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In the year 2021
1,567 Notable deaths
Noah Gordon
American writer (1926–2021).
Born November 11th, 1926 in Worcester. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2021 at 95 years old in Dedham. [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]
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]
Fofi Gennimata
Greek politician (1964–2021).
Born November 17th, 1964 in Ampelokipoi, Athens.
Died October 25th, 2021 at 56 years old in Athens (ileus). [ref]
Bernard Lown
American cardiologist, developer of the dc defibrillator and the cardioverter (1921-2021).
Born June 7th, 1921 in Utena. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2021 at 99 years old in Chestnut Hill. [ref]
Jerry Pinkney
American writer and children's book illustrator (1939–2021).
Born December 22nd, 1939 in Philadelphia.
Died October 20th, 2021 at 81 years old in Sleepy Hollow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Judith Reisman
American cultural conservative writer (1935-2021).
Born April 11th, 1935 in Newark.
Died April 9th, 2021 at 85 years old [ref]
Robert Jervis
American political scientist (1940–2021).
Born April 30th, 1940 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2021 at 81 years old [ref]
Jonathan Penrose
English chess player (1933–2021).
Born October 7th, 1933 in Colchester.
Died November 30th, 2021 at 88 years old [ref]
Marina Tucaković
Yugoslavian and serbian songwriter lyricist (1953–2021).
Born November 4th, 1953 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2021 at 67 years old in Belgrade (COVID-19). [ref]
Anthony Downs
American economist (1930–2021).
Born November 21st, 1930 in Evanston. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2021 at 90 years old in Bethesda. [ref]
Robert Marchand
French bicycle racer (1911–2021).
Born November 26th, 1911 in Amiens.
Died May 22nd, 2021 at 109 years old in Mitry-Mory. [ref]
Agnes Tirop
Κenyan olympic long-distance runner (1995-2021).
Born October 23rd, 1995 in Uasin Gishu County.
Died October 13th, 2021 at 25 years old in Iten (stab wound). [ref]
Patrick John
Dominican politician (1938–2021).
Born January 7th, 1938 in Roseau.
Died July 6th, 2021 at 83 years old in Roseau. [ref]
Tamara Press
Soviet track-and-field athlete (1937-2021).
Born May 10th, 1937 in Kharkiv.
Died April 26th, 2021 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Alan McLoughlin
Irish footballer (1967–2021).
Born April 20th, 1967 in Manchester.
Died May 4th, 2021 at 54 years old in Dublin (cancer). [ref]
Lester L. Wolff
American politician (1919–2021).
Born January 4th, 1919 in New York City.
Died May 11th, 2021 at 102 years old in Syosset. [ref]
Fran Bennett
American actress.
Born August 14th, 1937 in Malvern.
Died September 12th, 2021 at 84 years old in Baldwin Hills. [ref]
Eric Wagner
American singer (1959–2021).
Born April 24th, 1959 in Chicago.
Died August 22nd, 2021 at 62 years old in Las Vegas (COVID-19). [ref]
Richard Ernst
Swiss physical chemist and nobel laureate (1933–2021).
Born August 14th, 1933 in Winterthur.
Died June 4th, 2021 at 87 years old in Winterthur. [ref]
Sammy Nestico
American composer and arranger (1924–2021).
Born February 6th, 1924 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 17th, 2021 at 96 years old in Carlsbad. [ref]
Dingko Singh
Indian boxer (1979–2021).
Born January 1st, 1979 in Sekta.
Died June 10th, 2021 at 42 years old in Sekta (liver cancer). [ref]
Racheal Oniga
Nigerian actress and singer.
Born May 23rd, 1957 in Delta State, Ebute Metta.
Died July 30th, 2021 at 64 years old in Lagos State (typhoid fever, malaria, diarrhea).
Mangala Samaraweera
Sri lankan politician (1956-2021).
Born April 21st, 1956 in Matara.
Died August 24th, 2021 at 65 years old in Colombo (COVID-19). [ref]
John Naisbitt
American business writer (1929-2021).
Born January 15th, 1929 in Salt Lake City.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 92 years old in Velden am Wörther See. [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius