In the year 2021

1,567 Notable deaths

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]

Mick Bates

English footballer (1947–2021).

Born September 19th, 1947 in Armthorpe.

Died July 12th, 2021 at 73 years old in Leeds. [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]

Stan Stephens

Canadian-american politician (1929-2021).

Born September 16th, 1929 in Calgary.

Died April 3rd, 2021 at 91 years old in Kalispell. [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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Hlengiwe Mkhize

South african politician (1952–2021).

Born September 6th, 1952.

Died September 16th, 2021 at 69 years old [ref]

Lilia Aragón

Mexican actress and politician (1938–2021).

Born September 22nd, 1938.

Died August 2nd, 2021 at 82 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]

Danilo Popivoda

Yugoslav footballer (1947-2021).

Born May 1st, 1947 in Lovćenac.

Died September 9th, 2021 at 74 years old in Bijela. [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]

Karan Armstrong

Operatic soprano (1941–2021).

Born December 14th, 1941 in Havre.

Died September 28th, 2021 at 79 years old in Marbella. [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).

Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer (1944–2021).

Born August 18th, 1944 in Zelenogradsk. [ref]

Died November 22nd, 2021 at 77 years old in Hamburg (cancer). [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]

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]

Kurt Biedenkopf

German politician (1930–2021).

Born January 28th, 1930 in Ludwigshafen. [ref]

Died August 12th, 2021 at 91 years old in Dresden. [ref]

Friederike Mayröcker

Austrian poet (1924–2021).

Born December 20th, 1924 in Vienna.

Died June 4th, 2021 at 96 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan

Armenian general (1939-2021).

Born May 22nd, 1939 in Tbilisi.

Died March 31st, 2021 at 81 years old in Yerevan. [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]

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]

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]

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]

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