In the year 2021
1,422 Notable deaths
Catherine Tizard
New zealand viceroy, academic, public administrator.
Born April 4th, 1931 in Auckland. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2021 at 90 years old in Auckland. [ref]
Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Brazilian architect (1928–2021).
Born October 25th, 1928 in Vitória.
Died May 23rd, 2021 at 92 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Toshihide Maskawa
Japanese theoretical physicist (1940-2021).
Born February 7th, 1940 in Nagoya. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Kyoto (cancer). [ref]
Fausto Gresini
Italian motorcycle racer (1961–2021).
Born January 23rd, 1961 in Imola.
Died February 23rd, 2021 at 60 years old in Bologna (COVID-19). [ref]
Rosita Quintana
Argentine-born mexican actress, singer and songwriter (1925-2021).
Born July 16th, 1925 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 23rd, 2021 at 96 years old in Mexico City (surgical complications). [ref]
Jovan Divjak
Bosnian general.
Born March 11th, 1937 in Belgrade.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 84 years old in Sarajevo.
Lewis Wolpert
British biologist (1929–2021).
Born October 19th, 1929 in Johannesburg.
Died January 28th, 2021 at 91 years old (COVID-19). [ref]
Rick Laird
Irish jazz bassist (1941–2021).
Born February 5th, 1941 in Dublin.
Died July 4th, 2021 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ion Caramitru
Romanian political and cultural personality.
Born March 9th, 1942 in Bucharest.
Died September 5th, 2021 at 79 years old in Emergency University Hospital Elias. [ref]
Jimmie Durham
American artist (1940-2021).
Born July 10th, 1940 in Houston. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2021 at 81 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Deaths 571 to 580 of 1422
As soon as you’ll realize it was a gift, you’ll be free. Maxime Lagacé