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In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
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]
Guram Dochanashvili
Georgian writer and historian (1939–2021).
Born March 26th, 1939 in Tbilisi.
Died April 3rd, 2021 at 82 years old in Tbilisi.
Abd al-Hamid Ibrahimi
Algerian politician (1936-2021).
Died August 15th, 2021 at 85 years old in Aïn Naadja Military Hospital. [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]
Cornelis de Jager
Dutch astronomer, university professor, pioneer of space science, science communicator and opponent of pseudoscience (1921–2021).
Born April 29th, 1921 in Den Burg.
Died May 27th, 2021 at 100 years old in Den Burg. [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).
Sergei Shmatko
Russian politician (1966–2021).
Born September 26th, 1966 in Stavropol.
Died November 7th, 2021 at 55 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]
José Freire Falcão
Roman catholic archbishop emeritus of brasília (1925–2021).
Born October 23rd, 1925 in Ereré.
Died September 26th, 2021 at 95 years old in Brasília (COVID-19). [ref]
Frédéric Sinistra
Belgian kickboxer.
Born January 13th, 1981 in Seraing. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2021 at 40 years old in Havelange (COVID-19). [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]
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]
Carie Graves
American rower (1953–2021).
Born June 27th, 1953 in Madison.
Died December 19th, 2021 at 68 years old [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]
Sugako Hashida
Japanese screenwriter, playwright, and talent (1925-2021).
Died April 3rd, 2021 at 95 years old in Atami (lymphoma).
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]
Valentin Afonin
Russian footballer (1939–2021).
Born December 22nd, 1939 in Vladimir.
Died April 2nd, 2021 at 81 years old [ref]
Beryl Penrose
Australian tennis player (1930–2021).
Born December 22nd, 1930 in Sydney. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2021 at 90 years old [ref]
Emiliano Aguirre
Spanish paleontologist.
Born October 5th, 1925 in Ferrol.
Died October 11th, 2021 at 96 years old in Burgos. [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]
Martí Vergés
Spanish footballer (1934-2021).
Born March 8th, 1934 in Vidreres.
Died February 17th, 2021 at 86 years old in Viladecans. [ref]
Anders Bodelsen
Danish writer (1937–2021).
Born February 11th, 1937 in Frederiksberg.
Died October 17th, 2021 at 84 years old [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]
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]
José Yudica
Argentine footballer/manager (1936-2021).
Born February 26th, 1936 in Rosario.
Died August 23rd, 2021 at 85 years old [ref]
Deaths 1151 to 1175 of 1570
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