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In the year 2021
1,393 Notable deaths
Cicely Tyson
American actress (1924–2021).
Born December 19th, 1924 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2021 at 96 years old in New York City. [ref]
Bob Dole
American politician (1923–2021).
Born July 22nd, 1923 in Russell.
Died December 5th, 2021 at 98 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer). [ref]
Stephen Sondheim
American composer and lyricist.
Born March 22nd, 1930 in Manhattan.
Died November 26th, 2021 at 91 years old in Roxbury. [ref]
Virgil Abloh
American fashion designer (1980-2021).
Born September 30th, 1980 in Rockford. [ref]
Died November 28th, 2021 at 41 years old in Chicago (angiosarcoma). [ref]
Walter Mondale
Vice president of the united states from 1977 to 1981.
Born January 5th, 1928 in Ceylon.
Died April 19th, 2021 at 93 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
Tanya Roberts
American actress (1949–2021).
Born October 15th, 1955 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2021 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (urinary tract infection). [ref]
Donald Rumsfeld
American politician and businessman, twice u.s. secretary of defense.
Born July 9th, 1932 in Chicago.
Died June 29th, 2021 at 88 years old in Taos (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Jessica Walter
American actress (1941–2021).
Born January 31st, 1941 in Brooklyn.
Died March 24th, 2021 at 80 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Sidharth Shukla
Actor, model and host (1980–2021).
Born December 12th, 1980 in Mumbai.
Died September 2nd, 2021 at 40 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charlie Watts
British drummer of the rolling stones.
Born June 2nd, 1941 in London. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2021 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 1393
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir