Deaths in March 2020

The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2020.

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 2020

1 István Balsai, 72, Hungarian jurist and politician, Minister of Justice (1990–1994), MP (1990–2011).Meghalt Balsai István alkotmánybíró Clara D. Bloomfield, 77, American physician and cancer researcher.Ohio State announces passing of leukemia scientist Clara Bloomfield Carsten Bresch, 98, German physicist and geneticist. Laura Caldwell, 52, American novelist and lawyer, breast cancer.Lawyer, author and founder of program for wrongfully convicted dies at 52 Ernesto Cardenal, 95, Nicaraguan Roman Catholic priest and poet (The Gospel in Solentiname).Ernesto Cardenal obituary John Currier, 68, American vice admiral, Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (2012–2014).Decorated Retired Coast Guard Vice Admiral Dies Sven Ivar Dysthe, 88, Norwegian furniture designer.Laminette-stolens far er død Herbert Kasper, 93, American fashion designer.Herbert Kasper, American Fashion Designer, 93 Jacques Lesourne, 91, French economist, director of Le Monde (1991–1994).Jacques Lesourne, ancien directeur du « Monde », est mort Stefan Lindqvist, 52, Swedish footballer (Halmstad, IFK Göteborg, national team), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Stefan Lindqvist är död – endast 52 år gammal William MacEachern, 89, Canadian politician.Honourable William Malcolm MacEachern Timothy Moynihan, 78, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1975–1986).Timothy Joseph Moynihan Jr. Ndidi Nwosu, 40, Nigerian powerlifter, Paralympic champion (2016), lung infection.Nigeria’s Female Paralympic Gold Medalist Ndidi Nwosu Is Dead May Lorna O'Brien, 87, Australian educator and author. Andreas Papaemmanouil, 81, Greek footballer (Panathinaikos, national team). Siamand Rahman, 31, Iranian powerlifter, Paralympic champion (2012, 2016), heart attack.World's Strongest Paralympian Siamand Rahman Dies at 31 Marcel Roethlisberger, 90, Swiss art historian.Marcel Roethlisberger (1929–2020) Jim Sheets, 88, American politician.James Lee Sheets Jan Vyčítal, 77, Czech caricaturist and country music singer-songwriter.Zemřel Greenhorn a karikaturista Jan Vyčítal, bylo mu 77 let Jack Welch, 84, American business executive and chemical engineer, CEO of General Electric (1981–2001), kidney failure.Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of GE, dies at 84

2 Elizabeth Nelson Adams, 79, American artist and poet.Elizabeth Nicholson Nelson Adams (1941 - 2020) Bahamian Bounty, 26, British racehorse and sire.Group 1 hero Bahamian Bounty dies aged 26 at the National Stud (death announced on this date) Tabea Blumenschein, 67, German actress (Die Tödliche Doris) and painter.Berliner Abschweifungen Trevor Braham, 97, British explorer and mountaineer.Trevor Braham Rafael Cancel Miranda, 89, Puerto Rican independence leader and convicted attempted murderer (1954 United States Capitol shooting incident).Fallece Rafael Cancel Miranda, ex preso político y el último sobreviviente del ataque al Congreso en 1954 Bob Christie, 94, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1981–1991).Mr (Bob) Robert William John Christie (1925 – 2020) Henry N. Cobb, 93, American architect (Pei Cobb Freed & Partners).Henry N. Cobb dies at 93 René Coicou, 84, Haitian-born Canadian politician, mayor of Gagnon (1973–1985).Les anciens de Gagnon en deuil du maire René Coicou Roger Cooper, 80, New Zealand paleontologist, cancer.Roger Cooper Ken Cowling, 72, American politician.Kenneth Wayne Cowling Viktor Josef Dammertz, 90, German Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Augsburg (1993–2004).Früherer Bischof Viktor Josef Dammertz ist tot Charles E. Freeman, 86, American attorney and jurist, Justice (1990–2018) and Chief Justice (1997–2000) of the Supreme Court of Illinois.Trail-blazing former Justice Charles Freeman dead at 86: ‘The Illinois courts lost a giant’ Evans Hayward, 98, American physicist, heart disease.Evans Hayward, physicist Lance James, 81, South African singer.Veteran Afrikaans singer Lance James has died William Johnson, 88, Canadian journalist and author, president of Alliance Quebec (1998–2000).William Johnson, defender of minority language rights, dies at 88 Yannis Katsafados, 84, Greek lawyer and politician, MP (1974–1981) and MEP (1981).Πέθανε ο πρώην βουλευτής της ΝΔ Γιάννης Κατσαφάδος Albie Keen, 84, British comedian (Hope and Keen). Deceased: Thomas Albert Henry Harrison Sir Gavin Lightman, 80, English judge.Sir Gavin Lightman obituary James Lipton, 93, American television host (Inside the Actors Studio), actor (Arrested Development, Bolt) and writer (Guiding Light), bladder cancer.James Lipton, Creator and Host of 'Inside the Actors Studio,' Dies at 93 Peter Matthews, 91, British physiologist.Obituary: Peter Bryan Conrad Matthews 1928 – 2020 Farrell McElgunn, 88, Irish politician, Senator (1969–1973), MEP (1973).Death of former Councillor, Senator and MEP, Farrell McElgunn Mohammad Mirmohammadi, 70, Iranian politician, member of the Expediency Discernment Council (since 2012), COVID-19.Expediency Council member Mohammad Mirmohammadi dies Barbara Neely, 78, American author (Blanche on the Lam).Barbara Neely, creator of black female detective series, dies at 78 Vera Pless, 88, American mathematician.Vera Pless Joaquín Sánchez, 79, Colombian footballer (Deportivo Cali, national team).Joaquín Sánchez Vladimir Shuralyov, 84, Russian military officer, Deputy Minister of Defence (1990–1991), traffic collision.Советский генерал скончался после наезда на него иномарки в Москве Virendra Singh Sirohi, 73, Indian politician.UP: BJP MLA Virendra Sirohi passes away Tim Skelly, 69, American video game designer and programmer (Warrior, Rip Off, Reactor).Tim Skelly Dies: Iconic Video Game Designer Passes Away at 69 (death announced on this date) Laird Stirling, 81, Canadian politician.Hon Rev. R. Laird Stirling Ulay, 76, German performance artist, cancer.Ulay è morto Susan Weinert, 54, German guitarist.Susan Weinert ist tot Peter Wieland, 89, German singer and entertainer.DDR-Schlagerstar und Schauspieler: Peter Wieland mit 89 Jahren gestorben Suat Yalaz, 88, Turkish comic book artist (Karaoğlan).Kara Murat'ın çizgi romancısısı Abdullah Turhan ve Karaoğlan'ın çizeri Suat Yalaz hayatını kaybetti! Suat Yalaz kimdir?

3 Božidar Alić, 65, Croatian actor (Operation Stadium, The Third Key, Long Dark Night).Umro je Poznati Hrvatski Glumac Božidar Alić Preminuo je nakon teške bolesti Bobbie Battista, 67, American journalist (CNN), cervical cancer.Former CNN Anchor Bobbie Battista dead at 67 Réginald Bélair, 70, Canadian politician, MP (1988–2004).Former Timmins MP Rég Bélair dies Alain Bertrand, 69, French politician, Senator (2011, since 2012) and mayor of Mende, Lozère (2008–2016).Décès du sénateur PS de Lozère et ancien maire de Mende Alain Bertrand Minoru Betsuyaku, 82, Japanese writer, pneumonia. Roscoe Born, 69, American actor (One Life to Live, Santa Barbara, The Young and the Restless), suicide.Soap Vet Roscoe Born Passes Away CC, 18, American tabby cat, first cloned pet, kidney failure.World's first cloned cat passes away Alf Cranner, 83, Norwegian folk singer.Visesangeren Alf Cranner er død 83 år gammel Michel Cullin, 75, French diplomat and writer.Michel Cullin Freimut Duve, 83, German politician and author, MP (1980–1998).Politiker und Publizist Freimut Duve gestorben Tekla Famiglietti, 83, Italian nun, Abbess General of the Bridgettines (1981–2016).Restorer of Pirita Convent Mother Tekla dies Georges Fontès, 95, French politician, MP (1986) and mayor of Béziers (1983–1989).L'ancien maire de Béziers Georges Fontès est mort, il avait 96 ans Wendell Goler, 70, American journalist (Fox News), kidney failure.Wendell Goler Dead: Former Fox News Reporter Dies at 70 Stratis Haviaras, 84, Greek-American writer and poet.Πέθανε ο Στρατής Χαβιαράς, ο σπουδαίος λογοτέχνης από τη Νέα Κίο Madeline Held, 75, British academic.Madeline Held obituary Jacob Hines, 92, American politician.Dr. Jacob Albert Hines D.V.M. Stanisław Kania, 92, Polish politician, First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party (1980–1981), pneumonia and heart failure.Nie żyje Stanisław Kania, były przywódca Polskiej Zjednoczonej Partii Robotniczej Suddhananda Mahathero, 87, Bangladeshi Buddhist monk and social worker.Foremost Buddhist religious leader Suddhananda passes away Selene Mahri, 95, Finnish-born American model.Solveig E. Weaver Kerry Marshall, 79, New Zealand politician, mayor of Richmond (1986–1989), Tasman (1989–1998), and Nelson (2007–2010).Obituary: Kerry Marshall – mayor of Richmond, Tasman, and Nelson Günther Müller, 95, German conductor.Günther Müller Ahmad NikTalab, 85, Iranian poet, author, and linguist.كوتاه فرهنگي János Petrenkó, 79, Hungarian industrialist and MP (1990–1994).Meghalt Petrenkó János volt parlamenti képviselő Nicolas Portal, 40, French racing cyclist, sporting director of Team Sky (since 2013), heart attack.Nicolas Portal dies of heart attack at 40 George Preti, 75, American organic chemist, bladder cancer.George Preti, Organic Chemist Who Studied Human Body Odors, Dies Harry Suhl, 97, German-born American physicist.Suhl, Harry Nicholas Tucci, 38, American actor (You're Next), cancer.Nicholas Tucci, Actor in ‘Ramy,’ ‘Pose’ and ‘Channel Zero,’ Dies at 38 Charles J. Urstadt, 91, American real estate executive and investor. David Wise, 65, American television writer (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Transformers, Defenders of the Earth), lung cancer.Generation 1 Cartoon Writer David Wise has Passed Away

4 Bandy Adams, 86, Australian rugby league player.NRL 2020: In memoriam Hesham Ashmawy, 41–42, Egyptian convicted terrorist, execution by hanging.Egypt executes top militant extradited from Libya David Barnes, 84, British industrialist.Sir David Barnes, veteran of ICI who helped to found the pharma giant AstraZeneca David Bentley, 84, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Gloucester (1993–2003).Bentley Adelaide Chiozzo, 88, Brazilian actress and accordionist.Morre cantora Adelaide Chiozzo, que deu voz a 'Beijinho doce Helen Courtney, 67, New Zealand cartoonist and illustrator.Helen Courtney Serge Deslières, 72, Canadian politician.Décès de l’ex-député Serge Deslières Eskandar Firouz, 93, Iranian environmentalist and politician.Eskandar Firouz, Founder of Iran’s Department of Environment, Dies at 93 Amo Houghton, 93, American glass executive (Corning Inc.) and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–2005).Former congressman, Corning Inc. chairman Amo Houghton dies Colin Kingsley, 94, British pianist.Obituary: Colin Kingsley, talented pianist and lecturer who influenced genrations of performers Ivan Lee, 63–64, Australian Anglican bishop, Bishop of the Western Region (2003–2019).“We have lost a great champion for the gospel” Jacques Leibowitch, 77, French medical researcher.Mort de Jacques Leibowitch, flamboyant chercheur sur le sida Barbara Martin, 76, American singer (The Supremes).The Supremes singer Barbara Martin dies at 76 Frank McLaughlin, 84, American comics artist (Judomaster, Gil Thorp).Francis McLaughlin Úna O'Connor, 83, Irish camogie player (Dublin, Celtic).Úna O'Connor, winner of 10 All-Irelands in a row, passes away Jean Payne, 80, Canadian politician, MP (1993–1997).Former Liberal MP Jean Payne Passes Away Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, 100, Peruvian diplomat and politician, Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991), Prime Minister (2000–2001).Former UN chief Javier Pérez de Cuéllar dies aged 100 Robert Shavlakadze, 86, Georgian high jumper, Olympic champion (1960).Советский олимпийский чемпион Шавлакадзе умер в Тбилиси