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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[190]] – [[Liu Bian]] (poisoned by [[Dong Zhuo]]) (b. 176) * [[653]] – [[Li Ke]], prince of the Tang Dynasty (b. 619) * [[766]] – [[Chrodegang]], Frankish bishop and saint<ref>{{cite book |last1=Blanks |first1=David |last2=Frassetto |first2=Michael |last3=Livingstone |first3=Amy |title=Medieval Monks and Their World: Ideas and Realities: Studies in Honor of Richard Sullivan |date=28 January 2019 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-474-1136-9 |page=122 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k5GFDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA122 |language=en}}</ref> * [[903]] – [[Lu Guangqi]], Chinese official and [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor]] * 903 – [[Su Jian]], Chinese official and chancellor *[[1070]] – [[Ulric I, Margrave of Carniola]] *[[1251]] – [[Rose of Viterbo]], Italian saint (b. 1235) *[[1353]] – [[Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Ruthyn]] *[[1447]] – [[Colette of Corbie]], French abbess and saint in the Catholic Church (b. 1381)<ref name=Colette>{{cite web |title=Saint Colette {{!}} Biography & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Colette |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=29 April 2022 |language=en |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306155949/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Colette |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1466]] – [[Alvise Loredan]], Venetian admiral and statesman (b. 1393) *[[1490]] – [[Ivan the Young]], Ruler of Tver (b. 1458) *[[1491]] – [[Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers]] *[[1531]] – [[Pedro Arias Dávila]], Spanish explorer and diplomat (b. 1440) ===1601–1900=== *[[1616]] – [[Francis Beaumont]], English playwright (b. 1584)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Engel |first1=William E. |last2=Loughnane |first2=Rory |last3=Williams |first3=Grant |title=The Death Arts in Renaissance England: A Critical Anthology |date=8 September 2022 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-108-80039-6 |page=188 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Death_Arts_in_Renaissance_England/yy2IEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA188&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref> *[[1754]] – [[Henry Pelham]], English politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1694) *[[1758]] – [[Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Durham]] (b. 1705) *[[1764]] – [[Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke]], English lawyer and politician, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1690) *[[1796]] – [[Guillaume Thomas François Raynal]], French historian and author (b. 1713) *[[1836]] – Deaths at the [[Battle of the Alamo]]: ** [[James Bonham]], American lawyer and soldier (b. 1807) ** [[James Bowie]], American colonel (b. 1796) ** [[Davy Crockett]], American soldier and politician (b. 1786) ** [[William B. Travis]], American lieutenant colonel and lawyer (b. 1809) *[[1854]] – [[Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry]], Irish colonel and diplomat, [[Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]] (b. 1778) *[[1866]] – [[William Whewell]], English priest, historian, and philosopher (b. 1794) *[[1867]] – [[Charles Farrar Browne]], American-English author and educator (b. 1834) *[[1888]] – [[Louisa May Alcott]], American novelist and poet (b. 1832)<ref>{{cite web |title=Louisa May Alcott {{!}} Biography, Childhood, Family, Books, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louisa-May-Alcott |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=26 June 2020 |language=en |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604063612/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louisa-May-Alcott |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1895]] – [[Camilla Collett]], Norwegian novelist and activist (b. 1813) *[[1899]] – [[Kaʻiulani]] of Hawaii (b. 1875) *[[1900]] – [[Gottlieb Daimler]], German engineer and businessman, co-founded [[Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft]] (b. 1834) ===1901–present=== *[[1905]] – [[John Henninger Reagan]], American surveyor, judge, and politician, 3rd [[Confederate States of America Secretary of the Treasury]] (b. 1818) *1905 – [[Makar Yekmalyan]], Armenian composer (b. 1856) *[[1919]] – [[Oskars Kalpaks]], Latvian colonel (b. 1882) *[[1920]] – [[Ömer Seyfettin]], Turkish author and educator (b. 1884) *[[1932]] – [[John Philip Sousa]], American conductor and composer (b. 1854) *[[1933]] – [[Anton Cermak]], Czech-American lawyer and politician, 44th [[Mayor of Chicago]] (b. 1873) *[[1935]] – [[Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.]], American colonel, lawyer, and jurist, [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] (b. 1841) *[[1939]] – [[Ferdinand von Lindemann]], German mathematician and academic (b. 1852) *[[1941]] – [[Francis Aveling]], Canadian priest, psychologist, and author (b. 1875) *1941 – [[Gutzon Borglum]], American sculptor and academic, designed [[Mount Rushmore]] (b. 1867) *[[1948]] – [[Ross Lockridge Jr.]], American author, poet, and academic (b. 1914) *1948 – [[Alice Woodby McKane]], First Black woman doctor in Savannah, Georgia (b. 1865)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://libweb.lib.georgiasouthern.edu/armstrong/SavBio/McKane_Cornelius%20and%20Alice.pdf|title=The Doctors McKane|last=Parker|first=Evelyn|access-date=2019-02-08|archive-date=2019-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131093357/http://libweb.lib.georgiasouthern.edu/armstrong/SavBio/McKane_Cornelius%20and%20Alice.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1950]] – [[Albert François Lebrun]], French engineer and politician, 15th [[President of France]] (b. 1871) *[[1951]] – [[Ivor Novello]], Welsh singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1893) *1951 – [[Volodymyr Vynnychenko]], Ukrainian playwright and politician, [[Prime Minister of Ukraine]] (b. 1880) *[[1952]] – [[Jürgen Stroop]], German general (b. 1895) *[[1954]] – [[Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]], British-born German nobleman and [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] politician (b. 1884)<ref>{{Cite ODNB |last=Zeepzat |first=Charlotte |date=3 January 2008 |title=Charles Edward, Prince, second duke of Albany (1884–1954), duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-41068 |access-date=2024-11-09 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/41068}}</ref> *[[1955]] – [[Mammad Amin Rasulzade]], Azerbaijani scholar and politician (b. 1884) *[[1961]] – [[George Formby]], English singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904) *[[1964]] – [[Paul of Greece]] (b. 1901) *[[1965]] – [[Margaret Dumont]], American actress (b. 1889) *[[1967]] – [[John Haden Badley]], English author and educator, founded the [[Bedales School]] (b. 1865) *1967 – [[Nelson Eddy]], American actor and singer (b. 1901) *1967 – [[Zoltán Kodály]], Hungarian composer, linguist, and philosopher (b. 1882) *[[1970]] – [[William Hopper]], American actor (b. 1915) *[[1973]] – [[Pearl S. Buck]], American novelist, essayist, short story writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1892) *[[1974]] – [[Ernest Becker]], American anthropologist and author (b. 1924) *[[1976]] – [[Maxie Rosenbloom]], American boxer (b. 1903) *[[1977]] – [[Alvin R. Dyer]], American religious leader (b. 1903) *[[1981]] – [[George Geary]], English cricketer and coach (b. 1893) *1981 – [[Rambhau Mhalgi]], [[Indian people|Indian]] politician and member of the [[Lok Sabha]] (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bjpmirabhayandar.com/about-rambhau-mhalgi/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305211706/http://bjpmirabhayandar.com/about-rambhau-mhalgi/|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2018|title=About Rambhau Mhalgi – Bharatiya Janta Party|date=5 March 2018}}</ref> *[[1982]] – [[Ayn Rand]], Russian-American philosopher, author, and playwright (b. 1905) *[[1984]] – [[Billy Collins Jr.]], American boxer (b. 1961) *1984 – [[Martin Niemöller]], German pastor and theologian (b. 1892) *1984 – [[Homer N. Wallin]], American admiral (b. 1893) *1984 – [[Henry Wilcoxon]], Dominican-American actor and producer (b. 1905) *[[1986]] – [[Georgia O'Keeffe]], American painter (b. 1887) *[[1988]] – [[Mairéad Farrell]], [[Provisional IRA]] volunteer (b. 1957) *1988 – [[Daniel McCann]], [[Provisional IRA]] volunteer (b. 1957) *1988 – [[Seán Savage]], [[Provisional IRA]] volunteer (b. 1965) *[[1994]] – [[Melina Mercouri]], Greek actress and politician, 9th [[Ministry of Culture and Sport (Greece)|Greek Minister of Culture]] (b. 1920) *[[1997]] – [[Cheddi Jagan]], Guyanese politician, 4th [[President of Guyana]] (b. 1918) *1997 – [[Michael Manley]], Jamaican soldier, pilot, and politician, 4th [[Prime Minister of Jamaica]] (b. 1924) *1997 – [[Ursula Torday]], English author (b. 1912) *[[1999]] – [[Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa]], Bahrain king (b. 1933) *[[2000]] – [[John Colicos]], Canadian actor (b. 1928) *[[2002]] – [[Bryan Fogarty]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1969) *[[2004]] – [[Hercules (wrestler)|Hercules]], American wrestler (b. 1957) *2004 – [[Frances Dee]], American actress (b. 1909) *[[2005]] – [[Hans Bethe]], German-American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1906) *2005 – [[Danny Gardella]], American baseball player and trainer (b. 1920) *2005 – [[Tommy Vance]], English radio host (b. 1943) *2005 – [[Teresa Wright]], American actress (b. 1918) *2005 – [[Gladys Marín]], Chilean activist and political figure (b. 1938) *[[2006]] – [[Anne Braden]], American journalist and activist (b. 1924) *2006 – [[Kirby Puckett]], American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1960) *2006 – [[Ali Farka Touré]], Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Denselow |first1=Robin |title=Ali Farka Toure |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/mar/08/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries |website=The Guardian |access-date=26 March 2025 |date=8 March 2006}}</ref> *[[2007]] – [[Jean Baudrillard]], French photographer and theorist (b. 1929) *2007 – [[Ernest Gallo]], American businessman, co-founded [[E & J Gallo Winery]] (b. 1909) *[[2008]] – [[Peter Poreku Dery]], Ghanaian cardinal (b. 1918) *[[2009]] – [[Francis Magalona]], Filipino rapper, producer, and actor (b. 1964) *[[2010]] – [[Endurance Idahor]], Nigerian footballer (b. 1984) *2010 – [[Mark Linkous]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1962) *2010 – [[Betty Millard]], American philanthropist and activist (b. 1911) *[[2011]] – [[Sasao Gouland]], governor of [[Chuuk State]], Micronesia (b. 1933)<ref name="cr 16-164">{{cite web|url=https://www.cfsm.gov.fm/ifile/16th%20Congress/Resolutions/CR%2016-164.pdf|title=CR 16-164|date=March 22, 2011|accessdate=September 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918092639/https://www.cfsm.gov.fm/ifile/16th%20Congress/Resolutions/CR%2016-164.pdf|archive-date=September 18, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2012]] – [[Francisco Xavier do Amaral]], East Timorese politician, 1st [[President of East Timor]] (b. 1937) *2012 – [[Donald M. Payne]], American businessman and politician (b. 1934) *2012 – [[Helen Walulik]], American baseball player (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite web |title=Helen (Walulik) Kiely |url=https://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/helen-walulik-kiely-hensky/98 |website=www.aagpbl.org |access-date=26 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2013]] – [[Chorão]], Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1970) *2013 – [[Stompin' Tom Connors]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936) *2013 – [[Alvin Lee]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1944) *2013 – [[W. Wallace Cleland]], American biochemist and academic (b. 1930) *[[2014]] – [[Alemayehu Atomsa]], Ethiopian educator and politician (b. 1969) *2014 – [[Frank Jobe]], American soldier and surgeon (b. 1925) *2014 – [[Sheila MacRae]], English-American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1921) *2014 – [[Martin Nesbitt (politician)|Martin Nesbitt]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1946) *2014 – [[Manlio Sgalambro]], Italian philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1924) *[[2015]] – [[Fred Craddock]], American minister and academic (b. 1928) *2015 – [[Ram Sundar Das]], Indian lawyer and politician, 18th [[Chief Minister of Bihar]] (b. 1921) *2015 – [[Enrique "Coco" Vicéns]], Puerto Rican-American basketball player and politician (b. 1926) *[[2016]] – [[Nancy Reagan]], American actress, 42nd [[List of First Ladies of the United States|First Lady of the United States]] (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite web |title=Nancy Reagan 1921-2016 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/nancy-reagan-1921-2016/ |website=www.cbsnews.com |access-date=11 March 2025 |date=6 March 2016}}</ref> *2016 – [[Sheila Varian]], American horse trainer and breeder (b. 1937) *[[2017]] – [[Robert Osborne]], American actor and historian (b. 1932) *[[2018]] – [[Peter Nicholls (writer)|Peter Nicholls]], Australian science fiction critic and encyclopedist (b. 1939) *[[2021]] – [[Lou Ottens]], Dutch engineer and inventor (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/mar/17/lou-ottens-obituary|title=Cassette Tape Lou Ottens obituary|website=The Guardian|publisher=Michael Carlson|date=2021-03-17|accessdate=2021-03-18|archive-date=2021-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318024249/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/mar/17/lou-ottens-obituary|url-status=live}}</ref> *2021 – [[Graham Pink]], British nurse (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-05|title=Graham Pink obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/may/05/graham-pink-obituary|access-date=2021-05-08|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507041412/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/may/05/graham-pink-obituary|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2025]] – [[Australian Suicide (wrestler)|Australian Suicide]], Australian professional wrestler (b. 1992)<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 6, 2025 |title=¿De qué murió Australian Suicide? Autoridades investigan {{!}} RÉCORD |url=https://www.record.com.mx/columnistas-el-planchitas/de-que-murio-australian-suicide-autoridades-investigan |access-date=March 21, 2025 |website=www.record.com.mx |language=es}}</ref> *2025 – [[Brian James (guitarist)|Brian James]], British guitarist (b. 1955)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=August |date=March 7, 2025 |title=Brian James, founding guitarist of punk's The Damned, dead at 70 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-03-07/brian-james-founding-guitarist-of-punks-the-damned-dead-at-70 |access-date=March 21, 2025 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</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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