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In the year 2021

1,424 Notable deaths

Neil Ashcroft

British physicist (1938–2021).

Born November 27th, 1938 in London.

Died March 15th, 2021 at 82 years old in Ithaca.

Gianfranco D'Angelo

Italian actor.

Born August 19th, 1936 in Rome.

Died August 15th, 2021 at 84 years old in Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic. [ref]

Cyprian Kizito Lwanga

Ugandan catholic archbishop.

Born January 19th, 1953 in Nagalama.

Died April 3rd, 2021 at 68 years old in Kampala.

Udo Zimmermann

German composer, musicologist, opera director, and conductor (1943–2021).

Born October 6th, 1943 in Dresden.

Died October 22nd, 2021 at 78 years old in Dresden. [ref]

Maharaj Krishan Kaushik

Field hockey player (1955-2021).

Born May 2nd, 1955 in New Delhi.

Died May 8th, 2021 at 66 years old (COVID-19).

Bonfoh Abass

Togolese politician.

Born November 23rd, 1948 in Kabou.

Died June 30th, 2021 at 72 years old [ref]

Djibril Tamsir Niane

Senegalese and guinean writer and historian (1932–2021).

Born January 9th, 1932 in Conakry.

Died March 8th, 2021 at 89 years old in Dakar (COVID-19). [ref]

Svante Thuresson

Swedish jazz and schlager singer (1937–2021).

Born February 7th, 1937 in Stockholm.

Died May 10th, 2021 at 84 years old [ref]

Yekaterina Gradova

Soviet actress.

Born October 6th, 1946 in Moscow.

Died February 22nd, 2021 at 74 years old in Moscow.

Lee Breuer

American theatre director (1937–2021).

Born February 6th, 1937 in Philadelphia.

Died January 3rd, 2021 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]

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