In the year 2021
1,422 Notable deaths
Willy van der Kuijlen
Dutch footballer and scout (1946–2021).
Born December 6th, 1946 in Helmond.
Died April 19th, 2021 at 74 years old in Helmond. [ref]
Thanu Padmanabhan
Indian theoretical physicist (1957–2021).
Born March 10th, 1957 in Thiruvananthapuram.
Died September 17th, 2021 at 64 years old in Pune (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jonathan Spence
British-born historian.
Born August 11th, 1936 in Surrey.
Died December 25th, 2021 at 85 years old in West Haven (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Manu Bhandari
Indian writer.
Born April 3rd, 1931 in Bhanpura.
Died November 15th, 2021 at 90 years old in Gurugram.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
American writer (1940–2021).
Born March 14th, 1940 in Tennessee.
Died November 30th, 2021 at 81 years old in Nashville.
Patrick Juvet
Swiss singer-songwriter (1950-2021).
Born August 21st, 1950 in Montreux.
Died April 1st, 2021 at 70 years old in Barcelona (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Tony Trabert
American tennis player.
Born August 16th, 1930 in Cincinnati.
Died February 3rd, 2021 at 90 years old in Ponte Vedra Beach. [ref]
Lu Jun Hong
Chinese-australian religous leader.
Born August 4th, 1959 in Shanghai.
Died November 10th, 2021 at 62 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Keri Hulme
New zealand writer.
Born March 9th, 1947 in Christchurch.
Died December 27th, 2021 at 74 years old in Waimate. [ref]
Deaths 501 to 510 of 1422
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder