In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
Lars Norén
Swedish playwright, novelist and poet (1944-2021).
Born May 9th, 1944 in Stockholm.
Died January 26th, 2021 at 76 years old in Stockholm (COVID-19). [ref]
Jorge Medina Estévez
Catholic cardinal (1926–2021).
Born December 23rd, 1926 in Santiago.
Died October 3rd, 2021 at 94 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Nino Vaccarella
Racecar driver.
Born March 4th, 1933 in Palermo. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 2021 at 88 years old in Palermo. [ref]
Michael R. Clifford
American army officer and astronaut (1952–2021).
Born October 13th, 1952 in San Bernardino.
Died December 28th, 2021 at 69 years old in North Myrtle Beach (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Graham McRae
New zealand racing driver.
Born March 5th, 1940 in Wellington.
Died August 4th, 2021 at 81 years old in Auckland. [ref]
Aisha Jummai
Nigerian politician, public servant, lawyer (1959–2021).
Born September 16th, 1959 in Jalingo.
Died May 7th, 2021 at 61 years old
Luis del Sol
Spanish footballer (1935-2021).
Born April 6th, 1935 in Arcos de Jalón.
Died June 20th, 2021 at 86 years old in Seville. [ref]
Shirley Fry
American tennis and badminton player (1927–2021).
Born June 30th, 1927 in Akron.
Died July 13th, 2021 at 94 years old in Naples. [ref]
Joël Robert
Motocross racer (1943-2021).
Born November 24th, 1943 in Grandrieu. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2021 at 77 years old in Gilly (COVID-19). [ref]
Dale E. Wolf
American politician (1924–2021).
Born September 6th, 1924 in Kearney.
Died March 20th, 2021 at 96 years old in Wilmington. [ref]
Yıldırım Akbulut
Prime minister of turkey (1935–2021).
Born September 2nd, 1935 in Erzincan.
Died April 14th, 2021 at 85 years old in Ankara. [ref]
Franco Acosta
Footballer.
Born March 5th, 1996 in Montevideo.
Died March 6th, 2021 at 25 years old in Pando. [ref]
Ayong Maliksi
Filipino politician (1938–2021).
Born March 25th, 1938.
Died February 24th, 2021 at 82 years old
Desmond Davis
British television director.
Born May 24th, 1926 in London. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 2021 at 95 years old [ref]
Hana Hegerová
Czech actress, singer and chansonier (1931–2021).
Born October 20th, 1931 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2021 at 89 years old in Na Homolce Hospital. [ref]
Metin Çekmez
Turkish actor (1945–2021).
Born July 26th, 1945 in Istanbul.
Died August 25th, 2021 at 76 years old in Aydın (cancer). [ref]
Marie-Claire Blais
Playwright working in quebec (1939–2021).
Born October 5th, 1939 in Quebec City.
Died November 30th, 2021 at 82 years old in Key West. [ref]
Jean-François Stévenin
French actor, film director and screenwriter (1944–2021).
Born April 23rd, 1944 in Lons-le-Saunier.
Died July 27th, 2021 at 77 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Ferhan Şensoy
Turkish actor (1951–2021).
Born February 26th, 1951 in Çarşamba.
Died August 31st, 2021 at 70 years old in Fatih. [ref]
John Erman
American television and film director, actor and producer (1935-2021).
Born August 3rd, 1935 in Chicago.
Died June 25th, 2021 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Amalia Aguilar
Cuban-mexican rumbera and actress (1924–2021).
Born July 3rd, 1924 in Matanzas. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2021 at 97 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
James Fitz-Allen Mitchell
Prime minister of saint vincent and the grenadines (1931–2021).
Born May 15th, 1931 in Bequia.
Died November 23rd, 2021 at 90 years old in Bequia. [ref]
Milan Živadinović
Serbian footballer and football manager (1944–2021).
Born December 15th, 1944 in Belgrade.
Died July 17th, 2021 at 76 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Rémy Julienne
French racing driver (1930–2021).
Born April 17th, 1930 in Cepoy.
Died January 21st, 2021 at 90 years old in Amilly (COVID-19).
Cornelia Oberlander
Canadian architect (1921-2021).
Born June 20th, 1921 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died May 22nd, 2021 at 99 years old in Vancouver.
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling