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In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
László Z. Bitó
Hungarian writer. (1934–2021).
Born September 7th, 1934 in Budapest.
Died November 14th, 2021 at 87 years old [ref]
Bernd Kannenberg
German athletics competitor (1942–2021).
Born August 20th, 1942 in Königsberg.
Died January 13th, 2021 at 78 years old in Münster. [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]
Helga Lindner
East german swimmer (1951–2021).
Born May 5th, 1951 in Chemnitz.
Died November 3rd, 2021 at 70 years old in Chemnitz. [ref]
Yevhen Sotnykov
Ukrainian judoka.
Born November 20th, 1980 in Zaporizhzhia.
Died August 6th, 2021 at 40 years old [ref]
John Baptist Kaggwa
Ugandan roman catholic prelate.
Born March 23rd, 1943 in Bulengart.
Died January 20th, 2021 at 77 years old in Kampala (COVID-19).
Alberto Oliart
Spanish politician (1928-2021).
Born July 29th, 1928 in Mérida.
Died February 13th, 2021 at 92 years old in Madrid (SARS-CoV-2). [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]
Walter Taibo
Uruguayan footballer (1931-2021).
Born March 7th, 1931 in Montevideo.
Died January 10th, 2021 at 89 years old [ref]
Els Vader
Dutch sprinter (1959–2021).
Born September 24th, 1959 in Vlissingen.
Died February 8th, 2021 at 61 years old in Culemborg. [ref]
Luiz Antônio dos Santos
Brazilian athletics competitor (1964-2021).
Born September 6th, 1964 in Volta Redonda.
Died November 6th, 2021 at 57 years old in Taubaté (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Valeria Gagealov
Romanian actress (1931-2021).
Born December 9th, 1931 in Galați. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2021 at 89 years old in Bucharest (COVID-19). [ref]
Michihiko Kano
Japanese politician.
Born January 24th, 1942 in Yamagata.
Died October 21st, 2021 at 79 years old in Yamagata.
Tubilandu Ndimbi
Dr congolese footballer (1948-2021).
Born March 15th, 1948 in Kinshasa.
Died June 17th, 2021 at 73 years old in Kinshasa. [ref]
Manuel Saturnino da Costa
Prime minister of guinea-bissau (1942-2021).
Born November 29th, 1942 in Bolama.
Died March 10th, 2021 at 78 years old in Bissau. [ref]
Sarolta Monspart
Hungarian orienteer (1944–2021).
Born November 17th, 1944 in Budapest.
Died April 24th, 2021 at 76 years old [ref]
Dietmar Lorenz
East german judoka (1950-2021).
Born September 23rd, 1950 in Schleiz.
Died September 8th, 2021 at 70 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Ivo Trumbić
Croatian water polo player and coach (1935–2021).
Born April 2nd, 1935 in Split.
Died March 12th, 2021 at 85 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Ekkehard Fasser
Bobsledder (1952–2021).
Born September 3rd, 1952 in Glarus.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 68 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Ottorino Sartor
Peruvian association football player (1945–2021).
Born September 18th, 1945 in Chancay District.
Died June 2nd, 2021 at 75 years old in Chancay District. [ref]
Christa Stubnick
East german sprinter (1933-2021).
Born December 12th, 1933 in Gardelegen.
Died May 13th, 2021 at 87 years old in Borken.
Syarhey Herasimets
Footballer (1965–2021).
Born October 13th, 1965 in Kyiv.
Died September 26th, 2021 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Victoria Kovalchuk
Ukrainian artist, writer (1954–2021).
Born January 26th, 1954 in Kovel.
Died April 4th, 2021 at 67 years old in Lviv (COVID-19).
Alain Paul Lebeaupin
French archbishop (1945-2021).
Born March 2nd, 1945 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 24th, 2021 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]
István Csom
(1940–2021) hungarian chess player.
Born June 2nd, 1940 in Sátoraljaújhely.
Died July 28th, 2021 at 81 years old [ref]
Deaths 1301 to 1325 of 1570
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel