In the year 2021
1,420 Notable deaths
Isamu Akasaki
Japanese engineer (1929-2021).
Born January 30th, 1929 in Chiran. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2021 at 92 years old in Nagoya (pneumonia). [ref]
Jason Dupasquier
Swiss motorcycle racer.
Born September 7th, 2001 in Bulle.
Died May 30th, 2021 at 19 years old in Florence (falling, struck by vehicle). [ref]
Robert H. Grubbs
Nobel prize winning american chemist (1942-2021).
Born February 27th, 1942 in Possum Trot.
Died December 19th, 2021 at 79 years old in Duarte. [ref]
Edmund Gettier
American philosopher (1927–2021).
Born October 31st, 1927 in Baltimore.
Died March 23rd, 2021 at 93 years old [ref]
Theuns Jordaan
South african singer (1971–2021).
Born January 10th, 1971 in Venterstad.
Died November 17th, 2021 at 50 years old (leukemia). [ref]
R. Murray Schafer
Canadian composer.
Born July 18th, 1933 in Sarnia. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2021 at 88 years old [ref]
Jozef Vengloš
Slovak association football player and manager (1936–2021).
Born February 18th, 1936 in Ružomberok. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2021 at 84 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Louis Andriessen
Dutch composer, pianist and university lecturer.
Born June 6th, 1939 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2021 at 82 years old in Weesp (dementia). [ref]
Madhav Singh Solanki
Indian politician (1927-2021).
Born July 29th, 1927 in Mehsana district.
Died January 9th, 2021 at 93 years old in Gandhinagar.
Ron Hill
English former runner and clothing entrepreneur (1938–2021).
Born September 25th, 1939 in Accrington. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Tameside. [ref]
Deaths 451 to 460 of 1420
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown