In the year 2021
1,567 Notable deaths
Linda Carlson
Actress.
Born May 12th, 1945 in Knoxville.
Died October 26th, 2021 at 76 years old in Gaylordsville (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Dimitris Kitsikis
Greek academic (1935–2021).
Born June 2nd, 1935 in Athens.
Died August 28th, 2021 at 86 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Bruno Covas
Brazilian lawyer, economist, and politician.
Born April 7th, 1980 in Santos. [ref]
Died May 16th, 2021 at 41 years old in Hospital Sírio-Libanês. [ref]
Poul Schlüter
Prime minister of denmark from 1982 to 1993.
Born April 3rd, 1929 in Tønder.
Died May 27th, 2021 at 92 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Richard Rush
American movie director, scriptwriter, and producer (1929-2021).
Born April 15th, 1929 in New York City.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 91 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Almudena Grandes
Spanish writer (1960-2021).
Born May 7th, 1960 in Madrid. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2021 at 61 years old in Madrid (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Nelson Freire
Brazilian pianist (1944–2021).
Born October 18th, 1944 in Boa Esperança. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2021 at 77 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Catherine Tizard
New zealand viceroy, academic, public administrator (1931–2021).
Born April 4th, 1931 in Auckland. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2021 at 90 years old in Auckland. [ref]
Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Brazilian architect (1928–2021).
Born October 25th, 1928 in Vitória.
Died May 23rd, 2021 at 92 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Toshihide Maskawa
Japanese theoretical physicist (1940–2021).
Born February 7th, 1940 in Nagoya. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Kyoto (cancer). [ref]
Fausto Gresini
Italian motorcycle racer (1961–2021).
Born January 23rd, 1961 in Imola.
Died February 23rd, 2021 at 60 years old in Bologna (COVID-19). [ref]
Rosita Quintana
Argentine-born mexican actress, singer and songwriter (1925-2021).
Born July 16th, 1925 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 23rd, 2021 at 96 years old in Mexico City (surgical complications). [ref]
Jovan Divjak
Bosnian general.
Born March 11th, 1937 in Belgrade.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 84 years old in Sarajevo.
Lewis Wolpert
British biologist (1929–2021).
Born October 19th, 1929 in Johannesburg.
Died January 28th, 2021 at 91 years old (COVID-19). [ref]
James Crawford
Australian legal academic and practitioner (1948-2021).
Born November 14th, 1948 in Adelaide.
Died May 31st, 2021 at 72 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Gail Omvedt
American-born indian sociologist (1941–2021).
Born August 2nd, 1941 in Minneapolis.
Died August 25th, 2021 at 80 years old in Maharashtra. [ref]
Rick Laird
Irish jazz bassist (1941–2021).
Born February 5th, 1941 in Dublin.
Died July 4th, 2021 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ion Caramitru
Romanian political and cultural personality.
Born March 9th, 1942 in Bucharest.
Died September 5th, 2021 at 79 years old in Emergency University Hospital Elias. [ref]
Jimmie Durham
American artist (1940–2021).
Born July 10th, 1940 in Houston. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2021 at 81 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Milan Gutović
Serbian actor, cabaret performer, and television personality (1946-2021).
Born August 11th, 1946 in Umka.
Died August 25th, 2021 at 75 years old in Belgrade.
Raghunath Mohapatra
Indian architect and sculptor (1943-2021).
Born March 23rd, 1943 in Puri. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2021 at 78 years old in Bhubaneswar (COVID-19). [ref]
Trần Thiện Khiêm
Prime minister of the republic of vietnam.
Born December 15th, 1925 in Ho Chi Minh City, Long An.
Died June 24th, 2021 at 95 years old in San Jose.
Stevan Jelovac
Serbian basketball player.
Born July 8th, 1989 in Novi Sad.
Died December 5th, 2021 at 32 years old in Belgrade (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Gino Strada
Italian physician (1948-2021).
Born April 21st, 1948 in Sesto San Giovanni.
Died August 13th, 2021 at 73 years old in Honfleur (heart failure). [ref]
Luca Attanasio
Italian diplomat.
Born May 23rd, 1977 in Saronno.
Died February 22nd, 2021 at 43 years old in Goma. [ref]
Deaths 601 to 625 of 1567
Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia