In the year 2021
1,567 Notable deaths
Neil Sheehan
American writer, historian, soldier (1936-2021).
Born October 27th, 1936 in Holyoke.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
John Richardson
English actor (1934–2021).
Born January 19th, 1934 in Worthing.
Died January 5th, 2021 at 86 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]
Sarah Weddington
Texas attorney, legislator, represented roe in roe vs. wade.
Born February 5th, 1945 in Abilene.
Died December 26th, 2021 at 76 years old in Austin. [ref]
Lee Aaker
American actor (1943–2021).
Born September 25th, 1943 in Los Angeles.
Died April 1st, 2021 at 77 years old in Mesa. [ref]
Pat Martino
American jazz guitarist and composer (1944–2021).
Born August 25th, 1944 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2021 at 77 years old in South Philadelphia. [ref]
Don Collier
American actor (1928–2021).
Born October 17th, 1928 in Santa Monica.
Died September 13th, 2021 at 92 years old in Harrodsburg (lung cancer). [ref]
Susana Higuchi
Peruvian politician (1950–2021).
Born April 26th, 1950 in Lima. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2021 at 71 years old in Lima (cancer). [ref]
Marília Mendonça
Brazilian singer-songwriter.
Born July 22nd, 1995 in Cristianópolis. [ref]
Died November 5th, 2021 at 26 years old in Piedade de Caratinga (aviation accident). [ref]
Sam Huff
American football player (1934–2021).
Born October 4th, 1934 in Farmington.
Died November 13th, 2021 at 87 years old in Winchester. [ref]
Robert David Steele
American cia officer and conspiracy theorist.
Born July 16th, 1952 in New York City.
Died August 30th, 2021 at 69 years old in Florida.
Franco Battiato
Italian singer-songwriter and musician (1945-2021).
Born March 23rd, 1945 in Giarre-Riposto.
Died May 18th, 2021 at 76 years old in Milo.
Chris Barber
English trombonist (1930–2021).
Born April 17th, 1930 in Welwyn Garden City.
Died March 2nd, 2021 at 90 years old in Welwyn Garden City. [ref]
Jacques d'Amboise
American dancer and choreographer (1934-2021).
Born July 28th, 1934 in Dedham.
Died May 2nd, 2021 at 86 years old in Manhattan (stroke). [ref]
Aleksander Doba
Polish kayaker (1946-2021).
Born September 9th, 1946 in Swarzędz.
Died February 22nd, 2021 at 74 years old in Mount Kilimanjaro (high altitude pulmonary edema). [ref]
Mark Pavelich
American ice hockey player (1958–2021).
Born February 28th, 1958 in Eveleth.
Died March 4th, 2021 at 63 years old in Sauk Centre. [ref]
Minoo Mumtaz
Indian actress (1942–2021).
Born April 26th, 1942 in Mumbai.
Died October 23rd, 2021 at 79 years old in Toronto (cancer).
Indu Jain
Indian businesswoman (1936–2021).
Born September 8th, 1936 in Faizabad. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2021 at 84 years old in New Delhi (COVID-19). [ref]
Lars Vilks
Swedish artist (1946–2021).
Born June 20th, 1946 in Helsingborgs Maria church parish.
Died October 3rd, 2021 at 75 years old in Markaryd (car collision). [ref]
Helmut Oberlander
Nazi war criminal, who fought canadian government efforts to strip him of his canadian citizenship and deportation to germany (1924–2021).
Born February 15th, 1924 in Molochansk.
Died September 20th, 2021 at 97 years old in Waterloo. [ref]
Charles Geschke
American computer scientist.
Born September 11th, 1939 in Cleveland.
Died April 16th, 2021 at 81 years old in Los Altos. [ref]
Vartan Gregorian
American academic administrator.
Born April 8th, 1934 in Tabriz.
Died April 15th, 2021 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Bernard Haitink
Dutch conductor and violinist (1929-2021).
Born March 4th, 1929 in Amsterdam.
Died October 22nd, 2021 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
Isela Vega
Mexican actress (1939-2021).
Born November 5th, 1939 in Hermosillo. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2021 at 81 years old in Mexico City (lung cancer). [ref]
Yuan Longping
Chinese biologist (1930-2021).
Born September 1st, 1930 in Peking Union Medical College Hospital. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2021 at 90 years old in Xiangya Hospital, Central South University (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Dominic DeNucci
American professional wrestler and trainer (1932–2021).
Born January 23rd, 1932 in Frosolone.
Died August 12th, 2021 at 89 years old in McCandless. [ref]
Deaths 326 to 350 of 1567
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson