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In the year 2021
1,570 Notable deaths
Virginio Pizzali
Cyclist (1934–2021).
Born December 28th, 1934 in Mortegliano.
Died November 14th, 2021 at 86 years old in Udine. [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]
Aleksandr Martyshkin
Soviet rower.
Born August 26th, 1943 in Moscow.
Died October 29th, 2021 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Ronald Langón
Uruguayan footballer (1939–2021).
Born August 6th, 1939 in Melo.
Died August 31st, 2021 at 82 years old [ref]
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).
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]
António Cardoso e Cunha
Portuguese politician (1933–2021).
Born January 28th, 1933 in Leiria.
Died January 24th, 2021 at 87 years old [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]
Juan Carlos Masnik
Uruguayan footballer (1943–2021).
Born March 2nd, 1943 in El Tala.
Died February 23rd, 2021 at 77 years old [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]
József Gurovits
Canoe racer.
Born November 23rd, 1928 in Budapest.
Died March 3rd, 2021 at 92 years old in Zurich. [ref]
André de Witte
Belgian priest (1944–2021).
Born December 31st, 1944 in Oosterzele.
Died April 25th, 2021 at 76 years old in Salvador. [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]
Yrjo A. Rantanen
Finnish chess player (1950–2021).
Born April 23rd, 1950 in Tampere.
Died January 14th, 2021 at 70 years old [ref]
Amando Samo
Micronesian catholic bishop.
Born August 16th, 1948 in Moch.
Died August 7th, 2021 at 72 years old in Weno.
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).
Hans Antonsson
Swedish wrestler (1934–2021).
Born November 8th, 1934 in Trollhättan. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 2021 at 86 years old in Gustavsberg. [ref]
Benito Rigoni
Italian bobsledder (1936–2021).
Born April 11th, 1936 in Asiago.
Died December 23rd, 2021 at 85 years old in Dueville.
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]
Zalika Souley
Nigerien actress (1947–2021).
Born October 7th, 1947 in Niamey.
Died July 27th, 2021 at 73 years old in Niamey. [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).
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
Gábor Novák
Hungarian canoe racer (1934–2021).
Born August 14th, 1934 in Budapest.
Died August 6th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Gabriel Núñez
Mexican footballer (1942–2021).
Born February 6th, 1942 in Mexico.
Died November 11th, 2021 at 79 years old [ref]
Deaths 1501 to 1525 of 1570
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