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In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
L. Neil Smith
American writer (1946–2021).
Born May 12th, 1946 in Denver.
Died August 27th, 2021 at 75 years old in Fort Collins. [ref]
Linda Carlson
Actress.
Born May 12th, 1945 in Knoxville.
Died October 26th, 2021 at 76 years old in Gaylordsville (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Gottfried Böhm
German architect (1920-2021).
Born January 21st, 1920 in Offenbach am Main.
Died June 9th, 2021 at 101 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Edmond H. Fischer
American biochemist (1920–2021).
Born April 6th, 1920 in Shanghai French Concession.
Died August 27th, 2021 at 101 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Dimitris Kitsikis
Greek academic (1935–2021).
Born June 2nd, 1935 in Athens.
Died August 28th, 2021 at 86 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Lynn Stalmaster
American casting director (1927-2021).
Born November 17th, 1927 in Omaha. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2021 at 93 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Raymond J. Donovan
American businessman and politician (1930–2021).
Born August 31st, 1930 in Bayonne.
Died June 2nd, 2021 at 90 years old in New Vernon (heart failure). [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]
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]
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]
Jovan Divjak
Bosnian general.
Born March 11th, 1937 in Belgrade.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 84 years old in Sarajevo.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.
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]
Lewis Wolpert
British biologist (1929–2021).
Born October 19th, 1929 in Johannesburg.
Died January 28th, 2021 at 91 years old (COVID-19). [ref]
Marilyn Eastman
American actress (1933–2021).
Born December 17th, 1933 in Davenport.
Died August 22nd, 2021 at 87 years old in Tampa. [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]
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.
Pierre Rabhi
French writer, farmer, and poet (1938-2021).
Born May 29th, 1938 in Kénadsa.
Died December 4th, 2021 at 83 years old in Bron (intracranial hemorrhage).
Jimmie Durham
American artist (1940–2021).
Born July 10th, 1940 in Houston. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2021 at 81 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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Give me liberty or give me death. Patrick Henry