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In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
Vladimir Shadrin
Soviet ice hockey player (1948–2021).
Born June 6th, 1948 in Moscow.
Died August 26th, 2021 at 73 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Per Aage Brandt
Danish writer and linguist.
Born April 26th, 1944 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 11th, 2021 at 77 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Murray Dowey
Canadian ice hockey player (1926–2021).
Born January 3rd, 1926 in Toronto.
Died May 26th, 2021 at 95 years old in Toronto.
Rosita Sokou
Greek journalist, author, playwright, translator.
Born September 9th, 1923 in Plaka.
Died December 14th, 2021 at 98 years old in Athens (COVID-19). [ref]
Geneviève Asse
French painter (1923–2021).
Born January 24th, 1923 in Vannes. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2021 at 98 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Lily Weiding
Danish actress (1924-2021).
Born October 22nd, 1924 in Copenhagen.
Died June 15th, 2021 at 96 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Abdelouahed Belkeziz
Secretary-general of the organisation of the islamic conference.
Born July 5th, 1939 in Marrakesh.
Died October 19th, 2021 at 82 years old in Rabat. [ref]
Soher El bably
Egyptian actress (1937–2021).
Born February 14th, 1937 in Faraskur.
Died November 21st, 2021 at 84 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Rayappu Joseph
Sri lankan tamil bishop (1940-2021).
Born April 16th, 1940 in Neduntheevu. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2021 at 80 years old in Jaffna. [ref]
Margarita Ponomaryova
Russian sprinter (1963–2021).
Born June 19th, 1963 in Balkhash.
Died August 31st, 2021 at 58 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Fabio Taborre
Italian road cyclist (1985–2021).
Born June 5th, 1985 in Pescara.
Died September 12th, 2021 at 36 years old in Pescara. [ref]
Andrej Hryc
Slovak actor and entrepreneur (1949-2021).
Born November 30th, 1949 in Bratislava.
Died January 31st, 2021 at 71 years old in Bratislava (acute leukemia). [ref]
Manju Ray
Indian scientist in molecular enzymology and cancer biochemistry.
Born January 1st, 1947. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2021 at 74 years old
Peter Grosser
German footballer (1938–2021).
Born September 28th, 1938 in Munich.
Died March 2nd, 2021 at 82 years old in Munich. [ref]
Pornsak Songsaeng
Thai male singer.
Born November 2nd, 1960 in Khon Kaen.
Died October 15th, 2021 at 60 years old in Nong Bua Lamphu (heart failure). [ref]
Jan Suchý
Czech ice hockey player (1944–2021).
Born October 10th, 1944 in Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2021 at 76 years old in Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]
Marco Formentini
Italian politician (1930-2021).
Born April 14th, 1930 in La Spezia.
Died January 2nd, 2021 at 90 years old in Milan. [ref]
Nikita Mandryka
French cartoonist (1940-2021).
Born October 20th, 1940 in Bizerte.
Died June 13th, 2021 at 80 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Žana Lelas
Croatian basketball player (1970–2021).
Died September 15th, 2021 at 51 years old in Split. [ref]
Frank Lui
Premier of niue.
Born November 19th, 1935 in Alofi.
Died July 9th, 2021 at 85 years old [ref]
Bernard Noël
French writer and poet (1930–2021).
Born November 19th, 1930 in Sainte-Geneviève-sur-Argence.
Died April 13th, 2021 at 90 years old in Laon. [ref]
Diána Igaly
Sport shooter (1965–2021).
Born January 31st, 1965 in Budapest.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 56 years old in Budapest (COVID-19). [ref]
Tommy Troelsen
Danish footballer.
Born July 10th, 1940 in Nykøbing Mors.
Died March 8th, 2021 at 80 years old [ref]
Atsushi Miyagi
Japanese tennis player.
Born October 19th, 1931 in Tokyo.
Died February 24th, 2021 at 89 years old in Setagaya. [ref]
Christine Laszar
German actress.
Born December 19th, 1931 in Szczytno.
Died November 17th, 2021 at 89 years old in Berlin.
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