Deaths in March 2020
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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:
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March 2020
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István Balsai, 72, Hungarian jurist and politician, Minister of Justice (1990–1994), MP (1990–2011).
Clara D. Bloomfield, 77, American physician and cancer researcher.
Carsten Bresch, 98, German physicist and geneticist.
Laura Caldwell, 52, American novelist and lawyer, breast cancer.
Ernesto Cardenal, 95, Nicaraguan Roman Catholic priest and poet (The Gospel in Solentiname).
John Currier, 68, American vice admiral, Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (2012–2014).
Sven Ivar Dysthe, 88, Norwegian furniture designer.
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