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In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
Francesc Arnau
Spanish footballer (1975-2021).
Born March 23rd, 1975 in Les Planes d'Hostoles.
Died May 22nd, 2021 at 46 years old in Oviedo (train collision). [ref]
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]
Jagannath Pahadia
Governor of the state of haryana (1932-2021).
Born January 15th, 1932 in Bharatpur district.
Died May 19th, 2021 at 89 years old in New Delhi.
Luca Attanasio
Italian diplomat.
Born May 23rd, 1977 in Saronno.
Died February 22nd, 2021 at 43 years old in Goma. [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]
Alfred Ellis
American saxophonist (1941–2021).
Born April 21st, 1941 in Bradenton.
Died September 23rd, 2021 at 80 years old [ref]
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]
Mustafa Ben Halim
Libyan prime minister (1921–2021).
Born January 29th, 1921 in Alexandria.
Died December 7th, 2021 at 100 years old in United Arab Emirates. [ref]
Sergei Kovalev
Russian politician (1930–2021).
Born March 2nd, 1930 in Seredyna-Buda.
Died August 9th, 2021 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Kim Bo-kyung
South korean actress (1976-2021).
Born April 3rd, 1976 in Busan.
Died February 2nd, 2021 at 44 years old in Busan (liver cancer). [ref]
Shaleen Surtie-Richards
South african actress (1955-2021).
Born May 7th, 1955 in Upington.
Died June 7th, 2021 at 66 years old
Martha Henry
American-born canadian actress (1938–2021).
Born February 17th, 1938 in Detroit.
Died October 21st, 2021 at 83 years old in Stratford. [ref]
Adrián Campos
Spanish racing driver.
Born June 17th, 1960 in Alzira.
Died January 27th, 2021 at 60 years old in Valencia. [ref]
Gilbert Harman
American philosopher (1938–2021).
Born May 26th, 1938 in East Orange. [ref]
Died November 13th, 2021 at 83 years old [ref]
J. Hillis Miller
American literary critic, university professor (1928–2021).
Born March 5th, 1928 in Newport News.
Died February 7th, 2021 at 92 years old in Sedgwick. [ref]
Slide Hampton
American trombonist (1932–2021).
Born April 21st, 1932 in Jeannette. [ref]
Died November 18th, 2021 at 89 years old in Orange. [ref]
Seif Sharif Hamad
First vice president of zanzibar (1943-2021).
Born October 22nd, 1943 in Pemba Island.
Died February 17th, 2021 at 77 years old in Dar es Salaam (COVID-19).
Lamine Diack
Senegalese sports manager (1933–2021).
Died December 3rd, 2021 at 88 years old in Dakar. [ref]
June Browne
Australian photographer (1923–2021).
Born June 3rd, 1923 in Melbourne.
Died April 9th, 2021 at 97 years old in Monte Carlo. [ref]
Ivan Patzaichin
Romanian sprint canoeist (1949–2021).
Born November 26th, 1949 in Mila 23.
Died September 5th, 2021 at 71 years old in Emergency University Hospital Elias (stomach cancer). [ref]
Hamed Bakayoko
Prime minister of ivory coast (2020-2021).
Born March 8th, 1965 in Abidjan. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2021 at 56 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (cancer). [ref]
Delia Fiallo
Cuban author and screenwriter (1924–2021).
Born July 4th, 1924 in Havana.
Died June 29th, 2021 at 96 years old in Coral Gables. [ref]
Vasily Lanovoy
Soviet and russian actor (1934–2021).
Born January 16th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died January 28th, 2021 at 87 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Kåre Willoch
30th prime minister of norway.
Born October 3rd, 1928 in Oslo. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2021 at 93 years old in Ullern. [ref]
Deaths 626 to 650 of 1570
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