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In the year 2021
1,424 Notable deaths
Emmit King
American athletics competitor (1959–2021).
Born March 24th, 1959 in Birmingham, Bessemer.
Died November 28th, 2021 at 62 years old in Bessemer.
Vera Nikolić
Yugoslav middle distance runner (1948-2021).
Born September 23rd, 1948 in Grabovica, Despotovac.
Died June 27th, 2021 at 72 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Jan Sokol
Czech politician, philosopher, publicist, wikimedian and educator (1936-2021).
Born April 18th, 1936 in Prague.
Died February 16th, 2021 at 84 years old in Prague. [ref]
Vicente Cantatore
Argentine footballer and manager (1935-2021).
Born October 6th, 1935 in Rosario.
Died January 15th, 2021 at 85 years old in Valladolid. [ref]
Jean-Denis Bredin
French writer and lawyer.
Born May 17th, 1929 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2021 at 92 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Carlos Correia
Bissau-guinean politician (1933-2021).
Born November 6th, 1933 in Bissau.
Died August 14th, 2021 at 87 years old [ref]
Edward Babiuch
Polish politician (1927-2021).
Born December 28th, 1927 in Dąbrowa Górnicza. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2021 at 93 years old in Dąbrowa Górnicza. [ref]
Ian Matos
Brazilian diver.
Born April 24th, 1989 in Muaná.
Died December 21st, 2021 at 32 years old in Rio de Janeiro (breakthrough infection). [ref]
Daviz Simango
Mozambican politician (1964–2021).
Born February 7th, 1964 in Tanganyika.
Died February 22nd, 2021 at 57 years old in Johannesburg (COVID-19). [ref]
Michael Shaw
British politician (1920–2021).
Born October 9th, 1920 in Leeds.
Died January 8th, 2021 at 100 years old [ref]
Deaths 971 to 980 of 1424
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner