In the year 2023
1,312 Notable deaths
Vakhtang Kikabidze
Soviet and georgian singer, actor, screenwriter, producer, and composer (1938–2023).
Born July 19th, 1938 in Tbilisi.
Died January 15th, 2023 at 84 years old in Tbilisi (brain tumor). [ref]
Robert Butler
American television and film director (1927–2023).
Born November 17th, 1927 in Los Angeles.
Died November 3rd, 2023 at 95 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Kemal Derviş
Turkish economist and statesperson (1949–2023).
Born January 10th, 1949 in Istanbul.
Died May 8th, 2023 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Douglas B. Lenat
American entrepreneur and researcher in artificial intelligence.
Born September 13th, 1950 in Philadelphia.
Died August 31st, 2023 at 72 years old in Austin (bile duct cancer). [ref]
Jiang Yanyong
Chinese physician (1931-2023).
Born October 4th, 1931 in Hangzhou.
Died March 12th, 2023 at 91 years old in Chinese PLA General Hospital & Medical School. [ref]
Wilferd Madelung
German-british author and scholar of islamic history (1930—2023).
Born December 26th, 1930 in Stuttgart.
Died May 9th, 2023 at 92 years old [ref]
Tina Joemat-Peterson
South african politician.
Born December 18th, 1963 in Kimberley.
Died June 5th, 2023 at 59 years old in Rondebosch.
Federico Bahamontes
Spanish racing cyclist (1928–2023).
Born July 9th, 1928 in Val de Santo Domingo.
Died August 8th, 2023 at 95 years old in Valladolid. [ref]
María Kodama
Argentine writer (1937–2023).
Born March 10th, 1937 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 26th, 2023 at 86 years old in Vicente López (breast cancer). [ref]
Boniface Alexandre
Haitian politician (1936-2023).
Born July 31st, 1936 in Ganthier.
Died August 4th, 2023 at 87 years old in Port-au-Prince. [ref]
Edward Fredkin
American physicist and computer scientist, a pioneer of digital physics (1934–2023).
Born October 2nd, 1934 in Los Angeles.
Died June 13th, 2023 at 88 years old in Brookline. [ref]
Alain Touraine
French sociologist (1925–2023).
Born August 3rd, 1925 in Hermanville-sur-Mer.
Died June 9th, 2023 at 97 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ingvar Hirdwall
Swedish actor (1934–2023).
Born December 5th, 1934 in S:t Görans church parish.
Died April 6th, 2023 at 88 years old in Stockholms Adolf Fredrik. [ref]
Jeremy Silman
American chess player and writer (1954–2023).
Born August 28th, 1954 in Del Rio.
Died September 21st, 2023 at 69 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Khader Adnan
Palestinian political activist and prisoner (1978-2023).
Born March 24th, 1978 in Arraba.
Died May 2nd, 2023 at 45 years old in Ayalon Prison. [ref]
Jan Jongbloed
Dutch footballer (1940–2023).
Born November 25th, 1940 in Amsterdam.
Died August 30th, 2023 at 82 years old [ref]
Brandon Hunter
American basketball player (1980-2023).
Born November 24th, 1980 in Cincinnati.
Died September 12th, 2023 at 42 years old in Orlando. [ref]
Victoria Amelina
Ukrainian writer and activist.
Born January 1st, 1986 in Lviv.
Died July 1st, 2023 at 37 years old in Dnipro (2023 Kramatorsk restaurant missile strike). [ref]
Erwin Olaf
Dutch photographer, 1959–2023 (1959–2023).
Born July 2nd, 1959 in Hilversum.
Died September 20th, 2023 at 64 years old in Groningen (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Ann McLaughlin Korologos
American politician (1941–2023).
Born November 16th, 1941 in Chatham Borough.
Died January 30th, 2023 at 81 years old in Salt Lake City (meningitis). [ref]
Ann Clwyd
Welsh politician and mp (1937–2023).
Born March 21st, 1937 in Denbighshire.
Died July 21st, 2023 at 86 years old in Cardiff. [ref]
Hristo Jivkov
Bulgarian actor (1975-2023).
Born February 18th, 1975 in Sofia.
Died March 31st, 2023 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Albert del Rosario
Philippine diplomat (1939–2023).
Born November 14th, 1939 in Manila.
Died April 18th, 2023 at 83 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Dubravka Ugrešić
Croatian writer (1949–2023).
Born March 27th, 1949 in Kutina.
Died March 17th, 2023 at 73 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
Buddhist lama from khumbu, nepal.
Born December 3rd, 1946 in Thame.
Died April 13th, 2023 at 76 years old in Kathmandu. [ref]
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The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain