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In the year 2021
1,445 Notable deaths
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]
Donald Rumsfeld
American politician and businessman, twice u.s. secretary of defense.
Born July 9th, 1932 in Chicago.
Died June 29th, 2021 at 88 years old in Taos (multiple myeloma). [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]
Charlie Watts
British drummer of the rolling stones.
Born June 2nd, 1941 in London. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2021 at 80 years old in London. [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]
Joey Jordison
American musician.
Born April 26th, 1975 in Des Moines.
Died July 26th, 2021 at 46 years old in Des Moines. [ref]
Robert Downey Sr.
American actor and director (1936–2021).
Born June 24th, 1936 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died July 7th, 2021 at 85 years old in Manhattan (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Milkha Singh
Indian track and field athlete (1935–2021).
Born November 20th, 1929 in Govindpura. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2021 at 91 years old in Chandigarh (COVID-19). [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]
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]
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]
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]
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).
Young Dolph
American rapper (1985–2021).
Born March 5th, 1985 in Chicago. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2021 at 36 years old in Memphis (gunshot wound). [ref]
DMX
American rapper, songwriter 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]
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 Collins
American astronaut (1930–2021).
Born October 31st, 1930 in Rome. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2021 at 90 years old in Naples (cancer). [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]
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]
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]
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).
Johnny Crawford
American actor and singer (1946–2021).
Born March 26th, 1946 in Los Angeles.
Died April 29th, 2021 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (COVID-19). [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]
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