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In the year 2021
1,567 Notable deaths
Laila Hirvisaari
Finnish writer.
Born June 7th, 1938 in Vyborg. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2021 at 83 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Dzyanis Kowba
Belarusian footballer (1979–2021).
Born September 6th, 1979 in Vitebsk.
Died November 18th, 2021 at 42 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).
Olav Nilsen
Norwegian association football player and manager (1942 - 2021).
Born January 24th, 1942 in Stavanger.
Died October 11th, 2021 at 79 years old [ref]
Nikolay Chebotko
Kazakhstani cross-country skier.
Born October 25th, 1982 in Shchuchinsk.
Died January 24th, 2021 at 38 years old in Burabay District. [ref]
Pavol Molnár
Slovak footballer (1936–2021).
Born February 13th, 1936 in Bratislava.
Died November 6th, 2021 at 85 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Eva Maria Pracht
Equestrian (1937-2021).
Born June 29th, 1937 in Würzburg.
Died February 15th, 2021 at 83 years old in Toronto (COVID-19). [ref]
German Zonin
Soviet association football player.
Born September 9th, 1926 in Kazan.
Died November 26th, 2021 at 95 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Craig Dixon
American hurdler (1926–2021).
Born March 3rd, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died February 25th, 2021 at 94 years old in Westwood. [ref]
Suzanne Zimmerman
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1925-2021).
Born July 13th, 1925 in Portland.
Died March 14th, 2021 at 95 years old [ref]
Mehdi Yaghoubi
Iranian wrestler (1930–2021).
Born April 2nd, 1930 in Qazvin.
Died September 25th, 2021 at 91 years old [ref]
Gulraiz Akhtar
Olympic field hockey player (1943–2021).
Born February 2nd, 1943 in Rawalpindi.
Died October 31st, 2021 at 78 years old [ref]
Arkady Davidowitz
Russian writer (1930-2021).
Born June 12th, 1930 in Voronezh.
Died February 25th, 2021 at 90 years old in Voronezh. [ref]
Liudmila Belavenets
Russian chess player (1940–2021).
Born June 7th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died November 7th, 2021 at 81 years old in Moscow. [ref]
László Z. Bitó
Hungarian writer. (1934–2021).
Born September 7th, 1934 in Budapest.
Died November 14th, 2021 at 87 years old [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]
Roland Thöni
Alpine skier (1951–2021).
Born January 17th, 1951 in Trafoi.
Died April 4th, 2021 at 70 years old in Bolzano. [ref]
Teimuraz Tsiklauri
Georgian singer and actor (1946–2021).
Born January 22nd, 1946 in Kojori.
Died February 1st, 2021 at 75 years old in Gori (COVID-19). [ref]
Antonio Calpe
Spanish footballer (1940–2021).
Born April 4th, 1940 in Valencia.
Died April 7th, 2021 at 81 years old (disease). [ref]
Erwin Wilczek
Polish association football player and manager.
Born November 20th, 1940 in Ruda Śląska.
Died November 30th, 2021 at 81 years old in Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes. [ref]
Nikolay Shirshov
Uzbekistani association football player (1974–2021).
Born June 22nd, 1974 in Tashkent.
Died December 28th, 2021 at 47 years old in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Helga Lindner
East german swimmer (1951–2021).
Born May 5th, 1951 in Chemnitz.
Died November 3rd, 2021 at 70 years old in Chemnitz. [ref]
Els Vader
Dutch sprinter (1959–2021).
Born September 24th, 1959 in Vlissingen.
Died February 8th, 2021 at 61 years old in Culemborg. [ref]
Abel Gabuza
South african archbishop.
Born March 23rd, 1955 in Alexandra.
Died January 17th, 2021 at 65 years old in Durban (COVID-19). [ref]
Walter D'Hondt
Canadian rower.
Born September 11th, 1936 in Richmond.
Died December 13th, 2021 at 85 years old [ref]
Fausta Morganti
Captain regent of san marino (1944-2021).
Born August 20th, 1944 in San Marino.
Died February 2nd, 2021 at 76 years old in San Marino (COVID-19). [ref]
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