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In the year 2021
1,567 Notable deaths
Anatoly Chukanov
Soviet cyclist.
Born May 10th, 1954 in Novospasovka. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2021 at 67 years old
Yury Sharov
Soviet fencer.
Born April 22nd, 1939 in Saratov. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2021 at 82 years old in Saratov.
Francisco de Andrade
Portuguese sailor.
Born August 16th, 1923 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2021 at 97 years old in Alcabideche. [ref]
Andrzej Zieliński
Polish sprinter (1936–2021).
Born August 20th, 1936 in Warsaw.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 85 years old in Warsaw.
Earle Wells
Sailor.
Born October 27th, 1933 in Auckland.
Died October 1st, 2021 at 87 years old in Whakatāne. [ref]
Jean-Christophe Balouet
French paleontologist and ornithologist (1956–2021).
Born November 12th, 1956 in Caudéran.
Died March 30th, 2021 at 64 years old in Orrouy.
Antonio Gómez del Moral
Spanish road bicycle racer (1939–2021).
Born November 15th, 1939 in Cabra.
Died July 14th, 2021 at 81 years old in Seville. [ref]
Wilhelm Schraml
Roman catholic bishop (1935–2021).
Born June 26th, 1935 in Erbendorf.
Died November 8th, 2021 at 86 years old in Altötting. [ref]
Stefan Kapłaniak
Polish canoeist (1933-2021).
Born April 10th, 1933 in Szczawnica. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2021 at 88 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Carl von Essen
Swedish fencer (1940-2021).
Born October 18th, 1940 in Jönköping.
Died November 11th, 2021 at 81 years old in Björnlunda. [ref]
Mario Guilloti
Boxer (1946–2021).
Born May 20th, 1946 in Chacabuco, Buenos Aires.
Died August 24th, 2021 at 75 years old in Zárate. [ref]
Tadeusz Ross
Polish actor and politician (1938–2021).
Born March 14th, 1938 in Warsaw.
Died December 14th, 2021 at 83 years old in Warsaw.
Lydia Makhubu
Swazi chemist.
Born July 1st, 1937 in Eswatini.
Died July 24th, 2021 at 84 years old in Manzini. [ref]
Vadim Kapranov
Soviet basketball coach and basketball player (1940–2021).
Born February 26th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died June 4th, 2021 at 81 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Adam Smelczyński
Polish sport shooter (1930-2021).
Born September 14th, 1930 in Częstochowa.
Died June 14th, 2021 at 90 years old [ref]
Misho Yuzmeski
Macedonian writer (1966-2021).
Born April 7th, 1966 in Ohrid.
Died April 30th, 2021 at 55 years old in Ohrid.
John Wofford
American equestrian.
Born April 11th, 1931 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 22nd, 2021 at 90 years old in Toms River. [ref]
Aleksandr Klepikov
Russian rower (1950–2021).
Born May 23rd, 1950 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 26th, 2021 at 70 years old [ref]
Kathleen Partridge
Australian field hockey player.
Born December 7th, 1963 in Sydney.
Died September 13th, 2021 at 57 years old
Katarina Blagojević
Serbian chess player.
Born October 31st, 1943 in Belgrade.
Died November 15th, 2021 at 78 years old [ref]
Basilio do Nascimento
Roman catholic bishop of baucau, east timor.
Died October 30th, 2021 at 71 years old in Dili.
Andrei Makeyev
Soviet basketball player (1952–2021).
Born February 3rd, 1952 in Petrozavodsk.
Died September 13th, 2021 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Peter Neusel
German rower (1941–2021).
Born November 19th, 1941 in Berlin.
Died July 22nd, 2021 at 79 years old in Berlin.
Boris Andreyev
Russian cosmonaut (1940–2021).
Born October 6th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died July 9th, 2021 at 80 years old in Korolyov. [ref]
Raoul Casadei
Italian musician and composer (1937-2021).
Born August 15th, 1937 in Gatteo.
Died March 13th, 2021 at 83 years old in Cesena (COVID-19). [ref]
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