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In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
Jan Jindra
Czechoslovak rower (1932–2021).
Born March 6th, 1932 in Třeboň. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2021 at 89 years old [ref]
Celso Güity
Honduran footballer (1958-2021).
Born August 7th, 1955 in La Ceiba.
Died February 12th, 2021 at 65 years old in Miami (bone cancer). [ref]
Lennart Larsson
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born February 7th, 1930 in Jörns församling.
Died March 26th, 2021 at 91 years old in Skellefteå. [ref]
Cecilia Mangini
Italian photographer.
Born July 31st, 1927 in Mola di Bari.
Died January 21st, 2021 at 93 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ladislava Bakanic
American gymnast (1924-2021).
Born May 3rd, 1926 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2021 at 94 years old in White Plains. [ref]
Zbigniew Pacelt
Polish sportsman, sports official and politician (1951–2021).
Born August 26th, 1951 in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.
Died October 4th, 2021 at 70 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ruth Roberta de Souza
Brazilian basketball player (1968–2021).
Born October 3rd, 1968 in Três Lagoas.
Died April 13th, 2021 at 52 years old in Três Lagoas (COVID-19). [ref]
Ioánnis Paleokrassás
Greek politician (1934–2021).
Born March 27th, 1934 in Athens.
Died October 2nd, 2021 at 87 years old in Athens. [ref]
Aleksandr Timoshinin
Soviet rower (1948–2021).
Born May 20th, 1948 in Moscow.
Died November 26th, 2021 at 73 years old in Krasnogorsk.
Kurt Clemens
German footballer.
Born November 7th, 1925 in Homburg.
Died July 19th, 2021 at 95 years old [ref]
Irena Vrkljan
Croatian writer (1930–2021).
Born August 21st, 1930 in Belgrade.
Died March 23rd, 2021 at 90 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Viktor Putyatin
Fencer (1941–2021).
Born September 12th, 1941 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 2021 at 80 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Peter Rock
East german footballer (1941–2021).
Born December 16th, 1941 in Rudolstadt.
Died June 20th, 2021 at 79 years old in Jena. [ref]
Andreas Behm
German weightlifter (1962–2021).
Born November 28th, 1962 in Stralsund.
Died December 27th, 2021 at 59 years old in Stralsund. [ref]
Aleksandr Lenev
Russian footballer (1944-2021).
Born September 25th, 1944 in Novomoskovsk.
Died November 12th, 2021 at 77 years old [ref]
Gunnar Utterberg
Swedish canoe racer (1942–2021).
Born November 28th, 1942 in Jönköping. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2021 at 78 years old in Mölltorp. [ref]
René-Victor Pilhes
French writer (1934–2021).
Born July 1st, 1934 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 7th, 2021 at 86 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
František Filip
Czech director (1930–2021).
Born December 26th, 1930 in Písek. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2021 at 90 years old in Prague (COVID-19). [ref]
Pepi Bader
West german bobsledder (1941–2021).
Born May 29th, 1941 in Grainau.
Died October 30th, 2021 at 80 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. [ref]
Jody Alderson
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist.
Born March 5th, 1935 in Chicago.
Died February 14th, 2021 at 85 years old
Aldo Eminente
French swimmer (1931–2021).
Born August 19th, 1931 in Hanoi.
Died August 25th, 2021 at 90 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Marcel Courthiade
French linguist (1953–2021).
Born August 2nd, 1953 in Montceau-les-Mines.
Died March 4th, 2021 at 67 years old in Tirana. [ref]
Alfred Teinitzer
Austrian footballer (1929-2021).
Born July 29th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died April 20th, 2021 at 91 years old in Linz. [ref]
Igor Nikulin
Hammer thrower who represented the ussr, the unified team, and later russia (1960–2021).
Born August 14th, 1960 in Moscow.
Died November 7th, 2021 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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