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In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
Ursula Happe
West german swimmer (1926–2021).
Born October 20th, 1926 in Gdańsk.
Died March 26th, 2021 at 94 years old in Dortmund. [ref]
Pierre Kerkhoffs
Dutch footballer (1936–2021).
Born March 26th, 1936 in Geleen.
Died October 19th, 2021 at 85 years old in Geleen. [ref]
Igor Gamula
Ukrainian-russian footballer and coach (1960–2021).
Born February 17th, 1960 in Alchevsk.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 61 years old [ref]
João Cutileiro
Portuguese artist (1937-2021).
Born June 26th, 1937 in Lisbon.
Died January 5th, 2021 at 83 years old in Lisbon (respiratory failure). [ref]
Miroslav Zikmund
Czech explorer, photographer and writer.
Born February 14th, 1919 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2021 at 102 years old in Prague. [ref]
Gertraud Jesserer
Austrian film actress (1943–2021).
Born December 13th, 1943 in Vienna.
Died December 9th, 2021 at 77 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Wiesława Mazurkiewicz
Polish actress (1926-2021).
Born March 25th, 1926 in Łódź.
Died April 20th, 2021 at 95 years old in Warsaw.
Pedro Casado
Spanish footballer (1937–2021).
Born November 20th, 1937 in Madrid.
Died January 10th, 2021 at 83 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Uldis Bērziņš
Latvian poet and translator (1944–2021).
Died March 24th, 2021 at 76 years old in Riga. [ref]
Andrej Hoteev
Russian pianist (1946–2021).
Born December 2nd, 1946 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 28th, 2021 at 74 years old [ref]
Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei
Romanian fencer (1946-2021).
Born June 12th, 1946 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died August 25th, 2021 at 75 years old in Oradea. [ref]
Frank McCabe
American basketball player (1927–2021).
Born June 30th, 1927 in Grand Rapids.
Died April 18th, 2021 at 93 years old in Peoria. [ref]
Joan Margarit i Consarnau
Catalan architect and poet.
Born May 11th, 1938 in Sanaüja.
Died February 16th, 2021 at 82 years old in Sant Just Desvern (lymphoma). [ref]
Mike Harris
South african racing driver.
Born May 25th, 1939 in Mufulira. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2021 at 82 years old in Durban. [ref]
Inger Bjørnbakken
Norwegian alpine skier (1933-2021).
Born December 28th, 1933 in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
Died February 13th, 2021 at 87 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
Henryk Samsonowicz
Polish historian and politician.
Born January 23rd, 1930 in Warsaw.
Died May 28th, 2021 at 91 years old in Warsaw.
Dani Shmulevich-Rom
Israeli footballer (1940–2021).
Born November 29th, 1940 in Haifa.
Died January 18th, 2021 at 80 years old [ref]
Orlando Martínez
Cuban boxer.
Born September 2nd, 1944 in Havana.
Died September 22nd, 2021 at 77 years old in Havana. [ref]
Volodymyr Yavorivsky
Ukrainian politician.
Born October 11th, 1942 in Teklivka.
Died April 16th, 2021 at 78 years old in Kyiv.
Tuomo Ylipulli
Finnish ski jumper (1965–2021).
Born March 3rd, 1965 in Rovaniemi.
Died July 23rd, 2021 at 56 years old [ref]
Guillermo Sepúlveda
Mexican footballer (1934-2021).
Born November 29th, 1934 in Guadalajara.
Died May 19th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Anna Chromý
Czech painter and sculptor (1940–2021).
Born July 18th, 1940 in Český Krumlov. [ref]
Died September 18th, 2021 at 81 years old in Monaco. [ref]
Johannes Kert
Estonian lieutenant general and politician (1959–2021).
Born December 3rd, 1959 in Pechory. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2021 at 61 years old [ref]
Sirkka Turkka
Finnish poet and author (1939–2021).
Born February 2nd, 1939 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2021 at 82 years old in Lohja. [ref]
Boško Abramović
Chess grandmaster (1951–2021).
Born February 14th, 1951 in Zrenjanin.
Died December 19th, 2021 at 70 years old in Zrenjanin. [ref]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan