In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
Carla Fracci
Italian ballet dancer and actress (1936–2021).
Born August 20th, 1936 in Milan.
Died May 27th, 2021 at 84 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]
Lawrence Weiner
American artist (1942–2021).
Born February 10th, 1942 in Manhattan, New York City. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2021 at 79 years old in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
Carlos Romero Barceló
Fifth governor of the commonwealth of puerto rico (1932-2021).
Born September 4th, 1932 in San Juan.
Died May 2nd, 2021 at 88 years old in San Juan.
Jean-Pierre Bacri
French actor and screenwriter (1951–2021).
Born May 24th, 1951 in Bou Ismaïl.
Died January 18th, 2021 at 69 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Kamla Bhasin
Social scientist.
Born April 24th, 1946 in Shaheedanwali. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2021 at 75 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Willy van der Kuijlen
Dutch footballer and scout (1946–2021).
Born December 6th, 1946 in Helmond.
Died April 19th, 2021 at 74 years old in Helmond. [ref]
Lars-Göran Petrov
Swedish heavy metal vocalist (1972–2021).
Born February 17th, 1972 in Högalid Parish. [ref]
Died March 7th, 2021 at 49 years old (bile duct cancer). [ref]
Christa Ludwig
German mezzo-soprano (1928-2021).
Born March 16th, 1928 in Berlin.
Died April 24th, 2021 at 93 years old in Klosterneuburg. [ref]
Martin J. Sherwin
American historian (1937-2021).
Born June 2nd, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died October 6th, 2021 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer). [ref]
Thanu Padmanabhan
Indian theoretical physicist (1957–2021).
Born March 10th, 1957 in Thiruvananthapuram.
Died September 17th, 2021 at 64 years old in Pune (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Krzysztof Krawczyk
Polish singer (1946-2021).
Born September 8th, 1946 in Katowice.
Died April 5th, 2021 at 74 years old in Łódź (COVID-19). [ref]
Patrick Juvet
Swiss singer-songwriter (1950–2021).
Born August 21st, 1950 in Montreux.
Died April 1st, 2021 at 70 years old in Barcelona (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Tony Trabert
American tennis player (1930–2021).
Born August 16th, 1930 in Cincinnati.
Died February 3rd, 2021 at 90 years old in Ponte Vedra Beach. [ref]
Keri Hulme
New zealand writer.
Born March 9th, 1947 in Christchurch.
Died December 27th, 2021 at 74 years old in Waimate. [ref]
Val Bettin
Actor/voice actor.
Born August 1st, 1923 in La Crosse.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 97 years old in Ventura.
Tarcisio Burgnich
Italian footballer (1939-2021).
Born April 25th, 1939 in Ruda.
Died May 26th, 2021 at 82 years old in Forte dei Marmi. [ref]
Danilo Lim
Filipino general (1955–2021).
Born June 2nd, 1955 in Solano.
Died January 6th, 2021 at 65 years old in Manila (COVID-19). [ref]
Alberto Grimaldi
Italian film producer (1925-2021).
Born March 28th, 1925 in Naples.
Died January 23rd, 2021 at 95 years old in Miami. [ref]
Saadi Yacef
Algerian guerilla (1928–2021).
Born January 20th, 1928 in Casbah of Algiers.
Died September 10th, 2021 at 93 years old in Algiers. [ref]
Lu Jun Hong
Chinese-australian religous leader.
Born August 4th, 1959 in Shanghai.
Died November 10th, 2021 at 62 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Jonathan Penrose
English chess player (1933–2021).
Born October 7th, 1933 in Colchester.
Died November 30th, 2021 at 88 years old [ref]
Ari Gold
American singer-songwriter (1974-2021).
Born February 11th, 1974 in The Bronx.
Died February 14th, 2021 at 47 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Erling Lorentzen
Norwegian businessman (1923-2021).
Born January 28th, 1923 in Oslo, Christiania. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2021 at 98 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Walter Bernstein
American screenwriter and film producer (1919-2021).
Born August 20th, 1919 in Brooklyn.
Died January 23rd, 2021 at 101 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 526 to 550 of 1570
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore