In the year 2021
1,567 Notable deaths
Olivier Dassault
French politician (1951-2021).
Born June 1st, 1951 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died March 7th, 2021 at 69 years old in Touques (aircraft crash). [ref]
Manoj Das
Indian writer (1934–2021).
Born February 27th, 1934 in Sankhari.
Died April 27th, 2021 at 87 years old in Puducherry. [ref]
Roy Horan
American actor.
Born January 1st, 1950 in Laurel.
Died October 12th, 2021 at 71 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jean-Luc Nancy
French philosopher (1940–2021).
Born July 26th, 1940 in Caudéran.
Died August 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Strasbourg. [ref]
Jon Hassell
American trumpeter and composer of fusion music (1937-2021).
Born March 22nd, 1937 in Memphis.
Died June 26th, 2021 at 84 years old [ref]
Victoria Paris
American pornographic actress (1960-2021).
Born November 22nd, 1960 in Great Falls.
Died August 10th, 2021 at 60 years old in Rexburg (cancer). [ref]
Helmut Jahn
German architect (1940-2021).
Born January 4th, 1940 in Zirndorf. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2021 at 81 years old in Campton Hills (traffic collision). [ref]
Dušan Ivković
Basketball coach (1943-2021).
Born October 29th, 1943 in Belgrade.
Died September 16th, 2021 at 77 years old in Belgrade (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Takao Saito
Japanese manga artist (1936–2021).
Born November 3rd, 1936 in Wakayama.
Died September 24th, 2021 at 84 years old (pancreatic cancer).
Humberto Maturana
Chilean biologist and philosopher (1928–2021).
Born September 14th, 1928 in Santiago.
Died May 6th, 2021 at 92 years old in Santiago (pneumonia).
Robert Mundell
Canadian economist (1932–2021).
Born October 24th, 1932 in Kingston.
Died April 4th, 2021 at 88 years old in Monteriggioni (cholangiocarcinoma). [ref]
Luton Shelton
Jamaican footballer (1985–2021).
Born November 11th, 1985 in Kingston.
Died January 22nd, 2021 at 35 years old in Kingston (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Robert Hogan
American actor (1933–2021).
Born September 28th, 1933 in New York City.
Died May 27th, 2021 at 87 years old in Belfast. [ref]
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Former saudi arabian minister (1930–2021).
Born June 30th, 1930 in Mecca.
Died February 23rd, 2021 at 90 years old in London. [ref]
Saginaw Grant
Native american actor, dancer, motivational speaker (1936–2021).
Born July 20th, 1936 in Pawnee. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2021 at 85 years old in Hollywood.
Robert Shakespeare
Jamaican musician.
Born September 27th, 1953 in Kingston.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 68 years old in Florida (surgical complications). [ref]
Jorge Sampaio
President of portugal from 1996 to 2006.
Born September 18th, 1939 in Lisbon.
Died September 10th, 2021 at 81 years old in Santa Cruz Hospital (respiratory failure). [ref]
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
Indian singer.
Born March 3rd, 1931 in Budaun.
Died January 17th, 2021 at 89 years old in Mumbai.
Renée Simonot
French actress (1911–2021).
Born September 10th, 1911 in Le Havre.
Died July 11th, 2021 at 109 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
John Lawton
British singer (1946–2021).
Born July 11th, 1946 in Halifax.
Died June 29th, 2021 at 74 years old [ref]
Antony Hewish
English physicist and radio astronomer (1924–2021).
Died September 13th, 2021 at 97 years old [ref]
Jacques Tits
Belgian mathematician (1930–2021).
Born August 12th, 1930 in Uccle.
Died December 5th, 2021 at 91 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Michael Chapman
English musician (1941–2021).
Born January 24th, 1941 in Leeds.
Died September 10th, 2021 at 80 years old [ref]
Janet Malcolm
American journalist (1934–2021).
Born July 8th, 1934 in Prague.
Died June 17th, 2021 at 86 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]
Giampiero Boniperti
Italian footballer (1928-2021).
Born July 4th, 1928 in Barengo.
Died June 18th, 2021 at 92 years old in Turin (heart failure). [ref]
Deaths 401 to 425 of 1567
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut