In the year 2023

1,023 Notable deaths

Ama Ata Aidoo

Ghanaian author and poet.

Born March 23rd, 1942 in Abeadzi Kyiakor.

Died May 31st, 2023 at 81 years old (disease). [ref]

Karel Schwarzenberg

Czech politician, minister of foreign affairs and vice prime minister (1937–2023).

Born December 10th, 1937 in Prague. [ref]

Died November 12th, 2023 at 85 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Goa Gil

American-born musician (1951–2023).

Born October 11th, 1951 in San Francisco.

Died October 26th, 2023 at 72 years old (cancer). [ref]

Kaija Saariaho

Finnish composer (1952–2023).

Born October 14th, 1952 in Helsinki. [ref]

Died June 2nd, 2023 at 70 years old in Paris (glioblastoma). [ref]

Keith Reid

English lyricist (1946-2023).

Born October 19th, 1946 in Welwyn Garden City.

Died March 23rd, 2023 at 76 years old in London (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Ana Ofelia Murguía

Mexican actress.

Born December 8th, 1933 in Mexico City.

Died December 31st, 2023 at 90 years old in Mexico City. [ref]

Raphael Mechoulam

Israeli chemist.

Born November 5th, 1930 in Sofia.

Died March 9th, 2023 at 92 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]

Robert Lucas

American economist (1937–2023).

Born September 15th, 1937 in Yakima. [ref]

Died May 15th, 2023 at 85 years old in Chicago. [ref]

Ferid Murad

American physician and pharmacologist (1936–2023).

Born September 14th, 1936 in Whiting.

Died September 4th, 2023 at 86 years old in Menlo Park. [ref]

John Jakes

American historical novelist and fantasy writer.

Born March 31st, 1932 in Chicago.

Died March 11th, 2023 at 90 years old in Sarasota. [ref]

Deaths 271 to 280 of 1023

« 2022
2024 »

The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson