Deaths in March 2017

The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2017. For notable deaths before the current month, please see "Previous months". Names under each date are reported in alphabetical order by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are reported here also if notable.

  • Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, nationality, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and most importantly a source.

March

 
Gustav Metzger
1926 – 2017
 
Tommy Gemmell
1943 – 2017
 
Raymond Kopa
1931 – 2017
 
Jay Lynch
1945 – 2017
 
Robert Osborne
1932 – 2017
 
Lynne Stewart
1939 – 2017
 
George Andrew Olah
1927 – 2017
 
John Surtees
1934 – 2017
 
Ángel Parra
1943 – 2017
 
Horst Ehmke
1927 –2017
 
Prince Richard
1934 – 2017
 
Royal Robbins
1935 – 2017
 
Sok An
1950 – 2017
 
James Cotton
1935 –2017
 
Derek Walcott
1930 – 2017
 
Chuck Berry
1926 – 2017
 
Jimmy Breslin
1928 – 2017
 
David Rockefeller
1915 – 2017
 
Martin McGuinness
1950 – 2017
 
Sven-Erik Magnusson
1942 – 2017
 
Lola Albright
1924 – 2017
 
Mai Dantsig
1930 – 2017
 
Ahmed Kathrada
1929 – 2017
 
Christine Kaufmann
1945 – 2017
 
Alexei Abrikosov
1928 – 2017
 
Gilbert Baker
1951 – 2017

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  85. Murió Rodrigo 'Rocky' Valdés, excampeón mundial de boxeo (in Spanish)
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  140. È morto mago Zurlì, Cino Tortorella avrebbe compiuto 90 anni a giugno (in Italian)
  141. "Former Russian Parliamentarian and Putin Critic Shot Dead in Kiev". themoscowtimes.com. 23 March 2017.
  142. Olympia-Sieger Hammerer gestorben (in German)
  143. "Oud-baanwielrenner Peelen (48) onverwachts overleden". NU. 25 March 2017.
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  145. Falleció el exgobernador de Neuquén Pedro Salvatori (in Spanish)
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  150. Скончался философ Теодор Ойзерман (in Russian)
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  152. "'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' Mother Darlene Cates Dies at 69". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 March 2017.
  153. Ушел из жизни народный художник Беларуси Май Данциг (in Russian)
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  159. Fallece el P. Armando Nieto, emblemático sacerdote jesuita e historiador en el Peru (in Spanish)
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  165. "First German Golden Globe winner Christine Kaufmann dies at 72". CTVNews. 28 March 2017.
  166. William McPherson, Pulitzer Prize winning Book Critic Who Chronicled His Decline Into Poverty, Dies At 84
  167. La grande dame de théâtre Janine Sutto s'éteint (in French)
  168. Suri kirjanik ja tõlkija Enn Vetemaa (in Estonian)
  169. Умер лауреат Нобелевской премии по физике Алексей Абрикосов (in Russian)
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  174. Halit Akçatepe hayatını kaybetti CNNTurk (in Turkish)
  175. "Man who created rainbow flag for gay rights has died". ABC7 San Francisco. 31 March 2017.
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  179. "Indian Pacific Wheel Race cancelled due to death of cyclist Mike Hall". The Border Mail. 31 March 2017.
  180. Amy Moritz Ridenour, founder of conservative think tank, dies at 57
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