Deaths on 26 March
2000s
Esther Coopersmith
2024
American diplomat (1930–2024)
María Kodama
2023
Argentine writer (1937–2023)
Innocent (actor)
2023
Indian actor and politician (1948–2023)
Jacob Ziv
2023
Israeli electrical engineer (1931–2023)
Fabrizio Frizzi
2018
Italian television presenter (1958–2018)
Jim Harrison
2016
American poet, novelist, and essayist (1937–2016)
Dinkha IV
2015
20th- and 21st-century Patriarch of the Church of the East
Friedrich L. Bauer
2015
German computer scientist
Tomas Tranströmer
2015
Swedish poet and psychologist (1931–2015)
Roger Birkman
2014
American psychologist (1919 - 2014)
Dick Guidry
2014
American politician and businessman
Marcus Kimball
2014
British politician (1928–2014)
Tom Boerwinkle
2013
American basketball player (1945–2013)
Krzysztof Kozłowski
2013
Polish journalist and politician
Dave Leggett
2013
American football player (1933–2013)
Don Payne (writer)
2013
American writer and film producer
Sisto Averno
2012
American football player (1925–2012)
Michael Begley (politician)
2012
Irish Fine Gael politician (1932–2012)
Thomas M. Cover
2012
American mathematician (1938–2012)
David Craighead (organist)
2012
American organist (1924–2012)
Manik Sitaram Godghate
2012
Marathi poet
Helmer Ringgren
2012
Swedish theologian (1917–2012)
Roger Abbott
2011
Canadian comedian (1946–2011)
Geraldine Ferraro
2011
American politician and diplomat (1935–2011)
Diana Wynne Jones
2011
British writer (1934–2011)
Charles Ryskamp
2010
American art director and curator (1928–2010)
Shane McConkey
2009
Professional skier and BASE jumper
Arne Bendiksen
2009
Musical artist
Robert Fagles
2008
American professor, poet and academic (1933–2008)
Manuel Marulanda
2008
Leader of the FARC-EP (1930–2008)
Anil Biswas (politician)
2006
Indian politician (1944–2006)
Paul Dana
2006
American racing driver (1975–2006)
Nikki Sudden
2006
English singer-songwriter and guitarist (1956–2006)
James Callaghan
2005
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979
Frederick Rotimi Williams
2005
Nigerian lawyer (1920–2005)
Jan Sterling
2004
American actress (1921–2004)
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
2003
American politician (1927–2003)
Randy Castillo
2002
American drummer
Alex Comfort
2000
British academic and physician (1920–2000)
1900s
Edmund Muskie
1996
American statesman and politician (1914–1996)
David Packard
1996
American electrical engineer (1912–1996)
John Snagge
1996
British newsreader (1904–1996)
Eazy-E
1995
American rapper (1964–1995)
Louis Falco
1993
American dancer and choreographer (1942–1993)
Barbara Frum
1992
Canadian journalist (1937–1992)
Halston
1990
American fashion designer (1932–1990)
Eugen Jochum
1987
German conductor (1902–1987)
Walter Abel
1987
American actor (1898–1987)
Ahmed Sékou Touré
1984
President of Guinea from 1958 to 1984
Anthony Blunt
1983
British art historian and Soviet spy (1907–1983)
Roland Barthes
1980
French philosopher and essayist (1915–1980)
Beauford Delaney
1979
American painter (1901–1979)
Jean Stafford
1979
American author (1915–1979)
Noël Coward
1973
English playwright, composer, actor (1899–1973)
Johnny Drake
1973
American football player (1916–1973)
John Kennedy Toole
1969
American novelist (1937–1969)
Victor Hochepied
1966
French swimmer (1883–1966)
Cyril Hume
1966
American screenwriter (1900–1966)
Alice Herz
1965
German feminist and pacifist (1882–1965)
Raymond Chandler
1959
American novelist and screenwriter (1888–1959)
Phil Mead
1958
English cricketer (1887–1958)
Édouard Herriot
1957
French Radical politician (1872–1957)
Max Ophüls
1957
German-French film director (1902–1957)
Charles Perrin
1954
French rower (1875–1954)
James F. Hinkle
1951
6th Governor of New Mexico
David Lloyd George
1945
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922
Jimmy Burke (baseball)
1942
American baseball player and manager (1874–1942)
Carolyn Wells
1942
American writer (1862–1942)
Wilhelm Anderson
1940
Baltic German astronomer and astrophysicist
Spyridon Louis
1940
Greek amateur athlete (1873–1940)
John Biller
1934
American athlete (1877–1934)
Henry M. Leland
1932
American engineer, machinist, and entrepreneur (1843–1932)
Joseph Dutton
1931
Catholic missionary (1843–1931)
Constantin Fehrenbach
1926
Chancellor of Germany from 1920 to 1921
Sarah Bernhardt
1923
French stage actress (1844–1923)
William Chester Minor
1920
American surgeon, dictionary contributor, and psychiatric patient
Auguste Charlois
1910
French astronomer
Maurice Barrymore
1905
British stage actor (1849–1905)
Cecil Rhodes
1902
British mining magnate and politician (1853–1902)
1800s
Walt Whitman
1892
American poet, essayist and journalist (1819–1892)
Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar
1888
2nd Sultan of Zanzibar (r. 1870–88)
Anson Stager
1885
Roman Sanguszko
1881
Russian and Polish nobleman and officer
Old Abe
1881
Bald eagle and military mascot
Uriah P. Levy
1862
American naval officer and investor (1792–1862)
John Addison Thomas
1858
American politician (1810–1858)
Ludwig van Beethoven
1827
German composer (1770–1827)
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
1814
French physician, politician and freemason (1738 – 1814)
Before 1800
James Hutton
1797
Scottish geologist, agriculturalist, chemical manufacturer (1726–1797)
John Mudge
1793
British physician
Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1780
Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Samuel Ward (Rhode Island politician)
1776
American farmer, politician, and jurist
Charles Pinot Duclos
1772
French author
John Vanbrugh
1726
English architect and dramatist (1664–1726)
Godfrey McCulloch
1697
Scottish politician and murderer
Johannes Schefferus
1679
John Winthrop
1649
English leader of Massachusetts Bay Colony (1587–1649)
Giambattista Marino
1625
Italian poet (1569–1625)
Antonio de Cabezón
1566
Spanish composer and organist
Thomas Elyot
1546
English politician and writer
Georg Tannstetter
1535
Heinrich Isaac
1517
Netherlandish composer
Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl
1437
14th and 15th-century Scottish nobleman
David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
1402
Heir apparent to Robert III of Scotland (1378–1402)
Alfonso XI of Castile
1350
King of Castile, León and Galicia from 1312 to 1350
Alessandra Giliani
1326
Italian anatomist
Marie of Luxembourg, Queen of France
1324
Queen of France and Navarre from 1322 to 1324
William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle
1242
Anglo-Norman noble (c. 1190–1242)
Sancho I of Portugal
1212
King of Portugal from 1185 to 1211
Geoffrey of Vendôme
1132
French Benedictine monk, writer and cardinal
Sigurd the Crusader
1130
King of Norway from 1103 to 1130
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi
1091
11th-century Andalusian royal (d. 1091)
'Adud al-Dawla
983
Emir of the Buyids from 949 to 983
Guntram the Rich
973
10th-century German nobleman
Wang Du
929
Al-Hallaj
922
Arab-speaking mystic, poet and Sufi teacher (c. 858 – 922)
Emperor Ai of Tang
908
Emperor of Tang China from 904 to 907
Sugawara no Michizane
903
Japanese scholar, poet, and politician (845–903)
Ludger
809
Bishop of Munster
Pope-elect Stephen
752
Roman priest (died 752)