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In the year 2021
1,445 Notable deaths
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer (1941-2021).
Born June 12th, 1941 in Chelsea. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2021 at 79 years old in Tampa Bay area (cancer). [ref]
Gavin MacLeod
American actor (1931–2021).
Born February 28th, 1931 in Mount Kisco.
Died May 29th, 2021 at 90 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]
Kentaro Miura
Japanese manga artist (1966–2021).
Born July 11th, 1966 in Chiba. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2021 at 54 years old (aortic dissection). [ref]
James Michael Tyler
American actor (1962-2021).
Born May 28th, 1962 in Winona.
Died October 24th, 2021 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer). [ref]
Max Mosley
President fia; former race car driver and british lawyer.
Born April 13th, 1940 in London.
Died May 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
Sabine Schmitz
German racing driver (1969-2021).
Born May 14th, 1969 in Adenau.
Died March 16th, 2021 at 51 years old in Trier (cancer). [ref]
Jean-Paul Belmondo
French actor (1933–2021).
Born April 9th, 1933 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died September 6th, 2021 at 88 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Clarence Williams III
American actor (1939-2021).
Born August 21st, 1939 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 2021 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Elgin Baylor
American basketball player, coach, and executive (1934–2021).
Born September 16th, 1934 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 2021 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Shock G
American rapper and vocalist for digital underground (1963-2021).
Born August 25th, 1963 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 2021 at 57 years old in Tampa. [ref]
Richard Donner
American film director (1930–2021).
Born April 24th, 1930 in The Bronx.
Died July 5th, 2021 at 91 years old in West Hollywood (heart failure, atherosclerosis). [ref]
Una Stubbs
English actress, television personality, and former dancer (1937-2021).
Born May 1st, 1937 in Welwyn Garden City.
Died August 12th, 2021 at 84 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Tommy Lasorda
American baseball player and coach (1927–2021).
Born September 22nd, 1927 in Norristown.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 93 years old in Fullerton (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Frank Williams
Founder of williams grand prix engineering (1942–2021).
Born April 16th, 1942 in South Shields.
Died November 28th, 2021 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
Jim Steinman
American composer, lyricist and record producer (1947–2021).
Born November 1st, 1947 in New York City, Claremont.
Died April 19th, 2021 at 73 years old in Danbury (kidney failure). [ref]
Halyna Hutchins
Ukrainian-american cinematographer and investigative journalist.
Born April 9th, 1979 in Horodets. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2021 at 42 years old in Albuquerque (gunshot wound). [ref]
Peter Scolari
American actor (1955–2021).
Born September 12th, 1955 in New Rochelle.
Died October 22nd, 2021 at 66 years old in Manhattan (leukemia). [ref]
George Shultz
American politician (1920–2021).
Born December 13th, 1920 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2021 at 100 years old in Stanford. [ref]
Mary Wilson
American singer (1944–2021).
Born March 6th, 1944 in Greenville. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2021 at 76 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
New Jack
American professional wrestler (1963–2021).
Born January 3rd, 1963 in Atlanta.
Died May 14th, 2021 at 58 years old in Greensboro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Smith
American actor (1933-2021).
Born March 24th, 1933 in Columbia.
Died July 5th, 2021 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Hungarian-american psychologist (1934–2021).
Born September 29th, 1934 in Rijeka.
Died October 20th, 2021 at 87 years old in Claremont. [ref]
Leon Spinks
American boxer.
Born July 11th, 1953 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2021 at 67 years old in Henderson (prostate cancer). [ref]
Shawn Rhoden
Jamaican-american bodybuilder (1975-2021).
Born April 2nd, 1975 in Kingston.
Died November 6th, 2021 at 46 years old in United States (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Gilliland
American actor (1950–2021).
Born January 23rd, 1950 in Fort Worth.
Died March 18th, 2021 at 71 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 1445
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir