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In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
Ted Nash
American rower (1932-2021).
Born October 29th, 1932 in Melrose.
Died July 3rd, 2021 at 88 years old in Medford. [ref]
Chris Anker Sørensen
Danish road bicycle racer (1984-2021).
Born September 5th, 1984 in Hammel.
Died September 18th, 2021 at 37 years old in Zeebrugge (traffic collision). [ref]
Junior Mance
American musician (1928–2021).
Born October 10th, 1928 in Evanston.
Died January 17th, 2021 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Lester Bird
Prime minister of antigua and barbuda (1938-2021).
Born February 21st, 1938 in New York City.
Died August 9th, 2021 at 83 years old in Antigua. [ref]
George Bass
American underwater archeologist (1932–2021).
Born December 9th, 1932 in Columbia.
Died March 2nd, 2021 at 88 years old
Sanpei Shirato
Japanese manga artist (1932-2021).
Born February 15th, 1932 in Tokyo.
Died October 8th, 2021 at 89 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Marinko Rokvić
Serbian singer.
Born January 27th, 1954 in Bosanski Petrovac.
Died November 6th, 2021 at 67 years old in Belgrade.
Desmond O'Malley
Irish politician (1939–2021).
Born February 2nd, 1939 in Limerick.
Died July 21st, 2021 at 82 years old in Dublin. [ref]
M. S. Narasimhan
Indian mathematician (1932–2021).
Born June 7th, 1932 in Tandarai.
Died May 16th, 2021 at 88 years old [ref]
Thomas Kinsella
Irish writer, poet, translator and publisher (1928–2021).
Born May 4th, 1928 in Inchicore.
Died December 22nd, 2021 at 93 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Evgeny Zinichev
Russian military officer and politician (1966—2021).
Born August 18th, 1966 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 8th, 2021 at 55 years old in Norilsk (falling). [ref]
Dan Benishek
American politician (1952–2021).
Born April 20th, 1952 in Iron River.
Died October 15th, 2021 at 69 years old in Crystal Falls. [ref]
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist (1944–2021).
Born September 9th, 1944 in Písek.
Died September 16th, 2021 at 77 years old in Prague. [ref]
Đorđe Marjanović
Yugoslav singer.
Born October 30th, 1931 in Kučevo.
Died May 15th, 2021 at 89 years old in Belgrade.
Hayko
Armenian singer (1973–2021).
Born August 25th, 1973 in Yerevan.
Died September 29th, 2021 at 48 years old in Yerevan (COVID-19). [ref]
Gustavo Noboa
President of ecuador (2000-2003).
Born August 21st, 1937 in Guayaquil.
Died February 16th, 2021 at 83 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Darlene Hard
American tennis player (1936–2021).
Born January 6th, 1936 in Los Angeles.
Died December 2nd, 2021 at 85 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
June Kenney
American actress (1933–2021).
Born July 6th, 1933 in Boston.
Died June 25th, 2021 at 87 years old in Pahrump.
Bibian Mentel
Dutch paralympic snowboarder (1972–2021).
Born September 27th, 1972 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2021 at 48 years old in Loosdrecht (cancer). [ref]
János Kornai
Hungarian economist (1928-2021).
Born January 21st, 1928 in Budapest.
Died October 18th, 2021 at 93 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Carlos do Carmo
Portuguese fado singer (1939–2021).
Born December 21st, 1939 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2021 at 81 years old in Santa Maria Hospital (ruptured aneurysm). [ref]
Miroslav Žbirka
Slovak musician (1952–2021).
Born October 21st, 1952 in Bratislava.
Died November 10th, 2021 at 69 years old in Prague (pneumonia). [ref]
Marcell Jankovics
Hungarian film director (1941-2021).
Born October 21st, 1941 in Budapest.
Died May 29th, 2021 at 79 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Kadir Topbaş
5th mayor of istanbul metropolitan city (1945–2021).
Born January 8th, 1945 in Yusufeli.
Died February 13th, 2021 at 76 years old in Istanbul (COVID-19). [ref]
Máire Mhac an tSaoi
Irish writer, poet, linguist and academic (1922–2021).
Born April 4th, 1922 in Dublin. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2021 at 99 years old [ref]
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