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In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
Patrick Dupond
French choreographer (1959–2021).
Born March 14th, 1959 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 5th, 2021 at 61 years old in Mercin-et-Vaux (lung cancer).
Antoine Faivre
French academic.
Born June 5th, 1934 in Reims. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2021 at 87 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Bashkim Fino
Albanian politician (1962–2021).
Born October 12th, 1962 in Gjirokastër.
Died March 29th, 2021 at 58 years old in Tirana (COVID-19). [ref]
Branko Mamula
Yugoslav officer and politician.
Born May 30th, 1921 in Slavsko Polje.
Died October 19th, 2021 at 100 years old in Tivat.
Mick Bates
English footballer (1947–2021).
Born September 19th, 1947 in Armthorpe.
Died July 12th, 2021 at 73 years old in Leeds. [ref]
Hasan Hanafi
Egyptian professor and chair of the philosophy department at cairo university (1935–2021).
Born February 13th, 1935 in Cairo. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Phung Quang Thanh
Vietnamese defense minister (1949–2021).
Born February 2nd, 1949 in Hanoi.
Died September 11th, 2021 at 72 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Paulias Matane
Governor-general of papua new guinea.
Born September 21st, 1931 in East New Britain Province.
Died December 12th, 2021 at 90 years old [ref]
Stan Stephens
Canadian-american politician (1929-2021).
Born September 16th, 1929 in Calgary.
Died April 3rd, 2021 at 91 years old in Kalispell. [ref]
Albert Vanhoye
Jesuit priest, exegete, cardinal (1923-2021).
Born July 24th, 1923 in Hazebrouck. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2021 at 98 years old in Rome. [ref]
Richard Lerner
American chemist (1938–2021).
Born August 26th, 1938 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2021 at 83 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Lee Wan-koo
South korean prime minister.
Born June 2nd, 1950 in Cheongyang County.
Died October 14th, 2021 at 71 years old in Seoul (tumor of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues). [ref]
Hubert Auriol
French racing driver (1952–2021).
Born June 7th, 1952 in Addis Ababa.
Died January 10th, 2021 at 68 years old in Garches (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Myriam Sarachik
American physicist (1933–2021).
Born August 8th, 1933 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2021 at 88 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Yukhym Zvyahilskyi
Ukrainian politician (1933–2021).
Born February 20th, 1933 in Donetsk.
Died November 6th, 2021 at 88 years old in Kyiv (COVID-19). [ref]
Jerome Hellman
American film producer (1928-2021).
Born September 4th, 1928 in New York City.
Died May 26th, 2021 at 92 years old in Egremont. [ref]
Lubomír Kaválek
Czech-american chess player.
Born August 9th, 1943 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2021 at 77 years old in Reston (cancer). [ref]
Danilo Popivoda
Yugoslav footballer (1947-2021).
Born May 1st, 1947 in Lovćenac.
Died September 9th, 2021 at 74 years old in Bijela. [ref]
Lilia Aragón
Mexican actress and politician (1938–2021).
Born September 22nd, 1938.
Died August 2nd, 2021 at 82 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]
Kurt Biedenkopf
German politician (1930–2021).
Born January 28th, 1930 in Ludwigshafen. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2021 at 91 years old in Dresden. [ref]
William E. Thornton
American astronaut (1929–2021).
Born April 14th, 1929 in Faison.
Died January 11th, 2021 at 91 years old in Boerne. [ref]
Wilfried Van Moer
Belgian footballer (1945–2021).
Born March 1st, 1945 in Beveren.
Died August 24th, 2021 at 76 years old in Leuven (stroke). [ref]
Bill Scanlon
American tennis player (1956-2021).
Born November 13th, 1956 in Dallas.
Died June 2nd, 2021 at 64 years old in Park City (cancer).
Marco Maciel
Vice president of brazil from 1995 to 2002.
Born July 21st, 1940 in Recife.
Died June 12th, 2021 at 80 years old in Brasília (COVID-19). [ref]
Marc Ferro
French historian (1924–2021).
Born December 24th, 1924 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 21st, 2021 at 96 years old in Maisons-Laffitte (COVID-19). [ref]
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Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi