2023 (MMXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday in the Gregorian calendar, the 2023rd year of the Anno Domini and the Common Era, the 23rd year of both the 3rd millennium and 21st century.
And this is therefore the 3rd year of the 203rd decade.
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.
Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to resume diplomatic relations which were severed in 2016 at talks meditated by China.
Silicon Valley Bank, the 16th largest bank in the United States, fails, creating then the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis, affecting companies around the world.
March 26 – 2023 Israeli judicial reform protests: Protests break out across Israel, after Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu fires his defence minister who spoke against the government's judicial reform plan.
2023 Montenegrin presidential election: Jakov Milatović of the Europe Now! movement wins in the second round, becoming the first president not from the DPS party since the introduction of a multi-party system in 1990.
2023 Andorran parliamentary election: the ruling Democrats for Andorra led by Prime Minister Xavier Espot win the majority of the seats.
2023 Saint Petersburg bombing: Russian pro-government war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky is killed by a bombing at a café in Saint Petersburg owned by oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin. Sixteen others are injured.
April 11 – Myanmar civil war: In the village of Pazigyi, at least 165 people are killed by the Myanmar Air Force during the opening celebrations of a People's Defence Force administration office.
Nuclear power in Germany ends after the final power plants close. Nuclear was a power source for the country for over 50 years.
Fighting breaks out across Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The RSF captures Khartoum International Airport, and the presidential palace in Khartoum.[source?]
April 19 – At least 90 people are killed and another 322 injured in a crowd crush during a Ramadan charity event in Sanaa, Yemen.
SpaceX's Starship rocket, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, is launched during a flight test from a base in Boca Chica, Texas, United States. It explodes four minutes after launch.
April 25 – A mass cult suicide is uncovered in Shakahola forest, Kenya. 110 followers are found in shallow graves throughout the forest. Over 300 people remain missing. It is believed Good News International Ministries leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie told his followers to starve themselves to death in order to "meet God".
April 30 – 2023 Paraguayan general election: the Colorado Party candidate Santiago Peña is elected as the next president.
May
May 1 – 2023 banking crisis: San Francisco-based First Republic Bank fails and is auctioned off by the US FDIC to JPMorgan Chase for $10.7 billion. The collapse surpasses March's collapse of Silicon Valley Bank to become the second largest in US history.
August 1 – Global warming: The world's oceans reach a new record high temperature of 20.96 °C, exceeding the previous record in 2016. July is also confirmed as having been the hottest month on record for globally averaged surface air temperatures by a considerable margin (0.3 °C).
August 6 – 2023 Hazara Express derailment in Pakistan.
September 10 – Storm Daniel: A Mediterranean storm resembling a tropical cyclone struck Libya, causing a significant loss of life, with at least 5,000 people losing their lives. Libyan authorities reported a vast number of people missing, ranging from 10,000 to as many as 100,000. Additionally, in the city of Derna, two dams gave way, leading to the destruction of a quarter of the city.
September 18 – Iran releases five Americans as the United States unfreezes $6 billion of Iran which was blocked in South Korea while also releasing five Iranians in a prisoner exchange deal.
Qaraqosh wedding fire: More than 100 people are killed and more than 150 others are injured in a fire at a wedding in Qaraqosh, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq.
Saudi Arabia to resume flights to Canada as relations between the two countries normalize after 2018 dispute.
2023 Mastung bombing: A suicide bombing takes place killing at least 59 and injuring more than 70 people at a gathering in Mastung District of Balochistan, Pakistan.
Hangu mosque bombing in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
September 30 – 2023 Slovak parliamentary election.
October 2 – An attack by suspected jihadists took place in western Niger near the country's border with Mali, killing at least 29 soldiers. Several terrorists are also killed.
2023 Homs drone strike: A drone strike on a military college in Homs, Syria, during a graduationceremony killed 67-80 people and injured more than 200 others. The government responded by attacking rebel-controlled areas, particularly Idlib, killing atleast 6.
Hamas invades Israel, killing over 1,100 people. Israel responds by launching Operation Iron Swords, repelling the invasion, killing around 1,000 Palestinian attackers in Israel and, by the end of the year, over 21,800 people in the Gaza Strip.
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