Matteo Fiorini, died aged 48
Matteo Fiorini, a Sammarinese politician and former Captain Regent of San Marino, died on August 21, 2026, aged 48. Born in the City of San Marino on February 10, 1978,…
Deaths on August 21
This archive lists notable deaths associated with August 21 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on August 21, 2026.
Jean Giard death at age 99
Jean Giard, a French politician, died on August 21, 2026, aged 99. Born in Paris on September 30, 1926, he served as a Communist member of the National Assembly from…
V. C. Manning passes away at age 78
V. C. Manning, an American politician and educator, died on August 21, 2026, at age 78. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Mississippi State Senate from…
Dave Morice, died aged 79
Dave Morice, an American poet, died on August 21, 2026, aged 79. Born in St. Louis on September 10, 1946, he also worked as a writer, visual artist, performance artist…
Zolani Tete passed away at age 38
Zolani Tete, the South African boxer, died on August 21, 2026, at age 38. Born in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape, he rose to become a two-weight world champion, holding…
Andrée Ehresmann passes away at age 91
Andrée Ehresmann, a French mathematician known for her work in category theory, died on August 21, 2026, aged 91. Born Andrée Bastiani in Nice, France, she studied at the University…
Ira A. Fulton has died at age 94
Ira A. Fulton, an American philanthropist and businessman, died on August 21, 2026, aged 94. A Tempe, Arizona native, Fulton founded Fulton Homes and became a major benefactor to educational…
Herbert Dixon dies at 106
Herbert Dixon, an American golfer who won the National Negro Open in 1951 and played on the African American circuit during segregation, died on August 21, 2026, aged 106. Dixon…
Paul Gauselmann passed away at age 91
Paul Gauselmann, the German businessman who founded and led the Gauselmann group, died on August 21, 2026, aged 91. Born on August 26, 1934, in Steinfurt, he built the company…
Syarhei Kastsyan passed away at age 85
Syarhei Kastsyan, a Belarusian politician and academic who served as a member of the Supreme Council from 1996 to 2001, died on August 21, 2026, aged 85. Born in Usochi…
Death of Roger McKenzie at age 75
Roger McKenzie, an American comic book writer, died on August 21, 2026, aged 75, of heart failure and kidney disease. He was best known for his work on Daredevil with…
Steve Edmonds died at age 72
Steve Edmonds, the Australian rugby league player known as “Rock,” died on August 21, 2026, aged 72. Born in Sydney on March 4, 1954, he played in the 1970s and…
Gérard Stenger dies at age 94
Gérard Stenger, the French ultrarunner and co-founder of the International Association of Ultrarunners, died on August 21, 2026, aged 94. Born on March 7, 1932, he competed in races ranging…
Pranab Patnaik death at age 88
Pranab Patnaik, an Indian playback singer and one of the pioneering voices of Odia cinema, died on August 21, 2026, aged 88. Born on January 20, 1938, in Buxi Bazaar,…
Zdeněk Šesták dead at age 100
Zdeněk Šesták, the Czech composer known for symphonic, chamber and choral works, died on August 21, 2026, aged 100. Born in Cítoliby near Louny on December 10, 1925, he came…
Frans Verbeeck death at age 85
Frans Verbeeck, the Belgian road bicycle racer, died on August 21, 2026, aged 85. Born in Langdorp on June 13, 1941, he went on to build a career in cycling…
Jacques Van Gompel passes away at age 79
Jacques Van Gompel, the Belgian politician who served as mayor of Charleroi from 2000 to 2006, died on August 21, 2026, aged 79. Born in Gilly on June 12, 1947,…
Death of Sowcar Janaki at age 94
Sowcar Janaki, the Indian actress known for films including Iru Kodugal, Puthiya Paravai and Kaviya Thalaivi, died on August 21, 2026, aged 94. Born Sankaramanchi Janaki on December 12, 1931,…
Jesús Martínez Álvarez obituary: died at age 81
Jesús Martínez Álvarez, a Mexican politician, died on August 21, 2026, aged 81. Born in Oaxaca de Juárez on September 18, 1944, he was affiliated with the Citizens' Movement after…
Imam Tantowi dead at age 80
Imam Tantowi, an Indonesian film director and screenwriter, died on August 21, 2026, aged 80. Born in Tegal on August 13, 1946, he began his career in stage directing before…
Yao Eng-chi death at age 91
Yao Eng-chi, a Taiwanese politician who served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1981 to 2005 and as vice president from 1999 to 2002, died on August 21,…
Jerome Smith death at age 87
Jerome Smith, an American civil rights activist, died on August 21, 2026, aged 87. Nicknamed "Big Duck," Smith was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he later died, and became…
José Maria Júnior dies at 83
José Maria Júnior, a Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder, died on August 21, 2026, aged 83. Born in Portugal on June 7, 1943, he built his career in…
Michael Wright dies at 70
Michael Wright, an American film and television actor known for The Five Heartbeats, Streamers and Sugar Hill, died on August 21, 2026, aged 70. Born in New York City, he…
Sidney A. Bludman obituary: died at age 99
Sidney A. Bludman, an American physicist, died on August 21, 2026, aged 99. Born Sidney Arnold Bludman in New York, he studied at the Bronx High School of Science, where…
Nancy Kassebaum dies at age 94
Nancy Kassebaum, the American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1978 to 1997, died on August 21, 2026, aged 94. A Kansas Republican, she was born Nancy Josephine…
Caroline Langford dies at age 68
Caroline Langford, an Israeli actress, died on August 21, 2026, aged 68. Hebrew sources identified her as an Israeli performer and said she was born on February 1, 1958. The…
Anny Schlemm death at age 97
Anny Schlemm, the German opera singer, died on August 21, 2026, aged 97. Born in Neu-Isenburg on February 22, 1929, she studied in Berlin with Erna Westenberger and made her…
Martin Smyth dies at 94
Northern Irish politician Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Clyde Austin dead at age 67
American basketball player (NC State Wolfpack Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Death of Günther Hussong at age 77
German poet and comedian Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Claudio Maccone, died aged 77
Italian astronomer Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Phil Meeler death at age 77
American baseball player (Detroit Tigers) Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Ron Turcotte obituary: died at age 84
Canadian jockey Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Kaneichi Kanegae dead at age 94
Japanese politician Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
David Ketchum passes away at age 97
American actor (Get Smart Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Suravaram Sudhakar dies at age 83
Indian politician Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Wolfgang Kuhlmann passes away at age 85
German philosopher Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Kan’ichi Kanegae dies at age 94
Japanese politician Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Obituary: Karidjo Mahamadou, dead at age 71
Nigerien politician Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Zuristyo Firmadata dead at age 52
Indonesian politician Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Death of Yaroslav Yevdokimov at age 78
Ukrainian-born Belarussian singer Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Obituary: Lucio Tarquinio, dead at age 76
Italian politician Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Obituary: Lucio Tarquinio, dead at age 76
Italian politician Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Rod Petrie passed away at age 69
Scottish football executive (Hibernian F.C.) Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Mariana Gándara has died at age 41
Mexican playwright and theater director Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Eduardo Serra passed away at age 81
Portuguese cinematographer Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Michel Odent passed away at age 95
French obstetrician Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Death of Jaswinder Bhalla at age 65
Indian actor (Jatt & Juliet Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Norma Nolan has died at age 87
Argentine model and beauty queen Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Bob Maes death at age 100
Belgian politician Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
James Duderstadt died at age 81
American nuclear engineer and university administrator Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Death of James Soletski at age 75
American politician Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Rodney Smithson death at age 80
English football player (Oxford United Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Death of Nick Mileti at age 93
American sport team owner (Cleveland Indians Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Erik Barrett has died at age 48
American bassist (100 Demons) Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
James Marcus dead at age 81
81–82 Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Gary Rulon, died aged 83
American jurist Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Ghulam Murshid died at age 84
Bangladeshi writer and journalist Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Russell Stone died at age 77
77–78 Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Mark Gwyn passed away at age 61
American law enforcement officer Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Russell Atkins has died at age 98
American musician Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Diana dies at age 76
Brazilian singer Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Mary Sey obituary: died at age 72
Gambian jurist Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Faruq al-Qaddumi dead at age 93
Palestinian politician Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Death of Sphen at age 11
Australian penguin Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Rafael Eleuterio dead at age 91
Argentine Roman Catholic prelate Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Primo Zamparini death at age 85
Italian bantamweight boxer Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Sonja Pachta dies at age 83
Austrian tennis player Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Didier Borotra passed away at age 86
French politician Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Józef Maroszek death at age 73
Polish historian Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Roy Minton passed away at age 90
English playwright Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Ian Huntington passed away at age 92
Australian cricketer Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Bobby Noble passes away at age 77
English footballer (Manchester United) Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
René Weller death at age 69
German boxer Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Heath Streak dies at 49
Zimbabwean cricketer (Matabeleland Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Tom Courtney died at age 90
American Olympic sprinter Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Harris Mann, died aged 85
British car designer Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Lê Văn passes away at age 61
Vietnamese politician Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Death of Herlander Ribeiro at age 80
Portuguese freestyle swimmer Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Kristin Moe has died at age 68
Norwegian politician Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Bruno Segre dies at age 104
Italian lawyer Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Toto Cutugno, died aged 80
Italian singer Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Derek Watts death at age -1
South African television presenter (Carte Blanche) Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Pastor Cuquejo obituary: died at age 83
Paraguayan Roman Catholic prelate Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Thomas Kuczynski passes away at age 79
German statistician and economist Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Marta Zabaleta dead at age 85
Argentinean-British economist Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Gudrun Pflüger obituary: died at age 50
Austrian mountain runner Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Akbar Khan dies at age 74
Pakistani film director (Haadsa) Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Andy Rankin dies at 79
English footballer (Watford Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Dun Mihaka death at age 81
New Zealand Māori activist and author Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Susan Ople dies at age 61
Filipino politician Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Dan Green obituary: died at age -1
American comic book illustrator (Animal Man Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Jean Canavaggio passes away at age 87
French biographer Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Morville Chote died at age 98
British Olympic javelin thrower (1948) Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Wayne Gilbert dead at age 76
American artist Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Zalo Reyes dies at 69
Chilean singer Died on Monday August 22nd 2022
Carmen Montiel dead at age 57
Argentine boxer Died on Monday August 22nd 2022