In the year 2021
1,567 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]
Zygmunt Malanowicz
Polish actor.
Born February 4th, 1938 in Karkažiškė.
Died April 4th, 2021 at 83 years old in Warsaw.
Thomas Mathiesen
Norwegian sociologist (1933–2021).
Born October 5th, 1933 in Oslo.
Died May 29th, 2021 at 87 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter (1949–2021).
Born October 3rd, 1949 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 23rd, 2021 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Jens-Peter Bonde
Danish politician.
Born March 27th, 1948 in Aabenraa.
Died April 4th, 2021 at 73 years old in Arresødal Hospice. [ref]
Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé
Prime minister of mali.
Born January 4th, 1948 in Timbuktu.
Died November 6th, 2021 at 73 years old in Tunis. [ref]
Siegfried Matthus
German composer (1934-2021).
Born April 13th, 1934 in Germany, Zadorozhye.
Died August 27th, 2021 at 87 years old in Stolzenhagen. [ref]
Tamaz Gamkrelidze
Georgian academic (1929–2021).
Born October 23rd, 1929 in Kutaisi.
Died February 10th, 2021 at 91 years old in Tbilisi.
Jeannette Altwegg
British figure skater.
Born September 8th, 1930 in Mumbai.
Died June 18th, 2021 at 90 years old in Bern. [ref]
Josh Culbreath
American hurdler (1932-2021).
Born September 14th, 1932 in Norristown.
Died July 1st, 2021 at 88 years old in Cincinnati.
Zoran Stanković
Serbian politician.
Born November 9th, 1954 in Tegovište.
Died October 5th, 2021 at 66 years old in Belgrade.
Minna Aaltonen
Finnish actress (1966–2021).
Born September 17th, 1966 in Turku.
Died September 11th, 2021 at 54 years old [ref]
Cristóbal Halffter
Spanish composer (1930–2021).
Born March 24th, 1930 in Madrid.
Died May 23rd, 2021 at 91 years old in Villafranca del Bierzo. [ref]
Modibo Keita
Malian politician (1942–2021).
Born July 31st, 1942 in Koulikoro.
Died January 2nd, 2021 at 78 years old in Bamako.
Seizō Fukumoto
Japanese actor (1943–2021).
Born February 3rd, 1943 in Kasumi.
Died January 1st, 2021 at 77 years old in Kyoto. [ref]
Geoff Barnett
English footballer (born 1946).
Born October 16th, 1946 in Northwich.
Died January 15th, 2021 at 74 years old in Fort Myers (COVID-19). [ref]
Ivy Bottini
American women's and lgbt rights activist.
Born August 15th, 1926 in New York.
Died February 25th, 2021 at 94 years old in Florida. [ref]
Sabine Weiss
French photographer (1924–2021).
Born July 23rd, 1924 in Saint-Gingolph.
Died December 28th, 2021 at 97 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ryszard Szurkowski
Polish road bicycle racer (1946-2021).
Born January 12th, 1946 in Świebodów. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2021 at 75 years old in Radom. [ref]
Feliks Gromov
Soviet admiral (1937–2021).
Born August 29th, 1937 in Vladivostok.
Died January 22nd, 2021 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jacques Bouveresse
French philosopher (1940-2021).
Born August 20th, 1940 in Épenoy.
Died May 9th, 2021 at 80 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Arthur Dion Hanna
Bahamian politician (1928–2021).
Born March 7th, 1928 in Acklins.
Died August 3rd, 2021 at 93 years old in Nassau. [ref]
C. George Boeree
American psychologist (1952-2021).
Born January 15th, 1952 in Badhoevedorp.
Died January 5th, 2021 at 68 years old in Shippensburg (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Gustavo Peña
Mexican footballer (1942–2021).
Born November 22nd, 1942 in Talpa de Allende. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2021 at 78 years old in Mexico City (COVID-19). [ref]
George Martin
Spanish film actor.
Born September 18th, 1937 in Barcelona.
Died September 1st, 2021 at 83 years old in Miami.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore