What happened in 2023
322 entries recorded for 2023, listed by date. That was 3 years ago.
2023 at a glance
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- Breakdown
- 101 historical events · 221 deaths
January
- January 1
Croatia
Croatia officially adopts the Euro, becoming the 20th Eurozone country, and becomes the 27th member of the Schengen Area.
- January 1
Earth, Wind & Fire
Fred White, American musician and songwriter (born 1955)
- January 3
Jurong Bird Park
Singapore's Jurong Bird Park permanently closes.
- January 3
Elena Huelva
Elena Huelva, Spanish cancer activist and influencer (born 2002)
- January 4
Rosi Mittermaier
Rosi Mittermaier, German alpine skier and Olympic champion (born 1950)
- January 5
2023 Sinaloa unrest
The 2023 Sinaloa unrest begins.
- January 6
Mary Lou Kownacki
Mary Lou Kownacki, American Roman Catholic nun, peace activist, and writer (born 1941)
- January 7
January 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
The longest U.S. House of Representatives speaker election since the December 1859 – February 1860 U.S. speaker election concludes and Kevin McCarthy is elected 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
- January 8
Jair Bolsonaro
Supporters of former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro storm the Brazilian Congress.
- January 9
Séamus Begley
Séamus Begley, Irish accordion player, fiddler and Irish traditional musician (born 1949)
- January 10
Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck, English guitarist and songwriter (born 1944)
- January 10
Constantine II of Greece
Constantine II of Greece, King of Greece (1964-1973) (born 1940)
- January 11
Carole Cook
Carole Cook, American actress and singer (born 1924)
- January 12
Sharad Yadav
Sharad Yadav, Indian politician, 30th Minister of Civil Aviation, 29th Labour Minister (born 1947)
- January 12
Lisa Marie Presley
Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter (born 1968)
- January 14
Mukarram Jah
Mukarram Jah, 8th Nizam of Hyderabad (born 1933)
- January 15
Yeti Airlines Flight 691
Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crashes near Pokhara International Airport, killing all 72 people on board.
- January 17
2023 Nyingchi avalanche
An avalanche strikes Nyingchi, Tibet, killing 28 people.
- January 17
Lucile Randon
Lucile Randon, French supercentenarian (born 1904)
- January 18
2023 Brovary helicopter crash
A helicopter crash in Ukraine leaves 14 people dead, including the country's Interior Minister, Denys Monastyrsky.
- January 18
David Crosby
David Crosby, American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
- January 21
2023 Monterey Park shooting
A shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, left 11 people dead and injured nine others.
- January 22
Lin Brehmer
Lin Brehmer, American disc jockey (born 1954)
- January 27
2023 attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran
An attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Pasdaran, Tehran, kills one person and injures three others.
- January 27
Tyre Nichols protests
Protests and public outrage spark across the U.S. after the release of multiple videos by the Memphis Police Department showing officers punching, kicking, and pepper spraying Tyre Nichols as a result of running away from a traffic stop, which resulted him dying in the hospital t
- January 27
2023 Neve Yaakov shooting
A shooting at a synagogue in Neve Yaakov, East Jerusalem, kills seven people and injures three others.
- January 28
Tyre Nichols protests
Protests begin in the United States after police beat and kill Tyre Nichols.
- January 29
Will Steffen
Will Steffen, American-Australian chemist (born 1947)
- January 29
Hazel McCallion
Hazel McCallion, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 5th Mayor of Mississauga (born 1921)
- January 29
Gero Storjohann
Gero Storjohann, German politician (born 1958)
- January 30
Bobby Hull
Bobby Hull, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1939)
- January 30
Bobby Beathard
Bobby Beathard, American Pro Football Hall of Fame executive (born 1937)
- January 31
Boeing 747
The last Boeing 747, the first wide-body airliner, is delivered to Atlas Air and operated for ApexLogistics. The aircraft was registered as N863GT and named "Empower".
February
- February 2
K. Viswanath
K. Viswanath, Indian actor, director and screenwriter (born 1930)
- February 2
Butch Miles
Butch Miles, American jazz drummer (born 1944)
- February 3
East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment
A freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, releasing hazardous materials into the surrounding area.
- February 4
Sherif Ismail
Sherif Ismail, 53rd Prime Minister of Egypt (born 1955)
- February 4
Vani Jairam
Vani Jairam, Indian playback singer (born 1945)
- February 5
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani military officer and politician, 10th President of Pakistan (born 1943)
- February 6
2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes
Two earthquakes measuring Mww 7.8 and 7.5 struck near the border between Turkey and Syria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme). The earthquakes resulted in numerous aftershocks and a death toll of 57,658 people.
- February 6
Greta Andersen
Greta Andersen, Danish swimmer (born 1927)
- February 8
Laval daycare bus crash
Two children are killed and six others are injured when a bus crashes into a daycare centre in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The driver is arrested and charged with homicide and dangerous driving.
- February 8
Arto Heiskanen
Arto Heiskanen, Finnish professional hockey player (born 1963)
- February 10
AKA (rapper)
AKA, South African rapper (born 1988)
- February 11
Donald Spoto
Donald Spoto, American biographer (born 1941)
- February 15
Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch, American actress and singer (born 1940)
- February 23
Tony Earl
Tony Earl, American politician, 40th Governor of Wisconsin (born 1936)
- February 23
John Motson
John Motson, English football commentator (born 1945)
- February 24
Edith Roger
Edith Roger, Norwegian dancer and choreographer (born 1922)
- February 25
Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director and screenwriter (born 1930)
- February 27
Gérard Latortue
Gérard Latortue, Haitian prime minister (born 1934)
- February 28
Tempi train crash
Two trains collide south of the Vale of Tempe in Greece, leading to the deaths of at least 57 people and leaving 58 missing and 85 injured.
March
- March 1
Just Fontaine
Just Fontaine, French footballer (born 1933)
- March 3
Tom Sizemore
Tom Sizemore, American actor (born 1961)
- March 3
Kenzaburō Ōe
Kenzaburō Ōe, Japanese novelist, 1994 Nobel Prize laureate in Literature (born 1935)
- March 4
Phil Batt
Phil Batt, American soldier and politician, 29th Governor of Idaho (born 1927)
- March 5
2023 Nouakchott prison break
A group of four prisoners escape from the Nouakchott Civil Prison, before being caught the next day.
- March 5
2023 Estonian parliamentary election
The 2023 Estonian parliamentary election is held, with two centre-right liberal parties gaining an absolute majority for the first time.
- March 9
2023 Hamburg shooting
A shooting in the Alsterdorf quarter of Hamburg, Germany, kills eight people and injures another eight.
- March 9
Chaim Topol
Chaim Topol, Israeli actor (born 1935)
- March 10
Silicon Valley Bank
Silicon Valley Bank collapses due to a run on its deposits, in the second largest bank failure in US history. Its operations are taken over by the FDIC.
- March 11
Tatmadaw
The Burmese military kills at least 30 villagers, including 3 Buddhist monks, during the Pinlaung massacre in Shan State, Myanmar.
- March 17
Lance Reddick
Lance Reddick, American actor (born 1962)
- March 19
Federal Council (Switzerland)
The Swiss Government brokers a deal for UBS to buy out rival Credit Suisse in an attempt to calm the 2023 banking crisis.
- March 20
Kyle White (rugby league)
Kyle White, Australian rugby league player (born 1970)
- March 20
John Sattler
John Sattler, Australian rugby league player (born 1942)
- March 21
Willis Reed
Willis Reed, American basketball player (born 1942)
- March 24
2023 Rolling Fork tornado
An EF4 tornado strikes the towns of Rolling Fork and Silver City, Mississippi, causing mass destruction.
- March 24
Pradeep Sarkar
Pradeep Sarkar, Indian writer and director (born 1955)
- March 24
Gordon Moore
Gordon Moore, American businessman, engineer and co-founder of Intel Corporation (born 1929)
- March 26
María Kodama
María Kodama, Argentine writer and translator (born 1937)
- March 26
Jacob Ziv
Jacob Ziv, Israeli electrical engineer, developed the LZ family of compression algorithms (born 1931)
- March 26
Innocent (actor)
Innocent Vareed Thekkethala, Indian actor and politician (born 1948)
- March 27
Ciudad Juárez migrant center fire
Forty people are killed in a fire at a migrant detention facility in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
- March 27
2023 Nashville school shooting
Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed in a mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.
- March 28
Paul O'Grady
Paul O'Grady, English comedian, actor and drag queen (born 1955)
- March 28
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, record producer, and actor (born 1952)
- March 29
Vivan Sundaram
Vivan Sundaram, Indian contemporary artist (born 1943)
- March 29
John Kerin
John Kerin, Australian politician (born 1937)
- March 30
Donald Trump
Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to be indicted by a grand jury.
- March 30
Doug Mulray
Doug Mulray, Australian radio and television host (born 1951)
- March 31
Tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023
A historic tornado outbreak occurs in the American Midwest and South.
- March 31
Belvidere Apollo Theatre collapse
A tornado caused the collapse of a venue hosting a sold-out concert in Belvidere, Illinois, United States, resulting in one death and 48 injuries.
April
- April 4
Finland
Finland becomes a member of NATO after Turkey accepts its membership request.
- April 7
Philippe Bouvatier
Philippe Bouvatier, French cyclist (born 1964)
- April 7
Ben Ferencz
Ben Ferencz, American lawyer (born 1920)
- April 9
Karl Berger
Karl Berger, German-American jazz pianist (born 1935)
- April 10
2023 Louisville bank shooting
A mass shooting occurs at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky, that leaves five victims dead and eight wounded.
- April 10
Al Jaffee
Al Jaffee, American cartoonist (born 1921)
- April 11
Myanmar Air Force
A Myanmar Air Force airstrike killed at least 100 villagers in Pazigyi.
- April 11
Pazigyi massacre
During the Pazigyi massacre, an airstrike conducted by the Myanmar Air Force kills at least 100 villagers in Pazigyi, Sagaing Region.
- April 13
Jack Teixeira
The house of Jack Teixeira is raided in an investigation into leaked Pentagon documents; he is arrested on the same day.
- April 14
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency.
- April 14
Mark Sheehan
Mark Sheehan, Irish guitarist (The Script) (born 1976)
- April 18
Fox News
Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems a $787 million settlement over defamation claims related to the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
- April 19
Ron Hamilton (musician)
Ron Hamilton, American musician (born 1950)
- April 19
Moonbin
Moonbin, South Korean singer and actor (born 1998)
- April 20
SpaceX
SpaceX's Starship launched for the first time before exploding four minutes into flight.
- April 20
SpaceX Starship
SpaceX's Starship rocket, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, launches for the first time. It explodes four minutes into flight.
- April 22
Len Goodman
Len Goodman, English ballroom dancer and television personality (born 1944)
- April 24
Death of Wang Xiaolong
Wang Xiaolong, Chinese Coast guardsman (born 1995)
- April 25
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte, American singer, activist, and actor (born 1927)
- April 26
Jerry Apodaca
Jerry Apodaca, American politician, 24th Governor of New Mexico (born 1934)
- April 27
Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer, American politician and actor (born 1944)
- April 29
Padma Desai
Padma Desai, Indian-American development economist (born 1931)
- April 30
Jock Zonfrillo
Jock Zonfrillo, Scottish television presenter and chef (born 1976)
May
- May 1
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1938)
- May 3
Manipur conflict (2023–present)
Ethnic violence breaks out between the Meitei and the Kuki Zo people in the state of Manipur.
- May 3
Belgrade school shooting
Nine students and a security guard are killed in the Belgrade school shooting, the first attack of its kind in Serbia.
- May 4
Mladenovac and Smederevo shootings
Nine people are killed and thirteen injured in a spree shooting in Mladenovac and Smederevo, Serbia. It is the second mass shooting in the country in two days.
- May 5
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization declared the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency.
- May 6
Charles III
King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.
- May 6
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 is held in Westminster Abbey, London.
- May 6
2023 Allen, Texas mall shooting
Eight people are killed and seven injured in a mass shooting in Allen, Texas. The perpetrator is killed by a police officer.
- May 7
2023 Tanur boat disaster
A tourist boat capsized, killing at least 22 people in Tanur, India.
- May 7
Aase Foss Abrahamsen
Aase Foss Abrahamsen, Norwegian writer (born 1930)
- May 8
Rita Lee
Rita Lee, Brazilian musician and author (born 1947)
- May 9
2023 Pakistani protests
Pakistani protests: Riots broke out following the arrest of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan.
- May 9
May 9 riots
The May 9 riots following the arrest of Imran Khan in Pakistan.
- May 14
Samantha Weinstein
Samantha Weinstein, Canadian actress (born 1995)
- May 14
Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson, American poker player (born 1933)
- May 16
Norm Green (runner)
Norm Green, American long-distance runner (born 1932)
- May 18
Jim Brown
Jim Brown, American football player, civil rights activist, and actor (born 1936)
- May 19
Andy Rourke
Andy Rourke, English bassist (born 1964)
- May 24
Tina Turner
Tina Turner, American-Swiss rock and pop singer, dancer, actress and author (born 1939)
- May 25
Joy McKean
Joy McKean, Australian country music singer-songwriter (born 1930)
- May 28
David Brewer (broker)
David Breaer, English politician, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (born 1940)
- May 28
George Cassidy (jazz musician)
George Cassidy, Northern Irish jazz musician (born 1936)
June
- June 2
2023 Odisha train collision
A collision between two passenger trains and a parked freight train near the city of Balasore, Odisha, in eastern India resulted in 296 deaths and more than 1,200 people injured.
- June 4
Cessna Citation V
Four people are killed when a Cessna Citation V crashes into Mine Bank Mountain in Augusta County, Virginia.
- June 4
2023 Polish protests
Protests begin in Poland against the PiS government.
- June 4
Sulochana Latkar
Sulochana Latkar, Indian actress (born 1928)
- June 5
Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian singer (born 1940)
- June 6
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russo-Ukrainian war: The Kakhovka Dam is destroyed.
- June 7
The Iron Sheik
The Iron Sheik, Iranian-American wrestler and actor (born 1942)
- June 8
Donald Trump
Former US President Donald Trump is indicted on federal charges of misusing classified information.
- June 8
Pat Robertson
Pat Robertson, American televangelist (born 1930)
- June 9
Alain Touraine
Alain Touraine, French sociologist (born 1925)
- June 10
Ted Kaczynski
Ted Kaczynski, American mathematician and domestic terrorist (born 1942)
- June 12
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi, Italian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (born 1936)
- June 12
John Romita Sr.
John Romita Sr., comic book artist and author (born 1930)
- June 12
Treat Williams
Treat Williams, American actor (born 1951)
- June 12
Francesco Nuti
Francesco Nuti, Italian actor and director, (born 1955)
- June 13
2023 Nottingham attacks
Three people are killed and another three injured in an early morning stabbing and van ramming attack in Nottingham, England.
- June 13
Kwara boat disaster
At least 100 people are killed when a wedding boat capsizes on the Niger River in Kwara State, Nigeria.
- June 13
Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy, American author (born 1933)
- June 15
Glenda Jackson
Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician (born 1936)
- June 16
Gino Mäder
Gino Mäder, Swiss cyclist (born 1997)
- June 18
Titan (submersible)
The Titan submersible imploded during a dive to the RMS Titanic wreck, killing all five people aboard.
- June 18
Paul-Henri Nargeolet
Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion:
- June 18
Shahzada Dawood
Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion:
- June 18
Stockton Rush
Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion:
- June 18
Hamish Harding
Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion:
- June 21
Winnie Ewing
Winnie Ewing, Scottish politician (born 1929)
- June 22
RTÉ
Irish broadcaster RTÉ announced that between 2017 and 2022 it had paid €345,000 more than had been previously disclosed to presenter Ryan Tubridy (pictured).
- June 22
Harry Markowitz
Harry Markowitz, American Nobel economist (born 1927)
- June 24
Wagner Group
The Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin launches an insurrection against the Russian government.
- June 25
Simon Crean
Simon Crean, Australian trade union leader and politician (born 1949)
- June 28
Lowell Weicker
Lowell Weicker, French-American politician, 85th Governor of Connecticut (born 1931)
- June 29
Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin, American actor (born 1934)
- June 30
Tajikistan
A Tajik citizen with ISIS connections, wanted in Tajikistan for murder and kidnapping, kills two people at Chișinău International Airport in Moldova, after being denied entry to the country.
July
- July 1
Dilano van 't Hoff
Dilano van 't Hoff, Dutch race car driver (born 2004)
- July 5
Ariane 5
The last Ariane 5 rocket is launched, carrying the Heinrich Hertz and Syracuse 4B satellites.
- July 11
Milan Kundera
Milan Kundera, Czech-French writer (born 1929)
- July 16
Kevin Mitnick
Kevin Mitnick, American hacker (born 1963)
- July 16
Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin, British model, actress, singer, and songwriter (born 1944)
- July 18
Oommen Chandy
Oommen Chandy, Indian politician, former Chief Minister of Kerala (born 1943)
- July 21
Barbenheimer
The Barbenheimer phenomenon begins as two major motion pictures, Greta Gerwig's fantasy comedy Barbie and Christopher Nolan's epic biographical thriller Oppenheimer, are released in theaters on the same day and audiences, instead of creating a rivalry between the extremely dissim
- July 21
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett, American singer (born 1926)
- July 24
George Alagiah
George Alagiah, BBC News journalist and broadcaster (born 1955)
- July 24
Trevor Francis
Trevor Francis, Britain's first "£1 million football player" (born 1954)
- July 26
Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer and musician (born 1966)
- July 30
Islamic State – Khorasan Province
In Pakistan, IS–KP kill over 60 people in a suicide bombing at a political rally in Khar.
- July 30
Paul Reubens
Paul Reubens, American actor and comedian (born 1952)
- July 31
Angus Cloud
Angus Cloud, American actor (born 1998)
August
- August 1
Donald Trump
Former US President Donald Trump is indicted for his role in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, his third indictment in 2023.
- August 2
Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Nitin Chandrakant Desai, Indian art director, production designer, and film and television producer (born 1965)
- August 3
2023 Slovenia floods
Major floods hit parts of Slovenia.
- August 3
Mark Margolis
Mark Margolis, American actor (born 1939)
- August 3
Bram Moolenaar
Bram Moolenaar, Dutch software engineer (born 1961)
- August 4
Dalia Fadila
Dalia Fadila, Israeli educator (born 1971/1972)
- August 7
William Friedkin
William Friedkin, American film director (born 1935)
- August 8
2023 Hawaii wildfires
Hawaii wildfires: Seventeen thousand acres of land are burned and at least 101 people are killed, with two others missing, when a series of wildfires break out on the island of Maui in Hawaii.
- August 8
Sixto Rodriguez
Rodriguez, American singer and songwriter (born 1942)
- August 9
Fernando Villavicencio
Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated in Quito, eleven days before the general election.
- August 9
Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (born 1943)
- August 11
Luna 25
Luna 25 launches from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
- August 11
Mike Ahern (Australian politician)
Mike Ahern, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Queensland (born 1942)
- August 14
Donald Trump
Former U.S. president Donald Trump is charged in Georgia along with 18 others in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election in that state, his fourth indictment of 2023.
- August 14
Delwar Hossain Sayeedi
Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, Bangladeshi Islamic lecturer, politician (born 1940)
- August 16
Howard S. Becker
Howard S. Becker, American sociologist (born 1928)
- August 18
Lolita (orca)
Lolita, the second-oldest orca in captivity (born ca. 1966)
- August 18
Al Quie
Al Quie, American politician, 35th Governor of Minnesota (born 1923)
- August 19
Vašo Patejdl
Václav Patejdl, Slovak musician (born 1954)
- August 22
Toto Cutugno
Toto Cutugno, Italian singer-songwriter (born 1943)
- August 22
Alexandra Paul (figure skater)
Alexandra Paul, Canadian ice dancer (born 1991)
- August 23
Chandrayaan-3
Chandrayaan-3 mission initiates first Moon landing in Indian history.
- August 23
Wagner Group
A business jet carrying key leadership members of the Russian private military company Wagner Group crashes, killing all ten people on board.
- August 23
Yevgeny Prigozhin
Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian businessman, chief of Wagner Group (born 1961)
- August 23
Dmitry Utkin
Dmitry Utkin, Russian army officer, founder of Wagner Group (born 1970)
- August 23
Terry Funk
Terry Funk, American professional wrestler (born 1944)
- August 24
Discharge of radioactive water of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Japan officially begins discharging treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean, sparking international concerns and condemnation.
- August 24
Bray Wyatt
Bray Wyatt, American wrestler (born 1987)
- August 26
2018 Jacksonville Landing shooting
Exactly five years after the 2018 Jacksonville Landing shooting, there is another shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, leaving three people dead.
- August 26
Bob Barker
Bob Barker, American television game show host (born 1923)
- August 29
Mike Enriquez
Mike Enriquez, Filipino broadcaster (born 1951)
- August 30
2023 Gabonese coup d'état
Gabonese coup d'état: After Ali Bongo Ondimba's reelection, a military coup ousts him, ending 56 years of Bongo family rule in Gabon.
- August 31
Silvina Luna
Silvina Luna, Argentine model and actress (born 1980)
September
- September 1
Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett, American singer-songwriter, musician, author and businessman (born 1946)
- September 2
Aditya-L1
India's first solar observation mission: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Aditya-L1 from Satish Dhawan space centre.
- September 4
Steve Harwell
Steve Harwell, American singer (born 1967)
- September 7
Wanda Janicka
Wanda Janicka, Polish architect, participant in the Warsaw Uprising (born 1923)
- September 8
2023 Al Haouz earthquake
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Morocco, killing nearly 3,000 people and damaging historic sites in Marrakesh.
- September 8
2023 Rugby World Cup
The 2023 Rugby World Cup, the tenth men's Rugby World Cup is held in France. The opening ceremony, directed and written by Jean Dujardin, Olivier Ferracci and Nora Matthey, took place at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, before the opening match between France and New Zealand,
- September 10
Ian Wilmut
Ian Wilmut, British embryologist (born 1944)
- September 11
Derna, Libya
The Libyan city of Derna experiences catastrophic floods after Storm Daniel causes two dams to collapse, killing thousands of people.
- September 15
Fernando Botero
Fernando Botero, Colombian painter and sculptor (born 1932)
- September 18
Brereton C. Jones
Brereton C. Jones, American politician, 58th Governor of Kentucky (born 1939)
- September 19
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; this leads to the flight of the Armenian population.
- September 19
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.
- September 20
Maddy Cusack
Maddy Cusack, English football player (born 1995)
- September 21
Walewska Oliveira
Walewska Oliveira, Brazilian volleyball player and Olympic champion (born 1979)
- September 22
Altemio Sanchez
Altemio Sanchez, Puerto Rican serial killer and rapist (born 1958)
- September 24
NASA
NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth.
- September 25
David McCallum
David McCallum, Scottish actor (born 1933)
- September 27
Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon, Irish-English actor (born 1940)
- September 28
Sycamore Gap tree
The Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland, England, was illegally felled.
- September 28
2023 Rotterdam shootings
The 2023 Rotterdam shootings occurred, during which two people were killed in a shooting and arson incident at a residence in Delfshaven, Rotterdam. Additionally, one person lost their life in a classroom at the Erasmus University Medical Center.
October
- October 1
Tim Wakefield
Tim Wakefield, American professional baseball player (born 1966)
- October 2
Francis Lee (footballer)
Francis Lee, English footballer (born 1944)
- October 3
Wab Kinew
Wab Kinew is elected to be the first First Nations Premier of a Canadian province in the 2023 Manitoba general election
- October 3
Thomas Gambino
Thomas Gambino, American mobster, Gambino crime family (born 1929)
- October 7
Al-Qassam Brigades
The military wing of the Palestinian nationalist Islamist political organization Hamas massacred people attending an open-air music festival in southern Israel.
- October 7
Palestinian nationalism
Palestinian nationalist groups launched armed incursions into the Gaza envelope, starting the Gaza war.
- October 7
Hamas
Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launch an attack into Israel, which results in the deaths of around 1,200, mostly civilians, and the taking of 251 hostages, including civilians and soldiers.
- October 7
Killing of Shani Louk
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks
- October 7
Lior Asulin
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks
- October 7
Hayim Katsman
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks
- October 7
Yahav Winner
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks
- October 7
Killing of Omer Neutra
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks
- October 7
Ofir Libstein
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks
- October 7
Vivian Silver
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks
- October 7
Roi Levy
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks
- October 7
Asaf Hamami
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks
- October 7
Terence Davies
Terence Davies, English filmmaker
- October 7
Yonatan Steinberg
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks
- October 7
Killing of Aner Shapira
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks
- October 7
Jayar Davidov
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks
- October 7
Izhar Peled
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks
- October 12
Luis Garavito
Luis Garavito, Colombian serial killer (born 1957)
- October 13
Louise Glück
Louise Glück, American poet and essayist (born 1943)
- October 14
2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum
Australians vote to reject a constitutional amendment that would have established an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
- October 16
Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland and Nobel Prize laureate (born 1937)
- October 17
Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion
An explosion at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza kills hundreds of Palestinians during the Gaza war.
- October 19
Atsushi Sakurai
Atsushi Sakurai, singer from Japanese rock band Buck-Tick (born 1966)
- October 21
Bobi (dog)
Bobi, Portuguese dog (born 1992)
- October 21
Bobby Charlton
Bobby Charlton, English footballer and manager (born 1937)
- October 21
Bill Hayden
Bill Hayden, Australian politician, 21st Governor General of Australia (born 1933)
- October 23
Aira Samulin
Aira Samulin, Finnish entrepreneur and dance teacher (born 1927)
- October 23
Bishan Singh Bedi
Bishan Singh Bedi, Indian cricketer (born 1946)
- October 25
2023 Lewiston shootings
A mass shooting occurs in two locations in Lewiston, Maine. 18 people are killed and 13 more injured.
- October 27
Li Keqiang
Li Keqiang, premier of China (born 1955)
- October 28
2023 Rugby World Cup final
The 2023 Rugby World Cup final is held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France. It saw South Africa defeat New Zealand 12 to 11, claiming their fourth Webb Ellis Cup, becoming the first nation to do so.
- October 28
Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry, American-Canadian actor (born 1969)
- October 28
Adam Johnson (ice hockey)
Adam Johnson, American ice hockey player (born 1994)
- October 29
Heath (musician)
Hiroshi Morie, Japanese musician and singer-songwriter (born 1968)
- October 30
Rescue of Ori Megidish
First rescue of a prisoner during the Israeli invasion of Gaza.
- October 31
Ken Mattingly
Ken Mattingly, American astronaut (born 1936)
November
- November 1
Brian Brain
Brian Brain, English cricketer (born 1940)
- November 2
Humaira Himu
Humaira Himu, Bangladeshi actress (born 1985)
- November 4
Akbar Golpayegani
Akbar Golpayegani, Iranian vocalist (born 1934)
- November 5
Pat E. Johnson
Pat E. Johnson, American martial artist and actor (born 1939)
- November 6
Antoni Martí
Antoni Martí, Andorran politician, former Prime Minister of Andorra (born 1963)
- November 7
António Costa
António Costa resigns as Prime Minister of Portugal following news of an investigation in a corruption scandal implicating members of his cabinet.
- November 7
Frank Borman
Frank Borman, American astronaut (born 1928)
- November 9
NYU Langone Health
U.S. surgeons at NYU Langone Health announce the world's first whole eye transplant.
- November 9
Junko Ohashi
Junko Ohashi, Japanese singer (born 1950)
- November 12
Don Walsh
Don Walsh, American oceanographer (born 1931)
- November 15
Žarko Laušević
Žarko Laušević, Serbian actor (born 1960)
- November 19
2023 Cricket World Cup final
The 2023 Cricket World Cup final takes place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, played between host nation India and Australia.
- November 19
Rosalynn Carter
Rosalynn Carter, American mental health activist, First Lady of the United States (1977–1981), and of Georgia (1971–1975) (born 1927)
- November 19
Eddie Linden
Eddie Linden, Scottish poet and publisher (born 1935)
- November 24
Hibiscus Rising
Hibiscus Rising (pictured), a sculpture commemorating the life of David Oluwale, was unveiled in Leeds.
- November 25
Terry Venables
Terry Venables, English football player and manager (born1943)
- November 28
Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger, American businessman and vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (born 1924)
- November 29
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state (born 1923)
- November 29
Taichi Yamada
Taichi Yamada, Japanese screenwriter and novelist (born 1934)
- November 30
Alistair Darling
Alistair Darling, British Politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1953)
- November 30
Shane MacGowan
Shane MacGowan, Irish singer-songwriter and frontman of The Pogues (born 1957)
December
- December 1
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor, first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1981–2006) (born 1930)
- December 3
Mount Marapi
Mount Marapi located in West Sumatra, Indonesia begins a sporadic series of eruptions. 23 people were killed, and 12 were injured.
- December 5
Norman Lear
Norman Lear, American screenwriter and producer (born 1922)
- December 7
Refaat Alareer
Refaat Alareer, Palestinian professor and writer (born1979)
- December 7
Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah, British writer and dub poet (born1958)
- December 7
Emiko Miyamoto
Emiko Miyamoto, Japanese volleyball player (born 1937)
- December 8
Ryan O'Neal
Ryan O'Neal, American actor (born 1941)
- December 10
Julian Carroll
Julian Carroll, American politician, 54th Governor of Kentucky (born 1931)
- December 11
Andre Braugher
Andre Braugher, American actor (born 1962)
- December 14
Tomáš Janovic
Tomáš Janovic, Slovak writer (born 1937)
- December 16
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (born 1937)
- December 17
James McCaffrey (actor)
James McCaffrey, American actor (born 1958)
- December 17
Ronaldo Valdez
Ronaldo Valdez, Filipino actor (born 1947)
- December 18
2023 Serbian election protests
A series of mass protests began in Belgrade, Serbia, alleging electoral irregularities in the Serbian parliament and Belgrade city assembly elections.
- December 21
2023 Prague shootings
Fourteen people are killed and 25 others injured during a mass shooting at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.
- December 22
Leon Coates
Leon Coates, English composer (born 1937)
- December 23
2023 Plateau State massacres
A series of massacres targeting Berom civilians unfold in the Plateau State in Nigeria, killing over 200 people and further injuring over 500. No group claims responsibility.
- December 23
William Pope.L
William Pope.L, American performance artist (born 1955)
- December 24
Richard Bowes
Richard Bowes, American science fiction author (born 1944)
- December 24
Cheri Barry
Cheri Barry, American politician and mayor of Meridian, Mississippi (born 1955)
- December 24
Troy Dargan
Troy Dargan, Cook Islands rugby league footballer (born 1997)
- December 25
Jim Breaks
Jim Breaks, British wrestler (born 1940)
- December 26
Tom Smothers
Tom Smothers, American comedian, actor, and activist (born 1937)
- December 26
Lukas Enembe
Lukas Enembe, Indonesian politician, Governor of Papua from 2013 to 2023 (born1967)
- December 27
Lee Sun-kyun
Lee Sun-kyun, South Korean actor (born 1975)
- December 27
Gaston Glock
Gaston Glock, Austrian firearm engineer and founder of Glock (born 1929)
- December 28
Vijayakanth
Vijayakanth, Indian actor and politician (born 1952)
- December 29
South Africa
South Africa files a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice over Israeli conducts in the Gaza Strip.
- December 29
Gil de Ferran
Gil de Ferran, French-born Brazilian racing driver, CART champion (2000, 2001), 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner (born 1967)
- December 30
Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson, English actor (born 1948)
- December 30
Aki Yashiro
Aki Yashiro, Japanese singer (born 1950)
- December 30
Bryan Ansell
Bryan Ansell, British role-playing and wargame designer (born 1955)
- December 31
Cale Yarborough
Cale Yarborough, American Hall of Fame racing driver and founder of Cale Yarborough Motorsports, NASCAR Cup Series champion (1976, 1977, 1978) (born 1939)
Questions about 2023
What happened in 2023?
This site records 322 entries for 2023, including Croatia on January 1. They are listed below by date.
How long ago was 2023?
3 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 2023 turns 3 this year.
Which century is 2023 in?
2023 falls in the 21st century, in the 2020s.
Which generation was born in 2023?
Generation Alpha (2013–2024). Born entirely in the 21st century.
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