In the year 2021
1,567 Notable deaths
Freimut Börngen
German astronomer (1930–2021).
Born October 17th, 1930 in Halle (Saale).
Died June 19th, 2021 at 90 years old in Isserstedt. [ref]
Özcan Arkoç
Turkish association football player (1939–2021).
Born October 2nd, 1939 in Hayrabolu.
Died February 17th, 2021 at 81 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Otar Patsatsia
Georgian politician.
Born May 15th, 1929 in Ingiri.
Died December 9th, 2021 at 92 years old in Tbilisi (COVID-19). [ref]
Vyacheslav Vedenin
Soviet cross-country skier.
Born October 1st, 1941 in Sloboda.
Died October 22nd, 2021 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Yury Dokhoian
Russian chess player (1964-2021).
Born October 26th, 1964 in Zarinsky District.
Died July 1st, 2021 at 56 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Julija Portjanko
Macedonian handball player (1983–2021).
Born April 20th, 1983 in Dnipro.
Died October 12th, 2021 at 38 years old in Skopje. [ref]
Taqi Yazdi
Iranian cleric and philosopher.
Born January 31st, 1935 in Yazd.
Died January 1st, 2021 at 85 years old in Tehran. [ref]
Kim Friele
Norwegian writer and gay rights activist (1935–2021).
Died November 22nd, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Margreth Weivers
Actress (1926–2021).
Born July 24th, 1926 in S:t Görans church parish.
Died February 3rd, 2021 at 94 years old in Stockholms Oscar. [ref]
Anatolii Zlenko
Foreign minister (1938–2021).
Born June 2nd, 1938 in Stavyshche.
Died March 1st, 2021 at 82 years old [ref]
Roger Hassenforder
French road bicycle racer (1930–2021).
Born July 23rd, 1930 in Sausheim.
Died January 3rd, 2021 at 90 years old in Colmar. [ref]
Vadim Khamuttskikh
Russian volleyball player (1969–2021).
Born November 26th, 1969 in Asha.
Died December 31st, 2021 at 52 years old in Belgorod. [ref]
Jock Aird
Scottish footballer (born 1926).
Born December 18th, 1926 in Glencraig.
Died June 29th, 2021 at 94 years old in Australia. [ref]
Dragutin Čermak
Yugoslav basketball player (1944–2021).
Born October 12th, 1944 in Belgrade.
Died October 12th, 2021 at 77 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Leslie Laing
Jamaican sprinter (1925–2021).
Born February 19th, 1925 in Linstead.
Died February 7th, 2021 at 95 years old in Clermont. [ref]
Kazimierz Kord
Polish conductor (1930-2021).
Born November 18th, 1930 in Pogórze, Silesian Voivodeship.
Died April 29th, 2021 at 90 years old in Ottersweier.
Peter Patzak
Austrian film director and screenwriter (1945-2021).
Born January 2nd, 1945 in Vienna.
Died March 11th, 2021 at 76 years old in Krems. [ref]
Paolo Pietrangeli
Italian film director, singer-songwriter.
Born April 29th, 1945 in Rome.
Died November 22nd, 2021 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]
Banira Giri
Nepalese poet (1946-2021).
Born April 11th, 1946 in Kurseong.
Died May 24th, 2021 at 75 years old in Kathmandu.
Agustín Balbuena
Argentine footballer (1945-2021).
Born September 1st, 1945 in Santa Fe.
Died March 9th, 2021 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Cecilia Lindqvist
Swedish sinologist, writer and photographer (1932–2021).
Died September 27th, 2021 at 89 years old [ref]
Sebastian Koto Khoarai
Mosotho catholic cardinal (1929–2021).
Born September 11th, 1929 in Leribe District.
Died April 17th, 2021 at 91 years old in Mazenod. [ref]
Eusébio Scheid
Catholic cardinal (1932–2021).
Born December 8th, 1932 in Luzerna.
Died January 13th, 2021 at 88 years old in Jacareí (COVID-19). [ref]
Bertil Johansson
Swedish association football player and manager and handball player (1935–2021).
Born March 22nd, 1935 in Gothenburg.
Died May 5th, 2021 at 86 years old in Hönö. [ref]
Isa Bellini
Italian singer, actor and voice actor (1922-2021).
Born June 19th, 1922 in Mantua.
Died February 5th, 2021 at 98 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 1176 to 1200 of 1567
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene