In the year 2021
1,567 Notable deaths
Indira Nath
Indian immunologist.
Born January 14th, 1938 in Guntur.
Died October 24th, 2021 at 83 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Christian Wiyghan Tumi
Catholic cardinal (1930–2021).
Born October 15th, 1930 in Kikaikelaki.
Died April 3rd, 2021 at 90 years old in Douala (COVID-19). [ref]
Rick Mitchell
Australian sprinter (1955–2021).
Born March 24th, 1955 in Sydney.
Died May 30th, 2021 at 66 years old in Brisbane (prostate cancer). [ref]
Chie Nakane
Japanese anthropologist.
Born November 30th, 1926 in Tokyo.
Died October 12th, 2021 at 94 years old in Tokyo (senility). [ref]
Felipe Quispe
Bolivian historian and politician (1942–2021).
Born August 22nd, 1942 in Achacachi.
Died January 19th, 2021 at 78 years old in El Alto (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Doug Holden
English footballer (born 1930).
Born September 28th, 1930 in Manchester.
Died April 7th, 2021 at 90 years old [ref]
Julie Pomagalski
French snowboarder (1980–2021).
Born October 10th, 1980 in La Tronche.
Died March 23rd, 2021 at 40 years old in Gemsstock (avalanche). [ref]
Christophe Revault
French footballer (1972-2021).
Born March 22nd, 1972 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 6th, 2021 at 49 years old in Octeville-sur-Mer. [ref]
Giovanni Gastel
Italian photographer.
Born December 27th, 1955 in Milan.
Died March 13th, 2021 at 65 years old in Milan (COVID-19). [ref]
Kakhi Kavsadze
Soviet and georgian actor (1935–2021).
Born June 5th, 1935 in Tkibuli.
Died April 27th, 2021 at 85 years old in Tbilisi (COVID-19). [ref]
Vladimir Naumov
Soviet film director (1927–2021).
Born December 6th, 1927 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 29th, 2021 at 93 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Julie Ditty
Us female tennis player (1979–2021).
Born January 4th, 1979 in Atlanta.
Died August 31st, 2021 at 42 years old in Ashland (breast cancer). [ref]
Gerd Ruge
German journalist (1928–2021).
Born August 9th, 1928 in Hamburg.
Died October 15th, 2021 at 93 years old in Munich. [ref]
Guglielmo Epifani
Italian trade unionist and politician.
Born March 24th, 1950 in Rome.
Died June 7th, 2021 at 71 years old in Rome. [ref]
Luis Bedoya Reyes
Peruvian politician (1919–2021).
Born February 20th, 1919 in La Punta. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2021 at 102 years old in Lima. [ref]
Atanasije Jevtić
Serbian orthodox bishop.
Born January 8th, 1938 in Brdarica.
Died March 4th, 2021 at 83 years old in Trebinje (COVID-19).
Kjersti Holmen
Norwegian actress (1956–2021).
Born February 8th, 1956 in Oslo. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2021 at 65 years old in Økernhjemmet. [ref]
Mario Lavista
Mexican composer (1943–2021).
Born April 3rd, 1943 in Mexico City.
Died November 4th, 2021 at 78 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Vicky Peretz
Israeli footballer.
Born February 11th, 1953 in Kfar Saba.
Died June 29th, 2021 at 68 years old [ref]
Oriol Bohigas
Spanish architect (1925–2021).
Born December 20th, 1925 in Barcelona.
Died November 30th, 2021 at 95 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Aurelio Galfetti
Swiss architect (1936–2021).
Born April 2nd, 1936 in Lugano. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2021 at 85 years old in Bellinzona. [ref]
Nenad Stekić
Yugoslav long jumper (1951–2021).
Born March 7th, 1951 in Belgrade.
Died July 18th, 2021 at 70 years old [ref]
Toeti Heraty
Indonesian academic and poet (1933–2021).
Born November 27th, 1933 in Bandung.
Died June 13th, 2021 at 87 years old in Jakarta. [ref]
Valery Garkalin
Soviet and russian actor, drama teacher (1954—2021).
Born April 11th, 1954 in Moscow.
Died November 20th, 2021 at 67 years old in Moscow (breakthrough infection).
Paul Polansky
American author and romani rights activist (1942–2021).
Born February 1st, 1942 in Mason City.
Died March 26th, 2021 at 79 years old [ref]
Deaths 1026 to 1050 of 1567
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.