Deaths in 2023
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- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
October
7
- Marouf al-Bakhit, 76, Jordanian military officer and politician, prime minister (2005–2007, 2011).[1]
6
- Moreira Alves, 90, Brazilian academic and magistrate, prosecutor general (1972–1975), justice (1975–2003) and president (1985–1987) of the Supreme Federal Court.[2]
- Ronnie Boomgaard, 78, Dutch footballer (Ajax, HFC Haarlem, Blauw Wit).[3]
- Maurice Bourgue, 83, French oboist, composer, and conductor.[4]
- Mary Chronopoulou, 90, Greek actress (The Naked Brigade, Mermaids and Rascals, Voyage to Cythera), complications from a fall.[5]
- Loren Cunningham, 88, American missionary leader (Youth with a Mission), co-founder of the University of the Nations.[6]
- Vilém Mandlík, 87, Czech Olympic sprinter (1956, 1960).[7]
- Bill Munro, 89, Scottish football player (Barrow) and manager (Clydebank, Airdrieonians).[8] (death announced on this date)
- Atila Pesyani, 66, Iranian actor (The Redemption, Cease Fire, The Hidden Half), cancer.[9]
- Esme Timbery, 92, Australian Bidjigal artist and shellworker.[10]
- Francisco Vidal, 82, Spanish actor (El Crack, The Enchanted Forest, Pan's Labyrinth).[11]
5
- Ibrahim Amin, Egyptian squash player.[12]
- Anathalavattom Anandan, 86, Indian politician, Kerala MLA (1987–1991, 1996–2001, 2006–2011).[13]
- Dick Butkus, 80, American Hall of Fame football player (Chicago Bears) and actor (Hang Time, Johnny Dangerously).[14]
- Jacques Chonchol, 97, Chilean politician, minister of agriculture (1970–1972).[15]
- Asad Chowdhury, 80, Bangladeshi poet.[16]
- Kevin Coombs, 82, Australian Paralympic wheelchair basketball player.[17]
- Bruno Filippini, 78, Italian singer.[18]
- Tracey Freeman, 74–75, Australian shot putter, javelin and discus thrower, six-time Paralympic champion (1972, 1976).[19] (death announced on this date)
- Taj El-Din Hilaly, 82, Egyptian Islamic cleric, grand mufti of Australia (1988–2007).[20]
- Keith Jefferson, 53, American actor (Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), cancer.[21]
- Jordan Levy, 79, American radio host (WTAG) and politician, mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts (1980–1981, 1988–1993).[22]
- Vyacheslav Maksakov, 76, Russian film director, actor (An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano, The Barber of Siberia) and screenwriter.[23]
- Francesco Matrone, 76, Italian mobster (Camorra).[24]
- Thor Nilsen, 92, Norwegian Olympic rower (1952).[25]
- Larisa Opanasyuk, 60, Russian politician.[26]
- Paul Ramboux, 91, Belgian cartoonist (Spirou).[27]
- Panos Theodorou, 29, Cypriot footballer (Aris Limassol, AEL Limassol, Apollon Limassol).[28]
4
- Wayne Comer, 79, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Washington Senators).[29]
- Luis Giampietri, 82, Peruvian military officer and politician, first vice president (2006–2011) and MP (2006–2011).[30]
- Pat Hays, 76, American politician, mayor of North Little Rock, Arkansas (1989–2013) and member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1987–1989).[31]
- Murílio de Avellar Hingel, 90, Brazilian geographer and politician, minister of education (1992–1995).[32]
- Giannis Ioannidis, 78, Greek basketball player and coach (Aris, Olympiacos, national team).[33]
- P. Jayadevi, Indian film director (Vilangu, Power of Women) and screenwriter (Puratchikkaaran).[34]
- Rafail Kasimov, 76, Russian composer.[35]
- Kamchy Kolbayev, 49, Kyrgyz crime boss, shot.[36]
- Yosef Mahalal, 83, Israeli footballer (Bnei Yehuda, Hapoel Ashkelon, national team).[37]
- Héctor Mayagoitia Domínguez, 100, Mexican bacteriologist and politician, governor of Durango (1974–1979).[38]
- Rives McBee, 84, American golfer.[39]
- Lena McLin, 95, American music teacher, composer and pastor.[40]
- Ivan Nikitchuk, 79, Russian politician, MP (1995–2003, 2011–2016).[41]
- Felix Owusu-Adjapong, 79, Ghanaian politician, MP (1997–2009), minister of transport (2001–2003) and energy (2008–2009).[42]
- Dominique Perrier, 72–73, French electronic musician and composer (Space Art, Stone Age).[43]
- Mahinder Rathipal, 67, Surinamese politician, MP (2000–2015).[44]
- Bruce Ross, 85, New Zealand agricultural economist and university administrator, vice-chancellor of Lincoln University (1985–1996).[45]
- Telesphore Toppo, 83, Indian Roman Catholic cardinal, bishop of Dumka (1979–1984) and archbishop of Ranchi (1984–2008).[46]
- Shawna Trpcic, 56, American costume designer (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Angel, Ahsoka).[47]
- George Tyndall, 74, American gynecologist.[48]
- Bob Wagner, 76, American football coach (Hawaii Rainbow Warriors).[49]
- Claus Wisser, 81, German businessman and arts patron (Rheingau Musik Festival).[50]
- Jason Wynyard, 49, New Zealand woodchopper, Burkitt lymphoma.[51]
3
- Arthur Burns, 87, British historian.[52]
- Joe Christopher, 87, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox).[53]
- Jacqueline Dark, 55, Australian opera singer, cancer.[54]
- Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, 86, French journalist (France 2, France 3, Europe 1).[55]
- Jennie M. Forehand, 87, American politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1995–2015) and House of Delegates (1978–1994), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[56]
- Thomas Gambino, 94, American mobster (Gambino crime family).[57]
- Edward Hagedorn, 76, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives (since 2022) and mayor of Puerto Princesa (1992–2001, 2002–2013), pancreatic cancer.[58]
- Johannes Kühn, 89, German poet.[59]
- Patrice Lecornu, 65, French football player (Angers, national team) and manager (Red Star).[60]
- Marina Mizzau, 87, Italian writer and essayist.[61]
- Harriet Pattison, 94, American landscape architect (Kimbell Art Museum).[62]
- Giulio Quercini, 81, Italian journalist (Rinascita) and politician, deputy (1987–1992).[63]
- Roy Richter, 56, American union official (NYPD), lawyer, and police officer, suicide.[64]
- Harald Tusberg, 88, Norwegian television presenter (NRK).[65]
- Jacques Valade, 93, French politician, deputy (1970–1973) and senator (1980–1987, 1989–2008).[66]
- Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh, 93, Azerbaijani geologist, member of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.[67]
2
- George Ballot, 77, South African actor.[68]
- Kevin M. Birmingham, 51, American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Chicago (since 2020).[69]
- Mack C. Chase, 92, American petroleum businessman.[70]
- Marie-Daniel Dadiet, 71, Ivorian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Katiola (2002–2004) and archbishop of Korhogo (2004–2017).[71]
- Mel Fitzgerald, 70, Canadian wheelchair racer, three-time Paralympic champion (1980, 1984), cardiovascular disease.[72]
- Herbert Handt, 97, American operatic tenor and conductor.[73]
- Lefteris Hapsiadis, 69, Greek lyricist.[74]
- Syed Amir Ali Shah Jamote, 82, Pakistani politician, MNA (2002–2018).[75]
- Firdaus Khisamitdinova, 73, Russian Bashkir linguist and politician, minister of education of Bashkortostan (1995–1998).[76]
- Josh Kruger, 39, American journalist (The Philadelphia Inquirer) and activist, shot.[77]
- Trienke Laurie, 77, South African poet.[78]
- Francis Lee, 79, English football player (Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers, national team) and chairman, cancer.[79]
- Frangkiskos Papamanolis, 86, Greek Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Syros and Milos (1974–2014) and of Santorini (1974–2014).[80]
- Satyaram Reang, 80, Indian dancer and folk artist.[81]
- Richard Salzmann, 94, Czech banker and politician, senator (1996–2000).[82]
- Petar Sarić, 86, Serbian poet and prose writer.[83]
- Herbert Schambeck, 89, Austrian legal scholar and politician, MP (1969–1997).[84]
- Alice Shalvi, 96, German-born Israeli professor and educator.[85]
- Umaru Shehu, 92, Nigerian physician and academic administrator, vice-chancellor of the University of Nigeria (1978–1979).[86]
- Gary Simpson, 64, English footballer (Chesterfield, Chester).[87] (death announced on this date)
- Hampton Smith, 89, American football coach (Albany State Golden Rams).[88]
- Guido Soldani, 97, Italian football player (Monza, Vogherese) and manager (Stradellina).[89]
- Naoki Takashima, 73, Japanese politician, president of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly (2014–2015).[90]
- Geneviève Viney, 86, French law professor and jurist.[91]
1
- Jake Abraham, 56, British actor (Blonde Fist, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The 51st State), prostate cancer.[92]
- Tommaso Accardo, 84, Italian actor (A Midsummer Night's Dream) and TV personality.[93]
- Lars Arnesson, 87, Swedish football player (Djurgårdens IF) and manager (Östers IF, national team).[94]
- Julian Bahula, 85, South African drummer, composer and bandleader (Jabula).[95]
- Nikolai Bulgakov, 63, Russian football player (Iskra Smolensk, CSKA Moscow, Kristall Smolensk) and manager.[96]
- Jim Caple, 61, American sports journalist (ESPN.com) and writer.[97]
- Russ Francis, 70, American football player (New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers), plane crash.[98]
- Ron Haffkine, 84, American record producer and music manager (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show), leukemia and kidney failure.[99]
- Patricia Janečková, 25, Slovak soprano, breast cancer.[100]
- Ferdous Kaviani, 82, Iranian actor (The Gun Loaded), complications from Parkinson's disease.[101]
- Kim Yong-il, 76, North Korean diplomat and politician.[102] (death announced on this date)
- Theresa Kufuor, 87, Ghanaian nurse, first lady (2001–2009).[103]
- Doug Larsen, 47, American politician, member of the North Dakota Senate (since 2020), plane crash.[104]
- Frank McDougall, 65, Scottish footballer (Clydebank, St Mirren, Aberdeen), heart disease.[105]
- Richard McSpadden, 63, American educator and USAF pilot, commander of Thunderbirds, plane crash.[98]
- Enoch Teye Mensah, 77, Ghanaian politician, MP (1997–2017).[106]
- Robert Misrahi, 97, French philosopher.[107]
- Peter Penfold, 79, British diplomat, governor of the Virgin Islands (1991–1996) and high commissioner to Sierra Leone (1997–2000), cancer.[108]
- Nikolay Pivovarov, 92, Russian engineer and politician, member of the Supreme Soviet of Russia (1980–1990).[109]
- George Reed, 83, American Hall of Fame football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders).[110]
- Tripurari Sharma, 67, Indian playwright, stage director and screenwriter (Mirch Masala, Sanshodhan).[111]
- Roberto Thieme, 80, Chilean political activist.[112]
- Tim Wakefield, 57, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates) and commentator (NESN), brain cancer.[113]
- John Waring, 81, English cricketer (Yorkshire, Warwickshire).[114]
- Claudius E. Watts III, 87, American Air Force general, president of The Citadel (1989–1996).[115]
- Beverly Willis, 95, American architect (San Francisco Ballet Building), complications from Parkinson's disease.[116]
- Ricky Wolff, 78, South African musician (White Plains).[117]
Previous months
References
- ↑ Former Prime Minister Marouf Al-Bakhit passes away
- ↑ Morre Moreira Alves, ministro do STF que declarou a Constituinte em 87 (dalam bahasa Portugis)
- ↑ Voormalig Ajax-goalie Boomgaard op 78-jarige leeftijd overleden (dalam bahasa Belanda)
- ↑ Le grand hautboïste, chef et pédagogue Maurice Bourgue s'est étein (dalam bahasa Prancis)
- ↑ Θλίψη στον καλλιτεχνικό κόσμο: Πέθανε η Μαίρη Χρονοπούλου (dalam bahasa Yunani)
- ↑ Loren Cunningham is with Jesus
- ↑ Zemřel někdejší vynikající sprinter, otec grandslamové šampionky Mandlíkové (dalam bahasa tidak diketahui)
- ↑ Former Clydebank manager Bill Munro dies aged 89
- ↑ Veteran Iranian actor Atila Pesyani passes away at 66
- ↑ Renowned Indigenous artist and La Perouse elder Esme Timbery dies aged 92
- ↑ Muere el actor Paco Vidal, mítico actor secundario de decenas de ficciones españolas (dalam bahasa Yunani)
- ↑ اتحاد الاسكواش ينعى إبراهيم أمين بطل العالم ورئيس الاتحاد السابق (dalam bahasa Arab)
- ↑ Veteran CPM leader Anathalavattom Anandan passes away
- ↑ Dick Butkus, legendary Chicago Bears linebacker and Hall of Famer, dies at 80
- ↑ A los 97 años falleció Jacques Chonchol, exministro de Allende y “padre” de la reforma agraria (dalam bahasa Spanyol)
- ↑ Poet Asad Chowdhury passes away
- ↑ 'Two giants of our movement': Australia mourning deaths of Paralympic icons Kevin Coombs and Tracey Freeman
- ↑ Addio a Bruno Filippini, voce dei lungometraggi della Disney (dalam bahasa Italia)
- ↑ Paralympic Legends Remembered for Pioneering Spirit and Ever-Lasting Impact on Para-Sport
- ↑ Australia’s most prominent Islamic cleric, and the Mufti of Australia, has passed away at 82 years
- ↑ Keith Jefferson Dies: Actor In Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’, ‘Hateful Eight’ & ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Was 53
- ↑ Jordan Levy, former Worcester mayor and radio show host, dies at 79
- ↑ Умер режиссер дубляжа "Догмы", "Ван Хельсинга" и "Гарри Поттера" Вячеслав Максаков (dalam bahasa Rusia)
- ↑ E’ morto il boss di Scafati, Francesco Matrone. Era in carcere dal 2012 (dalam bahasa Italia)
- ↑ Remembering Thor Nilsen: A Rowing Legend’s Legacy Lives On
- ↑ В Крыму скончалась экс-уполномоченная по правам человека Лариса Опанасюк (dalam bahasa Rusia)
- ↑ Le dessinateur Paul Ramboux, dit Sidney, est mort (dalam bahasa Prancis)
- ↑ Συλλυπητηρια ανακοινωση για τον Πανο Θεοδωρου (dalam bahasa Yunani)
- ↑ Former Major Leaguer, Shenandoah native Wayne Comer dies
- ↑ Fallece exvicepresidente de Perú, Luis Giampietri (dalam bahasa Spanyol)
- ↑ Patrick Henry Hays, former North Little Rock Mayor and co-architect of twin city development, has died
- ↑ Morre Murílio Hingel, ex-ministro da Educação do governo Itamar Franco (dalam bahasa Portugis)
- ↑ Γιάννης Ιωαννίδης – Ντούσαν Ιβκοβιτς (dalam bahasa Yunani)
- ↑ விலாங்குமீன் படத்தை இயக்கிய நடிகை ஜெயதேவி காலமானார் (dalam bahasa tidak diketahui)
- ↑ Музыкальное искусство и культура Башкортостана понесли тяжелую утрату (dalam bahasa Rusia)
- ↑ Notorious Criminal Kingpin Killed In Special Operation In Bishkek
- ↑ יוסל מהלל, מגדולי שחקני בני יהודה בכל הזמנים, הלך לעולמו בגיל 83 (dalam bahasa Ibrani)
- ↑ Luto en la Academia: muere Héctor Mayagoitia Domínguez, exgobernador de Durango y exdirector del IPN (dalam bahasa Spanyol)
- ↑ Rives McBee
- ↑ Rev. Dr. Lena McLin, Chicago pastor, music teacher for Jennifer Hudson, Chaka Khan, dies
- ↑ Памяти Ивана Игнатьевича Никитчука (dalam bahasa Rusia)
- ↑ Former NPP Majority Leader, Felix Owusu-Adjapong passes on at 79
- ↑ Hommage à Dominique Perrier (dalam bahasa Prancis)
- ↑ Rathipal, voorzitter VHP partiijcongres, overleden (dalam bahasa Belanda)
- ↑ Bruce Jerome Ross
- ↑ Cardinal Telesphore Toppo Passes Away
- ↑ Shawna Trpcic, ‘The Mandalorian’ and ‘Ahsoka’ Costume Designer, Dies at 56
- ↑ Ex-USC gynecologist charged with sexually assaulting students dies before going to trial
- ↑ Former Hawaii football coach Bob Wagner dies at 76
- ↑ Wisag-Gründer Claus Wisser ist gestorben (dalam bahasa Jerman)
- ↑ Kiwi wood chopping legend Jason Wynyard dies aged 49
- ↑ Professor Arthur Burns
- ↑ Joe Christopher, outfielder on expansion 1962 Mets, dies at 87
- ↑ Opera star and cabaret singer Jacqueline Dark has died
- ↑ Le journaliste politique Jean-Pierre Elkabbach est mort à 86 ans (dalam bahasa Prancis)
- ↑ Jennie Margaret Meador Forehand
- ↑ The Prodigal Son Of NYC’s Five Families, Former Gambino Mob Captain Thomas Gambino, Gone At 94
- ↑ Rep. Edward S. Hagedorn passes away at 76
- ↑ Schriftsteller Johannes Kühn gestorben (dalam bahasa Jerman)
- ↑ L'ancien footballeur Patrice Lecornu est mort (dalam bahasa Prancis)
- ↑ E’ morta Marina Mizzau, storica figura del Dams, studiosa e scrittrice. “Il suo sguardo era capace di leggere tra le pieghe del non detto. Con ironia” (dalam bahasa Italia)
- ↑ Harriet Pattison, 94, Dies; Landscape Architect With a Tie to Louis Kahn
- ↑ Addio a Giulio Quercini, storico esponente della sinistra toscana (dalam bahasa Italia)
- ↑ Roy T. Richter, former NYPD union head, dies by suicide at 56
- ↑ Tidligere NRK-profil Harald Tusberg er død (dalam bahasa Norwegia)
- ↑ Mort de Jacques Valade, ancien ministre et député girondin (dalam bahasa Prancis)
- ↑ SOCAR’s first VP passed away
- ↑ Skollie van ‘Vyfster’ dood in sy huis gevind (dalam bahasa tidak diketahui)
- ↑ Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Kevin M. Birmingham dead at 51
- ↑ Local philanthropist and businessman, Mack Chase has died at the age of 92
- ↑ Archbishop Marie-Daniel Dadiet †
- ↑ Mel Fitzgerald
- ↑ Obituary: Tenor Herbert John Handt Dies at 97
- ↑ Πέθανε ο σπουδαίος στιχουργός Λευτέρης Χαψιάδης (dalam bahasa Yunani)
- ↑ Former PPP MNA Syed Ameer Ali Shah Jamote passes away
- ↑ В Уфе ушла из жизни российский ученый-лингвист, общественный деятель Фирдаус Хисамитдинова (dalam bahasa Rusia)
- ↑ Philadelphia journalist and advocate Josh Kruger shot and killed at home
- ↑ Digter en skilder Trienke Laurie (77) sterf (dalam bahasa tidak diketahui)
- ↑ Francis Lee: Manchester City great dies aged 79
- ↑ Bishop Frangkiskos Papamanolis, O.F.M. Cap.
- ↑ Tripura's Hojagiri exponent and Padma Shri recipient Satyaram Reang passes away
- ↑ Zemřel bývalý senátor a ředitel Komerční banky Richard Salzmann. Bylo mu 94 let (dalam bahasa tidak diketahui)
- ↑ Preminuo književnik Petar Sarić: Najznačajniji prozni pisac na Kosovu i Metohiji nas napustio u 86. godini (dalam bahasa tidak diketahui)
- ↑ Politiker und Vatikaninsider Schambeck gestorben (dalam bahasa Jerman)
- ↑ Alice Shalvi, trailblazing feminist and educator, dies at 97
- ↑ Ex-UNN VC, Prof. Shehu, dies at 92
- ↑ Gary Simpson (1959-2023)
- ↑ Coach Hampton Lee "Cutta" Smith
- ↑ Si è spento a 97 anni l'ex calciatore del Monza Guido Soldani (dalam bahasa Italia)
- ↑ 自民都連幹事長の高島都議死去 (dalam bahasa Jepang)
- ↑ Décès de Geneviève Viney (dalam bahasa Prancis)
- ↑ Tributes paid to Jake Abraham, beloved Liverpool actor best known for Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
- ↑ Morto Tommasino Accardo, storica spalla televisiva di Fiorello (dalam bahasa Italia)
- ↑ Förre förbundskaptenen Lars ”Laban” Arnesson har gått bort (dalam bahasa Swedia)
- ↑ Political activist and musician Julian Sebothane Bahula has died
- ↑ Ушел из жизни Николай Булгаков (dalam bahasa Rusia)
- ↑ Jim Caple, former ESPN, national MLB writer, dies at 61
- ↑ 98,0 98,1 Two killed in Lake Placid airplane crash identified - Exact cause still unknown
- ↑ Ron Haffkine, Dr. Hook Producer and Manager, Dies at 84
- ↑ Zomrela mladá operná speváčka Patrícia Burda Janečková (†25), prehrala boj so zákernou chorobou (dalam bahasa Slowakia)
- ↑ فردوس کاویانی بازیگر سینما و تلویزیون درگذشت (dalam bahasa tidak diketahui)
- ↑ Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Wreath to Bier of Kim Yong Il
- ↑ Former first Lady Theresa Kufuor passes on
- ↑ North Dakota state senator, his wife and 2 kids die in Utah plane crash, Senate leadership says
- ↑ Frank McDougall dead at 65 as Aberdeen legend passes away in hospital
- ↑ E.T. Mensah passes away
- ↑ Le penseur du bonheur Robert Misrahi est décédé (dalam bahasa Prancis)
- ↑ Former British Virgin Islands Governor Peter Penfold Dies at 79
- ↑ Умер легенда донского парламента Николай Пивоваров (dalam bahasa Rusia)
- ↑ Roughriders legend George Reed, one of CFL's greatest running backs, dies at 83
- ↑ Theatre veteran, ex-National School of Drama professor Tripurari Sharma passes away
- ↑ Muere Roberto Thieme, exsecretario General de Patria y Libertad (dalam bahasa Spanyol)
- ↑ Selfless teammate, 'extraordinary human' Tim Wakefield passes away
- ↑ John Waring, Former Yorkshire Fast Bowler - Obituary
- ↑ Lt. Gen. Claudius 'Bud' Watts III, former president of The Citadel, dies at 87
- ↑ Beverly Willis, 95, Dies; Architect and Advocate for Women in the Field
- ↑ Ricky Wolff