In the year 2023
1,153 Notable deaths
Abdelsalam al-Majali
Jordanian physician and politician (1925–2023).
Born February 18th, 1925 in Al-Karak.
Died January 3rd, 2023 at 97 years old in King Hussein Medical Center. [ref]
Theodor Otto Diener
American phytopathologist (1921–2023).
Born February 28th, 1921 in Zurich.
Died March 28th, 2023 at 102 years old in Beltsville. [ref]
Safi Faye
Senegalese ethnologist and film director (1943–2023).
Born November 22nd, 1943 in Dakar.
Died February 22nd, 2023 at 79 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Tony Doyle
Racing cyclist.
Born May 19th, 1958 in Ashford.
Died April 30th, 2023 at 64 years old (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Birendra Nath Datta
Indian academician and musician (1935–2023).
Born March 1st, 1935 in Nagaon.
Died October 23rd, 2023 at 88 years old in Guwahati.
Sibylle Lewitscharoff
German author.
Born April 16th, 1954 in Stuttgart.
Died May 13th, 2023 at 69 years old in Berlin (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Hisaya Nakajo
Japanese mangaka (1973–2023).
Born September 12th, 1973 in Osaka.
Died October 12th, 2023 at 50 years old [ref]
Ritt Bjerregaard
Danish politician.
Born May 19th, 1941 in Copenhagen.
Died January 21st, 2023 at 81 years old in Østerbro. [ref]
Eugenio Martín
Spanish film director and screenwriter.
Born May 15th, 1925 in Granada.
Died January 23rd, 2023 at 97 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Aleksandar Matanović
Chess player.
Born May 23rd, 1930 in Belgrade.
Died August 9th, 2023 at 93 years old in Belgrade.
Deaths 791 to 800 of 1153
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving