In the year 2021
1,567 Notable deaths
André de Witte
Belgian priest (1944–2021).
Born December 31st, 1944 in Oosterzele.
Died April 25th, 2021 at 76 years old in Salvador. [ref]
Yrjo A. Rantanen
Finnish chess player (1950–2021).
Born April 23rd, 1950 in Tampere.
Died January 14th, 2021 at 70 years old [ref]
Eldar Kuliev
Azerbaijani film director and actor.
Born January 18th, 1941 in Baku.
Died April 16th, 2021 at 80 years old in Baku. [ref]
António Cardoso e Cunha
Portuguese politician (1933–2021).
Born January 28th, 1933 in Leiria.
Died January 24th, 2021 at 87 years old [ref]
Claudine Hermann
French physicist & academic.
Born December 19th, 1945 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2021 at 75 years old in Villejuif. [ref]
Amando Samo
Micronesian catholic bishop.
Born August 16th, 1948 in Moch.
Died August 7th, 2021 at 72 years old in Weno.
Benito Rigoni
Italian bobsledder (1936–2021).
Born April 11th, 1936 in Asiago.
Died December 23rd, 2021 at 85 years old in Dueville.
Hans Antonsson
Swedish wrestler (1934–2021).
Born November 8th, 1934 in Trollhättan. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 2021 at 86 years old in Gustavsberg. [ref]
Juan Carlos Masnik
Uruguayan footballer (1943–2021).
Born March 2nd, 1943 in El Tala.
Died February 23rd, 2021 at 77 years old [ref]
Dorval Rodrigues
Brazilian association football player (1935–2021).
Born February 26th, 1935 in Porto Alegre.
Died December 26th, 2021 at 86 years old in Santos. [ref]
Rildo da Costa Menezes
Brazilian footballer (1942-2021).
Born January 23rd, 1942 in Recife.
Died May 16th, 2021 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
José Luis Cruz
Honduran footballer (1949–2021).
Born February 9th, 1952 in San Juancito. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2021 at 68 years old in San Pedro Sula (COVID-19). [ref]
Wolfgang Strödter
German field hockey player (1948–2021).
Born April 5th, 1948 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2021 at 73 years old
Abla al-Kahlawi
Dean at the faculty of islamic and arabic studies at the women's college of al-azhar university in port said, egypt (1948-2021).
Born December 15th, 1948 in Cairo.
Died January 24th, 2021 at 72 years old in Cairo (COVID-19).
Gábor Novák
Hungarian canoe racer (1934–2021).
Born August 14th, 1934 in Budapest.
Died August 6th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Zalika Souley
Nigerien actress (1947–2021).
Born October 7th, 1947 in Niamey.
Died July 27th, 2021 at 73 years old in Niamey. [ref]
Leonid Bogdanov
Fencer (1927–2021).
Born June 23rd, 1927 in Moscow.
Died May 12th, 2021 at 93 years old [ref]
Ladislav Falta
Czechoslovak sport shooter.
Born January 30th, 1936 in Opočno. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2021 at 85 years old [ref]
Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi
Peruvian priest (1928–2021).
Born January 14th, 1928 in Yungay. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2021 at 93 years old in Lima (COVID-19). [ref]
Adam Dyczkowski
Polish priest and theologian (1932-2021).
Born November 17th, 1932 in Kęty.
Died January 10th, 2021 at 88 years old in Zielona Góra (COVID-19).
Michael Zachries
East german yacht racer.
Born October 29th, 1943 in Zwickau.
Died July 28th, 2021 at 77 years old in Starnberg. [ref]
Emmanuel Félémou
Guinean roman catholic bishop (1960–2021).
Born December 24th, 1960. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2021 at 60 years old in Conakry (COVID-19).
Rafael Palmero Ramos
Spanish priest and religious.
Born July 27th, 1936 in Morales de Rey.
Died March 8th, 2021 at 84 years old in Alicante (cancer). [ref]
Alesʹ Razanaŭ
Belarusian writer, translator and poet (1947–2021).
Born December 5th, 1947 in Sialiec.
Died August 26th, 2021 at 73 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Ángel Abelardo González Bernardo
Spanish association football player (1944-2021).
Born September 3rd, 1944 in Samartín del Rei Aurelio.
Died May 5th, 2021 at 76 years old in Valencia. [ref]
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