The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2019.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
March 2019 1 Zhores Alferov, 88, Russian physicist and politician, MP (since 1995), Nobel Prize laureate (2000).Умер Жорес Алферов Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya, 78, British-Indian engineer, educator and government advisor, member of the House of Lords (since 2004). Jawaid Bhutto, 64, Pakistani philosopher, shot. Dhritikanta Lahiri Choudhury, 87, Indian naturalist. Joseph Flummerfelt, 82, American conductor, stroke. Håkon Wexelsen Freihow, 91, Norwegian diplomat, Ambassador to Japan (1981–1989) and Portugal (1992–1995).Håkon Wexelsen Freihow Phaedon Georgitsis, 80, Greek actor (The Red Lanterns, Blood on the Land, Marijuana Stop!), brain cancer.Πέθανε ο ηθοποιός Φαίδων Γεωργίτσης Maïmouna Kane, 82, Senegalese jurist and politician, Minister of Social Development (1983–1986).Nécrologie : Maimouna Kane, première femme ministre tire sa révérence Sibusiso Khwinana, 25, South African actor, stabbed. Ivars Knēts, 80, Latvian engineer and educator.Mūžībā devies bijušais RTU rektors Ivars Knēts Ludo Loos, 64, Belgian racing cyclist.Oud-wielrenner Ludo Loos overleden Elly Mayday, 30, Canadian model and women's health advocate, ovarian cancer. Eusebio Pedroza, 65, Panamanian Hall of Fame boxer, WBA featherweight champion (1978–1985), pancreatic cancer.Fallece el excampeón mundial de boxeo Eusebio Pedroza Kevin Roche, 96, Irish-born American architect, Pritzker Prize winner (1982). Polan Sarkar, 97, Bangladeshi literacy activist. Mahadi Sinambela, 71, Indonesian politician, Minister of Youth and Sport (1999–2000).Sesepuh HMI dan Mantan Menpora Mahadi Sinambela Tutup Usia Robert S. Summers, 85, American legal scholar. Mike Tamoaieta, 23, Samoan-born New Zealand rugby union player (Blues, North Harbour). Peter van Gestel, 81, Dutch author.Kinderboekenschrijver Peter van Gestel (81) overleden Mike Willesee, 76, Australian television journalist (This Day Tonight, Four Corners, A Current Affair), throat cancer. Paul Williams, 78, English singer (Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, Juicy Lucy, Allan Holdsworth). Hennric Yeboah, 62, Ghanaian politician, MP (2004–2015).
2 Bharat Mohan Adhikari, 82, Nepalese politician, Minister of Finance (1994–1995), pneumonia. Derek Aikman, 59, Belizean politician, MP (1984–1992). Reinhold Aman, 82, German-born American chemical engineer and linguist.Zelfs hij kreeg kippenvel van de allerergste vloek Arnulf Baring, 86, German political scientist, historian and author.Der Chronist der Westbindung Yannis Behrakis, 58, Greek photojournalist, cancer. Keith Davis, 88, New Zealand rugby union player (Auckland, New Zealand Māori, national team). Peter Dvorsky, 70, Canadian actor (Videodrome, The Dead Zone, Twins). John E. Gallagher, 61, American television director (ER, Criminal Minds, The Good Wife), cardiac arrest. Liam Gilmartin, 97, Irish Gaelic footballer (St. Dominics). Jack Gregory, 74, American football player (Cleveland Browns, New York Giants). Tullio Gregory, 90, Italian philosopher.Addio a Tullio Gregory Al Hazan, 84, American pianist (B. Bumble and the Stingers), songwriter and record producer. David Held, 68, British political scientist.Professor David Held dies aged 68 Fred Hill, 84, American baseball coach (Rutgers University).Longtime Rutgers baseball coach Fred Hill dies at 84 Med Hondo, 83, Mauritanian-French film director (Soleil O, Sarraounia), screenwriter and actor (1871).Décédé à l’âge de 82 ans, le spécialiste du doublage était aussi acteur et cinéaste de renom Ed Keats, 104, American rear admiral, complications from a fall. János Koós, 81, Hungarian singer, parodist and actor.Meghalt Koós János Franco Macri, 88, Italian-born Argentine businessman.Murió Franco Macri, padre del Presidente y jefe del grupo de empresas familiar Keith Harvey Miller, 94, American politician, Alaska Secretary of State (1966–1969) and Governor (1969–1970), pancreatic cancer.Keith Miller, Alaska's third governor, dies at 94 Colleen Mulvihill, 66, American Olympic gymnast (1968).Colleen Mulvihill Andra Neiburga, 62, Latvian writer. Mike Oliver, 74, British disability rights activist.Mike Oliver, pioneer of "revolutionary" social model of disability, dies Ogden Reid, 93, American publisher, diplomat, and politician, Ambassador to Israel (1959–1961) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1963–1975). Werner Schneyder, 82, Austrian writer, director and actor.Werner Schneyder - "Ein scharfzüngiger politischer Kommentator ist gestorben" Beatriz Taibo, 88, Argentine actress.Murió la actriz Beatriz Taibo, una leyenda de las telenovelas Don Todd, 77, American football coach. Rafael Torija de la Fuente, 91, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Santander (1969–1976) and Bishop of Ciudad Real (1976–2003).Fallece Rafael Torija, obispo emérito de Ciudad Real Otto Trefný, 87, Czech politician, MP, physician of the national ice hockey team, member of the Czech Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.Zemřel dlouholetý lékař hokejové reprezentace Otto Trefný
3 Tom Bass, 92, American politician. John Bloom, 87, English entrepreneur (Rolls Razor). Harry Bowman, 69, American criminal, president of Outlaws Motorcycle Club. Leo de Castro, 70, New Zealand singer and guitarist. Bobbi Fiedler, 81, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1981–1987). Kyle Forti, 29, American political consultant, helicopter crash. David Gadsby, 71, British physiologist.David C. Gadsby Martí Galindo, 81, Spanish stage actor.Mor Martí Galindo als 81 anys José García Ladrón de Guevara, 89, Spanish poet and journalist, Senator (1979–2000).La malafollá está de luto Elva Martha García Rocha, 72, Mexican politician, founder of the Party of the Democratic Revolution and member of the Legislative Assembly of Mexico City (1997–2000).La fundadora del PRD, Martha García Rocha fallece a los 72 años Ben Hamilton-Baillie, 63, British architect, cancer.Ben Hamilton-Baillie obituary John Howlett, 78, English screenwriter and author. Peter Hurford, 88, British organist and composer, complications from Alzheimer's disease. Mark Klempner, 63, American folklorist. Robert Knuckle, 84, Canadian author.Robert Gordon Knuckle Lee Wen, 61, Singaporean performance artist, lung infection. Richard Lewis, 79, Australian politician.Mr Kennon (Richard) Richard Lewis JoAnn M. Tenorio, 76, American entomologist. Roger W. Titus, 77, American senior judge, U.S. District Judge for Maryland (since 2003), liposarcoma. Uroš Tošković, 86, Montenegrin painter.Anastazija Miranović – Uroš Tošković – umjetnik/ratnik izgubio je ovozemaljsku bitku Frances Yerxa, 101, American author.Frances Ferris-Yerxa-Hamling
4 Ann Stewart Anderson, 84, American artist. John Ashman, 92, English cricketer. King Kong Bundy, 63, American professional wrestler (WCCW, WWF) and actor (Married... with Children), complications from diabetes.King Kong Bundy dead at 61 Eric Caldow, 84, Scottish footballer (Rangers, national team). Les Carlyon, 76, Australian writer and newspaper editor (The Age, The Herald). Vivian Cherry, 98, American photographer.Remembering Vivian Cherry Edward Collins, 78, Irish politician, TD (1969–1987). Juan Corona, 85, Mexican serial killer.Juan Corona, convicted in slayings of 25 farmworkers, dies at 85 Wilbur Cross, 100, American author. Garfield Davies, Baron Davies of Coity, 83, British trade unionist (USDAW) and life peer. Robert DeProspero, 80, American Secret Service agent, amyloidosis.Robert DeProspero, agent who overhauled presidential security after Reagan was shot, dies at 80 Robert Wagner Dowling, 94, Canadian politician. Keith Flint, 49, English singer (The Prodigy), suicide by hanging.Keith Flint obituary Art Hughes, 88, Canadian soccer player (Vancouver Firefighters).Art Hughes, Hall of Fame honoured member, dies at 88 Klaus Kinkel, 82, German politician, Minister of Justice (1991–1992) and Foreign Affairs (1992–1998), Vice Chancellor (1993–1998). V. Dhananjay Kumar, 67, Indian politician, MP (1991–2004), Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism (1996), kidney disease. Ted Lindsay, 93, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks). Mao Zhiyong, 89, Chinese politician, Party Secretary of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces, Vice Chairman of the CPPCC.全国政协原副主席毛致用逝世 Don Nice, 86, American painter. Luke Perry, 52, American actor (Beverly Hills, 90210, Riverdale, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), complications from a stroke. Dean Pryor, 88, American football player and decathlete (Arkansas Razorbacks). Albert Redhead, 77, Grenadian lawyer and jurist (Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court). Anthony Ríos, 68, Dominican actor and singer-songwriter, heart attack.Murió Anthony Ríos Jean Starobinski, 98, Swiss literary critic.Décès du critique littéraire et psychiatre genevois Jean Starobinski Michael Thomas, 66, British actor (Life Without George, The Boat That Rocked, Head over Heels), myeloma.Obituary: Michael Thomas – 'widely admired stage and TV actor Joe Lane Travis, 87, American politician.Joe Lane Travis Maya Turovskaya, 94, Russian theatrical and film critic, film historian and screenwriter. Sidney Verba, 86, American political scientist and librarian. Rick Walters, 73, American tattoo artist.
5 Richard Allen, 90, Canadian politician. Geoffrey Beck, 100, English cricketer (Oxfordshire) and Congregational minister. Chu Shijian, 91, Chinese tobacco executive (Hongtashan) and convicted embezzler, complications from diabetes. André Damien, 88, French lawyer and politician, Supreme Court Justice (1981–1997), mayor of Versailles (1977–1995), Deputy (1996–1997).L’ancien maire de Versailles André Damien est décédé Ding Yi, 91, Chinese engineer and business executive, founded Dongfang Electric.著名企业家、92岁东方电气创始人丁一逝世 Moris Farhi, 84, Turkish author, Vice-President of PEN International (since 2001), heart disease.Writer and PEN vice-president Moris Farhi dies, aged 84 Khagen Gogoi, 92, Indian politician, MLA (1972–1978).Former Mahmora MLA Khagen Gogoi passes away Susan Harrison, 80, American actress (Sweet Smell of Success). Stephen Irwin, 79, Canadian architect. Aleksandra Kasuba, 95–96, Lithuanian-born American environmental artist.Lithuanian-born environmental artist and designer Aleksandra Kasuba passes David Kear, 95, British-born New Zealand geologist and science administrator, director-general of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (1980–1983). Bernard Krisher, 87, German-born American journalist (Newsweek, Fortune) and philanthropist. Miroljub Lešo, 72, Serbian actor.Miroljub Lešo - skromni kralj glume Jacques Loussier, 84, French pianist and composer.Hommage à Jacques Loussier Boro Maa, 100, Indian religious leader, matriarch of the Matua Mahasangha.Boro Ma last rites held with full state honours Andrzej Mateja, 83, Polish Olympic skier (1956, 1960).Zmarł ratownik TOPR, biegacz narciarski, olimpijczyk Luis Matte Valdés, 85, Chilean politician, mayor of La Florida (1961–1964) and Minister of Housing and Urbanism (1972–1973).Falleció Luis Matte Valdés, exministro de Vivienda de Salvador Allende Jane Cahill Pfeiffer, 86, American business executive (NBC). Doru Popovici, 87, Romanian composer, musicologist and writer.”Omagiu compozitorului și muzicologului Doru Popovici” Esteban Righi, 80, Argentine lawyer and politician, Minister of the Interior (1973) and Attorney General (2004–2012).Murió Esteban Righi, el ex Procurador que renunció tras recibir presiones por el caso Ciccone Akemi Satō, 50, Japanese singer. Abraham Stavans, 86, Mexican actor (El Chavo del Ocho, Once Upon a Scoundrel, Original Sin) and theatre director.Fallece el actor y director teatral Abraham Stavans