kenyan nurse, journalist, and politician (b. 1930) *[[2016]] – [[Barry Hines]], English author and screenwriter (b. 1939) * 2016 – [[Jan Němec]], Czech director and screenwriter (b. 1936) * 2016 – [[Tray Walker]], American football player (b. 1992) * 2016 – [[Guido Westerwelle]], German lawyer and politician, 15th [[Vice-Chancellor of Germany]] (b. 1961) *[[2017]] – [[Chuck Berry]], American guitarist, singer and songwriter (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gray |first1=Michael |title=Chuck Berry obituary: 'A lively, perfect fit of street-talk to music' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/mar/19/chuck-berry-obituary-a-perfect-fit-of-street-talk-to-music |website=The Guardian |access-date=20 February 2024 |date=19 March 2017}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Alfred Worden]], American test pilot, engineer and astronaut (b. 1932)<ref name="NASA remembers">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-remembers-apollo-15-astronaut-al-worden |title=NASA Remembers Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden |date=6 March 2020 |publisher=NASA |access-date=March 19, 2020 |archive-date=March 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319183113/https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-remembers-apollo-15-astronaut-al-worden |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Thomas P. Stafford]], American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (b. 1930)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=2024-03-18 |title=Thomas Stafford, 93, Commander of First U.S.-Soviet Space Mission, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/science/space/thomas-p-stafford-dead.html |access-date=2024-03-18 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[2025]] – [[Kanzi]], [[Bonobo]] research subject (b. 1980)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reyna-Rodriguez |first=Victoria |date=March 20, 2025 |title=Kanzi, Des Moines' world famous bonobo, dies at Ape Initiative at age 44 |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/2025/03/20/kanzi-bonobo-des-moines-ape-initiative-death/82549780007/ |access-date=March 21, 2025 |website=[[The Des Moines Register]] |language=en-US}}</ref> *2025 – [[Jessie Hoffman Jr.]], American convicted murderer (b. 1978)<ref>{{Cite news |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=March 18, 2025 |title=Louisiana uses nitrogen gas for first time in death row execution|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/18/louisiana-nitrogen-gas-execution-jessie-hoffman-jr }}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.-->
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