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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[543]] or [[547]] – [[Benedict of Nursia]], Italian saint (b. 480) * [[867]] – [[Ælla of Northumbria|Ælla]], king of [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]] * 867 – [[Osberht of Northumbria|Osberht]], king of Northumbria *[[1034]] – [[Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia]] (b. 955) *[[1063]] – [[Richeza of Lotharingia]] (b. 995) *[[1076]] – [[Robert I, Duke of Burgundy]] (b. 1011) *[[1201]] – [[Absalon]], Danish archbishop (b. c. 1128) *[[1306]] – [[Robert II, Duke of Burgundy]] (b. 1248) *[[1372]] – [[Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden]] *[[1487]] – [[Nicholas of Flüe]], Swiss monk and saint (b. 1417) *[[1540]] – [[John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford]], English peer and courtier (b. c. 1482) *[[1556]] – [[Thomas Cranmer]], English archbishop (b. 1489)<ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas Bayly Howell|title=A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors from the Earliest Period to the Year 1820. (etc.)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AVdTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA813|year=1816|publisher=Longman|pages=813}}</ref> *[[1571]] – [[Odet de Coligny]], French cardinal and Protestant (b. 1517) ===1601–1900=== *[[1617]] – [[Pocahontas]], Algonquian Indigenous woman (b. c. 1595) *[[1653]] – [[Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha]], Albanian politician, [[List of Ottoman Grand Viziers|Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire]] *[[1656]] – [[James Ussher]], Irish archbishop (b. 1581) *[[1676]] – [[Henri Sauval]], French historian and author (b. 1623) *[[1729]] – [[John Law (economist)|John Law]], Scottish-French economist and politician, [[Controller-General of Finances]] (b. 1671) * 1729 – [[Elżbieta Sieniawska]], politically influential Polish magnate (b. 1669) *[[1734]] – [[Robert Wodrow]], Scottish historian and author (b. 1679) *[[1751]] – [[Johann Heinrich Zedler]], German publisher (b. 1706) *[[1752]] – [[Gio Nicola Buhagiar]], Maltese painter (b. 1698)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Schiavone|first1=Michael J.|title=Dictionary of Maltese Biographies Vol. 1 A–F|date=2009|publisher=Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza|location=[[Pietà, Malta|Pietà]]|isbn=9789993291329|pages=339–340}}</ref> *[[1762]] – [[Nicolas Louis de Lacaille]], French priest, astronomer, and academic (b. 1713) *[[1772]] – [[Jacques-Nicolas Bellin]], French geographer and cartographer (b. 1703) *[[1795]] – [[Giovanni Arduino (geologist)|Giovanni Arduino]], Italian miner and geologist (b. 1714) *[[1801]] – [[Andrea Luchesi]], Italian composer and educator (b. 1741) *[[1804]] – [[Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien]] (b. 1772) *[[1843]] – [[Robert Southey]], English poet, historian, and translator (b. 1774)<ref>{{cite book|author=Ms Lynda Pratt|title=Robert Southey and the Contexts of English Romanticism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uOahAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA219|date=28 April 2013|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|isbn=978-1-4094-8960-3|pages=219}}</ref> * 1843 – [[Guadalupe Victoria]], Mexican general and politician, 1st [[President of Mexico]] (b. 1786) *[[1854]] – [[Pedro María de Anaya]], Mexican soldier. President (1847-1848) (b. 1795)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/10068/Pedro%20Maria%20Anaya|title=Pedro María Anaya|publisher=Busca Biografias|language=es|access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref> *[[1863]] – [[Edwin Vose Sumner]], American general (b. 1797) *[[1869]] – [[Juan Almonte]], son of [[José María Morelos]], was a Mexican soldier and diplomat who served as a [[regent]] in the [[Second Mexican Empire]] (1863-1864) (b. 1803)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/10089/Juan%20Nepomuceno%20Almonte|title=Juan Nepomuceno Almonte|publisher=Busca Biografias|language=es|access-date=May 29, 2019}}</ref> *[[1884]] – [[Ezra Abbot]], American scholar and academic (b. 1819) *[[1891]] – [[Joseph E. Johnston]], American general (b. 1807) *[[1892]] – [[Annibale de Gasparis]], Italian astronomer (b. 1819){{cn|date=December 2024}} ===1901–present=== *[[1915]] – [[Frederick Winslow Taylor]], American golfer, tennis player, and engineer (b. 1856) *[[1920]] – [[Evelina Haverfield]], British suffragette and aid worker (b. 1867) *[[1927]] – [[Thomas Oikonomou]], Greek actor (b. 1864)<ref>{{Cite thesis |title=Ο ΕΡΡΙΚΟΣ ΙΨΕΝ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΣΚΗΝΗ |last=Μόσχος |first=Γιάννης |date=2012-03-01 |degree=PhD |publisher=Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης, Σχολή Καλών Τεχνών, Τμήμα Θεάτρου |url=http://ikee.lib.auth.gr/record/130022/files/Mosxos.pdf |place=Θεσσαλονίκη |language=el}}</ref> *[[1933]] – [[Enrico D'Ovidio]], Italian mathematician (b. 1842)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enrico D'Ovidio |url=https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/DOvidio/poster/died/ |website=MacTutor History of Mathematics |publisher=University of St Andrews |access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref> *[[1934]] – [[Franz Schreker]], Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1878) * 1934 – [[Lilyan Tashman]], American actress (b. 1896) *[[1936]] – [[Alexander Glazunov]], Russian composer and conductor (b. 1865) *[[1939]] – [[Evald Aav]], Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1900) * 1939 – [[Ali Hikmet Ayerdem]], Turkish general and politician (b. 1877) *[[1943]] – [[Cornelia Fort]], American soldier and pilot (b. 1919) *[[1945]] – [[Arthur Nebe]], German [[SS]] officer (b. 1894) *[[1946]] – [[Henry Hanna]], Irish Judge, photographer and author (b. 1871)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Belfast_News-Letter/1946/Mr._Henry_Hanna_K.C. |title=Belfast News-Letter/1946/Mr. Henry Hanna K.C. |publisher=[[Wikisource]] |date=1946-03-22 |accessdate=2024-03-31 }}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Willem Mengelberg]], Dutch conductor and composer (b. 1871) *[[1953]] – [[Ed Voss]], American basketball player (b. 1922) *[[1956]] – [[Hatı Çırpan]], Turkish politician (b. 1890) *[[1958]] – [[Cyril M. Kornbluth]], American soldier and author (b. 1923) *[[1970]] – [[Manolis Chiotis]], Greek singer-songwriter and [[bouzouki]] player (b. 1920) *[[1975]] – [[Joe Medwick]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1911)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/03/22/archives/ducky-meduwick-slugger-for-gas-house-gang-dies-a-controversial.html |title=Ducky Medwick, Slugger For Gas House Gang, Dies |date=March 22, 1975 |work=New York Times |accessdate=November 24, 2021}}</ref> *[[1978]] – [[Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh]], President of Ireland (b. 1911)<ref>{{cite book|title=Formal Hearings of the Court of Justice of the European Communities|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uxtOAQAAMAAJ|year=1980|page=106}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Peter Stoner]], American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1888) *[[1985]] – [[Michael Redgrave]], English actor, director, and manager (b. 1908) *[[1987]] – [[Walter L. Gordon]], Canadian accountant, lawyer, and politician, 22nd [[Minister of Finance (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Finance]] (b. 1906) * 1987 – [[Robert Preston (actor)|Robert Preston]], American captain, actor, and singer (b. 1918) *[[1991]] – [[Vedat Dalokay]], Turkish architect and politician, [[List of mayors of Ankara|Mayor of Ankara]] (b. 1927) * 1991 – [[Leo Fender]], American businessman, founded [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation]] (b. 1909) *[[1992]] – [[John Ireland (actor)|John Ireland]], Canadian-American actor and director (b. 1914) * 1992 – [[Natalie Sleeth]], American pianist and composer (b. 1930) *[[1994]] – [[Macdonald Carey]], American actor (b. 1913) * 1994 – [[Lili Damita]], French-American actress and singer (b. 1904) * 1994 – [[Aleksandrs Laime]], [[Latvia]]n-born explorer (b. 1911)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://volarmagazine.com/la_expedicion_olvidada_al_salto_angel_de_ruth_robertson_y_alexander_laime.html|title=ALEKSANDRS LAIME|last1=LAIME|first1=ALEKSANDRS|website=VOLAR|access-date=30 December 2019}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Wilbert Awdry]], English cleric and author, created ''[[The Railway Series]]'', the basis for ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine]]'' (b. 1911) *[[1998]] – [[Galina Ulanova]], Russian ballerina (b. 1910) *[[1999]] – [[Jean Guitton]], French philosopher and author (b. 1905) * 1999 – [[Ernie Wise]], English comedian and actor (b. 1925) *[[2001]] – [[Chung Ju-yung]], South Korean businessman, founded [[Hyundai Group|Hyundai]] (b. 1915) * 2001 – [[Anthony Steel (actor)|Anthony Steel]], English actor and singer (b. 1920) *[[2002]] – [[Herman Talmadge]], American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 70th [[Governor of Georgia]] (b. 1913) *[[2003]] – [[Shivani]], Indian author (b. 1923) * 2003 – [[Umar Wirahadikusumah]], Indonesian general and politician, 4th [[Vice President of Indonesia]] (b. 1924) *[[2004]] – [[Ludmilla Tchérina]], French actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1924) *[[2005]] – [[Barney Martin]], American police officer and actor (b. 1923) * 2005 – [[Bobby Short]], American singer and pianist (b. 1924) *[[2007]] – [[Drew Hayes]], American author and illustrator (b. 1969) * 2007 – [[Sven O. Høiby]], Norwegian hurdler and journalist (b. 1936) *[[2008]] – [[Denis Cosgrove]], English-American geographer and academic (b. 1948) * 2008 – [[Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente]], Chilean architect and academic (b. 1931) * 2008 – [[John List (serial killer)|John List]], American murderer (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/nyregion/25list1.html |title=John E. List, 82, Killer of 5 Family Members, Dies |newspaper=The New York Times |date=25 March 2008 |access-date=September 26, 2013|last1=Stout |first1=David }}</ref> *[[2009]] – [[Mohit Sharma (soldier)|Mohit Sharma]], Indian army officer (b. 1978)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/mohit-sharma-sm|title=Mohit Sharma, SM|access-date=22 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322144836/http://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/mohit-sharma-sm|archive-date=2018-03-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[2009]] – [[Walt Poddubny]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1960) *[[2010]] – [[Wolfgang Wagner]], German director and manager (b. 1919) *[[2011]] – [[Loleatta Holloway]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1946) * 2011 – [[Gerd Klier]], German footballer (b. 1944) * 2011 – [[Ladislav Novák]], Czech footballer and manager (b. 1931) * 2011 – [[Pinetop Perkins]], American singer and pianist (b. 1913) *[[2012]] – [[Albrecht Dietz]], German economist and businessman (b. 1926) * 2012 – [[Ron Erhardt]], American football player and coach (b. 1931) * 2012 – [[Robert Fuest]], English director, screenwriter, and production designer (b. 1927) * 2012 – [[Tonino Guerra]], Italian poet and screenwriter (b. 1920) * 2012 – [[Irving Louis Horowitz]], American sociologist, author, and academic (b. 1929) * 2012 – [[Yuri Razuvaev]], Russian chess player and trainer (b. 1945) * 2012 – [[Marina Salye]], Russian geologist and politician (b. 1934) *[[2013]] – [[Chinua Achebe]], Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1930) * 2013 – [[Rick Hautala]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1949) * 2013 – [[Harlon Hill]], American football player and coach (b. 1932) * 2013 – [[Pietro Mennea]], Italian sprinter and politician (b. 1952) * 2013 – [[Giancarlo Zagni]], Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1926) *[[2014]] – [[Qoriniasi Bale]], Fijian lawyer and politician, 25th [[Attorney General of Fiji|Attorney-General of Fiji]] (b. 1929) * 2014 – [[Bill Boedeker]], American football player and soldier (b. 1924) * 2014 – [[Jack Fleck]], American golfer (b. 1921) * 2014 – [[Simeon Oduoye]], Nigerian police officer and politician (b. 1945) * 2014 – [[James Rebhorn]], American actor (b. 1948) * 2014 – [[Ignatius Zakka I Iwas]], Iraqi patriarch (b. 1933) *[[2015]] – [[Ishaya Bakut]], Nigerian general and politician, [[List of Governors of Benue State|Governor of Benue State]] (b. 1947) * 2015 – [[Chuck Bednarik]], American lieutenant and football player (b. 1925) * 2015 – [[James C. Binnicker]], American sergeant (b. 1938) * 2015 – [[Hans Erni]], Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator (b. 1909) * 2015 – [[Jørgen Ingmann]], Danish singer and guitarist (b. 1925) * 2015 – [[Alberta Watson]], Canadian actress (b. 1955) *[[2017]] – [[Chuck Barris]], American game show host and producer (b. 1929) * 2017 – [[Colin Dexter]], English author (b. 1930) * 2017 – [[Martin McGuinness]], Irish republican and [[First Minister and deputy First Minister|deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland]] (b. 1950) * 2017 – [[Mike Hall (cyclist)|Mike Hall]], British cyclist (b. 1981)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-45622381|title=Mike Hall: UK cyclist died instantly in race collision, inquest told|work=BBC News |date=25 September 2018 |access-date=2018-09-26}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Victor Hochhauser]] CBE, British music promoter (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/mar/24/victor-hochhauser-obituary|title=Victor Hochhauser obituary|website=The Guardian|date=2019-03-24|access-date=2019-03-25}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Gonzalo Portocarrero]], Peruvian sociologist (b. 1949)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/1434875-fallecio-reconocido-sociologo-gonzalo-portocarrero-producto-cancer|title=Falleció Gonzalo Portocarrero, reconocido sociólogo de la PUCP|date=2019-03-21|access-date=2019-03-24|publisher=La República|language=es}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Nawal El Saadawi]], Egyptian secularist, feminist (b. 1931)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Notable deaths in 2021 |url=https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2021-idUSRTR4Z4Y0|access-date=2021-03-27|website=www.reuters.com}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Willis Reed]], American basketball player (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Araton |first=Harvey |date=2023-03-21 |title=Willis Reed, Hall of Fame Center for Champion Knicks, Dies at 80 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/sports/basketball/willis-reed-dead.html |access-date=2023-03-26 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[2025]] – [[Kitty Dukakis]], American author, [[First Ladies and Gentlemen of Massachusetts|First Lady of Massachusetts]] (b. 1936)<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2025 |title=Kitty Dukakis, former first lady of Massachusetts, dies at 88 |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/kitty-dukakis-former-first-lady-of-massachusetts-dies-at-88 |access-date=April 8, 2025 |website=[[PBS News]] |language=en-us}}</ref> *2025 – [[George Foreman]], American boxer, actor, and businessman (b. 1949)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mather |first1=Victor |title=George Foreman, Boxing Champion and Grilling Magnate, Dies at 76 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/sports/george-foreman-dead.html |access-date=March 21, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 21, 2025}}</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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