In the year 2023
1,312 Notable deaths
Letitia Obeng
Ghanaian zoologist (1925–2023).
Born January 10th, 1925 in Anum.
Died March 27th, 2023 at 98 years old in Accra. [ref]
Medea Amiranashvili
Soviet opera singer and music educator.
Born September 10th, 1930 in Tbilisi, Shorapani.
Died December 2nd, 2023 at 93 years old
Guðbergur Bergsson
Icelandic writer (1932–2023).
Born October 16th, 1932 in Grindavík.
Died September 4th, 2023 at 90 years old in Mosfellsbær. [ref]
Cornel Țăranu
Romanien composer and conductor (1934–2023).
Born June 20th, 1934 in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2023 at 88 years old in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Matti Klinge
Finnish historian and professor.
Born August 31st, 1936 in Helsinki.
Died March 5th, 2023 at 86 years old (disease). [ref]
Nader Jokhadar
Syrian footballer.
Born October 19th, 1977 in Syria.
Died February 6th, 2023 at 45 years old in Gabala (2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes). [ref]
Nina Matviienko
Soviet and ukrainian singer (1947–2023).
Born October 10th, 1947 in Nedilishche.
Died October 8th, 2023 at 75 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Vera Krepkina
Athletics competitor.
Born April 16th, 1933 in Kotelnich.
Died April 25th, 2023 at 90 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila
Finnish academic (1963–2023).
Born February 26th, 1963 in Oulu.
Died December 18th, 2023 at 60 years old [ref]
Jaak Lipso
Estonian basketball player and coach (1940–2023).
Born April 18th, 1940 in Tallinn.
Died March 3rd, 2023 at 82 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
François Bracci
French footballer (1951–2023).
Born October 31st, 1951 in Beinheim.
Died December 28th, 2023 at 72 years old in Alès. [ref]
Grigorijus Kanovičius
Jewish prose writer, poet and dramatist.
Born June 9th, 1929 in Kaunas, Jonava.
Died January 20th, 2023 at 93 years old in Tel Aviv.
Juan Carlos Sarnari
Argentine footballer (1942–2023).
Born January 22nd, 1942 in Santa Fe.
Died April 21st, 2023 at 81 years old in Bogotá. [ref]
Jean-Jacques Honorat
Haitian prime minister (1931–2023).
Born April 1st, 1931 in Port-au-Prince.
Died July 26th, 2023 at 92 years old in Port-au-Prince. [ref]
Ivan Šuker
Croatian politician (1957–2023).
Born November 12th, 1957 in Livno.
Died September 5th, 2023 at 65 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Vladas Česiūnas
Lithuanian canoe racer (1940–2023).
Born March 15th, 1940 in Vyšnialaukis.
Died January 16th, 2023 at 82 years old [ref]
Henri Lopès
Writer, diplomat and politician of the republic of the congo.
Born September 12th, 1937 in Kinshasa.
Died November 2nd, 2023 at 86 years old in hôpital Foch, Suresnes. [ref]
Jim McCourt
Irish boxer (1944–2023).
Born January 24th, 1944 in Belfast.
Died June 19th, 2023 at 79 years old [ref]
Lajos Balázsovits
Hungarian actor, theatre director (1946–2023).
Born December 4th, 1946 in Nagykanizsa.
Died July 19th, 2023 at 76 years old in Budapest (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). [ref]
Indrek Toome
Estonian politician and businessman (1943–2023).
Born September 19th, 1943 in Tallinn.
Died February 28th, 2023 at 79 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Robert Budzynski
French footballer (1940–2023).
Born May 21st, 1940 in Calonne-Ricouart.
Died July 17th, 2023 at 83 years old in Nantes. [ref]
Henri Boulad
Egyptian-hungarian jesuit priest (1931–2023).
Born August 28th, 1931 in Alexandria.
Died June 14th, 2023 at 91 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Eddie Southern
American hurdler and sprinter (1938–2023).
Born January 4th, 1938 in Dallas.
Died May 17th, 2023 at 85 years old in Richardson.
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