In the year 2021
1,567 Notable deaths
Sinikka Nopola
Finnish author and columnist (1953–2021).
Born November 26th, 1953 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2021 at 67 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Albert Giger
Swiss cross-country skier.
Born October 7th, 1946 in Rhäzüns.
Died September 4th, 2021 at 74 years old (cancer). [ref]
Gonzalo Aguirre
Politician, lawyer and newspaper columnist (1940-2021).
Born January 25th, 1940 in Montevideo.
Died April 27th, 2021 at 81 years old [ref]
Henryk Rozmiarek
Polish handball player.
Born January 13th, 1949 in Poznań.
Died March 10th, 2021 at 72 years old in Poznań.
Stu Griffing
American rower (1926–2021).
Born November 9th, 1926 in New Haven.
Died December 20th, 2021 at 95 years old in Cincinnati. [ref]
Carlos Pedro Zilli
Brazilian roman catholic bishop (1954–2021).
Born October 7th, 1954 in Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo.
Died March 31st, 2021 at 66 years old in Bissau (COVID-19).
Osamu Yamaji
Japanese association football player (1929-2021).
Born August 31st, 1929 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died January 26th, 2021 at 91 years old in Kanagawa Prefecture. [ref]
Nemam Ghafouri
Kurdish-swedish physician.
Born December 25th, 1968 in Iraq. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2021 at 52 years old in Stockholm (COVID-19). [ref]
Giovanni Zucchi
Italian rower (1931-2021).
Born August 14th, 1931 in Mandello del Lario.
Died January 19th, 2021 at 89 years old in Mandello del Lario. [ref]
Boulos Nassif Borkhoche
Lebanese priest and archbishop.
Born October 7th, 1932 in Joun.
Died February 4th, 2021 at 88 years old in Harissa. [ref]
Aleksandr Martyshkin
Soviet rower.
Born August 26th, 1943 in Moscow.
Died October 29th, 2021 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Vyacheslav Khrynin
Basketball player (1937–2021).
Born March 10th, 1937 in Moscow.
Died October 31st, 2021 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Gert Blomé
Swedish ice hockey player (1934-2021).
Born August 28th, 1934 in Gävle.
Died January 27th, 2021 at 86 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Wiesław Hartman
Equestrian (1950–2021).
Born October 23rd, 1950 in Kwidzyn.
Died November 24th, 2021 at 71 years old in Kwidzyn. [ref]
Félix del Blanco Prieto
Spanish roman catholic prelate (1937–2021).
Born June 15th, 1937 in Morgovejo. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2021 at 83 years old in Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic. [ref]
Virginio Pizzali
Cyclist (1934–2021).
Born December 28th, 1934 in Mortegliano.
Died November 14th, 2021 at 86 years old in Udine. [ref]
Ronald Langón
Uruguayan footballer (1939–2021).
Born August 6th, 1939 in Melo.
Died August 31st, 2021 at 82 years old [ref]
Yves Ramousse
French bishop (1928–2021).
Born February 23rd, 1928 in Sembadel.
Died February 26th, 2021 at 93 years old in Montauban (COVID-19). [ref]
Emilia Monjowa Lifaka
Cameroonian politician (1959-2021).
Born April 11th, 1959 in Fako.
Died April 20th, 2021 at 62 years old
Juan del Río Martín
Spanish archbishop (1947–2021).
Born October 14th, 1947 in Ayamonte.
Died January 28th, 2021 at 73 years old in Madrid (COVID-19).
József Gurovits
Canoe racer.
Born November 23rd, 1928 in Budapest.
Died March 3rd, 2021 at 92 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Maguito Vilela
Brazilian politician.
Born January 24th, 1949 in Jataí. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2021 at 71 years old in Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
Květa Eretová
Czech chess player (1926-2021).
Born October 21st, 1926 in Prague.
Died January 8th, 2021 at 94 years old in Prague. [ref]
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe