2023⚡ Event
East Palestine train derailment
A freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, releasing hazardous materials into the surrounding area.
disaster
What Happened in 2023?
Explore 185 historical moments from 2023 — 11 events, 0 birthdays, and 174 notable deaths.
Events in 2023(11)
2023⚡ Event
Ciudad Juárez migrant center fire
Forty people were killed in a fire at a migrant detention facility in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
disaster
2023⚡ Event
Belvidere Tornado Collapse
A tornado caused the collapse of a concert venue in Belvidere, Illinois, resulting in one death and 48 injuries.
disaster
2023⚡ Event
Myanmar Air Force airstrike
A Myanmar Air Force airstrike killed at least 100 villagers in Pazigyi.
war
2023⚡ Event
Coronation of Charles III and Camilla
The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms was held at Westminster Abbey in London.
politics
2023⚡ Event
Odisha train collision
A collision between two passenger trains and a parked freight train near Balasore, Odisha, India, resulted in 296 deaths and over 1,200 injuries.
disaster
2023⚡ Event
Cancellation of The Mongol Khan
Chinese authorities cancelled a run of performances of The Mongol Khan, the first Mongolian play to be performed internationally, forty minutes before its planned premiere in Hohhot.
entertainmentarts
2023⚡ Event
Gaza War Begins
Palestinian nationalist groups launched armed incursions into the Gaza envelope, starting the Gaza war.
warpolitics
2023⚡ Event
Hamas Music Festival Massacre
The military wing of Hamas massacred people attending an open-air music festival in southern Israel.
warpoliticsentertainment
2023⚡ Event
Hibiscus Rising unveiled in Leeds
Hibiscus Rising, a sculpture commemorating David Oluwale, was unveiled in Leeds on November 24, 2023.
arts
2023⚡ Event
Protests in Belgrade
A series of mass protests began in Belgrade, Serbia, on December 18, 2023, alleging electoral irregularities in the Serbian parliament and Belgrade city assembly elections.
politics
Born in 2023(0)
No births recorded for 2023.
Deaths in 2023(174)
2023🕊️ Death
Fred White
Fred White, an American musician and songwriter, has died. He was born in 1955.
music
2023🕊️ Death
Elena Huelva
Elena Huelva, Spanish cancer activist and influencer, died. She was born in 2002.
medicine
2023🕊️ Death
Mary Lou Kownacki
Mary Lou Kownacki was an American Roman Catholic nun, peace activist, and writer.
religionpolitics
2023🕊️ Death
Sharad Yadav
Indian politician Sharad Yadav, former Minister of Civil Aviation and Labour Minister, died.
politics
2023🕊️ Death
Lucile Randon dies
Lucile Randon, a French supercentenarian, has died at the age of 118. She was born in 1904.
2023🕊️ Death
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf, former President of Pakistan and military officer, has died. He was born in 1943.
politics
2023🕊️ Death
Greta Andersen
Greta Andersen was a Danish swimmer who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.
sports
2023🕊️ Death
Donald Spoto
Donald Spoto, an American biographer, died on February 11, 2023. He was born in 1941.
literature
2023🕊️ Death
Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch, the American actress and singer, has died. She was born in 1940.
entertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Gordon Pinsent
Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter Gordon Pinsent died. He was born in 1930.
entertainmentliterature
2023🕊️ Death
Gérard Latortue
Gérard Latortue, who served as the Prime Minister of Haiti, died. He led the interim government following the 2004 coup d'état.
politics
2023🕊️ Death
Kenzaburō Ōe
Kenzaburō Ōe, Japanese novelist and 1994 Nobel Prize laureate in Literature, has died. He was born in 1935.
literature
2023🕊️ Death
Phil Batt
Phil Batt, born in 1927, was an American soldier and politician who served as the 29th Governor of Idaho.
politics
2023🕊️ Death
Lance Reddick
Lance Reddick, an American actor known for his roles in The Wire and John Wick, died on March 17, 2023.
entertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Death of Willis Reed
Willis Reed, an American basketball player, passed away. He was a prominent figure in the sport.
sports
2023🕊️ Death
Gordon Moore
Gordon Moore was an American businessman, engineer, and co-founder of Intel Corporation.
technologyeconomics
2023🕊️ Death
Innocent Vareed Thekkethala
Innocent Vareed Thekkethala was an Indian actor and politician.
entertainmentpolitics
2023🕊️ Death
Jacob Ziv
Jacob Ziv was an Israeli electrical engineer who developed the LZ family of compression algorithms.
sciencetechnology
2023🕊️ Death
Death of Paul O'Grady
Paul O'Grady, an English comedian, actor, and drag queen, died.
artsentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Death of Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto, a Japanese composer, record producer, and actor, died.
musicartsentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Death of Vivan Sundaram
Vivan Sundaram, a prominent Indian contemporary artist, died.
arts
2023🕊️ Death
Death of Doug Mulray
Doug Mulray, an Australian radio and television host, passed away.
artsentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Ben Ferencz
Ben Ferencz was an American lawyer who investigated and prosecuted Nazi war crimes.
lawwar
2023🕊️ Death
Karl Berger
Karl Berger, German-American jazz pianist, died on April 9, 2023. He was born in 1935.
music
2023🕊️ Death
Mark Sheehan
Mark Sheehan was an Irish guitarist, best known as a member of the band The Script.
musicentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Moonbin
Moonbin, a South Korean singer and actor, has died. He was born in 1998.
entertainmentmusic
2023🕊️ Death
Len Goodman
Len Goodman was an English ballroom dancer and television personality.
entertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte, an American singer, activist, and actor, died on April 25, 2023. He was born in 1927.
entertainmentpolitics
2023🕊️ Death
Jerry Apodaca
Jerry Apodaca was an American politician and the 24th Governor of New Mexico.
politics
2023🕊️ Death
Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer, an American politician and television personality, has died. He was born in 1944.
politicsentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Padma Desai
Padma Desai, an Indian-American development economist, died on April 29, 2023. She was born in 1931.
economics
2023🕊️ Death
Gordon Lightfoot
Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Gordon Lightfoot died on May 1, 2023. He was born in 1938.
musicentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Aase Foss Abrahamsen
Aase Foss Abrahamsen was a Norwegian writer. She was born in 1930.
literature
2023🕊️ Death
Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson was an American professional poker player.
sportsentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Jim Brown
Jim Brown was an American football player, civil rights activist, and actor.
sportspoliticsentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Andy Rourke
Andy Rourke, an English bassist, died. He was born in 1964.
musicentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Tina Turner
Tina Turner was an American-Swiss rock and pop singer, dancer, actress and author.
musicentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
David Brewer
David Brewer was an English politician and Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London.
politics
2023🕊️ Death
The Iron Sheik
The Iron Sheik was an Iranian-American wrestler and actor.
sportsentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Alain Touraine
Alain Touraine was a French sociologist who focused on the study of social movements and post-industrial society.
philosophy
2023🕊️ Death
Ted Kaczynski
Ted Kaczynski was an American mathematician and a domestic terrorist known as the Unabomber.
lawpolitics
2023🕊️ Death
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi was an Italian businessman and politician, and Prime Minister of Italy.
politicseconomics
2023🕊️ Death
Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy, an American author, died on June 13, 2023. He was born in 1933.
literaturearts
2023🕊️ Death
Glenda Jackson
English actress and politician Glenda Jackson died on June 15, 2023. She was born in 1936.
artspolitics
2023🕊️ Death
Titan Submersible Implosion Victims
Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion died on this date.
disasterexploration
2023🕊️ Death
Harry Markowitz
Harry Markowitz was an American Nobel laureate economist.
economicsscience
2023🕊️ Death
Milan Kundera dies
Milan Kundera, the Czech-French writer known for works like "The Unbearable Lightness of Being," has died. He was born in 1929.
literature
2023🕊️ Death
Oommen Chandy
Oommen Chandy was an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Kerala.
politics
2023🕊️ Death
Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer and musician, has died. She was born in 1966.
musicentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Paul Reubens
Paul Reubens, an American actor and comedian, has died. He was born in 1952.
entertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Indian art director, production designer, and film and television producer.
entertainmentarts
2023🕊️ Death
Bram Moolenaar
Dutch software engineer Bram Moolenaar died. He was born in 1961.
technology
2023🕊️ Death
William Friedkin
William Friedkin, the acclaimed American film director known for 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' has died.
entertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Robbie Robertson
Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor, best known as a co-founder of The Band.
musicartsentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Mike Ahern
Mike Ahern, Australian politician and 32nd Premier of Queensland, died on August 11, 2023. He was born in 1942.
politics
2023🕊️ Death
Delwar Hossain Sayeedi
Delwar Hossain Sayeedi was a Bangladeshi Islamic lecturer and politician.
religionpolitics
2023🕊️ Death
Toto Cutugno dies
Toto Cutugno, an Italian singer-songwriter, died at the age of 80.
musicentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Bray Wyatt
American wrestler Bray Wyatt died on August 24, 2023. He was born in 1987.
entertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Bob Barker
American television game show host Bob Barker died. He was born in 1923.
entertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett, an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman, has died. He was born in 1946.
musicentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Wanda Janicka
Wanda Janicka, a Polish architect and participant in the Warsaw Uprising, died on September 7, 2023. She was born in 1923.
war
2023🕊️ Death
Fernando Botero
Fernando Botero, a renowned Colombian painter and sculptor, has died. He was born in 1932.
arts
2023🕊️ Death
Brereton C. Jones
Brereton C. Jones was an American politician and the 58th Governor of Kentucky.
politics
2023🕊️ Death
Walewska Oliveira
Walewska Oliveira, a Brazilian volleyball player and Olympic champion, died. She was born in 1979.
sports
2023🕊️ Death
Altemio Sanchez
Altemio Sanchez was a Puerto Rican serial killer and rapist. He was born in 1958.
law
2023🕊️ Death
Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon, the distinguished Irish-English actor, has died.
entertainmentarts
2023🕊️ Death
Tim Wakefield
Tim Wakefield, an American professional baseball player, has died. He was born in 1966.
sports
2023🕊️ Death
October 7 attacks
Israelis were murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks.
warpolitics
2023🕊️ Death
Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland and Nobel Prize laureate, has died.
politics
2023🕊️ Death
Atsushi Sakurai
Atsushi Sakurai, singer from the Japanese rock band Buck-Tick, has died.
musicentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Bill Hayden
Bill Hayden, former Governor-General of Australia and politician, has died. He was born in 1933.
politics
2023🕊️ Death
Aira Samulin
Finnish entrepreneur and dance teacher Aira Samulin died. She was born in 1927.
2023🕊️ Death
Hiroshi Morie
Hiroshi Morie was a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter.
musicentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Akbar Golpayegani
Iranian vocalist Akbar Golpayegani died. He was born in 1934.
musicentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Pat E. Johnson
Pat E. Johnson was an American martial artist and actor.
entertainmentsports
2023🕊️ Death
Žarko Laušević
Žarko Laušević, a Serbian actor, died on November 15, 2023. He was born in 1960.
entertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Rosalynn Carter
Rosalynn Carter, American mental health activist and former First Lady, died on November 19, 2023. She was born in 1927.
politics
2023🕊️ Death
Eddie Linden
Eddie Linden, a Scottish poet and publisher, died on November 19, 2023. He was born in 1935.
literaturearts
2023🕊️ Death
Terry Venables
Terry Venables, an English football player and manager, died. He was born in 1943.
sports
2023🕊️ Death
Charlie Munger
American businessman and vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway who died in 2023.
economics
2023🕊️ Death
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state, has died. He was born in 1923.
politicslaw
2023🕊️ Death
Taichi Yamada
Taichi Yamada, Japanese screenwriter and novelist, has died. He was born in 1934.
literatureentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Alistair Darling
Alistair Darling was a British politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer.
politics
2023🕊️ Death
Shane MacGowan
Shane MacGowan was an Irish singer-songwriter and frontman of The Pogues.
music
2023🕊️ Death
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice, has died. She served from 1981 to 2006 and was born in 1930.
lawpolitics
2023🕊️ Death
Norman Lear
Norman Lear, American screenwriter and producer, has died. He was born in 1922.
entertainmentarts
2023🕊️ Death
Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah, a British writer and dub poet, died. He was born in 1958.
literaturemusic
2023🕊️ Death
Refaat Alareer
Refaat Alareer, a Palestinian professor and writer, died. He was born in 1979.
literature
2023🕊️ Death
Emiko Miyamoto
Emiko Miyamoto, a Japanese volleyball player, died. She was born in 1937.
sports
2023🕊️ Death
Julian Carroll
Julian Carroll was an American politician who served as the 54th Governor of Kentucky.
politics
2023🕊️ Death
Ronaldo Valdez
Ronaldo Valdez, a Filipino actor, died on December 17, 2023. He was born in 1947.
entertainment
2023🕊️ Death
James McCaffrey
James McCaffrey, an American actor, died on December 17, 2023. He was born in 1958.
entertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Leon Coates
Leon Coates, English composer, died on 12-22-2023. He was born in 1937.
musicentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Cheri Barry
Death of Cheri Barry, an American politician and mayor of Meridian, Mississippi.
politics
2023🕊️ Death
Lukas Enembe
Lukas Enembe was an Indonesian politician who served as the Governor of Papua.
politics
2023🕊️ Death
Tom Smothers
Tom Smothers was an American comedian, actor, and activist.
entertainmentarts
2023🕊️ Death
Lee Sun-kyun
Lee Sun-kyun, South Korean actor, has died. He was born in 1975.
entertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Gaston Glock
Gaston Glock, Austrian firearm engineer and founder of Glock, has died. He was born in 1929.
technologylaw
2023🕊️ Death
Gil de Ferran
Gil de Ferran, a French-born Brazilian racing driver and CART champion, has died. He won the Indianapolis 500 in 2003 and was born in 1967.
sports
2023🕊️ Death
Bryan Ansell
Bryan Ansell was a British designer known for his work in role-playing and wargames.
entertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson was an English actor who appeared in numerous acclaimed films and television shows.
entertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Aki Yashiro
Aki Yashiro was a Japanese singer known for her enka music.
musicentertainment
2023🕊️ Death
Cale Yarborough
Cale Yarborough, a NASCAR Cup Series champion three times, passed away. He was also the founder of Cale Yarborough Motorsports.
sports
Dates in 2023
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened in 2023?
- 2023 saw 185 notable historical moments, including 11 events, 0 famous birthdays, and 174 notable deaths.
- What were the biggest events of 2023?
- Key events of 2023 include: East Palestine train derailment, Ciudad Juárez migrant center fire, Belvidere Tornado Collapse.
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