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In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
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]
Tony DeMarco
American boxer (1932–2021).
Born January 14th, 1932 in Boston.
Died October 11th, 2021 at 89 years old in Boston. [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]
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]
Jacqueline Sassard
French actress (1940–2021).
Born March 13th, 1940 in Nice.
Died July 17th, 2021 at 81 years old in Lugano.
Ali Ansarian
Iranian footballer.
Born July 5th, 1977 in Tehran.
Died February 3rd, 2021 at 43 years old in Tehran (COVID-19).
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]
Sibongile Khumalo
South african opera singer (1957–2021).
Born September 24th, 1957 in Soweto.
Died January 28th, 2021 at 63 years old
Michel Murr
Lebanese politician (1932-2021).
Born September 29th, 1932 in Bteghrine.
Died January 31st, 2021 at 88 years old (COVID-19). [ref]
Wes
Cameroonian musician (1964-2021).
Born January 15th, 1964 in Douala, Mouataba.
Died June 25th, 2021 at 57 years old in Alençon. [ref]
Lee Evans
American track and field athlete (1947–2021).
Born February 25th, 1947 in Madera.
Died May 19th, 2021 at 74 years old in Lagos. [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]
Eiichi Yamamoto
Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Born November 22nd, 1940 in Kyoto Prefecture.
Died September 7th, 2021 at 80 years old [ref]
Eduardo Martínez Somalo
Cardinal of the catholic church (1927-2021).
Born March 31st, 1927 in Baños de Río Tobía.
Died August 10th, 2021 at 94 years old in Vatican City. [ref]
Giuseppe Rotunno
Italian cinematographer (1923-2021).
Born March 19th, 1923 in Rome.
Died February 7th, 2021 at 97 years old in Rome. [ref]
Eilat Mazar
Israeli archaeologist.
Born September 10th, 1956 in Israel.
Died May 25th, 2021 at 64 years old [ref]
John Ruggie
Political science professor (1944–2021).
Born October 18th, 1944 in Graz.
Died September 16th, 2021 at 76 years old [ref]
Philip Tartaglia
British catholic archbishop (1951–2021).
Born January 11th, 1951 in Glasgow.
Died January 13th, 2021 at 70 years old in Glasgow (COVID-19). [ref]
David Darling
American musician.
Born March 3rd, 1941 in Elkhart.
Died January 8th, 2021 at 79 years old in Goshen. [ref]
Toshihiko Koga
Japanese judoka (1967–2021).
Born November 21st, 1967 in Kitashigeyasu.
Died March 24th, 2021 at 53 years old in Takatsu-ku (cancer). [ref]
Igor Oistrakh
Ukrainian musician (1931–2021).
Born April 27th, 1931 in Odesa.
Died August 14th, 2021 at 90 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Steven Horwitz
American economist (1964–2021).
Born February 7th, 1964 in Detroit.
Died June 27th, 2021 at 57 years old in Indianapolis. [ref]
Lars Høgh
Danish footballer (1959–2021).
Born January 14th, 1959 in Odense.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 62 years old in Odense (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Lonnie Smith
American jazz musician (1942–2021).
Born June 3rd, 1942 in Lackawanna.
Died September 28th, 2021 at 79 years old in Fort Lauderdale (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Satya Vrat Shastri
Jnanpith award recipient in sanskrit. indian academic.
Born September 29th, 1930.
Died November 14th, 2021 at 91 years old
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