2023

2023 (MMXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday in the Gregorian calendar, the 2023rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 23rd year of the 3rd millennium, the 23rd year of the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2020s decade.

The year started with the continuation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine which began in early 2022. In January, July and September, Islamist suicide bombers killed a total of over 200 people in Pakistan. In February, an earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, that killed more than 50,000 people, making it one of the deadliest earthquakes of the 21st century.^[1] in April, India became the world's most populous country, overtaking China. In September, Storm Daniel killed nearly 7,000 people in Bulgaria, Greece, Libya and Turkey.^[2] In September, Azerbaijan launched an offensive which ended the existence of the Republic of Artsakh, causing its Armenian inhabitants to move back to Armenia. Between October to December, over 23,000 Palestinians and 1,300 Israelis were killed during a war between Israel and Hamas.^[3][4]

Former King of Greece Constantine II, former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf, former Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi, musicians Burt Bacharach, Tina Turner and Tony Bennett and footballer Bobby Charlton died.

1. ↑ "Earthquake death toll surpasses 50,000 in Turkey and Syria". Reuters. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
2. ↑ Najjar, Linah Alsaafin,Urooba Jamal,Farah. "Libya floods updates: Aid sent to Derna, death toll expected to rise 6000". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-09-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. ↑ "Gaza death toll hits 21,822 as Israel kills 150 people in 24 hours". Daily Sabah. 31 December 2023.
4. ↑ "Netanyahu says Israel must control Gaza's border with Egypt, war to last months: Top points". India Today. Retrieved 2023-12-31.