Notable Deaths 
in March 2020

WHO DIED IN MARCH 2020 ?

The following deaths of notable individuals occurred in March 2020. Death list of: celebrities, politicians,singers,actors,artists,writers,athletes,painters,diplomats,Olympic champions,playwrights,wrestlers,football players,ice hockey players,basketball players,composers and other famous peoples who sadly passed away in March 2020. 

March 1, 2020

Ernesto Cardenal, 95

(20 January 1925 – 1 March 2020)

 

was a Nicaraguan Catholic priest, poet, and politician.
 

Siamand Rahman, 31

(21 March 1988 – 1 March 2020)


was an Iranian Paralympic powerlifter. 
Cause of death: cardiac arrest.
 

Jan Vyčítal, 77

(March 8, 1942 – March 1, 2020) 

 

was a Czech country music singer and songwriter.


 

Jack Welch, 84

(November 19, 1935 – March 1, 2020) 


was an American business executive, chemical engineer, and writer.

Cause of death: kidney failure.
 

March 2, 2020

Ulay (born Frank Uwe Laysiepen) , 76

(November 30, 1943 – March 2, 2020) 


was a German artist based in Amsterdam and Ljubljana.
Cause of death: cancer.
 

James Lipton, 93

(September 19, 1926 – March 2, 2020)

 

was an American writer, lyricist, actor, and dean emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School.
Cause of death: bladder cancer.
 

Elizabeth Nelson Adams, 79 

(1941 – March 2, 2020) 


was an artist, poet, writer, Arts Commissioner, and film casting director
 

March 3, 2020

Nicolas Portal, 40 

(23 April 1979 – 3 March 2020) 


was a French directeur sportif and professional road bicycle racer. 
Cause of death: heart attack.
 

Alf Cranner, 83

(25 October 1936 – 3 March 2020) 


was a major Norwegian folk singer, lyricist and painter,
 

CC (cat), 18 

(December 22, 2001 – March 3, 2020)


American tabby cat, first cloned pet.
Cause of death: kidney failure.
 

Božidar Alić, 65

 
(24 December 1954 – 3 March 2020) 


was a Croatian actor.(Operation Stadium, The Third Key, Long Dark Night).
 

March 4, 2020

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, 100 

(January 19, 1920 – March 4, 2020)


was a Peruvian politician and diplomat who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1991
 

Robert Shavlakadze, 86

(1 April 1933 – 4 March 2020) 


was a Georgian high jumper, Olympic champion (1960). 
 

Stratis Haviaras, 84

(June 28, 1935 – March 4, 2020) 


was a  Greek-American writer and poet.
 

Alexey Sorokin, 97

(28 March 1922 – 4 March 2020)


was a Russian military officer and politician, Admiral of the Fleet (1988–1992) and Deputy (1989–1991).
 

March 5, 2020

Jeanette Fitzsimons, 75


(17 January 1945 – 5 March 2020)

 

was a New Zealand politician and environmentalist. She was the co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa.
Cause of death: stroke.

 

Alejandro Sieveking, 85

(September 5, 1934 - March 5, 2020)

 

was a Chilean playwright, theatre director and actor.
 

Rip Oliver, 67

(October 6, 1952 – March 5, 2020) 


was an American professional wrestler, known as "Crippler" Rip Oliver.
Cause of death: heart failure.
 

Antonio Permunian, 89

(15 August 1930 - 5 March 2020)

 

was a Swiss football goalkeeper who played for Switzerland in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.
 

March 6, 2020

Henri Richard, 84

(February 29, 1936 – March 6, 2020) 


was a Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens), eleven-time Stanley Cup champion.
Cause of death:  Alzheimer's disease.
 

Stanislav Bogdanovich, 27

(4 February 1993 – 6 March 2020)

 

Ukrainian chess player.
Cause of death: nitrous oxide overdose.
 

McCoy Tyner, 81

(December 11, 1938 – March 6, 2020)


was a american jazz pianist  known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet.
 

Amanullah, 70

 

(1950 – 6 March 2020)

 

was a Pakistani theater and television stand up comedian and actor regarded as one of the best comedians in Pakistan.

Cause of death: lung and kidney failure.

 

March 7, 2020

K. Anbazhagan, 97 

(19 December 1922 – 7 March 2020)


 was an Indian politician,  MLA (1957–1962, 1971–1991, 
1996–2011) and MP (1962–1967).
 

Matthew Watkins, 41

(2 September 1978 – 7 March 2020)


was a Welsh rugby union player (Newport, Scarlets, national team). Cause of death: pelvic cancer.
 

Jair Marinho, 83

(17 July 1936 – 7 March 2020)


Brazilian footballer (Fluminense, Corinthians, national team), World Cup winner (1962).
 

Charlie Baty, 66

(1953 – 7 March, 2020)


American blues guitarist (Little Charlie & the Nightcats).
 

March 8, 2020

Luis Racionero, 80

(January 15, 1940 – March 8, 2020)


was a Spanish essayist,writer, Director of National Library (2001–2004).
 

H.R. Bhardwaj, 82

(17 May 1937 – 8 March 2020)


was an Indian politician, Minister of Law and Justice (2004–2009), Governor of Karnataka (2009–2014) and Kerala (2012–2013).
Cause of death: cardiac arrest.
 

Mart Crowley, 84 

(August 21, 1935 – March 2020) 


was an American playwright who was best known for his play The Boys in the Band.
 

March 9, 2020

John Bathersby,83 

(26 July 1936 — 9 March 2020) 


was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the sixth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, serving from 1991 until his retirement in 2011.

 

José Jiménez Lozano, 89

(13 May 1930 - 9 March 2020)


Spanish writer, Miguel de Cervantes Prize winner (2002).
 

Anton Coppola, 102

(March 21, 1917 - 9 March 2020)


was an American opera conductor and composer.
 

John Schneebichler, 61

(July 23, 1958 - March 9, 2020)


was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Adelaide and Glenelg in the SANFL.
Cause of death: cancer.
 

Who Died on March 10, 2020

              Beba Selimović, 80
(27 March 1939 – 10 March 2020)

was a Bosnian sevdalinka-folk singer and was one of the leading female singers of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s in Yugoslavia.
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            Jack Buechner, 79
(June 4, 1940 – March 10, 2020)

was an American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–1991).
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             Marcelo Peralta, 59 
(March 5, 1961 – March 10, 2020)

was an Argentine performer, teacher, composer and arranger who played all the saxophones.
Cause of deaths: Coronavirus
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    Alessandro Criscuolo, 82
(15 July 1937 - 10 March 2020)

was an Italian jurist, President of the Constitutional Court (2014–2016).
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Who Died on March 11, 2020

         Sir Rob Fenwick, 68
(5 May 1951 – 11 March 2020)

was a New Zealand environmentalist and businessman.
Cause of death: cancer
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           Santu Mukherjee, 69 
(17 January 1951 - 11 March 2020) 

was an Indian film actor who worked in Bengali cinema.
Cause of death: carcinoma
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  A. Richard Caputo, 81
(1938 – March 11, 2020)

was a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (since 1997).
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                Didier Bezace, 74
(10 February 1946 – 11 March 2020) 

was a French actor (The Little Thief, Les Voleurs, The Minister).
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           József Gyuricza, 86
(16 January 1934 – 11 March 2020) 

was a Hungarian fencer, Olympic bronze medallist (1956)
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Who Died on March 12, 2020

             Michel Roux, 78
(19 April 1941 - 12 March 2020)

also known as Michel Roux Snr.was a French-born 
British chef and restaurateur.
Cause of deaths: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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                Tonie Marshall, 68
(November 29, 1951 – March 12, 2020)

was a French American actress (A Slightly Pregnant Man), screenwriter and film director.
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     Giovanni Battista Rabino, 88
(15 December 193 – 12 March 2020) 

was an Italian politician who served as a MP (1983–1994).
Cause of death: coronavirus COVID-19.
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Who Died on March 13, 2020

               Dana Zátopková, 97
(19 September 1922 – 13 March 2020)
 
was a Czech javelin thrower. She won the gold medal for javelin in the 1952 Summer Olympics 
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                     Yang Mum, 79 
(September 6, 1940 - March 13, 2020) 

was a Taiwanese poet, essayist and critic in Chinese language.
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            Filippos Petsalnikos, 69 
(1 December 1950 – 13 March 2020) 

was a Greek politician of the Movement of Democratic Socialists. From 2009 to 2012, he served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament. 
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              Mart Ummelas, 66
(20 August 1953 - 13 March 2020) 

is an Estonian journalist. He has been a member of the Executive Board of Tallinn Television.
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            Giwi Margwelaschwili, 92 
(December 14, 1927 – 13 March 2020)

 was a German-Georgian writer and philosopher.
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Who Died on March 14, 2020

              Gustavo Bebianno, 56
 (18 January 1964 – 14 March 2020)

was aBrazilian lawyer and politician, President of the Social Liberal Party (since 2018).
Cause of death: heart attack.
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               Eva Pilarová, 80
(9 August 1939 – 14 March 2020)

was a Czech jazz and pop music singer.
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       Puthussery Ramachandran, 91
(23 September 1928 – 14 March 2020)

was an Indian poet of the Malayalam language.
He died due to an age-related illnesses.
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             Genesis P-Orridge, 70
(22 February 1950 – 14 March 2020) 

was an English musician (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) and performance artist (COUM Transmissions). 
Cause of death: leukemia
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Who Died on March 15, 2020

           Vittorio Gregotti, 92
(10 August 1927 – 15 March 2020) 

was an Italian architect.He was head of the Gregotti Associati studio.
Cause of death: COVID-19.
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           Aarne Kainlauri, 104
Finnish Olympic steeplechaser (1948).

(25 May 1915 – 15 March 2020) 
was a Finnish steeplechaser who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. 
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                 Roy Hudd, 83
(16 May 1936 – 15 March 2020)

was an English actor (The Blood Beast Terror, Up the Chastity Belt, The Alf Garnett Saga) and comedian.
Hudd's agent announced that he had died after a "short illness".
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        Mohammad Ami-Tehrani, 84
(20 September 1935 – 15 March 2020)

was an Iranian Olympic weightlifter (1960).
Cause of death: COVID-19.
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Who Died on March 16, 2020

Menachem Friedman, 83
 (1936 – 16 March 2020) 

was an Israeli Emeritus Professor of sociology at Bar Ilan University.
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Hashem Bathaie Golpayenagi, 79
       (1941 – 16 March 2020) 

Iranian ayatollah, member of the Assembly of Experts (since 2016), Cause of death: COVID-19.
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              Nicolas Alfonsi, 83
(13 April 1936 – March 16, 2020)
 
was aFrench politician, MP (1973–1988, 2001–2014) and MEP (1981–1984).
Cause of death: COVID-19.
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               Ranveig Frøiland, 74
(15 September 1945 – 16 March 2020) 

was a Norwegian politician, Minister of Petroleum and Energy (1997)
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Who Died on March 17, 2020

   Jairam Kulkarni, 88
(1932 - 17 March 2020)
 
was an Indian actor known for Prem Deewane (1992) and De Danadan (1987).
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                Eduard Limonov, 77
( 22 February 1943 – 17 March 2020) 

was a Russian writer, poet and political dissident, 
Cause of death:complications from surgery.
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      Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo, 61

 (25 March 1958 – 17 March 2020)
Guinea-Bissauan politician, Acting President of the National People's Assembly (2009, 2012) and Acting President (2012–2014).
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          Gerald Freedman, 92
(June 25, 1927 – March 17, 2020)
 
was an American theatre director, librettist and lyricist.
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          Roger Mayweather, 58
(April 24, 1961 – March 17, 2020)

was an American boxer and boxing trainer.
He was a two-weight world champion.
Mayweather died after years of deteriorating health.
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             Lyle Waggoner, 84
(April 13, 1935 – March 17, 2020)

was an American actor (The Carol Burnett Show, Wonder Woman, Love Me Deadly).
Waggoner died at the age of 84, following a short illness.
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          Betty Williams, 76 
( 22 May 1943 – 17 March 2020) 

was a Northern Irish political activist, Nobel Prize laureate (1976).
Williams died in her sleep.
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Who Died on March 18, 2020

             Joaquín Peiró, 84
(29 January 1936 – 18 March 2020)

was a Spanish retired football attacking midfielder (Atlético Madrid, Roma, national team) and manager.
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             Emil Karewicz, 97
(13 March 1923 – 18 March 2020) 

was a Polish actor (How I Unleashed World War II, Knights of the Teutonic Order).
...more on Wikipedia.

                 Erwin Drèze, 59
(27 November 1960 — 18 March 2020) 

was a Belgian comic book artist.
Cause of death: brain tumor.

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            Catherine Hamlin, 96
(24 January 1924 – 18 March 2020 )

was anAustralian physician and philanthropist, co-founder of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital.
...more on Wikipedia.

Who Died on March 19, 2020

                 Joe Ferebee, 101
(February 24, 1919 – 19 March 2020 )

was a former american athletic director and baseball coach 
at Pfeiffer University.
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            Ashraf Siddiqui, 93 
(1 March 1927 – 19 March 2020 )

was a Bangladeshi poet, researcher, folklorist and essayist.
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             Peter Whittingham, 35
(8 September 1984 – 19 March 2020) 

was an English professional footballer (Cardiff City, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers).
Cause of death: complications from a fall.

...more on Wikipedia.

Who Died on March 20, 2020

        Borislav Stanković, 94

(9 July 1925 – 20 March, 2020)

was a Serbian Hall of Fame basketball player and coach, Secretary General of FIBA (1976–2003).
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         Vladimír Zábrodský, 97
(7 March 1923 - 20 March 2020) 

was a Czech Hall of Fame ice hockey player, world champion (1947, 1949) and Olympic silver medallist (1948).
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               Shapi Kaziev, 63
(March 27, 1956 - March 20, 2020) 

was a Russian writer, playwright and script writer. He is the author of historical novels and other books.
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      Harry van den Bergh, 77
(1 April 1942 – 20 March 2020) 

was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party.In 1977–1987 van den Bergh was a member of the lower house.
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            Amadeo Carrizo, 93
(12 June 1926 – 20 March 2020)

was an Argentine footballer (River Plate, Millonarios, national team).
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                  Muhterem Nur, 87
(December 31, 1932 – March 20, 2020) 

was a Turkish movie actress and pop music singer.
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                 Kenny Rogers, 81 
(August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) 

was an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013.
...more on Wikipedia.

Who Died on March 21, 2020

             Lorenzo Sanz, 76
(9 August 1943 – 21 March 2020) 

was a Spanish sports administrator, president of Real Madrid (1995–2000), Cause of death: COVID-19.
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                Sol Kerzner, 84
(23 August 1935 – 21 March 2020) 

was a South African hotelier, founder of Southern Sun Hotel Group and Sun International.
Cause of death: cancer.
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Who Died on March 22, 2020

             Máximo Hernández 
(11 August 1945 – 22 March 2020) )
 
was a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.
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            Petru Bogatu, 68
(12 July 1951 – 22 March 2020)

was a Moldovan journalist and writer.
Cause of death: cancer
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Carmen de Mairena, 87
(1933 – 22 March 2020)

was a Spanish transformist actress, cuplé singer and television personality.
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       Daniel Edward Pilarczyk, 85
(August 12, 1934 – March 22, 2020) 

was an American Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Cincinnati (1982–2009), president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (1989–1992).
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             Serena Liu, 44

(June 1975 – 22 March 2020)
was a Taiwanese dancer and actress (How Much Sorrow Do You Have, The Rise of the Tang Empire).
Cause of death: complications from heart surgery.
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Who Died on March 23, 2020

               Branko Cikatić 
(3 October 1954 – 23 March 2020) 

was a Croatian heavyweight kickboxer. He was the K-1 World Grand Prix Champion (1993).
Cause of death: Parkinson's disease.
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                  Lucia Bosè, 89 
(28 January 1931 – 23 March 2020)

was an Italian actress, Miss Italia (1947).
Cause of death: COVID-19.
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            Alberto Arbasino, 90
(22 January 1930 – 23 March 2020)

 was an Italian writer and essayist.
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          David Collings, 79 
(4 June 1940 - 23 March 2020) 

was an English actor (Scrooge, Doctor Who). In an extensive career he appeared in countless roles on stage, television, film and radio.
...more on Wikipedia.

Who Died on March 24, 2020

            Albert Uderzo, 92
(25 April 1927 – 24 March 2020)

was a French comic book artist (Asterix, Oumpah-pah).
Cause of deth: heart attack.
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                     Tony Rutter, 78
(24 September 1941 – 24 March 2020) 

was a British motorcycle racer, Formula TT world champion (1981–1984). Rutter died on March 24, 2020, after a short illness.
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                Manu Dibango, 86
(12 December 1933 – 24 March 2020)

was a  Cameroonian saxophonist ("Soul Makossa").
Cause of deth: COVID-19
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             Terrence McNally, 81
(November 3, 1938 - 24 March 2020)

was an American playwright (Ragtime, Kiss of the Spider Woman) and screenwriter, Tony winner (1993, 1995, 1996).
Cause of death: COVID-19.
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Who Died on March 25, 2020

            Inna Makarova, 93
(28 July 1926 – 25 March 2020) 

was a Soviet Russian actress. (The Young Guard, The Rumyantsev Case).
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      Farzaneh Taidi, 74
(1945 – March 25, 2020) 

was an Iranian theater and film actress (Not Without My Daughter).
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               Mike Stratton, 78
(April 10, 1941 – March 25, 2020)
 
was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the AFL and NFL for 12 seasons.
Stratton died from heart complications after a recent fall.
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                   Paul Goma, 84
(October 2, 1935 – March 25, 2020) 

was a Romanian writer, also known for his activities as a dissident and leading opponent of the communist regime before 1989.
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                           Nimmi
(18 February 1933 – March 25, 2020)

was an Indian screen actress who achieved stardom in the 1950s and early 1960s in Hindi films.
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Who Died on March 26, 2020

               Edward Tarr, 83
(June 15, 1936 – March 26, 2020) 

was an American trumpet player and musicologist. He has been a pioneer in the revival of Baroque and Romantic era trumpet performance practice.
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        Menggie Cobarrubias, 68
(August 10, 1951 – March 26, 2020) 

was a Filipino actor who appeared in approximately 200 television shows & films.
Cause of death: cardiac arrest.
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             Michel Hidalgo, 87
 (22 March 1933 – 26 March 2020) 

was a French football player (Monaco, Reims) and manager (national team).
He died after a lengthy struggle with a disease.
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         Curly Neal, 77
(1942 – March 26, 2020) 

was an American basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters).
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               Mark Blum, 69
(May 14, 1950 – March 26, 2020) 

was an American actor (Crocodile Dundee, Mozart in the Jungle, Desperately Seeking Susan).
Cause of death: COVID-19
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Who Died on March 27, 2020

                Hamed Karoui, 92
(30 December 1927 – 27 March 2020) 

was Prime Minister of Tunisia from 1989 to 1999 and Minister of Justice (1988–1989).
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                  Mirna Doris, 79
(28 September 1940 – 27 March 2020) 

was an Italian Canzone Napoletana singer, mainly successful in the second half of the 1960s.
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                     Bob Andy
(28 October 1944 – 27 March 2020)

was a Jamaican reggae vocalist and songwriter. 
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Who Died on March 28, 2020

              Tom Coburn, 72, 
(March 14, 1948 -  28 March 2020)

American politician, Senator (2005–2015) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1995–2001).
Cause of death: prostate cancer.
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          Edoardo Vesentini, 91
(31 May 1928 -  28 March 2020)

Italian mathematician (Andreotti-Vesentini theorem) and politician. Senator (1987–1992).

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                John Callahan, 66
(December 23, 1953 - 28 March 2020)

was an American actor (All My Children, Falcon Crest, Days of Our Lives).

Cause of death: stroke.
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               Thomas Schäfer, 54
(22 February 1966 - 28 March 2020)

German politician, minister of finance of Hesse (2010–2020)
Cause of death: suicide by train..
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Who Died on March 29, 2020

                  Alan Merrill, 69
(February 19, 1951 - 29 March 2020)

was an American vocalist (Arrows), guitarist, songwriter, 
actor and model. 
Cause of death: COVID-19
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          Patrick Devedjian, 75
(26 August 1944 - 29 March 2020)

was a French politician, mayor of Antony (1983–2002). 
Cause of death: COVID-19
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            José Luis Capón, 72
(6 February 1948 - 29 March 2020)

was a Spanish footballer (Atlético Madrid, Elche, national team).
Cause of death: COVID-19
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           Krzysztof Penderecki, 86
(23 November 1933 – 29 March 2020)

was a Polish composer (Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima, Anaklasis, Utrenja) and conductor.
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                      Joe Diffie, 61
(December 28, 1958 – March 29, 2020) 

was an American country singer-songwriter ("Home", "Third Rock from the Sun", "Pickup Man")
Cause of death: COVID-19.
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                  Ken Shimura, 70
(February 20, 1950 – March 29, 2020)

was a Japanese comedian - Japanese variety show Shimura Ken no Bakatono-sama.
Cause of death: COVID-19.
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Who Died on March 30, 2020

                 Manolis Glezos, 97
(9 September 1922 – 30 March 2020)

was a Greek resistance fighter and politician, MEP (1984–1985, 2014–2015).
Cause o death: heart failure.
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            Martin Tudor, 43
(10 June 1976 – 30 March 2020)

 was a Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Tudor was known as one of the best goalkeepers of Steaua București in the 2000s.
Cause o death: heart attack.
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               Arianne Caoili, 33
(22 December 1986 – 30 March 2020)
 
was a Filipino-Australian chess player.
Cause of death: traffic collision.
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       James T. Goodrich, 73
(April 16, 1946 – March 30, 2020)

was an American neurosurgeon - Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Cause of death: COVID-19.
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               Tomie dePaola, 85
(September 15, 1934 – March 30, 2020) 

was an American writer and illustrator who created more than 260 children's books such as Strega Nona.
Cause of death: complications from a fall.
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Who Died on March 31, 2020

             Andrew Jack, 76
(28 January 1944 - 31 March 2020)

was a British dialect coach and actor (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi).
Cause of death: COVID-19.
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        Abdul Halim Khaddam, 87

(5 September 1932 – 31 March 2020)
Syrian politician, Vice President (1984–2005), Acting President (2000) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1970–1984).
Cause of death: heart attack.
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                Leonid Zorin, 95
(3 November 1924 – 31 March 2020) 

was a Russian playwright. His most performed work is A Warsaw Melody (1967).
Cause of death: cardiac arrest.
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          Kiyoshi Sasabe, 62
(January 8, – March 31, 2020)
 
was a Japanese film director (Chirusoku no natsu, Half a Confession, Town of Evening Calm).
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       Vincent Marzello, 68
(July 4, 1951 – March 31, 2020) 

was an American actor (The Witches, Never Say Never Again, Bob the Builder).
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