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).

Born May 27th, 1935 in Fana.

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).

Born June 4th, 1932 in Lund.

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

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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene