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In the year 2021
1,399 Notable deaths
Emiliano Aguirre
Spanish paleontologist.
Born October 5th, 1925 in Ferrol.
Died October 11th, 2021 at 96 years old in Burgos. [ref]
Sugako Hashida
Japanese screenwriter, playwright, and talent (1925-2021).
Died April 3rd, 2021 at 95 years old in Atami (lymphoma).
Valentin Afonin
Russian footballer (1939–2021).
Born December 22nd, 1939 in Vladimir.
Died April 2nd, 2021 at 81 years old [ref]
Gerry Ashmore
British racing driver.
Born July 25th, 1936 in West Bromwich. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2021 at 85 years old in Leamington (cancer). [ref]
Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini
Prime minister of the yemen arab republic (1932–2021).
Born October 20th, 1932 in Sanhan District.
Died August 25th, 2021 at 88 years old [ref]
Alfreda Markowska
Polish-roma saviour of holocaust and porajmos victims (1926-2021).
Born May 10th, 1926 in Galicia.
Died January 30th, 2021 at 94 years old in Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Abdelhamid Brahimi
Algerian politician (1936-2021).
Died August 15th, 2021 at 85 years old in Aïn Naadja Military Hospital. [ref]
Jan de Vries
Dutch motorcyclist (1944–2021).
Born January 5th, 1944 in Sint Jacobiparochie.
Died January 14th, 2021 at 77 years old in Purmerend. [ref]
Beryl Penrose
Australian tennis player (1930–2021).
Born December 22nd, 1930 in Sydney. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2021 at 90 years old [ref]
Martí Vergés
Spanish footballer (1934-2021).
Born March 8th, 1934 in Vidreres.
Died February 17th, 2021 at 86 years old in Viladecans. [ref]
Deaths 1051 to 1060 of 1399
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk