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In the year 2021
1,567 Notable deaths
Sergei Shmatko
Russian politician (1966–2021).
Born September 26th, 1966 in Stavropol.
Died November 7th, 2021 at 55 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).
Nawaf Massalha
Israeli arab politician.
Born November 26th, 1943 in Kafr Qara. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2021 at 77 years old (COVID-19). [ref]
Lyudmila Lyadova
Soviet and russian composer (1925—2001).
Born March 29th, 1925 in Yekaterinburg.
Died March 10th, 2021 at 95 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).
Antonio Catricalà
Italian magistrate and politician (1952–2021).
Born February 7th, 1952 in Catanzaro.
Died February 24th, 2021 at 69 years old in Rome. [ref]
Mehdi Cerbah
Algerian association football player (1953–2021).
Born April 3rd, 1953 in Algiers. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2021 at 68 years old [ref]
Emiliano Aguirre
Spanish paleontologist.
Born October 5th, 1925 in Ferrol.
Died October 11th, 2021 at 96 years old in Burgos. [ref]
Sugako Hashida
Japanese screenwriter, playwright, and talent (1925-2021).
Died April 3rd, 2021 at 95 years old in Atami (lymphoma).
Valentin Afonin
Russian footballer (1939–2021).
Born December 22nd, 1939 in Vladimir.
Died April 2nd, 2021 at 81 years old [ref]
Gerry Ashmore
British racing driver (1936-2021).
Born July 25th, 1936 in West Bromwich. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2021 at 85 years old in Leamington Spa (cancer). [ref]
Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini
Prime minister of the yemen arab republic (1932–2021).
Born October 20th, 1932 in Sanhan District.
Died August 25th, 2021 at 88 years old [ref]
Alfreda Markowska
Polish-roma saviour of holocaust and porajmos victims (1926-2021).
Born May 10th, 1926 in Galicia.
Died January 30th, 2021 at 94 years old in Gorzów Wielkopolski. [ref]
Abd al-Hamid Ibrahimi
Algerian politician (1936-2021).
Died August 15th, 2021 at 85 years old in Aïn Naadja Military Hospital. [ref]
Jan de Vries
Dutch motorcyclist (1944–2021).
Born January 5th, 1944 in Sint Jacobiparochie.
Died January 14th, 2021 at 77 years old in Purmerend. [ref]
Beryl Penrose
Australian tennis player (1930–2021).
Born December 22nd, 1930 in Sydney. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2021 at 90 years old [ref]
Martí Vergés
Spanish footballer (1934-2021).
Born March 8th, 1934 in Vidreres.
Died February 17th, 2021 at 86 years old in Viladecans. [ref]
Hana Maciuchová
Czech actress (1945-2021).
Born November 29th, 1945 in Šternberk. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2021 at 75 years old in Olomouc. [ref]
Ivan Klajn
Serbian linguist, philologist and language historian (1937–2021).
Born January 31st, 1937 in Belgrade.
Died March 31st, 2021 at 84 years old in Belgrade (COVID-19). [ref]
Dušan Jovanović
Slovenian theatre director, playwright and essayist (1939-2020).
Born October 1st, 1939 in Belgrade.
Died January 1st, 2021 at 81 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Aldo Giordano
Italian catholic archbishop (1954–2021).
Born August 20th, 1954 in Cuneo.
Died December 2nd, 2021 at 67 years old in Leuven (COVID-19). [ref]
Janet Moreau
Athletics competitor (1927–2021).
Born October 26th, 1927 in Pawtucket.
Died June 30th, 2021 at 93 years old in Barrington. [ref]
Anders Bodelsen
Danish writer (1937–2021).
Born February 11th, 1937 in Frederiksberg.
Died October 17th, 2021 at 84 years old [ref]
César Isella
Argentinian singer and songwriter (1938–2021).
Born October 20th, 1938 in Salta.
Died January 28th, 2021 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Laila Halme
Finnish singer (1934–2021).
Born March 4th, 1934 in Lesogorsky.
Died November 28th, 2021 at 87 years old in Tampere. [ref]
Ivo Georgiev
Bulgarian association football player (1972–2021).
Died November 13th, 2021 at 49 years old in Sofia (heart failure). [ref]
José Yudica
Argentine footballer/manager (1936-2021).
Born February 26th, 1936 in Rosario.
Died August 23rd, 2021 at 85 years old [ref]
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