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In the year 2021
1,399 Notable deaths
Alexandre José Maria dos Santos
Catholic cardinal.
Born March 18th, 1924 in Zavala. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2021 at 97 years old in Maputo. [ref]
Jacques Frantz
French actor.
Born April 4th, 1947 in Dijon. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2021 at 73 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Neal Edward Smith
American politician from iowa; purple heart recipient.
Born March 23rd, 1920 in Hedrick.
Died November 2nd, 2021 at 101 years old in Des Moines. [ref]
Ester Mägi
Estonian composer (1922-2021).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Tallinn.
Died May 14th, 2021 at 99 years old [ref]
Bernd Nickel
German footballer.
Born March 15th, 1949 in Siegbach.
Died October 27th, 2021 at 72 years old in Siegbach. [ref]
Jürgen Goslar
German actor and director.
Born March 26th, 1927 in Oldenburg.
Died October 5th, 2021 at 94 years old in Ainring. [ref]
Michel Corboz
Swiss conductor (1934-2021).
Born February 14th, 1934 in Marsens. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 2021 at 87 years old [ref]
Igor Zhelezovski
Belarusian speed skater (1963-2021).
Died June 12th, 2021 at 57 years old in Minsk.
Doğan Akhanlı
German writer.
Born March 18th, 1957 in Şavşat District.
Died October 31st, 2021 at 64 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Henryk Hoser
Polish roman catholic archbishop and physician (1942–2021).
Born November 27th, 1942 in Warsaw.
Died August 13th, 2021 at 78 years old in Warsaw (COVID-19). [ref]
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