Title: 2023 Content: 2023 (MMXXIII) is the current year, and is . The year started with the continuation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine which began in early 2022. In January, an Islamist suicide bomber killed 100 people in a mosque in Pakistan. In February, a major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, killing more than 46,000 people, making it one of the deadliest earthquakes of the 21st century. ==Events== ===January=== * January 1 **Croatia adopts the euro and joins the Schengen Area, becoming the 20th member state of the Eurozone and the 27th member of the Schengen Area. **Uzbekistan switches from Cyrillic script to Latin script. * January 5–13 ** Unrest follows the arrest of drug kingpin Ovidio Guzmán López in Sinaloa, Mexico, killing 10 soldiers and 19 cartel members.Ovidio Guzmán-López: Twenty-nine killed during arrest of El Chapo's son ** The funeral for Pope Benedict XVI is held at Saint Peter's Square within the Vatican City. * January 8 ** A bus crash in Senegal kills 40 people and injures over 100 others. ** COVID-19 pandemic: China reopens its borders to international visitors, marking the end of travel restrictions that began in March 2020. ** Supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro storm the Brazilian National Congress, the Supreme Federal Court and the Presidential Palace of Planalto. * January 10 - Constantine II, the last King of Greece, dies aged 82.Former King of Greece Constantine II dies at 82 * January 15 - A plane crash in Nepal kills all 72 people onboard. * January 16 ** Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida dies at the age of 95. ** Italian police arrests Matteo Messina Denaro, the head of Sicilian Mafia in Palermo, Sicily. * January 17 ** Lucile Randon, the world's oldest living person, dies at the age of 118. ** A winter storm in Afghanistan begins, killing over 120 people.Afghanistan: Freezing weather kills at least 124 people ** Nguyễn Xuân Phúc resigns as President of Vietnam and is replaced by Võ Thị Ánh Xuân. * January 18 ** A helicopter crash near Kyiv, Ukraine kills fourteen people, including Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky. ** Gaston Browne is re-elected Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. * January 19 - Jacinda Ardern announces her resignation as Prime Minister of New Zealand, months before the general election. Three days later, Chris Hipkins is elected as her replacement. * January 20 – Christine Kangaloo is elected as the 7th President of Trinidad and Tobago. * January 21 - In a mass shooting at a Chinese New Year celebration, a gunman kills eleven people in Monterey Park, California.January 22, 2023 Monterey Park mass shooting news Two days later, seven others would be killed in another mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, California.Half Moon Bay: Seven dead in another California mass shooting * January 23 - Former President of Guatemala Álvaro Colom dies at the age of 71. * January 24 - A green comet makes its closest approach to the Earth.Green comet approaching Earth for first time in 50,000 years * January 30 - An Islamist suicide bomber kills over 80 people in a mosque in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. ===February=== * February 4 - The U.S. Government shoots down a Chinese spy balloon in the Atlantic Ocean. * February 6 - An earthquake in Southeast Turkey causes massive damage in Turkey and Syria, leaving more than 122,000 people injured and more than 46,000 people dead. * February 20 – 2023 Daytona 500. * February 25 – Nigerian general election ==Predicted and scheduled events== * March 5 – Estonian parliamentary election * April 2 – 2023 Finnish parliamentary election. * April 30 – Paraguayan general election * September 24 – OSIRIS-REx is expected to return with samples from the Asteroid Bennu in the Apollo group. ===Date unknown=== * SpaceX will send Yusaku Maezawa and his friends to the Moon. * Kanal İstanbul will be finished. * London's new £4.1 billion "super sewer" will be finished, upgrading the existing Victorian infrastructure. * The Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands expires. * According to words of Turkey's president (formerly a prime minister) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, if the countries of the European Union will not accept Turkey as a member before the year 2023, Turkey would no longer be a candidate to the union. * India will overtake China to become the world's most populated country. ==Deaths== ===January=== * January 1 ** Martin Davis, American mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1928) ** Frank McGarvey, Scottish footballer (b. 1956) ** Lise Nørgaard, Norwegian journalist and novelist (b. 1917) * January 2 ** Lincoln Almond, American politician and lawyer (b. 1936) ** Ken Block, American professional rally driver (b. 1967) ** Suzy McKee Charnas, American writer (b. 1939) * January 3 ** Walter Cunningham, American astronaut (b. 1932) ** Elena Huelva, Spanish activist, influencer and writer (b. 2002) ** Ruslan Khasbulatov, Russian economist and politician (b. 1942) ** Joseph Koo, Hong Kong composer (b. 1931) ** Abdelsalam Majali, 29th Prime Minister of Jordan (b. 1925) * January 4 ** Elwood Hillis, American politician and lawyer (b. 1926)Obituary: Elwood "Bud" Hillis ** Rosi Mittermaier, German alpine skier and Olympic champion (b. 1950) ** Hans Rebele, German footballer (b. 1943) ** Miiko Taka, American actress (b. 1925) ** Fay Weldon, English writer (b. 1931) * January 5 ** Earl Boen, American actor (b. 1941) ** Renate Boy, German shot putter and Olympic silver medalist (b. 1939)﻿„Sie war ein Vorbild für mich“ – LAV Rostock trauert um Olympia-Zweite Renate Boy ** Ernesto Castano, Italian footballer (b. 1939) ** Mike Hill, American movie editor (b. 1949) ** Michael Snow, Canadian artist (b. 1928) * January 6 ** Omar Berdiýew, Turkmenistan footballer (b. 1979) ** Owen Roizman, American cinematographer (b. 1936) ** Dick Savitt, American tennis player (b. 1927) ** Gianluca Vialli, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1964) * January 7 ** Russell Banks, American writer (b. 1940) ** Modeste M'bami, Cameroonian footballer (b. 1982) ** Yuri Manin, Russian mathematician (b. 1937) ** Adam Rich, American actor (b. 1968) * January 8 ** Roberto Dinamite, Brazilian footballer and politician (b. 1954) ** Georgy Shayduko, Russian sailor and Olympic silver medalist (b. 1962) ** Keshari Nath Tripathi, Indian politician (b. 1934) * January 9 ** Adolfo Kaminsky, Argentine-born French forger and resistant (b. 1925) ** Yoshito Kishi, Japanese chemist (b. 1937)岸義人氏が死去 天然物有機化学者 ** Ferenc Mészáros, Hungarian footballer (b. 1950)Gyász: életének 73. évében elhunyt Mészáros Ferenc ** K. Alex Müller, Swiss physicist and Nobel Prize winner (b. 1927) ** Rehman Rahi, Indian poet (b. 1925)Rehman Rahi Is No More ** Mikio Sato, Japanese mathematician (b. 1928), Notice: Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University (2023/01/13) ** Charles Simic, Serbian-American poet and editor (b. 1938) * January 10 ** Hans Belting, German art historian (b. 1935) ** Jeff Beck, English guitarist (b. 1944) ** Gaudenzio Bernasconi, Italian footballer (b. 1932)Addio a Gaudenzio Bernasconi, bandiera della Sampdoria ed ex Nazionale ** Constantine II, last King of Greece and Olympic champion (b. 1940) ** István Deák, Hungarian-born American historian and academic (b. 1926) ** Traudl Hecher, Austrian skier and Olympic bronze medalist (b. 1943]]) ** Irenaios, Greek Orthodox prelate (b. 1939)Ειρηναίος: Πέθανε ο πρώην πατριάρχης Ιεροσολύμων ** George Pell, Australian cardinal (b. 1941) * January 11 ** Peter Campbell, American water polo player and Olympic silver medalist (b. 1960) ** Carole Cook, American actress (b. 1924)Carole Cook, Lucille Ball Protégé and 'Sixteen Candles' Actress, Dies at 98 ** Harriet Hall, American physician, surgeon and writer (b. 1945)SkepDoc: Clear Thinking about Medical Matters ** Ben Masters, American actor (b. 1947)Ben Masters Dies: ‘Passions’ Soap Star Was 75 ** Rafiq Nishonov, 12th First Secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbek SSR (b. 1926)Скончался Рафик Нишанов ** Tatjana Patitz, German model (b. 1966)Rebecca Cohen, Amanda |title=Tatjana Patitz, top supermodel of the '80s and '90s, dead at 56 ** Murtaza Rakhimov, 1st President of Bashkortostan (b. 1934)Ушел из жизни экс-президент Башкирии Муртаза Рахимов ** Yukihiro Takahashi, Japanese drummer and singer (b. 1952)高橋幸宏さん死去、71歳 死因は誤嚥性肺炎 後日「お別れの会」を実施へ * January 12 ** Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer (b. 1955) ** Henri De Wolf, Belgian cyclist (b. 1936) ** Frene Ginwala, South African journalist and politician (b. 1932) ** Paul Johnson, English journalist and historian (b. 1928) ** Valentyna Lutayeva, Ukrainian handball player and Olympic champion (b. 1956)Олімпійська спільнота України зазнала тяжкої втрати ** Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter (b. 1968) ** Sharad Yadav, Indian politician (b. 1947) * January 13 ** Gordana Kuić, Serbian writer (b. 1942)Preminula književnica Gordana Kuić ** Klas Lestander, Swedish biathlete and Olympic champion (b. 1931) * January 14 ** Alireza Akbari, Iranian-British politician and military guard (b. 1961) ** Inna Churikova, Soviet and Russian actress (b. 1943) ** Carl Hahn, German businessman (b. 1926) ** Lieuwe Westra, Dutch Olympic cyclist (b. 1982) * January 15 ** Jane Cederqvist, Swedish swimmer and Olympic silver medalist (b. 1945)Jane Cederqvist är död ** Vakhtang Kikabidze, Georgian singer-songwriter, actor and politician (b. 1938) ** Gino Odjick, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1970) ** Ruslan Otverchenko, Ukrainian basketball player (b. 1990)Пішов з життя український баскетболіст Руслан Отверченко ** Gáspár Miklós Tamás, Hungarian philosopher and politician (b. 1948) * January 16 ** Vladas Česiūnas, Lithuanian sprint canoeist and Olympic champion (b. 1940)Vladas Česiūnas ** Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress (b. 1927)Gina Lollobrigida: Italian screen star dies at 95 . BBC * January 17 ** Jay Briscoe, American professional wrestler (b. 1984) ** Chris Ford, American basketball player and coach (b. 1949) ** Renée Geyer, Australian singer (b. 1953) ** Edward R. Pressman, American movie producer (b. 1943) ** Lucile Randon, French supercentenarian (b. 1904)Mort de la doyenne de l’humanité : la Française sœur André est décédée à 118 ans ** Ferenc Varga, Hungarian sprint canoer and Olympic bronze medalist (b. 1925) * January 18 ** David Crosby, American musician (b. 1941) ** Denys Monastyrsky, Ukrainian politician and lawyer (b. 1980) * January 19 ** Norbert Sattler, Austrian canoeist and Olympic silver medalist (b. 1951) ** Anton Walkes, English footballer (b. 1997) ** Yoon Jeong-hee, South Korean actress (b. 1944) * January 21 ** Ritt Bjerregaard, Danish politician (b. 1941) ** Marek Plura, Polish politician, activist and psychotherapist (b. 1970) * January 22 ** Darío Jara Saguier, Paraguayan footballer and manager (b. 1930)Falleció Darío Jara Saguier ** Hossein Shahabi, Iranian movie director and screenwriter (b. 1967)حسین شهابی درگذشت ** Agustí Villaronga, Spanish movie director, screenwriter and actor (b. 1953) * January 23 ** Joseph Agassi, Israeli academic, philosopher and writer (b. 1927)מילים אישיות לדמותו ולזכרו של פרופ׳ יוסף אגסי ז״ל שהלך הבוקר לעולמו (1927-2023) ** Álvaro Colom, 47th President of Guatemala (b. 1951) ** Eugenio Martín, Spanish movie director and screenwriter (b. 1925) * January 24 ** B. V. Doshi, Indian architect (b. 1927)Ahmedabad: જાણીતા આર્કિટેક્ટ બીવી દોશીનું નિધન, અનેક જાણીતી ઈમારતોની ડિઝાઇન કરી હતી તૈયાર ** Top Topham, English guitarist (b. 1947) * January 25 - Titewhai Harawira, New Zealand Māori activist (b. ?) * January 26 - Keith Thomson, New Zealand Olympic field hockey player (b. 1941) * January 28 - Lisa Loring, American actress (b. 1958) ===February=== * February 2 – Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French F1 driver * February 3 – Paco Rabanne, Spanish-French fashion designer * February 5 – Pervez Musharraf, 10th President of Pakistan * February 6 ** Lubomír Štrougal, 19th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia ** Christian Atsu, Ghanaian footballer * February 8 ** Burt Bacharach American composer ** Ivan Silayev, 12th and final Premier of the Soviet Union * February 10 ** Hugh Hudson, English film director (Chariots of Fire) ** Hans Modrow, 5th and final Chairman of the Council of Ministers of East Germany ** Carlos Saura, Spanish photographer and filmmaker ** Sergey Tereshchenko, 1st Prime Minister of Kazakhstan * February 13 – José María Gil-Robles, 8th President of the European Parliament * February 14 – Shoichiro Toyoda, Japanese businessman (Toyota) * February 15 ** Paul Berg, American Nobel biochemist (b. 1926) ** Raquel Welch, American actress and sex symbol (b. 1940) * February 17 – Stella Stevens, American actress and model * February 18 – Petar Zhekov, Bulgarian footballer * thumb|104x104px|Pervez Musharraf * February 21 – Amancio, Spanish footballer (b. 1939) * February 22 – Ahmed Qurei, 2nd Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (b. 1937) * February 23 – John Motson, English football commentator (b. 1945)