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In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
Rosine Soglo
Beninese politician (1934-2021).
Born March 7th, 1934 in Ouidah.
Died July 25th, 2021 at 87 years old in Cotonou. [ref]
Georgi Dimitrov
Bulgarian footballer (born 1959).
Born January 14th, 1959 in Gledachevo.
Died May 8th, 2021 at 62 years old in Sofia (cancer). [ref]
Jean Graton
French cartoonist and comics writer (1923–2021).
Born August 10th, 1923 in Nantes.
Died January 21st, 2021 at 97 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
Egyptian field marshal and former statesman (1935–2021).
Born October 31st, 1935 in Cairo.
Died September 21st, 2021 at 85 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Bronius Kutavičius
Lithuanian composer.
Born September 13th, 1932 in Molainiai.
Died September 29th, 2021 at 89 years old in Vilnius.
Michael Shaw
British politician (1920–2021).
Born October 9th, 1920 in Leeds.
Died January 8th, 2021 at 100 years old [ref]
Yvon Douis
French footballer (1935-2021).
Born May 16th, 1935 in Les Andelys.
Died January 28th, 2021 at 85 years old in Nice (COVID-19). [ref]
Carlo Tognoli
Mayor of milan and italian chamber of deputies (1938-2021).
Born June 16th, 1938 in Milan.
Died March 5th, 2021 at 82 years old in Milan (COVID-19). [ref]
Neal Edward Smith
American politician from iowa; purple heart recipient.
Born March 23rd, 1920 in Hedrick.
Died November 2nd, 2021 at 101 years old in Des Moines. [ref]
Joye Hummel
American comics writer (1924-2021).
Born April 4th, 1924 in Long Island.
Died April 5th, 2021 at 97 years old in Winter Haven. [ref]
Ian Matos
Brazilian diver.
Born April 24th, 1989 in Muaná.
Died December 21st, 2021 at 32 years old in Rio de Janeiro (breakthrough infection). [ref]
Ravinder Pal Singh
Field hockey player.
Born September 6th, 1960 in Sitapur.
Died May 8th, 2021 at 60 years old in Lucknow. [ref]
Gillian Sheen
British fencer (1928–2021).
Born August 21st, 1928 in Willesden.
Died July 5th, 2021 at 92 years old in Auburn. [ref]
Vassilis Alexakis
Greek-french writer.
Born December 25th, 1943 in Athens.
Died January 11th, 2021 at 77 years old in Athens. [ref]
Håkon Brusveen
Norwegian male cross-country skier (1927–2021).
Born July 15th, 1927 in Vingrom. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2021 at 93 years old in Lillehammer. [ref]
José Pablo Feinmann
Argentine philosopher and writer (1943–2021).
Born March 29th, 1943 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 17th, 2021 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires (stroke). [ref]
Carlyle Glean
Grenadian politician (1932–2021).
Born February 11th, 1932 in Grenada.
Died December 21st, 2021 at 89 years old in Grenada. [ref]
Carmel Budiardjo
British activist (1925-2021).
Born June 18th, 1925 in London.
Died July 10th, 2021 at 96 years old in London. [ref]
Jüri Tamm
Estonian athletics competitor, sportsperson and politician (1957–2021).
Born February 5th, 1957 in Pärnu.
Died September 22nd, 2021 at 64 years old [ref]
Taqi Yazdi
Iranian cleric and philosopher.
Born January 31st, 1935 in Yazd.
Died January 1st, 2021 at 85 years old in Tehran. [ref]
Keith Greene
British racing driver (1938–2021).
Born January 5th, 1938 in Leytonstone.
Died March 8th, 2021 at 83 years old (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Najma Chowdhury
Bangladeshi academic.
Born February 26th, 1942 in Sylhet.
Died August 8th, 2021 at 79 years old in Dhaka (COVID-19).
Simon Terry
British archer (1974–2021).
Born March 27th, 1974 in Stirling.
Died July 19th, 2021 at 47 years old (cancer). [ref]
Margitta Gummel
East german shot putter (1941-2021).
Born June 29th, 1941 in Magdeburg.
Died January 26th, 2021 at 79 years old in Wietmarschen. [ref]
Leslie Marr
British painter and former racing driver (1922–2021).
Born August 14th, 1922 in Durham.
Died May 4th, 2021 at 98 years old in Gimingham. [ref]
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