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In the year 2021
1,570 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]
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]
Vyacheslav Vedenin
Soviet cross-country skier.
Born October 1st, 1941 in Sloboda.
Died October 22nd, 2021 at 80 years old in Moscow.
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]
Antônio Afonso de Miranda
Prelate (1920–2021).
Born April 14th, 1920 in Cipotânea.
Died October 11th, 2021 at 101 years old in Juiz de Fora. [ref]
Ivo Georgiev
Bulgarian association football player (1972–2021).
Died November 13th, 2021 at 49 years old in Sofia (heart failure). [ref]
Janet Moreau
Athletics competitor (1927–2021).
Born October 26th, 1927 in Pawtucket.
Died June 30th, 2021 at 93 years old in Barrington. [ref]
Kim Friele
Norwegian writer and gay rights activist (1935–2021).
Died November 22nd, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Anatolii Zlenko
Foreign minister (1938–2021).
Born June 2nd, 1938 in Stavyshche.
Died March 1st, 2021 at 82 years old [ref]
Banira Giri
Nepalese poet (1946-2021).
Born April 11th, 1946 in Kurseong.
Died May 24th, 2021 at 75 years old in Kathmandu.
Maidarzhavyn Ganzorig
Mongolian cosmonaut (1949-2021).
Born February 5th, 1949 in Tsetserleg.
Died July 4th, 2021 at 72 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Boris Grachevsky
Russian screenwriter (1949-2021).
Born March 18th, 1949 in Ramensky District.
Died January 14th, 2021 at 71 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).
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]
Laila Halme
Finnish singer (1934–2021).
Born March 4th, 1934 in Lesogorsky.
Died November 28th, 2021 at 87 years old in Tampere. [ref]
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]
Vadim Khamuttskikh
Russian volleyball player (1969–2021).
Born November 26th, 1969 in Asha.
Died December 31st, 2021 at 52 years old in Belgorod. [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]
José Alves
Brazilian former footballer (1934–2021).
Born August 10th, 1934 in Recife, Salvador.
Died January 19th, 2021 at 86 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Jock Aird
Scottish footballer (born 1926).
Born December 18th, 1926 in Glencraig.
Died June 29th, 2021 at 94 years old in Australia. [ref]
Kiyoko Ono
Japanese gymnast.
Born February 4th, 1936 in Iwanuma.
Died March 13th, 2021 at 85 years old in Tokyo (COVID-19). [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.
Cecilia Lindqvist
Swedish sinologist, writer and photographer (1932–2021).
Died September 27th, 2021 at 89 years old [ref]
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]
Julija Portjanko
Macedonian handball player (1983–2021).
Born April 20th, 1983 in Dnipro.
Died October 12th, 2021 at 38 years old in Skopje. [ref]
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