In the year 2021

1,567 Notable deaths

Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik

Israeli rabbi.

Born October 21st, 1921 in Brest.

Died January 31st, 2021 at 99 years old in Jerusalem (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]

Dani Karavan

Israeli sculptor (1930–2021).

Born December 7th, 1930 in Tel Aviv.

Died May 29th, 2021 at 90 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]

Gene Littles

American basketball player and coach (1943-2021).

Born June 29th, 1943 in Washington, D.C..

Died September 9th, 2021 at 78 years old [ref]

Fayez al-Tarawneh

Jordanian politician (1949-2021).

Born May 1st, 1949 in Amman.

Died December 15th, 2021 at 72 years old in Amman (cancer). [ref]

Vasos Lyssarides

Cypriot politician (1920-2021).

Born May 13th, 1920 in Pano Lefkara. [ref]

Died April 26th, 2021 at 100 years old in Nicosia. [ref]

David H. Gambrell

American politician (1929-2021).

Born December 20th, 1929 in Atlanta.

Died May 6th, 2021 at 91 years old in Atlanta. [ref]

Shlomo Hillel

Israeli diplomat (1923-2021).

Born April 23rd, 1923 in Baghdad.

Died February 8th, 2021 at 97 years old in Ra'anana.

Philip Wilson

Australian roman catholic archbishop (1950–2021).

Born October 2nd, 1950 in Cessnock. [ref]

Died January 17th, 2021 at 70 years old [ref]

Franco Cerri

Italian musician (1926–2021).

Born January 29th, 1926 in Milan.

Died October 18th, 2021 at 95 years old in Milan. [ref]

Gottfried Michael Koenig

German-dutch composer, producer and director (1926-2021).

Born October 5th, 1926 in Magdeburg.

Died December 30th, 2021 at 95 years old in Culemborg. [ref]

Mauro Bellugi

Italian footballer (1950–2021).

Born February 7th, 1950 in Buonconvento.

Died February 20th, 2021 at 71 years old in Milan (COVID-19). [ref]

Árpád Pusztai

Scientist, researcher.

Born September 8th, 1930 in Budapest.

Died December 17th, 2021 at 91 years old in Aberdeen. [ref]

Fredi

Finnish singer (1942–2021).

Born July 23rd, 1942 in Mikkeli. [ref]

Died April 23rd, 2021 at 78 years old in Helsinki (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Jaan Kaplinski

Estonian poet, philosopher, translator, politician and culture critic (1941–2021).

Born January 22nd, 1941 in Tartu.

Died August 8th, 2021 at 80 years old [ref]

Keshav Dutt

Indian field hockey player (1925–2021).

Born December 29th, 1925 in Lahore.

Died July 7th, 2021 at 95 years old in Santoshpur. [ref]

Zlatko Saračević

Croatian handball player (1961–2021).

Born July 5th, 1961 in Banja Luka.

Died February 21st, 2021 at 59 years old in Koprivnica (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Abdalelah Haroun

Qatari athletics competitor.

Born January 1st, 1997 in Sudan.

Died June 26th, 2021 at 24 years old in Doha (traffic collision). [ref]

Carlos Holmes Trujillo

Colombian lawyer and politician.

Born September 23rd, 1951 in Cartago Municipality.

Died January 26th, 2021 at 69 years old in Bogotá (COVID-19). [ref]

Christian Gyan

Ghanaian-dutch association football player.

Born November 2nd, 1978 in Tema.

Died December 29th, 2021 at 43 years old in Rotterdam (cancer). [ref]

Luminița Gheorghiu

Romanian actress (1949–2021).

Born September 1st, 1949 in Bucharest. [ref]

Died July 4th, 2021 at 71 years old in Bucharest. [ref]

Wiesław Gołas

Polish actor (1930–2021).

Born October 9th, 1930 in Kielce.

Died September 9th, 2021 at 90 years old in Warsaw (stroke). [ref]

Luis Ramos

Uruguayan footballer (1939–2021).

Born October 9th, 1939 in Montevideo.

Died March 14th, 2021 at 81 years old in Montevideo. [ref]

Marielle de Sarnez

French politician (1951-2021).

Born March 27th, 1951 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died January 13th, 2021 at 69 years old in Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (leukemia). [ref]

Justin Lekhanya

Military ruler of lesotho from 1986 to 1991.

Born April 7th, 1938 in Thaba-Tseka.

Died January 20th, 2021 at 82 years old in Maseru. [ref]

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