In the year 2023

1,312 Notable deaths

Maria Mies

German sociologist (1931–2023).

Born February 6th, 1931 in Steffeln.

Died May 15th, 2023 at 92 years old [ref]

Ingrid Steeger

German actress and singer (1947–2023).

Born April 1st, 1947 in Berlin.

Died December 22nd, 2023 at 76 years old in Bad Hersfeld. [ref]

Taichi Yamada

Japanese writer (1934–2023).

Born June 6th, 1934 in Asakusa Kōen Rokku.

Died November 29th, 2023 at 89 years old in Kawasaki (senility). [ref]

Ivano Marescotti

Italian actor (1946–2023).

Born February 4th, 1946 in Bagnacavallo.

Died March 26th, 2023 at 77 years old in Ravenna (prostate cancer). [ref]

Peter Bieri

Swiss philosopher and writer (1944–2023).

Born June 23rd, 1944 in Bern.

Died June 27th, 2023 at 79 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Jim Broyhill

American politician (1927–2023).

Born August 19th, 1927 in Lenoir.

Died February 18th, 2023 at 95 years old in Winston-Salem. [ref]

Karen Lumley

British politician (1964–2023).

Born March 28th, 1964 in Barnsley.

Died May 25th, 2023 at 59 years old [ref]

Dale Spender

Australian writer.

Born September 22nd, 1943 in Newcastle.

Died November 21st, 2023 at 80 years old in Brisbane. [ref]

Geir Lundestad

Norwegian historian and director of the norwegian nobel institute (1945–2023).

Born January 17th, 1945 in Sulitjelma.

Died September 22nd, 2023 at 78 years old [ref]

Rosi Mittermaier

German alpine skier (1950–2023).

Born August 5th, 1950 in Munich. [ref]

Died January 4th, 2023 at 72 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. [ref]

Joan Jara

British-chilean dancer and activist.

Born July 20th, 1927 in London.

Died November 12th, 2023 at 96 years old in Santiago. [ref]

Aracy Balabanian

Brazilian actress (1940–2023).

Born February 22nd, 1940 in Campo Grande.

Died August 7th, 2023 at 83 years old in Rio de Janeiro (lung cancer). [ref]

Faustin Twagiramungu

Rwandan politician (1945–2023).

Born August 14th, 1945 in Cyangugu.

Died December 2nd, 2023 at 78 years old in Brussels.

Shlomo Avineri

Israeli political scientist, professor.

Born August 30th, 1933 in Bielsko. [ref]

Died December 1st, 2023 at 90 years old in Israel.

Evelyn Fox Keller

American physicist, author and feminist.

Born March 20th, 1936 in New York City. [ref]

Died September 22nd, 2023 at 87 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

Fusa Tatsumi

Japanese supercentenarian (1907–2023).

Born April 25th, 1907 in Yao.

Died December 12th, 2023 at 116 years old in Yao. [ref]

Abraham Lempel

Israeli computer scientist (1936–2023).

Born February 10th, 1936 in Lviv.

Died February 3rd, 2023 at 86 years old

Nadja Tiller

Austrian actress (1929–2023).

Born March 16th, 1929 in Vienna.

Died February 21st, 2023 at 93 years old in Hamburg, Augustinum Hamburg. [ref]

Tony Earl

American politician (1936–2023).

Born April 12th, 1936 in Lansing.

Died February 23rd, 2023 at 86 years old in Madison (stroke). [ref]

Sara Aboobacker

Indian writer (1936–2023).

Born June 30th, 1936 in Kasaragod district.

Died January 10th, 2023 at 86 years old in Mangaluru. [ref]

John Tooby

American anthropologist.

Born July 26th, 1952 in Saint Paul.

Died November 9th, 2023 at 71 years old [ref]

Charles W. Misner

American physicist (1932–2023).

Born June 13th, 1932 in Jackson.

Died July 24th, 2023 at 91 years old [ref]

Joe Matt

Autobiographical cartoonist (1963–2023).

Born September 3rd, 1963 in Lansdale.

Died September 18th, 2023 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Stella Chiweshe

Zimbabwean musician (1946–2023).

Born July 8th, 1946 in Rhodesia.

Died January 20th, 2023 at 76 years old in Harare. [ref]

Isabel Crook

Canadian anthropologist and educator.

Born December 15th, 1915 in Chengdu.

Died August 20th, 2023 at 107 years old in Beijing. [ref]

Deaths 626 to 650 of 1312

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