Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 2021
1,397 Notable deaths
Paul Josef Crutzen
Dutch climatologist (1933–2021).
Born December 3rd, 1933 in Amsterdam.
Died January 28th, 2021 at 87 years old in Mainz. [ref]
Olivia Podmore
New zealand cyclist (1997-2021).
Born May 24th, 1997 in Christchurch.
Died August 9th, 2021 at 24 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Karolos Papoulias
Greek jurist and politician(1929-2021).
Born June 4th, 1929 in Ioannina.
Died December 26th, 2021 at 92 years old in Athens. [ref]
Christian Boltanski
French sculptor, photographer, painter and film maker.
Born September 6th, 1944 in Paris, 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2021 at 76 years old in Paris, 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Isadore Singer
American mathematician.
Born May 3rd, 1924 in Detroit. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2021 at 96 years old in Boxborough.
Ruth Ann Minner
American politician and businesswoman (1935–2021).
Born January 17th, 1935 in Milford. [ref]
Died November 4th, 2021 at 86 years old in Milford (falling from height). [ref]
Yury Vlasov
Soviet weightlifter (1935–2021).
Born December 5th, 1935 in Makiivka.
Died February 13th, 2021 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Marc Wilmore
American television writer, producer, actor, and comedian.
Born May 4th, 1963 in Fontana.
Died January 30th, 2021 at 57 years old in Pomona (COVID-19). [ref]
Ronald Inglehart
American political scientist.
Born September 5th, 1934 in Milwaukee.
Died May 8th, 2021 at 86 years old in Ann Arbor.
Deaths 461 to 470 of 1397
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis