Deaths on 22 March
2000s
Jessica Aber
2025
American lawyer (1981–2025)
Andy Peebles
2025
English DJ and television presenter (1948–2025)
Laurent de Brunhoff
2024
French author and illustrator (1925–2024)
Scott Walker (singer)
2019
British-American singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (1943–2019)
Johan van Hulst
2018
Righteous Among the Nations
Rob Ford
2016
Canadian politician (1969–2016)
Rita Gam
2016
American actress (1927–2016)
Arkady Arkanov
2015
Russian writer, doctor, playwright and stand-up comedian
Horst Buhtz
2015
German football player and manager (1923–2015)
Norman Scribner
2015
American classical composer
Yashwant Vithoba Chittal
2014
Indian writer (1928–2014)
Mickey Duff
2014
Polish-born British boxer, matchmaker, and promoter
Thor Listau
2014
Norwegian politician
Tasos Mitsopoulos
2014
Cypriot politician (1965–2014)
Vladimír Čech
2013
Czech actor, presenter and politician (1951–2013)
Bebo Valdés
2013
Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger (1918–2013)
Joe Blanchard
2012
American football player, professional wrestler
David Waltz
2012
American computer scientist (1943–2012)
Neil L. Whitehead
2012
English anthropologist
Artur Agostinho
2011
Portuguese journalist
Victor Bouchard
2011
Musical artist
James Black (pharmacologist)
2010
Scottish doctor and pharmacologist (1924–2010)
Özhan Canaydın
2010
Turkish basketball player (1943–2010)
Cachao
2008
Cuban double bassist and composer (1918–2008)
U. G. Krishnamurti
2007
Indian contemporary spirituality figure (1918–2007)
Pierre Clostermann
2006
World War II French ace fighter pilot
Pío Leyva
2006
Cuban musician
Kurt von Trojan
2006
Rod Price
2005
English guitarist and member of Foghat (1947–2005)
Gemini Ganesan
2005
Indian actor (1920–2005)
Kenzō Tange
2005
Japanese architect (1913–2005)
Janet Akyüz Mattei
2004
Turkish-American astronomer
Ahmed Yassin
2004
Palestinian political and religious leader (1936–2004)
V. M. Tarkunde
2004
Indian lawyer, activist and humanist (1909–2004)
Terry Lloyd
2003
English television journalist (1952–2003)
Rudolf Baumgartner
2002
Swiss conductor and violinist (1917–2002)
Stepas Butautas
2001
Soviet and Lithuanian professional basketball player and coach
Sabiha Gökçen
2001
Turkish aviator and World's first female fighter pilot
William Hanna
2001
American animator (1910–2001)
Robert Fletcher Shaw
2001
Canadian engineer (1910–2001)
Carlo Parola
2000
Italian footballer (1921–2000)
1900s
Max Beloff, Baron Beloff
1999
British historian and Conservative peer (1913–1999)
David Strickland
1999
American actor (1969–1999)
Don Murray (drummer)
1996
American drummer (1945–1996)
Robert F. Overmyer
1996
American astronaut (1936–1996)
Billy Williamson (guitarist)
1996
American guitarist (1925–1996)
Dan Hartman
1994
American musician (1950–1994)
Walter Lantz
1994
American animator (1899–1994)
Steve Olin
1993
American baseball player (1965–1993)
Léon Balcer
1991
Canadian politician (1917–1991)
Paul Engle
1991
American poet
Dave Guard
1991
American singer-songwriter (1934–1991)
Gloria Holden
1991
American actress (1903–1991)
Gerald Bull
1990
Canadian artillery engineer and entrepreneur (1928–1990)
Peta Taylor
1989
English cricketer
Odysseas Angelis
1987
Greek military officer (1912–1987)
Olive Deering
1986
American actress (1918–1986)
Raoul Ubac
1985
French painter
Spyros Vassiliou
1985
Greek painter, printmaker, illustrator, and stage designer
Jumbo Elliott (coach)
1981
American track and field coach
Gil Puyat
1981
President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1967 to 1972
Ben Lyon
1979
American actor (1901–1979)
Karl Wallenda
1978
German stunt performer (1905–1978)
A. K. Gopalan
1977
Indian politician (1904–1977)
John McLaughlin (artist)
1976
American painter (1898–1976)
Peter Revson
1974
American racing driver (1939–1974)
Orazio Satta Puliga
1974
Johannes Villemson
1971
Estonian runner
Nella Walker
1971
American actress (1886–1971)
John Harlin
1966
American mountaineer (1935–1966)
José Antonio Aguirre (politician)
1960
Basque nationalist leader in the mid-20th century
Mike Todd
1958
American film producer (1907–1958)
Ivan Šubašić
1955
Yugoslav Croat politician
D. S. Senanayake
1952
Prime Minister of Ceylon from 1947 to 1952
Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics
1942
William Donne (cricketer)
1942
English cricketer
María Collazo
1942
Uruguayan educator and journalist
James Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy
1931
Irish politician (1851–1931)
William Macewen
1924
Scottish neurosurgeon (1848 - 1924)
Song Jiaoren
1913
Chinese republican revolutionary (1882–1913)
Ruggero Oddi
1913
Italian physiologist and anatomist
1800s
Thomas Hughes
1896
English judge and politician (1822–1896)
Samuel Courtauld (industrialist)
1881
British businessman (1793-1881)
Konstanty Kalinowski
1864
Polish writer and journalist (1838–1864)
Étienne Bobillier
1840
French mathematician (1798–1840)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1832
German writer and polymath (1749–1832)
Stephen Decatur
1820
United States naval officer and commodore (1779–1820)
Before 1800
Jonathan Edwards (theologian)
1758
American preacher and philosopher (1703–1758)
Jean-Baptiste Lully
1687
Italian-French composer (1632–1687)
Emperor Go-Sai
1685
Emperor of Japan from 1655 to 1663
Agostino Carracci
1602
Bolognese painter of the Baroque (1557–1602)
Johannes Magnus
1544
Swedish Catholic prelate and historian (1488–1544)
George of Poděbrady
1471
King of Bohemia (r. 1458–71)
John Kemp
1454
English cleric and lord chancellor (died 1454)
Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence
1421
English prince and soldier (1387–1421)
Dietrich of Nieheim
1418
Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster
1322
English nobleman (c. 1278–1322)
William of Norwich
1144
12th-century English murder victim
Carloman of Bavaria
880
King of Bavaria from 876 to 879
Severus Alexander
235
Roman emperor from 222 to 235