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In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
José de la Paz Herrera
Honduran footballer (1940–2021).
Born November 21st, 1940 in Soledad.
Died April 28th, 2021 at 80 years old in Tegucigalpa (complications of diabetes mellitus). [ref]
Eleazar Soria
Peruvian footballer (1948–2021).
Born January 11th, 1948 in Lima.
Died June 24th, 2021 at 73 years old in Lima. [ref]
Ladislav Lubina
Czech ice hockey player.
Born February 11th, 1967 in Hradec Králové, Dvůr Králové nad Labem.
Died September 14th, 2021 at 54 years old (brain cancer). [ref]
Vasile Belous
Moldovan boxer (1988-2021).
Born August 27th, 1988 in Ocnița.
Died August 31st, 2021 at 33 years old in Calarașovca (traffic collision). [ref]
Georgy Prokopenko
Soviet swimmer (1937–2021).
Born February 21st, 1937 in Kobeliaky.
Died May 5th, 2021 at 84 years old in Lviv. [ref]
N'Singa Udjuu
Congolese politician (1934–2021).
Born September 29th, 1934 in Bandundu.
Died February 24th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
André Dufraisse
Racing cyclist (1926-2021).
Born June 30th, 1926 in Razès. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2021 at 94 years old in Limoges. [ref]
Oldemiro Balói
Mozambican politician (1955–2021).
Born April 9th, 1955 in Maputo. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2021 at 66 years old in Johannesburg (disease). [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]
Martin Turnovský
Czech conductor (1928-2021).
Born September 28th, 1928 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2021 at 92 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Jiří Čadek
Czech footballer (1935–2021).
Born December 7th, 1935 in Pavlíkov.
Died December 20th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Valeri Dolinin
Soviet rower.
Born July 25th, 1953 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 15th, 2021 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Lothar Metz
East german wrestler.
Born January 16th, 1939 in Meerane.
Died January 23rd, 2021 at 82 years old in Rostock. [ref]
Adelaide João
Portuguese actress (1921-2021).
Born July 27th, 1921 in Lisbon.
Died February 3rd, 2021 at 99 years old in Casa do Artista (COVID-19). [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]
Justín Javorek
Slovak soccer player and coach (1936–2021).
Born September 14th, 1936 in Voderady.
Died September 15th, 2021 at 85 years old [ref]
Juan Rodríguez
Chilean footballer (1944-2021).
Born January 16th, 1944 in Santiago.
Died September 1st, 2021 at 77 years old (liver cancer). [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]
Sergey Danilin
Russian luger (1960–2021).
Born January 1st, 1960 in Moscow.
Died October 4th, 2021 at 61 years old [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.
Petar Fajfrić
Serbian handball player.
Born February 15th, 1942 in Berkasovo.
Died March 11th, 2021 at 79 years old in Šabac (COVID-19). [ref]
Roberto Hernández
Track and field athlete (1967–2021).
Born March 6th, 1967 in Limonar.
Died July 5th, 2021 at 54 years old in Havana (cardiovascular disease). [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]
Aleksandr Privalov
Soviet biathlete (1933-2021).
Born August 6th, 1933 in Pyatnitsa.
Died May 19th, 2021 at 87 years old in Moscow. [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]
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