In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
Donald Rumsfeld
American politician and diplomat (1932–2021).
Born July 9th, 1932 in St. Luke's Hospital.
Died June 29th, 2021 at 88 years old in Taos (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Tanya Roberts
American actress (1949–2021).
Born October 15th, 1955 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2021 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (urinary tract infection). [ref]
Jessica Walter
American actress (1941–2021).
Born January 31st, 1941 in Brooklyn.
Died March 24th, 2021 at 80 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Sidharth Shukla
Actor, model and host (1980–2021).
Born December 12th, 1980 in Mumbai.
Died September 2nd, 2021 at 40 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joey Jordison
American musician (1975–2021).
Born April 26th, 1975 in Des Moines. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2021 at 46 years old in Des Moines. [ref]
Hank Aaron
American baseball player (1934–2021).
Born February 5th, 1934 in Mobile.
Died January 22nd, 2021 at 86 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Charlie Watts
British drummer (1941–2021).
Born June 2nd, 1941 in London. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2021 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Robert Downey Sr.
American filmmaker and actor (1936–2021).
Born June 24th, 1936 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died July 7th, 2021 at 85 years old in Manhattan (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
DMX
American rapper and actor (1970–2021).
Born December 18th, 1970 in Mount Vernon.
Died April 9th, 2021 at 50 years old in White Plains (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sean Lock
British comedian (1963–2021).
Born April 22nd, 1963 in Chertsey.
Died August 16th, 2021 at 58 years old in Muswell Hill (lung cancer). [ref]
Milkha Singh
Indian track and field athlete (1935–2021).
Born October 17th, 1935 in Govindpura. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2021 at 85 years old in Chandigarh (COVID-19). [ref]
Desmond Tutu
South african churchman, politician, archbishop, nobel prize winner (1931–2021).
Born October 7th, 1931 in Munsieville.
Died December 26th, 2021 at 90 years old in Cape Town (prostate cancer). [ref]
Tawny Kitaen
American actress (1961–2021).
Born August 5th, 1961 in San Diego.
Died May 7th, 2021 at 59 years old in Newport Beach (dilated cardiomyopathy).
Markie Post
American actress (1950-2021).
Born November 4th, 1950 in Palo Alto.
Died August 7th, 2021 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Bipin Rawat
India's 1st chief of defence staff, former coas.
Born March 16th, 1958 in Pauri.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 63 years old in Coonoor (aircraft crash). [ref]
Young Dolph
American rapper (1985–2021).
Born July 27th, 1985 in Chicago. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2021 at 36 years old in Memphis (gunshot wound). [ref]
Sophie
British singer, songwriter, record producer and dj (1986–2021).
Born September 17th, 1986 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2021 at 34 years old in Athens (fall from building). [ref]
Michael Nesmith
American musician, songwriter, actor (1942–2021).
Born December 30th, 1942 in Houston.
Died December 10th, 2021 at 78 years old in Carmel Valley Village. [ref]
Michael Collins
American astronaut (1930–2021).
Born October 31st, 1930 in Rome. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2021 at 90 years old in Naples (cancer). [ref]
Joan Didion
American writer (1934-2021).
Born December 5th, 1934 in Sacramento.
Died December 23rd, 2021 at 87 years old in Manhattan (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Trevor Moore
American comedian and actor (1980–2021).
Born April 4th, 1980 in Montclair.
Died August 7th, 2021 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (blunt trauma). [ref]
Dean Stockwell
American actor (1936–2021).
Born March 5th, 1936 in North Hollywood.
Died November 7th, 2021 at 85 years old in Whangārei. [ref]
Willie Garson
American actor (1964–2021).
Born February 20th, 1964 in Highland Park.
Died September 21st, 2021 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Ned Beatty
American actor (1937–2021).
Born July 6th, 1937 in Louisville.
Died June 13th, 2021 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
George Segal
American actor (1934–2021).
Born February 13th, 1934 in New York City.
Died March 23rd, 2021 at 87 years old in Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (surgical complications).
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan