In the year 2021
1,567 Notable deaths
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]
Isidore Mankofsky
American cinematographer (1931-2021).
Born September 22nd, 1931 in New York City.
Died March 11th, 2021 at 89 years old in Los Angeles. [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]
Paola Pigni
Italian athletics competitor (1945-2021).
Born December 30th, 1945 in Milan.
Died June 11th, 2021 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]
Carmel Budiardjo
British activist (1925-2021).
Born June 18th, 1925 in London.
Died July 10th, 2021 at 96 years old in London. [ref]
Pete George
American weightlifter (1929–2021).
Born June 29th, 1929 in Akron.
Died July 28th, 2021 at 92 years old [ref]
Simon Terry
British archer (1974–2021).
Born March 27th, 1974 in Stirling.
Died July 19th, 2021 at 47 years old (cancer). [ref]
Rosine Soglo
Beninese politician (1934-2021).
Born March 7th, 1934 in Ouidah.
Died July 25th, 2021 at 87 years old in Cotonou. [ref]
Carlyle Glean
Grenadian politician (1932–2021).
Born February 11th, 1932 in Grenada.
Died December 21st, 2021 at 89 years old in Grenada. [ref]
Vassilis Alexakis
Greek-french writer.
Born December 25th, 1943 in Athens.
Died January 11th, 2021 at 77 years old in Athens. [ref]
Nicolas Cheong Jin-suk
South korean catholic cardinal (1931–2021).
Born December 7th, 1931 in Seoul.
Died April 27th, 2021 at 89 years old in Seoul. [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]
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]
György Schöpflin
Hungarian academic and politician (born 1939).
Born November 24th, 1939 in Budapest.
Died November 19th, 2021 at 81 years old in Budapest. [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]
Najma Chowdhury
Bangladeshi academic.
Born February 26th, 1942 in Sylhet.
Died August 8th, 2021 at 79 years old in Dhaka (COVID-19).
Keith Greene
British racing driver (1938–2021).
Born January 5th, 1938 in Leytonstone.
Died March 8th, 2021 at 83 years old (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Adrian Metcalfe
British sprinter (1942–2021).
Born March 2nd, 1942 in Bradford.
Died July 2nd, 2021 at 79 years old [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]
Babatunde Omidina
Nigerian actor and comedian.
Born August 22nd, 1958 in Lagos Island.
Died November 22nd, 2021 at 63 years old in Ikorodu. [ref]
Jerry Shipp
American basketball player (1935–2021).
Born September 27th, 1935 in Shreveport.
Died October 5th, 2021 at 86 years old in Durant. [ref]
Burton Greene
American musician (1937-2021).
Born June 14th, 1937 in Chicago.
Died June 28th, 2021 at 84 years old in Amsterdam. [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]
Juan Carlos Tabío
Cuban film director and screenwriter (1943-2021).
Born September 3rd, 1943 in Havana. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2021 at 77 years old in Havana. [ref]
Leopoldo Serantes
Boxer (1962–2021).
Born March 15th, 1962 in Philippines.
Died September 1st, 2021 at 59 years old in Manila (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). [ref]
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black