Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are among the many influential people who died in 2021. Home run great Hank Aaron, Dodgers Manager Tommy Lasorda are among the sports figures lost this year.
FILE - Secretary of State Colin Powell looks on as President Bush addresses State Department employees at the State Department in Washington, on Feb. 15, 2001. Powell, who died Oct. 18, 2021, was a trailblazing soldier and diplomat.
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are among the many noteworthy people who died in 2021. Rumsfeld, who died in June, had a storied career in government under four U.S. presidents and was seen as a visionary of a modern military. Also among those who died this year was a man who held the title of baseball’s home run king for years. Hank Aaron, who died in January, endured racist threats on his path to breaking Babe Ruth’s record and is still considered one of the game’s greatest players.
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