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Deaths in 2026

The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality, what subject was noted for, cause of death, and a reference.

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The full top 10 of March 12, 2026

The most-viewed Wikipedia articles that day, by raw page views.

  1. #4
    2026 Iran war
    Ongoing armed conflict in West Asia
    305,581
  2. #7
    Mojtaba Khamenei
    Supreme Leader of Iran since 2026
    135,450
  3. #8
    Deaths in 2026 WikiPop's pick
    134,413
  4. #9
    Strait of Hormuz
    Strait between the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
    123,135
  5. #10
    Scarpetta (TV series)
    American crime drama television series (2026–present)
    119,265
  6. #11
    2026 World Baseball Classic
    International baseball tournament
    115,575
  7. #12
    Neatsville, Kentucky
    Unincorporated community in Kentucky, US
    110,506
  8. #13
    One Piece (2023 TV series)
    Fantasy adventure television series
    101,577
  9. #14
    Bam Adebayo
    American basketball player (born 1997)
    96,909
  10. #15
    Anton Yelchin
    American actor (1989–2016)
    91,945
OBSCURE WIKIPEDIA ENTRY OF THE DAY Albert Stevens
Albert Stevens (1887–1966), also known as patient CAL-1, was an American house painter from Ohio who was subjected to an involuntary human radiation experiment and survived the highest known accumulated radiation dose in any human. On May 14, 1945, he was injected with 131 kBq of plutonium without his knowledge because it was erroneously believed that he had a terminal disease. Continue reading
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