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In the year 2021
1,424 Notable deaths
José Pablo Feinmann
Argentine philosopher and writer.
Born March 29th, 1943 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 17th, 2021 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Håkon Brusveen
Cross-country skier.
Born July 15th, 1927 in Vingrom. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2021 at 93 years old in Lillehammer. [ref]
György Schöpflin
Hungarian academic and politician (born 1939).
Born November 24th, 1939 in Budapest.
Died November 19th, 2021 at 81 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Jüri Tamm
Estonian athletics competitor, sportsperson and politician (1957–2021).
Born February 5th, 1957 in Pärnu.
Died September 22nd, 2021 at 64 years old [ref]
Najma Chowdhury
Bangladeshi academic.
Born February 26th, 1942 in Sylhet.
Died August 8th, 2021 at 79 years old in Dhaka (COVID-19).
Keith Greene
British racing driver (1938–2021).
Born January 5th, 1938 in Leytonstone.
Died March 8th, 2021 at 83 years old (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Adrian Metcalfe
British sprinter (1942–2021).
Born March 2nd, 1942 in Bradford.
Died July 2nd, 2021 at 79 years old [ref]
Margitta Gummel
East german shot putter (1941-2021).
Born June 29th, 1941 in Magdeburg.
Died January 26th, 2021 at 79 years old in Wietmarschen. [ref]
Jerry Shipp
American basketball player (1935–2021).
Born September 27th, 1935 in Shreveport.
Died October 5th, 2021 at 86 years old in Durant. [ref]
Burton Greene
American musician (1937-2021).
Born June 14th, 1937 in Chicago.
Died June 28th, 2021 at 84 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson