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In the year 2021
1,445 Notable deaths
Anthony Sowell
American serial killer and dead row inmate.
Born August 19th, 1959 in Cleveland.
Died February 8th, 2021 at 61 years old in Chillicothe Correctional Institution. [ref]
Pat Hitchcock
British actress.
Born July 7th, 1928 in London.
Died August 9th, 2021 at 93 years old in Thousand Oaks. [ref]
Gregory Sierra
American actor (1937-2021).
Born January 25th, 1937 in New York City.
Died January 4th, 2021 at 83 years old in Laguna Woods (cancer, stomach cancer). [ref]
Edward O. Wilson
American biologist, naturalist, and writer.
Born June 10th, 1929 in Birmingham.
Died December 26th, 2021 at 92 years old in Burlington. [ref]
Roger Michell
South african theatre, television and film director.
Born June 5th, 1956 in Pretoria.
Died September 22nd, 2021 at 65 years old [ref]
Richard Marcinko
Navy seal, author (1940–2021).
Born November 21st, 1940 in Lansford.
Died December 25th, 2021 at 81 years old in Warrenton. [ref]
Willard Scott
American weather presenter and television personality (1934–2021).
Born March 7th, 1934 in Alexandria.
Died September 4th, 2021 at 87 years old in Delaplane. [ref]
Dakota Skye
American pornographic film actress.
Born April 17th, 1994 in Tampa. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2021 at 27 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
K. V. Anand
Indian film director (1966-2021).
Born October 30th, 1966 in Chennai.
Died April 30th, 2021 at 54 years old in Chennai (COVID-19).
Jean-Marc Vallée
Canadian director, screenwriter, film editor, actor and film producer from québec.
Born March 9th, 1963 in Montreal.
Died December 25th, 2021 at 58 years old in Berthier-sur-Mer (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Kalyan Singh
Indian politician (1932–2021).
Born January 5th, 1932 in Aligarh.
Died August 21st, 2021 at 89 years old in Lucknow.
Bunny Wailer
Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and percussionist (1947-2021).
Born April 10th, 1947 in Kingston.
Died March 2nd, 2021 at 73 years old in Kingston. [ref]
Lil Loaded
American rapper.
Born August 1st, 2000 in San Bernardino.
Died May 31st, 2021 at 20 years old in Dallas (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Daffney
American professional wrestler, wrestling manager and actress (1975-2021).
Born July 17th, 1975 in Lucius D. Clay Kaserne.
Died September 1st, 2021 at 46 years old in Norcross (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Melvin Van Peebles
American filmmaker.
Born August 21st, 1932 in Chicago.
Died September 21st, 2021 at 89 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
John Challis
English actor.
Born August 16th, 1942 in Bristol.
Died September 19th, 2021 at 79 years old [ref]
Eric Carle
American children's illustrator and writer.
Born June 25th, 1929 in Syracuse. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2021 at 91 years old in Northampton (kidney failure). [ref]
Jackie Mason
American comedian (1928-2021).
Born June 9th, 1928 in Sheboygan.
Died July 24th, 2021 at 93 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Idriss Déby
Chadian president (1952–2021).
Born June 18th, 1952 in Berdoba.
Died April 20th, 2021 at 68 years old in Tibesti Region (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Tom T. Hall
American country music singer-songwriter and short-story author.
Born May 25th, 1936 in Olive Hill.
Died August 20th, 2021 at 85 years old in Franklin. [ref]
Abubakar Shekau
Leader of a nigerian militant group (1973-2021).
Born March 24th, 1973 in Shekau. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2021 at 48 years old in Sambisa Forest (suicide bombing). [ref]
Mamnoon Hussain
12th president of pakistan from 2013 to 2018.
Born December 23rd, 1940 in Agra.
Died July 14th, 2021 at 80 years old in Karachi (cancer). [ref]
Jayanthi
Indian actress (1945–2021).
Born January 6th, 1945 in Ballari district.
Died July 26th, 2021 at 76 years old in Bengaluru.
David Gulpilil
Australian actor.
Born July 1st, 1953 in Maningrida.
Died November 29th, 2021 at 68 years old in Murray Bridge (lung cancer). [ref]
Samuel E. Wright
American actor (1946–2021).
Born November 20th, 1946 in Camden. [ref]
Died May 24th, 2021 at 74 years old in Walden (prostate cancer). [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 1445
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche