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In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
Edmund Gettier
American philosopher (1927–2021).
Born October 31st, 1927 in Baltimore.
Died March 23rd, 2021 at 93 years old [ref]
Louis Andriessen
Dutch composer, pianist and university lecturer.
Born June 6th, 1939 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2021 at 82 years old in Weesp (dementia). [ref]
Robert H. Grubbs
Nobel prize winning american chemist (1942-2021).
Born February 27th, 1942 in Possum Trot.
Died December 19th, 2021 at 79 years old in Duarte. [ref]
Bob Bondurant
American racecar driver (1933–2021).
Born April 27th, 1933 in Evanston.
Died November 12th, 2021 at 88 years old in Phoenix. [ref]
Jozef Vengloš
Slovak association football player and manager (1936–2021).
Born February 18th, 1936 in Ružomberok. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2021 at 84 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Liu Kai-chi
Hong kong actor (1953–2021).
Born September 30th, 1953 in British Hong Kong.
Died March 28th, 2021 at 67 years old in Prince of Wales Hospital (stomach cancer). [ref]
Jerome Kagan
American psychologist (1929–2021).
Born February 25th, 1929 in Newark.
Died May 10th, 2021 at 92 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Theuns Jordaan
South african singer (1971–2021).
Born January 10th, 1971 in Venterstad.
Died November 17th, 2021 at 50 years old (leukemia). [ref]
R. Murray Schafer
Canadian composer (1933–2021).
Born July 18th, 1933 in Sarnia. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2021 at 88 years old [ref]
Zlatko Kranjčar
Croatian football player and manager.
Born November 15th, 1956 in Zagreb.
Died March 1st, 2021 at 64 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Paul Josef Crutzen
Dutch climatologist (1933–2021).
Born December 3rd, 1933 in Amsterdam.
Died January 28th, 2021 at 87 years old in Mainz. [ref]
Spencer Silver
American chemist (1941–2021).
Born February 6th, 1941 in San Antonio. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2021 at 80 years old in Saint Paul (ventricular tachycardia). [ref]
Ron Hill
English former runner and clothing entrepreneur (1938–2021).
Born September 25th, 1939 in Accrington. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Tameside. [ref]
Madhav Singh Solanki
Indian politician (1927-2021).
Born July 29th, 1927 in Mehsana district.
Died January 9th, 2021 at 93 years old in Gandhinagar.
Roberto Calasso
Italian writer (1941–2021).
Born May 30th, 1941 in Florence.
Died July 28th, 2021 at 80 years old in Milan. [ref]
Karolos Papoulias
6th president of greece (1929–2021).
Born June 4th, 1929 in Ioannina.
Died December 26th, 2021 at 92 years old in Athens. [ref]
Borisav Jović
Serbian diplomat (1928–2021).
Born October 19th, 1928 in Nikšić.
Died September 13th, 2021 at 92 years old in Belgrade (COVID-19). [ref]
Mannu Bhandari
Indian writer (1931–2021).
Born April 3rd, 1931 in Bhanpura.
Died November 15th, 2021 at 90 years old in Gurgaon.
Fatima Zakaria
Indian journalist (1936–2021).
Born February 17th, 1936 in Mumbai.
Died April 6th, 2021 at 85 years old in Aurangabad.
Libuše Šafránková
Czech actress (1953–2021).
Born June 7th, 1953 in Brno. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2021 at 68 years old in Prague. [ref]
Yury Vlasov
Soviet weightlifter (1935–2021).
Born December 5th, 1935 in Makiivka.
Died February 13th, 2021 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ruth Ann Minner
American politician and businesswoman (1935–2021).
Born January 17th, 1935 in Milford. [ref]
Died November 4th, 2021 at 86 years old in Milford (falling from height). [ref]
Isadore Singer
American mathematician (1924–2021).
Born May 3rd, 1924 in Detroit. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2021 at 96 years old in Boxborough.
Christian Boltanski
French sculptor, photographer, painter and film maker (1944–2021).
Born September 6th, 1944 in Paris, 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 14th, 2021 at 76 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Swatilekha Sengupta
Indian actress (1950–2021).
Born May 22nd, 1950 in Prayagraj.
Died June 16th, 2021 at 71 years old in Kolkata (kidney failure). [ref]
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson