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In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
Jonathan Spence
British-born historian.
Born August 11th, 1936 in Surrey.
Died December 25th, 2021 at 85 years old in West Haven (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Uta Ranke-Heinemann
German catholic theologian and author; world's first woman to hold a chair in catholic theology (1927-2021).
Born October 2nd, 1927 in Essen.
Died March 25th, 2021 at 93 years old in Essen. [ref]
Antón García Abril
Spanish composer (1933–2021).
Born May 19th, 1933 in Teruel.
Died March 17th, 2021 at 87 years old in Madrid (COVID-19). [ref]
Nikolai Slichenko
Russian actor (1934–2023).
Born December 27th, 1934 in Belgorod.
Died July 2nd, 2021 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Teresa Żylis-Gara
Polish operatic soprano (1930–2021).
Born January 23rd, 1935 in Lentvaris. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2021 at 86 years old in Łódź. [ref]
Sergei Solovyov
Soviet and russian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor (1944—2021).
Born August 25th, 1944 in Kem.
Died December 13th, 2021 at 77 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Alex Quiñónez
Ecuadorian sprinter.
Born August 11th, 1989 in Esmeraldas.
Died October 22nd, 2021 at 32 years old in Guayaquil. [ref]
Maki Kaji
Japanese businessman.
Born October 8th, 1951 in Sapporo.
Died August 10th, 2021 at 69 years old in Mitaka. [ref]
Reinhold Roth
German motorcycle racer (1953–2021).
Born March 4th, 1953 in Amtzell.
Died October 15th, 2021 at 68 years old in Wangen im Allgäu. [ref]
Krzysztof Kowalewski
Polish actor (1937-2021).
Born March 20th, 1937 in Warsaw.
Died February 6th, 2021 at 83 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Sabina Ajrula
Macedonian turkish actress.
Born April 17th, 1946 in Skopje. [ref]
Died August 10th, 2021 at 75 years old in North Macedonia. [ref]
Robert C. Prim
American mathematician and computer scientist (1921-2021).
Born September 25th, 1921 in Sweetwater.
Died November 18th, 2021 at 100 years old in San Clemente. [ref]
Li Zehou
Chinese philosopher and historian (1930–2021).
Born June 13th, 1930 in Daolin, Ningxiang.
Died November 2nd, 2021 at 91 years old in Boulder.
Nadrian C. Seeman
American crystallographer.
Born December 16th, 1945 in Chicago.
Died November 16th, 2021 at 75 years old [ref]
Mochtar Kusumaatmadja
Indonesian diplomat (1929–2021).
Born April 17th, 1929 in Batavia.
Died June 6th, 2021 at 92 years old in Siloam Hospitals West Jakarta. [ref]
Clément Mouamba
Congolese politician (1943–2021).
Born November 13th, 1943 in Dingui.
Died October 29th, 2021 at 77 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Mike Smith
English football manager.
Born January 1st, 1938 in Hendon.
Died July 22nd, 2021 at 83 years old [ref]
Herbert Köfer
German actor, voice actor and tv presenter (1921–2021).
Born February 17th, 1921 in Berlin.
Died July 24th, 2021 at 100 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Theodoros Katsanevas
Greek academic and politician.
Born March 13th, 1947 in Athens. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2021 at 74 years old in Athens (COVID-19).
Osian Ellis
Welsh harpist and composer (1928-2021).
Born February 8th, 1928.
Died January 5th, 2021 at 92 years old in Pwllheli. [ref]
Bonfoh Abass
Togolese politician.
Born November 23rd, 1948 in Kabou.
Died June 30th, 2021 at 72 years old [ref]
Djibril Tamsir Niane
Senegalese and guinean writer and historian (1932–2021).
Born January 9th, 1932 in Conakry.
Died March 8th, 2021 at 89 years old in Dakar (COVID-19). [ref]
Pachín
Spanish footballer (1938–2021).
Born December 28th, 1938 in Torrelavega.
Died February 10th, 2021 at 82 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Hassan Hassanzadeh Amoli
Iranian islamic philosopher and theologian.
Born February 10th, 1926 in Ira.
Died September 25th, 2021 at 95 years old in Amol. [ref]
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