In the year 2021
1,445 Notable deaths
John Miles
English rock musician and singer (1949–2021).
Born April 23rd, 1949 in Jarrow.
Died December 5th, 2021 at 72 years old in Newcastle upon Tyne (disease). [ref]
James Brokenshire
British conservative party politician, mp and minister (1968–2021).
Born January 8th, 1968 in Southend-on-Sea.
Died October 7th, 2021 at 53 years old in Dartford (lung cancer). [ref]
Dündar Abdülkerim Osmanoğlu
Ottoman noble (1930–2021).
Born December 30th, 1930 in Damascus.
Died January 18th, 2021 at 90 years old in Damascus. [ref]
Bert Newton
Australian television presenter.
Born July 23rd, 1938 in Fitzroy.
Died October 30th, 2021 at 83 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Paul Mariner
English footballer.
Born May 22nd, 1953 in Farnworth.
Died July 9th, 2021 at 68 years old (brain cancer). [ref]
Barbara Shelley
British actress (1932-2021).
Born February 13th, 1932 in Marylebone. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2021 at 88 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]
Antony Sher
British actor, writer and theatre director.
Born June 14th, 1949 in Cape Town.
Died December 2nd, 2021 at 72 years old in Stratford-upon-Avon (cancer). [ref]
Hissène Habré
5th president of chad.
Born August 13th, 1942 in Faya-Largeau.
Died August 24th, 2021 at 79 years old in Dakar (COVID-19). [ref]
Tony Esposito
American ice hockey goaltender (1943-2021).
Born April 23rd, 1943 in Sault Ste. Marie.
Died August 10th, 2021 at 78 years old (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Mark Eden
English actor (1928-2021).
Born February 14th, 1928 in London.
Died January 1st, 2021 at 92 years old in London (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Peter Mark Richman
American actor (1927–2021).
Born April 16th, 1927 in Philadelphia.
Died January 14th, 2021 at 93 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Sylvain Sylvain
American guitarist (1951–2021).
Born February 14th, 1951 in Cairo.
Died January 13th, 2021 at 69 years old in Nashville (cancer). [ref]
Hilton Valentine
British guitarist (1943–2021).
Born May 21st, 1943 in North Shields.
Died January 29th, 2021 at 77 years old in Wallingford. [ref]
Petr Kellner
Czech businessman (1964-2021).
Born May 20th, 1964 in Česká Lípa. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2021 at 56 years old in Knik Glacier (aircraft crash). [ref]
Igor Vovkovinskiy
America's tallest man (1982-2021).
Born September 18th, 1982 in Bar.
Died August 20th, 2021 at 38 years old in Rochester. [ref]
Mo Hayder
British author of crime and thriller fiction (1962-2021).
Born January 2nd, 1962 in Epping. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2021 at 59 years old in Cheltenham, Bath (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Nicola Pagett
English stage and film actress.
Born June 15th, 1945 in Cairo.
Died March 3rd, 2021 at 75 years old in London (brain tumor). [ref]
Théoneste Bagosora
Rwandan convicted of genocide.
Born August 16th, 1941 in Gisenyi.
Died September 25th, 2021 at 80 years old in Bamako (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Mike Enzi
American politician (1944–2021).
Born February 1st, 1944 in Bremerton.
Died July 26th, 2021 at 77 years old in Loveland (bicycle accident). [ref]
Carlos Reutemann
Argentine racing driver and politician.
Born April 12th, 1942 in Santa Fe.
Died July 7th, 2021 at 79 years old in Santa Fe (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Will Ryan
American voice actor.
Born May 21st, 1949 in San Francisco.
Died November 19th, 2021 at 72 years old in Santa Monica.
Jean Hale
American actress (1938–2021).
Born December 27th, 1938 in Salt Lake City.
Died August 3rd, 2021 at 82 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Alan Lancaster
British bassist and singer (1949–2021).
Born February 7th, 1949 in London.
Died September 26th, 2021 at 72 years old in Sydney (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Art Metrano
American actor (1936–2021).
Born September 22nd, 1936 in Bensonhurst.
Died September 8th, 2021 at 84 years old in Aventura. [ref]
Lina Wertmüller
Italian film writer and director (1928-2021).
Born August 14th, 1928 in Rome.
Died December 9th, 2021 at 93 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 275 of 1445
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain