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In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
Fujie Eguchi
Japanese table tennis player.
Born November 18th, 1932 in Nagasaki.
Died May 28th, 2021 at 88 years old [ref]
Bernard Guyot
French cyclist (1945–2021).
Born November 19th, 1945 in Longjumeau.
Died February 28th, 2021 at 75 years old in Péronne.
Graciete Santana
Brazilian athletics competitor.
Born October 12th, 1980 in Serra Preta.
Died September 16th, 2021 at 40 years old in Feira de Santana. [ref]
Tiemen Groen
Dutch cyclist (1946–2021).
Born July 6th, 1946 in Follega.
Died October 26th, 2021 at 75 years old in Malmesbury. [ref]
Wilfried Peffgen
German cyclist (1942–2021).
Born October 1st, 1942 in Cologne.
Died May 9th, 2021 at 78 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Antal Kiss
Athletics competitor (1935–2021).
Born December 30th, 1935 in Gyöngyös.
Died April 7th, 2021 at 85 years old in Tatabánya. [ref]
Paulino Lukudu Loro
South sudanese catholic priest (1940-2021).
Born August 23rd, 1940 in Juba.
Died April 5th, 2021 at 80 years old in Nairobi.
Gianluigi Saccaro
Fencer (1938-2021).
Born December 29th, 1938 in Milan.
Died February 17th, 2021 at 82 years old in Milan. [ref]
Willy Kemp
Luxembourgian road bicycle racer (1925–2021).
Born December 28th, 1925 in Kopstal.
Died October 18th, 2021 at 95 years old in Bertrange. [ref]
Helga Klein
German sprinter (1931–2021).
Born August 15th, 1931 in Mannheim.
Died January 27th, 2021 at 89 years old in Mannheim. [ref]
Lothar Claesges
Olympic cyclist (1942–2021).
Born July 3rd, 1942 in Krefeld.
Died November 12th, 2021 at 79 years old in Krefeld.
Serhiy Novikov
Ussr judoka (1949–2021).
Born December 15th, 1949 in Moscow.
Died April 16th, 2021 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Cesare Salvadori
Italian fencer (1941-2021).
Born September 22nd, 1941 in Turin. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2021 at 79 years old in Turin. [ref]
Daniel Eon
French footballer.
Born December 20th, 1939 in Saint-Nazaire.
Died March 15th, 2021 at 81 years old in Nantes. [ref]
Winfried Bölke
German cyclist (1941–2021).
Born May 25th, 1941 in Genthin.
Died January 26th, 2021 at 79 years old in Dortmund. [ref]
Zdeněk Růžička
Czech olympic gymnast (1925–2021).
Born April 15th, 1925 in Ivančice.
Died April 18th, 2021 at 96 years old in Brno. [ref]
Yeo Hyo-jin
South korean association football player.
Born April 25th, 1983 in Busan.
Died July 31st, 2021 at 38 years old in South Korea (cancer). [ref]
Ștefan Tudor
Romanian rower.
Born March 3rd, 1943 in Poienarii Burchii.
Died February 15th, 2021 at 77 years old
Giuseppe Galante
Italian rower (1937–2021).
Born September 2nd, 1937 in Domaso.
Died December 19th, 2021 at 84 years old in Gravedona ed Uniti. [ref]
Giacomo Capuzzi
Catholic bishop.
Born August 14th, 1929 in Manerbio.
Died December 26th, 2021 at 92 years old in Brescia.
Aleksandr Blinov
Former soviet equestrian and olympic champion (1954-2021).
Born August 19th, 1954 in Bishkek.
Died February 9th, 2021 at 66 years old [ref]
Naohiro Ikeda
Japanese volleyball player (1940-2021).
Born January 17th, 1940 in Kashima.
Died January 3rd, 2021 at 80 years old in Nagasaki. [ref]
Gildardo García
Colombian chess player (1954-2021).
Born March 9th, 1954 in Medellín.
Died January 15th, 2021 at 66 years old in Medellín (COVID-19). [ref]
Medea Abrahamyan
Armenian cellist.
Born March 8th, 1932 in Yerevan.
Died March 3rd, 2021 at 88 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
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