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In the year 2023
1,069 Notable deaths
Martin Amis
British novelist.
Born August 25th, 1949 in Oxford.
Died May 19th, 2023 at 73 years old in Lake Worth Beach (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Doyle Brunson
American poker player.
Born August 10th, 1933 in Fisher County.
Died May 14th, 2023 at 89 years old [ref]
Bobby Hull
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born January 3rd, 1939 in Point Anne.
Died January 30th, 2023 at 84 years old in Wheaton. [ref]
Roger Whittaker
British singer-songwriter and musician.
Born March 22nd, 1936 in Nairobi.
Died September 13th, 2023 at 87 years old in Montaigu-de-Quercy. [ref]
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023).
Born August 25th, 1933 in Newark.
Died March 2nd, 2023 at 89 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Indian-canadian sikh separatist (1977–2023).
Born October 11th, 1977 in Jalandhar District.
Died June 18th, 2023 at 45 years old in Surrey.
Astrud Gilberto
Brazilian-american singer and songwriter (1940–2023).
Born March 29th, 1940 in Salvador. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2023 at 83 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Max Hardcore
American pornographic actor.
Born August 10th, 1956 in Racine.
Died March 27th, 2023 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Arleen Sorkin
American actress (1955-2023).
Born October 14th, 1955 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 24th, 2023 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Benjamin Zephaniah
British poet.
Born April 15th, 1958 in Handsworth. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2023 at 65 years old (brain tumor). [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 1069
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