In the year 2021
1,567 Notable deaths
Christopher Maboulou
Congolese footballer.
Born March 19th, 1990 in Montfermeil.
Died January 10th, 2021 at 30 years old in Montfermeil. [ref]
Franco Marini
Italian politician (1933–2021).
Born April 9th, 1933 in San Pio delle Camere.
Died February 9th, 2021 at 87 years old in Rome (COVID-19). [ref]
Ivan Toplak
Serbian-slovenian footballer.
Born September 21st, 1931 in Belgrade.
Died July 26th, 2021 at 89 years old in Maribor. [ref]
Charles Konan Banny
Ivorian politician (1942–2021).
Born November 11th, 1942 in Divo.
Died September 10th, 2021 at 78 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (COVID-19). [ref]
Linah Mohohlo
Botswana banker.
Born February 13th, 1952 in Ramotswa. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2021 at 69 years old in Gaborone (COVID-19). [ref]
Rasim Öztekin
Turkish actor (1959–2021).
Born January 14th, 1959 in Istanbul.
Died March 8th, 2021 at 62 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Muhammad Ali al-Sabuni
Syrian islamic scholar.
Born January 1st, 1930 in Aleppo.
Died March 19th, 2021 at 91 years old in Yalova.
Yevgeniy Chazov
Soviet and russian cardiologist.
Born June 10th, 1929 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died November 12th, 2021 at 92 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Yevgeny Nesterenko
Russian singer (1938–2021).
Born January 8th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died March 20th, 2021 at 83 years old in Vienna (COVID-19).
Otto Dov Kulka
Historian, writer and university teacher.
Born April 16th, 1933 in Nový Hrozenkov.
Died January 29th, 2021 at 87 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Jorge Oñate
Colombian vallenato singer.
Born March 31st, 1949 in La Paz, Cesar Department.
Died February 28th, 2021 at 71 years old in Medellín (COVID-19). [ref]
Jörg Schlaich
German civil engineer (1934-2021).
Born October 17th, 1934 in Kernen im Remstal.
Died September 4th, 2021 at 86 years old in Berlin.
Eberhard Jüngel
German theologian (1934–2021).
Born December 5th, 1934 in Magdeburg.
Died September 28th, 2021 at 86 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Raúl Isaías Baduel
Venezuelan politician (1955–2021).
Born July 6th, 1955 in Guárico.
Died October 12th, 2021 at 66 years old in Caracas.
Zhang Enhua
Chinese footballer (1973–2021).
Born April 28th, 1973 in Dalian.
Died April 29th, 2021 at 48 years old in Shenzhen. [ref]
Miguel Ángel Virasoro
Argentine physicist.
Born May 9th, 1940 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Revaz Gabriadze
Georgian theatre and film director, playwright, writer, painter, and sculptor. (1936–2021).
Born June 23rd, 1936 in Kutaisi.
Died June 6th, 2021 at 84 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Felipe Cazals
Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer (1937–2021).
Born July 28th, 1937 in Mexico City.
Died October 16th, 2021 at 84 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Jean Obeid
Lebanese politician and journalist (1939–2021).
Born May 8th, 1939 in Alma. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2021 at 81 years old in Beirut (COVID-19). [ref]
Henri Vernes
Belgian writer (1918–2021).
Born October 16th, 1918 in Ath.
Died July 25th, 2021 at 102 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Roger Fritz
German actor, film director and photographer (1936–2021).
Born September 22nd, 1936 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died November 26th, 2021 at 85 years old in Munich (stroke). [ref]
André Ribeiro
Brazilian racing driver (1966-2021).
Born January 18th, 1966 in São Paulo.
Died May 22nd, 2021 at 55 years old (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Francesco Morini
Italian footballer (1944-2021).
Born August 12th, 1944 in San Giuliano Terme.
Died August 31st, 2021 at 77 years old in Forte dei Marmi. [ref]
Volodymyr Holubnychyy
Ukrainian race walker (1936–2021).
Died August 16th, 2021 at 85 years old in Sumy. [ref]
Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai
Afghan politician (1944–2021).
Born March 30th, 1944 in Kabul Province.
Died October 17th, 2021 at 77 years old [ref]
Deaths 951 to 975 of 1567
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche