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In the year 2021
1,398 Notable deaths
Eduardo Martínez Somalo
Cardinal of the catholic church (1927-2021).
Born March 31st, 1927 in Baños de Río Tobía.
Died August 10th, 2021 at 94 years old in Vatican City. [ref]
Lokman Slim
Lebanese activist.
Born July 17th, 1962 in Haret Hreik.
Died February 4th, 2021 at 58 years old in Aaddoussiyeh (assassination). [ref]
Budge Patty
Us tennis player.
Born February 11th, 1924 in Fort Smith.
Died October 3rd, 2021 at 97 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Hans van Baalen
Dutch politician and mep.
Born June 17th, 1960 in Rotterdam.
Died April 29th, 2021 at 60 years old in Rotterdam. [ref]
Philip K. Chapman
The first australian-born american astronaut.
Born March 5th, 1935 in Melbourne.
Died April 5th, 2021 at 86 years old in Arizona. [ref]
Igor Savochkin
Russian actor.
Born May 14th, 1963 in Berezovka.
Died November 17th, 2021 at 58 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Masakazu Tamura
Japanese actor (1943-2021).
Born August 1st, 1943 in Ukyō-ku.
Died April 3rd, 2021 at 77 years old in Minato-ku (heart failure). [ref]
Robert C. Jones
American film editor and screenwriter (1936-2021).
Born March 30th, 1936 in Los Angeles.
Died February 2nd, 2021 at 84 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ennio Doris
Italian businessman (1940-2021).
Born July 3rd, 1940 in Tombolo.
Died November 24th, 2021 at 81 years old in Milan. [ref]
Hassan Firouzabadi
Chief of staff of the iranian armed forces (1951-2021).
Born February 3rd, 1951 in Mashhad.
Died September 3rd, 2021 at 70 years old in Tehran (COVID-19). [ref]
Deaths 681 to 690 of 1398
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs