In the year 2021
1,567 Notable deaths
Jiří Čadek
Czech footballer (1935–2021).
Born December 7th, 1935 in Pavlíkov.
Died December 20th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Eleazar Soria
Peruvian footballer (1948–2021).
Born January 11th, 1948 in Lima.
Died June 24th, 2021 at 73 years old in Lima. [ref]
Valeri Dolinin
Soviet rower.
Born July 25th, 1953 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 15th, 2021 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ignacio Achúcarro
Paraguayan footballer (1936-2021).
Born July 31st, 1936 in Asunción.
Died August 14th, 2021 at 85 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]
Andrzej Szczytko
Polish theater practitioner (1955–2021).
Born October 9th, 1955 in Grajewo.
Died June 11th, 2021 at 65 years old in Poznań. [ref]
Justín Javorek
Slovak soccer player and coach (1936–2021).
Born September 14th, 1936 in Voderady.
Died September 15th, 2021 at 85 years old [ref]
Martin Turnovský
Czech conductor (1928-2021).
Born September 28th, 1928 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2021 at 92 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Gino Renni
Italian-argentine actor, singer and comedian.
Born June 7th, 1943 in Calabria, Corigliano Calabro.
Died August 1st, 2021 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires (COVID-19). [ref]
Lothar Metz
East german wrestler.
Born January 16th, 1939 in Meerane.
Died January 23rd, 2021 at 82 years old in Rostock. [ref]
Sergey Danilin
Russian luger (1960–2021).
Born January 1st, 1960 in Moscow.
Died October 4th, 2021 at 61 years old [ref]
José Pérez Francés
Spanish road bicycle racer (1936–2021).
Born December 27th, 1936 in Peñacastillo.
Died September 30th, 2021 at 84 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Petar Fajfrić
Serbian handball player.
Born February 15th, 1942 in Berkasovo.
Died March 11th, 2021 at 79 years old in Šabac (COVID-19). [ref]
Joseph Benz
Bobsledder (1944–2021).
Born May 20th, 1944 in Zurich.
Died February 5th, 2021 at 76 years old in Zurich (COVID-19). [ref]
Aleksandr Privalov
Soviet biathlete (1933-2021).
Born August 6th, 1933 in Pyatnitsa.
Died May 19th, 2021 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Gérard Farison
French footballer (1944–2021).
Born March 15th, 1944 in Terrenoire, Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds.
Died September 8th, 2021 at 77 years old in Saint-Raphaël (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Neno
Poruguese footballer (1962–2021).
Born January 27th, 1962 in Praia.
Died June 10th, 2021 at 59 years old in Polvoreira. [ref]
Florentin Crihălmeanu
Romanian greek-catholic bishop.
Born September 17th, 1959 in Iași.
Died January 12th, 2021 at 61 years old in Cluj-Napoca (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Gianfranco Lombardi
Italian basketball player and coach (1941–2021).
Born March 20th, 1941 in Livorno.
Died January 22nd, 2021 at 79 years old in Cocquio-Trevisago.
Mikhail Zhelev
Bulgarian athlete (1943–2021).
Born July 15th, 1943 in Sliven.
Died January 5th, 2021 at 77 years old in Sliven. [ref]
Mikhail Studenetsky
Basketball player.
Born March 6th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died March 1st, 2021 at 86 years old (COVID-19). [ref]
Anton Urban
Slovak soccer player (1934–2021).
Born January 16th, 1934 in Kysak.
Died March 5th, 2021 at 87 years old [ref]
Colin Baker
Welsh footballer (born 1934).
Born December 18th, 1934 in Cardiff.
Died April 11th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Karl-Friedrich Haas
West german sprinter (1931–2021).
Born July 28th, 1931 in Berlin.
Died August 12th, 2021 at 90 years old in Nuremberg. [ref]
Marilee Stepan
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist.
Born February 2nd, 1935 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2021 at 86 years old in Winnetka. [ref]
Deaths 1351 to 1375 of 1567
Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore