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In the year 2021

1,567 Notable deaths

Ian Carey

American dj and music producer (1975–2021).

Born September 13th, 1975 in Baltimore.

Died August 20th, 2021 at 45 years old in Miami. [ref]

Ted Nash

American rower (1932-2021).

Born October 29th, 1932 in Melrose.

Died July 3rd, 2021 at 88 years old in Medford. [ref]

Sándor Puhl

Hungarian football referee (1955–2021).

Born July 14th, 1955 in Miskolc.

Died May 20th, 2021 at 65 years old in Budapest (COVID-19). [ref]

Thomas E. Lovejoy

American ecologist (1941–2021).

Born August 22nd, 1941 in Manhattan. [ref]

Died December 25th, 2021 at 80 years old in McLean. [ref]

Thomas Fritsch

German actor (1944-2021).

Born January 16th, 1944 in Dresden.

Died April 21st, 2021 at 77 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Jōji Yanami

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1931–2021).

Born August 30th, 1931 in Fushun. [ref]

Died December 3rd, 2021 at 90 years old in Tokyo. [ref]

Ali Ansarian

Iranian footballer.

Born July 5th, 1977 in Tehran.

Died February 3rd, 2021 at 43 years old in Tehran (COVID-19).

Lee Hong-kum

Hong kong actress and singer (1932–2021).

Born January 13th, 1932 in Shunde County.

Died January 4th, 2021 at 88 years old in Queen Elizabeth Hospital (disease). [ref]

Millie Hughes-Fulford

Astronaut, academic researcher (1945-2021).

Born December 21st, 1945 in Mineral Wells.

Died February 2nd, 2021 at 75 years old in San Francisco. [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]

Arthur Kopit

American playwright (b.1937).

Born May 10th, 1937 in New York City.

Died April 2nd, 2021 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]

Georgie Dann

French singer, songwriter (1940-2021).

Born January 14th, 1940 in Paris. [ref]

Died November 3rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Majadahonda (surgical complications). [ref]

Brad Cox

American computer scientist (1944–2021).

Born May 2nd, 1944 in Fort Benning. [ref]

Died January 2nd, 2021 at 76 years old in Manassas. [ref]

Dale Kildee

American politician.

Born September 16th, 1929 in Flint.

Died October 13th, 2021 at 92 years old

Yves Rénier

French actor, screenwriter and director (1942-2021).

Born September 29th, 1942 in Bern. [ref]

Died April 24th, 2021 at 78 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Paul Rabinow

American anthropologist (1944-2021).

Born June 21st, 1944 in Florida. [ref]

Died April 6th, 2021 at 76 years old in Berkeley. [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]

Kamal Ganzouri

Former egyptian prime minister (1933-2021).

Born January 12th, 1933 in Markaz al Bājūr.

Died March 31st, 2021 at 88 years old in El-Tagamu El Khames (disease). [ref]

Howard Johnson

American musician (1941–2021).

Born August 7th, 1941 in Montgomery.

Died January 11th, 2021 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]

Tarcísio Meira

Brazilian actor (1935-2021).

Born October 5th, 1935 in São Paulo.

Died August 12th, 2021 at 85 years old in Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]

Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021).

Born March 28th, 1913 in Dalian.

Died March 1st, 2021 at 107 years old in Ome (senility). [ref]

Tony DeMarco

American boxer (1932–2021).

Born January 14th, 1932 in Boston.

Died October 11th, 2021 at 89 years old in Boston. [ref]

Helen Murray Free

American chemist and educator (1923–2021).

Born February 20th, 1923 in Pittsburgh.

Died May 1st, 2021 at 98 years old in Elkhart. [ref]

Yitzhak Arad

Israeli historian, retired idf brigadier general and a former soviet partisan who has served as director of yad vashem from 1972 to 1993.

Born November 11th, 1926 in Švenčionys.

Died May 6th, 2021 at 94 years old [ref]

Igor Kirillov

Soviet-russian radio announcer and television presenter (1932–2021).

Born September 14th, 1932 in Moscow.

Died October 30th, 2021 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]

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