Larry Busacca/Getty Images
Tom Wilkinson, two-time Oscar-nominated actor from films including "Shakespeare in Love," "The Full Monty" and "Michael Clayton," died Saturday, December 30, his publicist confirmed. He was reportedly 75.
Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images
South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun was found dead on Wednesday, December 27. Lee is best known internationally for his role in the Academy Award-winning film "Parasite." He was 48.
Mark Junge/Archive Photos/Getty Images
Comedian Tom Smothers, who with his brother performed as the singing comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, died Tuesday, December 26, according to a family statement shared by the National Comedy Center. He was 86.
Ralph Lauer/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service/Getty Images
Laura Lynch, center, died after being involved in a car crash Friday, December 22, in Hudspeth County, Texas, according to CNN affiliate KDBC, citing a police report. Lynch was a founding member of the band previously known as The Dixie Chicks.
Fox Image Collection/Getty Images
Andre Braugher, the intense actor who won an Emmy for "Homicide: Life on the Street" and demonstrated his range in the comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," died at age 61 on Monday, December 11, due to a brief illness, his publicist Jennifer Allen told CNN.
Pierre Boulat /Ass. Pierre & Alexandra Boulat/Agentur Focus/Redux
Oscar-nominated actor Ryan O'Neal, who starred in movies such as "Love Story" and "Paper Moon," died Friday, December 8, according to his son, Patrick, who posted the news to social media. Ryan O'Neal was reportedly 82.
Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Famed television producer Norman Lear, whose wildly successful TV sitcoms fused comedy with trenchant social commentary and dominated network ratings in the 1970s, died Tuesday, December 5, his family announced on his website. He was 101. Beginning with "All in the Family" in 1971, Lear's shows tackled fraught topics of racism, feminism and social inequalities that no one had yet dared touch.
David Cole/Alamy Stock Photo
Denny Laine, co-founder of bands Wings and The Moody Blues and longtime collaborator of Paul McCartney, died on December 5, according to Laine's wife, Elizabeth Hines. He was 79.
Ron Edmonds/AP
Sandra Day O'Connor, who blazed trails as the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court, died at the age of 93, the court announced on December 1.
Paul Natkin/Archive Photos/Getty Images
Shane MacGowan, the lead singer of Irish band The Pogues, died at the age of 65, his wife announced on November 30. MacGowan and The Pogues are widely known for the 1988 Christmas hit "Fairytale of New York."
Timothy Fadek/Corbis/Getty Images
Elliott Erwitt, the photojournalist and filmmaker who wryly documented the minutiae of American life for over six decades, died November 29 at the age of 95.
Dirck Halstead/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Henry Kissinger, a former US secretary of state and national security adviser who escaped Nazi Germany in his youth to become one of the most influential and controversial foreign policy figures in American history, died at the age of 100 on November 29.
NASA
Mary Cleave, the NASA astronaut who in 1989 became the first woman to fly on a space shuttle mission after the Challenger disaster, died at the age of 76, the space agency announced on November 29.
Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images
Frances Sternhagen, a veteran screen performer known for her work in films like "Misery" and as Bunny in the HBO series "Sex and the City," died at the age of 93, a representative for Sternhagen told CNN on November 29.
Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures Archive
Marty Krofft, co-producer of iconic children's television shows including "H.R. Pufnstuf" and "Land of the Lost," died of kidney failure on November 25, his representative announced. He was 86.
Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post/Getty Images
Rosalynn Carter, who as first lady worked tirelessly on behalf of mental health reform and professionalized the role of the president's spouse, died November 19 at the age of 96, according to the Carter Center.
Michael S. Schwartz/Getty Images
Dex Carvey, the son of comedian Dana Carvey, died of a drug overdose, his parents announced in a joint statement posted on his father's social media on November 16. Dex was 32.
Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images
San Diego Padres owner and chairman Peter Seidler died on November 14, the team said. He was 63.
ullstein bild/Getty Images
Astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded the first mission to orbit the moon, died on November 7, NASA announced. He was 95.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Evan Ellingson, a former child actor known for roles in "My Sister's Keeper" and "CSI Miami," died on November 5, according to online records from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. He was 35. A cause of death wasn't immediately released.
John Biever/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images
Bob Knight, one of college basketball's winningest coaches but also one of the sport's most polarizing figures, died at the age of 83, his family announced on November 1.
Matt Sayles/AP
Matthew Perry, the beloved actor who starred as Chandler Bing on "Friends," died in an apparent drowning accident at his Los Angeles home on October 28, according to the Los Angeles Times, citing law enforcement sources. He was 54.
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images
Herbert "Bertie" Bowman, the longest-serving African American congressional staffer in history, died on October 25, according to a spokesperson for the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Bowman worked on Capitol Hill for more than 60 years. He was 92.
Michael Ochs Archives/Moviepix/Getty Images
Richard Roundtree, the stage and screen actor best known for his performance as a tough-talking private eye in 1971's "Shaft," died on October 24, according to multiple reports. He was 81.
Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United great who played a starring role in England's 1966 World Cup victory, died at the age of 86, the Premier League club said on October 21.
Joan Adlen/Getty Images
Suzanne Somers, the actress who lit up the small screen on "Three's Company" and became one of TV's most iconic fitness pitchwomen, died on October 15, according to a statement provided to CNN from her longtime publicist R. Couri Hay. Somers was 76.
Silver Screen Collection/Moviepix/Getty Images
Piper Laurie, the celebrated actress known for her chilling portrayal of the overbearingly religious mother in "Carrie" and for playing Paul Newman's down-in-the-dumps girlfriend in "The Hustler," died on October 14, her manager said. Laurie was 91.
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Rudolph Isley, one of the founding members of the R&B group The Isley Brothers, died on October 11, his family and a representative for The Isley Brothers announced. He was 84.
Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Hughes "Uncle Redd" Van Ellis, one of the last three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, died on October 9, according a family statement. He was 102.
United Artists/Kobal/Shutterstock
Burt Young, a former boxer who found fame playing tough guys in Hollywood, died on October 8, his daughter Anne Morea Steingieser told the New York Times. Young was best known for his role as Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law Paulie in the "Rocky" movie franchise. He was 83.
Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images
Michael Chiarello, a prominent chef known for appearing on "Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello" and "Top Chef," died October 7 at the age of 61.
Focus On Sport/Getty Images
Dick Butkus, the hard-hitting Hall of Fame linebacker who starred for his hometown Chicago Bears before his outgoing personality earned him popularity in television and film acting, died at the age of 80, the team announced on October 5.
John Bazemore/AP
Longtime Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield died October 1 at the age of 57, the team announced. Wakefield won two World Series championships with the Red Sox, in 2004 and 2007, and he won 200 games in his career.
John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe/Getty Images
Calgary Flames assistant general manager Chris Snow died on September 30 following a battle with ALS, his wife, Kelsie, announced. He was 42 years old.
Calla Kessler/The Washington Post/Getty Images
Dianne Feinstein, whose three decades in the Senate made her the longest-serving female US senator in history, died on September 28 following months of declining health. She was 90.
Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
Actor Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in six of the eight "Harry Potter" films, died after a "bout of pneumonia," a statement issued on behalf of his family said on September 28, according to the PA Media news agency. Gambon was known for his extensive catalog of work across TV, film and radio including "The Life Aquatic," "Gosford Park" and "Angels in America." He was 82.
SPX/Diamond Images/Getty Images
Baltimore Orioles legend Brooks Robinson, a third baseman who won 16 consecutive Gold Glove awards and is considered by many to be the greatest fielder at that position ever, died at the age of 86, the Orioles announced on September 26.
Robert Voets/CBS/Getty Images
Actor David McCallum, known for his role as chief medical examiner Donald "Ducky" Mallard on the long-running CBS procedural "NCIS," died on September 25. He was 90.
Julio Donoso/Sygma/Getty Images
Renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero, one of the most successful painters and sculptors of the 20th century, died at the age of 91, his daughter Lina Botero confirmed on September 15. Botero was celebrated for his iconic style featuring rotund figures used to convey political critique and satire.
Brian Blanco/AP
Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams died September 12 after he was taken off life support at a Tampa, Florida, hospital following a construction accident, his agent Hadley Engelhard told CNN. Williams was 36.
Ed Rode/AP
Charlie Robison, a country music artist known for his song "I Want You Bad," died on September 10, according to a statement from his wife shared on Facebook. He was 59. A family representative told the Associated Press that Robison died at a hospital in San Antonio after suffering cardiac arrest.
Rajesh Jantilal/AFP/Getty Images
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a veteran apartheid-era South African politician and a Zulu prince, died on September 9. He was 95.
J. Meric/Getty Images
Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of the rock group Smash Mouth, died on September 4, his manager told CNN. He was 56. No cause of death was shared, but Harwell had been receiving hospice care.
Michael Laughlin/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS/Alamy Stock Photo
Jimmy Buffett, the tropical troubadour whose folksy tunes celebrated his laid-back lifestyle, inspired legions of devoted fans and spawned a lucrative business empire, died on September 1, according to a statement on his social media. He was 76.
Andrew Gombert/EPA/Shutterstock
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a longtime fixture of Democratic politics with turns as Energy Secretary and United Nations ambassador under the Clinton administration, died on September 1, the Richardson Center for Global Engagement said in a statement. He was 75.
Ben Liebenberg/AP
Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt, widely regarded as the architect who helped build the Dallas Cowboys into one of the most successful and popular sports franchises of all time, died on August 31, according to the Cowboys. Brandt was 91.
Davide Pischettola/NurPhoto/Getty Images
Jack Sonni, former guitarist for British rock band Dire Straits, died at the age of 68, the group announced on social media on August 31.
Jesse Grant/WireImage/Getty Images
Bob Barker, the "Price Is Right" host whose silky-smooth command, impish sense of humor and advocacy for animal welfare issues made him a beloved fixture on television for more than 35 years, died at the age of 99, his representative Roger Neal confirmed on August 26.
Tristan Reynaud/Sipa/Shutterstock
Bray Wyatt, a professional wrestler and former World Wrestling Entertainment champion, died on August 24, the company announced. He was 36 years old. WWE did not immediately release the location or cause of death but said it was unexpected. Wyatt, whose real name was Windham Rotunda, was the son of WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Mike Rotunda.
Ann E. Yow-Dyson/Archive Photos/Getty Images
John Warnock, co-founder of Adobe, died at age 82, the software company announced on August 20. Warnock's achievements included the prestigious National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage/Getty Images
Ron Cephas Jones, who won two Emmy awards for his acting on the hit television drama "This Is Us," died at the age of 66, according to his manager, Dan Spilo, on August 19.
Bettmann Archive/Getty Images
James Buckley, a former conservative US senator and a Reagan-appointed federal judge, died at the age of 100, the Conservative Party of New York State confirmed to CNN on August 18. Buckley drew national attention when he secured victory in New York in 1970, becoming the state's first third-party senator. He served one term, during which he called for a constitutional amendment to ban abortion with limited exceptions and urged then-President Richard Nixon to resign following the Watergate scandal.
Joe Robbins/Getty Images
Former NFL running back Alex Collins, who played with the Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens, died in a motorcycle accident on August 13, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office. He was 28.
Michael Putland/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Robbie Robertson, a celebrated songwriter, singer, guitarist and film composer, died on August 9, according to an announcement sent from his publicity agency to CNN. He was 80. Robertson co-founded The Band and was a five-time Grammy nominee.
Steve Haag/Gallo Images/Redux
Musician Sixto Rodriguez, the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary "'Searching for Sugar Man," died on August 8, according to an announcement on his official website. He was 81. Originally a somewhat obscure figure of the 1970s Detroit folk music scene, Rodriguez had no idea that his music was incredibly popular in South Africa, where he was "as famous as the Beatles or the Rolling Stones," CNN's Nadia Bilchik said in 2013 just ahead of the Oscars ceremony.
Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
DJ Casper, a Chicago native responsible for the popular song "Cha Cha Slide," died after a battle with cancer, his wife told CNN affiliate ABC7 Chicago on August 7. He was reportedly 58.
Joel Ryan/AP
William Friedkin, director of iconic 1970s films such as "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist," died at the age of 87, his wife told The Hollywood Reporter on August 7. Friedkin won the Oscar for best director for "The French Connection" in 1972.
Virginia Sherwood/NBC/Getty Images
Mark Margolis, a veteran actor known for his performance as Hector Salamanca on "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul," died on August 3, his son Morgan Margolis told the Hollywood Reporter. He was 83.
Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images
Clifton Oliver, a stage actor who starred in "The Lion King" on Broadway and a number of other productions, died on August 2, according to social media posts from family and friends. He was 47. Oliver died following an undisclosed illness, according to a Facebook post by his sister, Roxy Hall.
Eddy Chen/HBO
Angus Cloud, an actor best known for his role in the TV drama "Euphoria," died at the age of 25, according to a statement from his family on July 31. A cause of death was not immediately announced.
Warner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock
Paul Reubens, who found fame as the quirky man-child character Pee-wee Herman, died on July 30, according to an announcement on his verified social media. He was 70. Reubens had been fighting cancer for years, according to the announcement.
Richard E. Aaron/Redferns/Getty Images
Randy Meisner, who was a co-founding member of legendary rock band The Eagles and served as a bassist and vocalist, died on July 26, according to an announcement on the band's official site. He was 77.
Frans Schellekens/Redferns/Getty Images
Singer Sinéad O'Connor died at the age of 56, according to RTE, Ireland's public broadcaster, on July 26. No cause of death was immediately available. O'Connor's first album, "The Lion and the Cobra," was released to critical acclaim in 1987, but it was O'Connor's sophomore album, "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got," which broke her through as a well-known artist. Her rendition of the Prince song "Nothing Compares 2 U" shot to No. 1 in 1990 and was nominated for multiple Grammys.
Olivia Hemingway/Redferns/Getty Images
Legendary crooner Tony Bennett, best known for singing "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," died July 21 at the age of 96, according to his longtime publicist, Sylvia Weiner. Bennett won 19 Grammy Awards over a career spanning eight decades.
Steve Wood/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
British singer and actress Jane Birkin died at the age of 76 on July 16, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported, citing its sources. She was the inspiration for the famous Birkin bag by French luxury house Hermes.
Francois Lochon/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images
Milan Kundera, the Czech writer who became one of the 20th century's most influential novelists but spent much of his life in seclusion, died in Paris on July 11, according to the Moravian Library in Brno. He was 94. Kundera, the author of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being," was known for his witty, tragicomic tales, which were often intertwined with deep philosophical debates and satirical portrayals of life under communist oppression.
Christopher Ruppel/Allsport/Getty Images
Hawaiian pro surfer Mikala Jones died at the age of 44 following an accident while surfing in Indonesia's Mentawai Islands on July 9. Jones was known throughout the surfing world for his mesmerizing videos captured while riding inside of breaking waves, offering a unique first person perspective into the art of tube-riding.
Kin Cheung/AP
Popular Hong Kong-born singer CoCo Lee died July 5, her sisters announced in a social media post. Lee's sisters Carol and Nancy said she had been suffering from depression for "a few years" and attempted to take her own life a couple of days earlier. She was hospitalized but could not be revived from a coma. Multiple media outlets reported that she was 48 years old.
Pat Johnson/MediaPunch/IPx/AP
George Tickner, a founding member of the rock group Journey who left the band in the mid-1970s to pursue a career in medicine, died at the age of 76, his former bandmate Neal Schon said on Facebook on July 4. Tickner was a rhythm guitarist in Journey, which he joined after previously playing in the psych-rock band Frumious Bandersnatch with future Journey bandmate Ross Valory.
Matt Carr/Getty Images
Alan Arkin, the Oscar-winning star of "Little Miss Sunshine," died at the age of 89, his family announced on June 30. He also earned Oscar nominations for his performances in "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" and "Argo."
Tami Chappell/Reuters
Christine King Farris, the eldest sister of the late Martin Luther King Jr., died June 29, according to a Twitter post by her niece, the Rev. Bernice King. Farris, 95, was a founding board member and longtime volunteer of the King Center. She was also one of the longest-serving tenured professors at Spelman College, teaching at the all-women's institution for more than five decades.
The University of Texas at Austin
John B. Goodenough, the Nobel Prize-winning engineer whose contributions to developing lithium-ion batteries revolutionized portable technology, died June 26, according to the University of Texas at Austin. He was 100.
Mike Lawn/Shutterstock
The remains of missing actor Julian Sands were discovered on California's Mt. Baldy on June 24. Sands, known for his performances in films such "A Room with a View,' "Ocean's Thirteen" and "The Killing Fields" as well as television shows "24" and "Smallville," disappeared in January while hiking near Los Angeles. He was 65.
Doug Pensinger/Getty Images
Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker and Super Bowl XL champion Clark Haggans died at the age of 46, according to his former college, Colorado State University, on June 21. The cause of death was still being investigated, but "no foul play is evident," the coroner's office said in a statement.
William Lovelace/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Two-time Oscar-winning actor and former UK politician Glenda Jackson died at the age of 87 on June 15. She won her first Academy Award for Best Actress for her role opposite Oliver Reed in the 1969 period drama "Women in Love." Her second came soon after for the 1973 romantic comedy "A Touch of Class."
Professor Prods/Kobal/Shutterstock
Cormac McCarthy, long considered one of America's greatest writers for his violent and bleak depictions of the United States and its borderlands in novels like "Blood Meridian," "The Road" and "All the Pretty Horses," died on June 13, according to his Penguin Random House publisher Alfred A. Knopf. McCarthy was 89.
Andrew Medichini/AP
American ski jumper Patrick Gasienica, who competed in the Olympics in 2022, died in a motorcycle crash on June 12, USA Nordic announced. He was 24.
Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival
Treat Williams, a veteran actor who starred in the TV dramas "Blue Bloods" and "Everwood," died June 12 as a result of a motorcycle accident, his longtime agent told CNN. He was 71.
Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images
Professional wrestler and World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik died June 7, according to an announcement on his Twitter page. He was 81 years old.
Tony Korody/Sygma/Getty Images
Françoise Gilot, a tireless artist who defied simple categorization — and efforts to define her merely as a footnote in the story of her former lover Pablo Picasso — died on June 6. She was 101.
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, who in her 20s recorded "The Girl from Ipanema" and became an international star, died at the reported age of 83, according to social media posts from her granddaughter and on behalf of her son on June 6.
Rich Clarkson/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Jim Hines, second from left, died June 3 at the age of 76, according to World Athletics. In 1968, Hines became the first man to run the 100 meters in under 10 seconds.
Paul Natkin/Archive Photos/Getty Images
Tina Turner, the dynamic rock and soul singer who rose from humble beginnings and overcame a notoriously abusive marriage to become one of the most popular female artists of all time, died at age 83, her family announced on May 24.
Todd Williamson/Getty Images
Ray Stevenson, a British actor who appeared in "RRR," the "Thor" films and the upcoming "Ahsoka" series, died on May 21, his publicist Nicki Fioravante confirmed to CNN. Stevenson was 58. No additional information about his cause of his death was immediately available.
David Levenson/Getty Images
British author Martin Amis, best known for the 1984 novel "Money" and 1989's "London Fields," died at the age of 73, his publisher Penguin Books UK announced on May 20.
Lennox McLendon/AP
Jim Brown, the transcendent athlete-actor-activist who ran roughshod over the NFL and its record books in the 1950s and 1960s and won multiple MVP awards before retiring abruptly at age 30 to focus on the civil rights movement and a career in Hollywood, died at the age of 87, his former team and his widow said on May 19.
Damien Maguire/Shutterstock
Andy Rourke, bassist of the iconic British rock band The Smiths, died May 19 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 59. Rourke joined The Smiths in 1982 and played with the band until it split up in 1987.
John Locher/AP
Doyle Brunson, one of the most influential poker players of all time, died May 14 at the age of 89, according to a family statement shared by his agent Brian Balsbaugh. Brunson won 10 World Series of Poker tournaments during his legendary career.
ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Images
Jacklyn Zeman, who starred on the soap opera "General Hospital" for more than four decades, died on May 10, the show's executive producer, Frank Valentini, announced. She was 70.
Malcolm Emmons/USA Today/Imagn
Vida Blue, former American League MVP and three-time World Series champion with the Oakland Athletics, died May 6 at the age of 73, the Major League Baseball team announced. Blue pitched 17 seasons with the Athletics, San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals. He finished with a 209-161 record, a 3.27 ERA and 2,175 strikeouts.
Charlie Gillett Collection/Redferns/Getty Images
Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose hits included "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and "Sundown," died May 1 at the age of 84, his spokesperson said. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described the folk icon as "one of our greatest singer-songwriters" in a tweet expressing his condolences.
Ralf-Finn Hestoft/Corbis Entertainment/Getty Images
Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati mayor and longtime TV host whose tabloid talk show was known for outrageous arguments, thrown chairs and physical confrontations between sparring couples and homewreckers, died on April 27, his manager said. Springer was 79.
Archive Photos/Getty Images
Harry Belafonte, the dashing singer, actor and activist who became an indispensable supporter of the civil rights movement, died April 25 at the age of 96.
Adam Rose/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Images
Former "Dancing With the Stars" judge Len Goodman died April 22 at the age of 78. The English dance expert, who featured in the ballroom competition from 2005 until last year, died following a battle with bone cancer, his manager confirmed.
Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
Australian comedian Barry Humphries, best known for his drag character Dame Edna Everage, died on April 22, according to a statement from his family. He was 89.
Habans Patrice/Paris Match/Getty Images
British fashion designer Mary Quant, credited with turning the miniskirt into a worldwide phenomenon, died at the age of 93 on April 18.
Librado Romero/The New York Times/Redux
Award-winning and record-breaking cartoonist Al Jaffee, best known for his work with revered satirical publication Mad Magazine, died at the age of 102 on April 10, his granddaughter Fani Thomson told the New York Times. Jaffee holds the Guinness World Record for the longest career as a comic artist, beginning with his first publication in Joker Comics in 1942. He retired from Mad in 2020.
CBS/Getty Images
Michael Lerner, a veteran character actor who received an Oscar nomination for his performance in the 1991 film "Barton Fink," died April 8 at the age of 81.
Tim Roney/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Paul Cattermole, from the British pop group S Club 7, died at the age of 46, weeks after the pop group announced a major reunion tour. "We are truly devastated by the passing of our brother Paul," Cattermole's bandmates said in a Twitter post on April 7. The cause of death was not immediately known, but Dorset Police "confirmed that there were no suspicious circumstances," according to a statement from his family and the band.
From The Leon Levine Foundation
Leon Levine, who built Family Dollar into a discount retail giant catering to America's lower-income and middle-class shoppers, died April 5 at the age of 85. After he retired from Family Dollar, Levine became one the largest philanthropists in the South, donating hundreds of millions of dollars to universities, hospitals and Jewish organizations.
Domenico Stinellis/AP
Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, who wrote the haunting score to "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" and won an Oscar for 1987's "The Last Emperor," died March 28 at the age of 71. He had been treated for cancer in recent years.
From Din Tai Fung
Yang Bing-yi, who set up the Taiwanese restaurant chain Din Tai Fung, died at the age of 96, the company said in a statement on March 25. The restaurant expanded into a franchise, with outlets in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Singapore.
Agencia el Universal/AP
Actor, comedian and producer Xavier López Rodríguez, better known as "Chabelo," died on March 25, his family announced on his official Twitter account. He was 88. "Chabelo" was on Mexican television for more than seven decades. He starred in some 30 films and worked on countless TV shows.
Paul Sakuma/AP
Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the semiconductor industry whose "Moore's Law" predicted a steady rise in computing power for decades, died March 24 at the age of 94, the company announced.
Jay Reiter/The Statesman Journal/AP
Darcelle XV, the Guinness World Record holder for oldest drag queen performer, died March 23 at the age of 92.
Dick Raphael/NBAE/Getty Images
Willis Reed, who helped the New York Knicks win two NBA titles in the 1970s, died at the age of 80, the National Basketball Retired Players Association said on March 21.
Danny Moloshok/Reuters
Lance Reddick, an actor whose captivating presence often landed him in roles that required intensity and gravitas, died at the age of 60 on March 17. According to his representative, Mia Hansen, Reddick passed away suddenly in the morning "from natural causes." One of his most well-known roles was playing Cedric Daniels on "The Wire."
Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP
Bobby Caldwell, the soulful singer and songwriter behind R&B hits such as "What You Won't Do For Love" and "Open Your Eyes," died on March 14, according to his wife, Mary Caldwell. He was 71.
Laura Patterson/CQ Roll Call/AP
Former US Rep. Patricia Schroeder, a longtime Democratic congresswoman from Colorado who championed women's rights, died at the age of 82 on March 13. The cause was complications from a stroke, said her daughter, Jamie Cornish.
Focus On Sport/Getty Images
Joe Pepitone, a three-time All-Star who played for the New York Yankees between 1962 and 1969, died at the age of 82, according to an announcement from the team on March 13.
AP
Dick Fosbury, a legendary high jumper who won Olympic gold and revolutionized the event with his "Fosbury flop" technique, died of lymphoma on March 12, according to his publicist Ray Schulte. Fosbury was 76.
Alet Pretorius/Shutterstock
South African rapper Costa Titch died suddenly, his family said in a March 12 Instagram post, hours after performing at a music festival. The musician, whose real name is Constantinos Tsobanoglou, was 28.
Ronald C. Modra/Getty Images
Longtime Minnesota Vikings coach Bud Grant died March 11 at the age of 95, the team said in a statement. Grant coached the Vikings for 18 seasons, from 1967 through 1983 and again in 1985. The team went to four Super Bowls while he was coach.
The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images
Masatoshi Ito, the Japanese billionaire who turned 7-Eleven convenience stores into a global empire, died at age 98 on March 10.
Doris Thomas/Fairfax Media/Getty Images
Renowned architect Eugene Kohn died March 9 at the age of 92. Kohn was a co-founder of the architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox, whose best-known projects include New York City's One Vanderbilt and the Shanghai World Financial Center.
ABC Photo Archives/Getty Imagesinment Con
Robert Blake, an Emmy-winning actor who starred in the crime series "Baretta," died on March 9, according to his daughter, Delinah Blake Hurwitz. He was 89. In 2001, Blake's second wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, was found murdered in the San Fernando Valley. In 2005, he was acquitted of murder charges relating to the case. He later lost a civil suit brought forth by Bakley's children.
Barbara Laing/The Chronicle Collection/Getty Images
Peterson Zah, who led the Navajo Nation as chairman and its first president, died on March 7. He was 85.
Press Backstage/DAPR/Zumapress/File
Guitarist Gary Rossington, the last surviving founding member of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died on March 5. He was 71.
Victoria Will/Invision/AP
Tom Sizemore, an actor known for his roles in "Saving Private Ryan" and "Natural Born Killers," died on March 3. He was 61. The actor was hospitalized after suffering a brain aneurysm in mid-February.
Jonathan Wong/South China Morning Post/Getty Images
Rafael Viñoly, the Uruguayan-born architect who designed 20 Fenchurch Street in London — aka "The Walkie-Talkie" — died on March 2, his firm said. He was 78.
Bill Wagg/Redferns/Getty Images
Wayne Shorter, a Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer who helped shape the sound of contemporary jazz, died March 2, according to his publicist. He was 89.
Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images
French soccer legend Just Fontaine, who still holds the record for the most goals scored by a player at a single World Cup, died March 1 at the age of 89. Fontaine scored 13 goals in six matches at the 1958 World Cup.
Chris Keane/Reuters
Jerry Richardson, the founder and former owner of the NFL's Carolina Panthers, died at the age of 86 on March 1, the team announced.
WSB
Lorenzo "Lo" Jelks, Atlanta's first Black television news reporter, died at the age of 83, CNN affiliate WSB reported on February 25. Jelks joined WSB-TV in 1967 and stayed for nearly a decade, according to the Atlanta Press Club.
Francois Durand/Getty Images
Richard Belzer, the comedian and actor best known for playing Detective John Munch across a number of NBC crime dramas over more than two decades, died on February 19, according to his longtime manager. He was 78.
George Elam/ANL/Shutterstock
Actress Stella Stevens, who appeared in a string of movies in the 1960s and '70s such as "The Nutty Professor" and "The Poseidon Adventure," died February 17, according to her son. She was 84.
Kathy Willens/AP
Tim McCarver, a longtime Major League Baseball broadcaster who won two World Series titles during his 21-year playing career, died at the age of 81, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced on February 16.
Avalon/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Raquel Welch, an actress who became an international sex symbol in the 1960s, died on February 15, according to a statement provided by her manager, Steve Sauer. She was 82.
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
David Jude Jolicoeur, center, better known as Trugoy the Dove from the iconic rap trio De La Soul, died February 12 at the age of 54. A cause of death was not provided.
Enos Solomon/FilmMagic/Getty Images
Austin Majors, a former child actor best known for his role as Theo Sipowicz on "NYPD Blue," died on February 11, according to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner's office. He was 27. The cause of death was under investigation.
Martin Mills/Archive Photos/Getty Images
Burt Bacharach, the acclaimed composer and songwriter behind dozens of mellow pop hits from the 1950s to the 1980s, including "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and the theme from the movie "Arthur," died at the age of 94, a family member of Bacharach confirmed to CNN on February 9.
Lionel Cironneau/AP
World-famous fashion designer Paco Rabanne died at the age of 88 on February 3. The Spanish designer, born Francisco Rabaneda Cuervo, founded his eponymous fashion house in 1966 and courted both praise and controversy for his creations.
Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images
Bobby Beathard, NFL executive and Pro Football Hall of Famer, died January 30 at the age of 86. Beathard helped to build teams that won four Super Bowls, including the 1972 Miami Dolphins team that finished undefeated.
Bettmann Archive/Getty Images
Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull died January 30 at the age of 84, the Chicago Blackhawks announced. "The Golden Jet" was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in 2017.
Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP
Actress Annie Wersching died of cancer on January 29, her publicist, Craig Schneider, told CNN. She was 45. Wersching was best known for playing FBI agent Renee Walker in the series "24." She also provided the voice for Tess in "The Last of Us" video game.
Tara Ziemba/Getty Images
Lisa Loring, best known as the first actress to play Wednesday Addams in the original "The Addams Family" sitcom, died January 28 at the age of 64.
Gus Stewart/Redferns/Getty Images
Tom Verlaine, founding member of seminal New York punk band Television, died on January 28 "after a brief illness," according to a news release from Jesse Paris Smith, the daughter of Verlaine's former partner Patti Smith. He was 73.
Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters
Former Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Jessie Lemonier died on January 26, according to a statement from the Lions. He was 25. The Lions did not provide details on the cause of death.
ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Images
Cindy Williams, the dynamic actress known best for playing the bubbly Shirley Feeney on the beloved sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," died January 25 at the age of 75.
NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images
Lance Kerwin, an actor best known for his role in "James at 15" and the TV miniseries "Salem's Lot" as well as other notable series throughout the '70s, died at the age of 62, his talent agent John Boitano told CNN on January 25.
Vastu Shilpa Consultants
Balkrishna Doshi, one of the Indian subcontinent's most celebrated architects, died January 24 at the age of 95. He was India's first — and to date, only — winner of the Pritzker Prize, the profession's equivalent to the Nobel Prize.
Pablo Salazar/Clasos.com/LatinContent/Getty Images
Mexican comedian Leopoldo Roberto Garcia Pelaez Benitez, who performed as "Polo Polo," died on January 23, his family announced. He was 78. Benitez was known for his adult-themed jokes and Spanish language puns, which were showcased in dozens of albums the comedian recorded throughout the 2000s.
Al Messerschmidt/AP
Sal Bando, a four-time Major League Baseball All-Star, died January 20 after a long battle with cancer. He was 78. From 1972 to 1974, Bando won three consecutive World Series titles as captain of the Oakland Athletics.
Gus Stewart/Redferns/Getty Images
David Crosby, a folk and rock music pioneer and one of the founding members of The Byrds as well as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, died at the age of 81, his family announced on January 19.
Scott Kinser/CSM/Zuma
Anton Walkes, a defender for Major League Soccer team Charlotte FC, died at the age of 25, the team announced in a statement on January 19. Walkes died from injuries suffered in a boating accident, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a statement. He previously played for Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth and Atlanta United.
Nicolas Tucat/AFP/Getty Images
The world's oldest known person, French nun Sister André, died at the age of 118 on January 17. Sister André, born as Lucile Randon on February 11, 1904, lived near the French city of Toulon. She dedicated most of her life to religious service, according to a statement released by Guinness in April 2022.
John Springer Collection/Corbis via Getty Images
Italian screen legend Gina Lollobrigida died at the age of 95, news agency ANSA reported on January 16, citing members of her family. Together with Sophia Loren, Lollobrigida came to symbolize Italian actresses in the 1950s and 1960s.
Maximum Film/Alamy
Veteran actor Al Brown, who became famous for his role in the hit TV show "The Wire," died on January 13. He was 83. Brown made his name playing police commander Stanislaus "Stan" Valchek in the show about the Baltimore drugs trade.
Zak Hussein/PA Images/Reuters
Robbie Knievel, who followed in the daredevil footsteps of his father Evel Knievel, died on January 13. He was 60. According to his brother Kelly, Robbie had advanced pancreatic cancer and "knew he was sick for probably six months."
Jun Sato/WireImage/WireImage
Singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of the late Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, died on January 12, hours after being hospitalized following an apparent cardiac arrest, her mother said. She was 54.
Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images
Robbie Bachman, the drummer of Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, died at the age of 69, his brother and bandmate Randy Bachman announced via Twitter on January 12.
Giulio Marcocchi/Getty Images
Carole Cook, a veteran actress beloved for her work on stage and screen, died on January 11. She was 98.
David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images
Jeff Beck, the rock guitarist often regarded among the greatest of all-time, died at the age of 78, according to a statement posted to his official social media accounts on January 11. Beck rose to fame in the '60s when he replaced Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds. He left a year later to start his own group The Jeff Beck Group, featuring Rod Stewart and Ron Wood.
Victor Virgile/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images
Tatjana Patitz, who rose to fashion fame in the '90s as an animal-loving supermodel with a piercing gaze, died from breast cancer on January 11, her agent confirmed to CNN. Patitz was 56.
©Columbia Pictures/Everett Collection
Actress Melinda Dillon, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for the movies "A Christmas Story" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," died January 9, according to a cremation service in Long Beach, California. She was 83.
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images
Lynette Hardaway, a prominent conservative social media personality and member of the duo Diamond & Silk, died at the age 51, a post on the pair's Facebook account announced on January 9.
NBC/NBCUniversal/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images
Bernard Kalb, the long-time journalist and founding anchor of CNN's "Reliable Sources" program, died on January 8, his family said. He was 100.
ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Images
Adam Rich, an actor who rose to fame as a child playing the youngest Bradford family member, Nicholas, on the TV drama "Eight Is Enough," died January 7, according to a report by TMZ, citing his family. He was 54.
Claudio Villa/Getty Images
Italian football legend Gianluca Vialli died on January 6 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Vialli, 58, played for Italian clubs Sampdoria and Juventus, where he won the 1996 Champions League before playing for the English Premier League team Chelsea. He also played 59 times for the Italian national team.
NASA
Walter Cunningham, a retired NASA astronaut who piloted the first crewed flight in the space agency's famed Apollo program, died on January 3. He was 90.
Paulo Oliveira/DPI/NurPhoto/Getty Images
Professional rally driver and YouTube star Ken Block died in a snowmobile accident on January 2. He was 55. Before embarking on his rally driving career, Block co-founded sportswear company DC Shoes in 1994, which went on to become one of the most recognizable skateboarding apparel brands in the world.
Rob Verhorst/Redferns/Getty Images
Fred White, a drummer for classic '70s superband Earth, Wind & Fire, died January 1 at the age of 67. With the band, White won six Grammys and was nominated a total of 13 times. In 2000, Earth, Wind & Fire was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Al Messerschmidt Archive/AP
Art McNally, the "father of instant replay" and the first game official inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died January 1 at the age of 97.
CNN  — 

Here is a look back at the events of 2023.

Notable US Events

January 3 - Republican Kevin McCarthy fails to secure enough votes to be elected Speaker of the House in three rounds of voting. On January 7, McCarthy is elected House speaker after multiple days of negotiations and 15 rounds of voting. That same day, the newly elected 118th Congress is officially sworn in.

January 7 - Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, is pulled over for reckless driving. He is hospitalized following the arrest and dies three days later from injuries sustained during the traffic stop. Five officers from the Memphis Police Department are fired. On January 26, a grand jury indicts the five officers. They are each charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression. On September 12, the five officers are indicted by a federal grand jury on several charges including deprivation of rights.

January 9 - The White House counsel’s office confirms that several classified documents from President Joe Biden’s time as vice president were discovered last fall in an office at the Penn Biden Center. On January 12, the White House counsel’s office confirms a small number of additional classified documents were located in President Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware, home.

January 13 - The Trump Organization is fined $1.6 million – the maximum possible penalty – by a New York judge for running a decade-long tax fraud scheme.

January 21 - Eleven people are killed in a mass shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, as the city’s Asian American community was celebrating Lunar New Year. The 72-year-old gunman is found dead the following day from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

January 24 - CNN reports that a lawyer for former Vice President Mike Pence discovered about a dozen documents marked as classified at Pence’s Indiana home last week, and he has turned those classified records over to the FBI.

January 25 - Facebook-parent company Meta announces it will restore former President Donald Trump’s accounts on Facebook and Instagram in the coming weeks, just over two years after suspending him in the wake of the January 6 Capitol attack.

February 1 - Tom Brady announces his retirement after 23 seasons in the NFL.

February 2 - Defense officials announce the United States is tracking a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon over the continental United States. On February 4, a US military fighter jet shoots down the balloon over the Atlantic Ocean. On June 29, the Pentagon reveals the balloon did not collect intelligence while flying over the country.

February 3 - A Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derails in East Palestine, Ohio. An evacuation order is issued for the area within a mile radius of the train crash. The order is lifted on February 8. After returning to their homes, some residents report they have developed a rash and nausea.

February 7 - Lebron James breaks the NBA’s all-time scoring record, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

February 15 - Payton Gendron, 19, who killed 10 people in a racist mass shooting at a grocery store in a predominantly Black area of Buffalo last May, is sentenced to life in prison.

February 18 - In a statement, the Carter Center says that former President Jimmy Carter will begin receiving hospice care at his home in Georgia.

February 20 - President Biden makes a surprise trip to Kyiv for the first time since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost a year ago.

February 23 - Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly is sentenced to 20 years in prison in a Chicago federal courtroom on charges of child pornography and enticement of a minor. Kelly is already serving a 30-year prison term for his 2021 conviction on racketeering and sex trafficking charges in a New York federal court. Nineteen years of the 20-year prison sentence will be served at the same time as his other sentence. One year will be served after that sentence is complete.

February 23 - Harvey Weinstein, who is already serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York, is sentenced in Los Angeles to an additional 16 years in prison for charges of rape and sexual assault.

March 2 - SpaceX and NASA launch a fresh crew of astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station, kicking off a roughly six-month stay in space. The mission — which is carrying two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and an astronaut from the United Arab Emirates — took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

March 2 - The jury in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh finds him guilty of murdering his wife and son. Murdaugh, the 54-year-old scion of a prominent and powerful family of local lawyers and solicitors, is also found guilty of two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime in the killings of Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh and Paul Murdaugh on June 7, 2021.

March 3 - Four US citizens from South Carolina are kidnapped by gunmen in Matamoros, Mexico, in a case of mistaken identity. On March 7, two of the four Americans, Shaeed Woodard and Zindell Brown, are found dead and the other two, Latavia McGee and Eric Williams, are found alive. The cartel believed responsible for the armed kidnapping issues an apology letter and hands over five men to local authorities.

March 10 - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announces that Silicon Valley Bank was shut down by California regulators. This is the second largest bank failure in US history, only to Washington Mutual’s collapse in 2008. SVB Financial Group, the former parent company of SVB, files for bankruptcy on March 17.

March 27 - A 28-year-old Nashville resident shoots and kills three children and three adults at the Covenant School in Nashville. The shooter is fatally shot by responding officers.

March 29 - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is detained by Russian authorities and accused of spying. On April 7, he is formally charged with espionage.

March 30 - A grand jury in New York votes to indict Trump, the first time in American history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges. On April 4, Trump surrenders and is placed under arrest before pleading not guilty to 34 felony criminal charges of falsifying business records. Prosecutors allege that Trump sought to undermine the integrity of the 2016 election through a hush money scheme with payments made to women who claimed they had extramarital affairs with Trump. He has denied the affairs.

April 6 - Two Democratic members of the Tennessee House of Representatives, Rep. Justin Jones and Rep. Justin Pearson, are expelled while a third member, Rep. Gloria Johnson, is spared in an ousting by Republican lawmakers that was decried by the trio as oppressive, vindictive and racially motivated. This comes after Jones, Pearson and Johnson staged a demonstration on the House floor calling for gun reform following the shooting at the Covenant School. On April 10, Rep. Jones is sworn back in following a unanimous vote by the Nashville Metropolitan Council to reappoint him as an interim representative. On April 12, the Shelby County Board of Commissioners vote to confirm the reappointment of Rep. Pearson.

April 6-13 - ProPublica reports that Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, conservative activist Ginni Thomas, have gone on several luxury trips involving travel subsidized by and stays at properties owned by Harlan Crow, a GOP megadonor. The hospitality was not disclosed on Thomas’ public financial filings with the Supreme Court. The following week ProPublica reports Thomas failed to disclose a 2014 real estate deal he made with Crow. On financial disclosure forms released on August 31, Thomas discloses the luxury trips and “inadvertently omitted” information including the real estate deal.

April 7 - A federal judge in Texas issues a ruling on medication abortion drug mifepristone, saying he will suspend the US Food and Drug Administration’s two-decade-old approval of it but paused his ruling for seven days so the federal government can appeal. But in a dramatic turn of events, a federal judge in Washington state says in a new ruling shortly after that the FDA must keep medication abortion drugs available in more than a dozen Democratic-led states.

April 13 - 21-year-old Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard is arrested by the FBI in connection with the leaking of classified documents that have been posted online.

April 18 - Fox News reaches a last-second settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, paying more than $787 million to end a two-year legal battle that publicly shredded the network’s credibility. Fox News’ $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems is the largest publicly known defamation settlement in US history involving a media company.

April 25 - President Biden formally announces his bid for reelection.

May 2 - More than 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) go on strike for the first time since 2007. On September 26, the WGA announces its leaders have unanimously voted to authorize its members to return to work following the tentative agreement reached on September 24 between union negotiators and Hollywood’s studios and streaming services, effectively ending the months-long strike.

May 9 - A Manhattan federal jury finds Trump sexually abused former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll in a luxury department store dressing room in the spring of 1996 and awards her $5 million for battery and defamation.

June 8 - Trump is indicted on a total of 37 counts in the special counsel’s classified documents probe. In a superseding indictment filed on July 27, Trump is charged with one additional count of willful retention of national defense information and two additional obstruction counts, bringing the total to 40 counts.

June 16 - Robert Bowers, the gunman who killed 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, is convicted by a federal jury on all 63 charges against him. He is sentenced to death on August 2.

June 18 - A civilian submersible disappears with five people aboard while voyaging to the wreckage of the Titanic. On June 22, following a massive search for the submersible, US authorities announce the vessel suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” killing all five people aboard.

June 20 - ProPublica reports that Justice Samuel Alito did not disclose a luxury 2008 trip he took in which a hedge fund billionaire flew him on a private jet, even though the businessman would later repeatedly ask the Supreme Court to intervene on his behalf. In a highly unusual move, Alito preemptively disputed the nature of the report before it was published, authoring an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal in which he acknowledged knowing billionaire Paul Singer but downplaying their relationship.

June 29 - The Supreme Court says colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as a specific basis for granting admission, a landmark decision overturning long-standing precedent.

July 13 - The FDA approves Opill to be available over-the-counter, the first nonprescription birth control pill in the United States.

July 14 - SAG-AFTRA, a union representing about 160,000 Hollywood actors, goes on strike after talks with major studios and streaming services fail. It is the first time its members have stopped work on movie and television productions since 1980. On November 8, SAG-AFTRA and the studios reach a tentative agreement, officially ending the strike.

July 14 - Rex Heuermann, a New York architect, is charged with six counts of murder in connection with the deaths of three of the four women known as the “Gilgo Four.”

August 1 - Trump is indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, in the 2020 election probe. Trump is charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights.

August 8 - Over 100 people are killed and hundreds of others unaccounted for after wildfires engulf parts of Maui. Nearly 3,000 homes and businesses are destroyed or damaged.

August 14 - Trump and 18 others are indicted by an Atlanta-based grand jury on state charges stemming from their efforts to overturn the former president’s 2020 electoral defeat. Trump now faces a total of 91 charges in four criminal cases, in four different jurisdictions — two federal and two state cases. On August 24, Trump surrenders at the Fulton County jail where he is processed and released on bond.

August 23 - Eight Republican presidential candidates face off in the first primary debate of the 2024 campaign in Milwaukee.

September 12 - House Speaker McCarthy announces he is calling on his committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden, even as they have yet to prove allegations he directly profited off his son’s foreign business deals.

September 14 - Hunter Biden is indicted by special counsel David Weiss in connection with a gun he purchased in 2018, the first time in US history the Justice Department has charged the child of a sitting president. The three charges include making false statements on a federal firearms form and possession of a firearm as a prohibited person.

September 22 - New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez is charged with corruption-related offenses for the second time in 10 years. Menendez and his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, are accused of accepting “hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes” in exchange for the senator’s influence, according to the newly unsealed federal indictment.

September 28 - Dianne Feinstein, the longest-serving female US senator in history, dies at the age of 90. On October 1, California Governor Gavin Newsom announces he will appoint Emily’s List president Laphonza Butler to replace her. Butler will become the first out Black lesbian to join Congress. She will also be the sole Black female senator serving in Congress and only the third in US history.

September 29 - Las Vegas police confirm Duane Keith Davis, aka “Keffe D,” was arrested for the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur.

October 3 - McCarthy is removed as House speaker following a 216-210 vote, with eight Republicans voting to remove McCarthy from the post.

October 25 - After three weeks without a speaker, the House votes to elect Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana.

October 25 - Robert Card, a US Army reservist, kills 18 people and injures 13 others in a shooting rampage in Lewiston, Maine. On October 27, after a two-day manhunt, he is found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot.

November 13 - The Supreme Court announces a code of conduct in an attempt to bolster the public’s confidence in the court after months of news stories alleging that some of the justices have been skirting ethics regulations.

November 19 - Former first lady Rosalynn Carter passes away at the age of 96.

Notable International Events

January 8 - Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro storm the country’s congressional building, Supreme Court and presidential palace. The breaches come about a week after the inauguration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who defeated Bolsonaro in a runoff election on October 30.

January 15 - At least 68 people are killed when an aircraft goes down near the city of Pokhara in central Nepal. This is the country’s deadliest plane crash in more than 30 years.

January 19 - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden announces she will not seek reelection in October.

January 24 - President Volodymyr Zelensky fires a slew of senior Ukrainian officials amid a growing corruption scandal linked to the procurement of war-time supplies.

February 6 - More than 15,000 people are killed and tens of thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria.

February 28 - At least 57 people are killed after two trains collide in Greece.

March 1 - Bola Ahmed Tinubu is declared the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election.

March 10 - Xi Jinping is reappointed as president for another five years by China’s legislature in a ceremonial vote in Beijing, a highly choreographed exercise in political theater meant to demonstrate legitimacy and unity of the ruling elite.

March 16 - The French government forces through controversial plans to raise the country’s retirement age from 62 to 64.

April 4 - Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO.

April 15 - Following months of tensions in Sudan between a paramilitary group and the country’s army, violence erupts.

May 3 - A 13-year-old boy opens fire on his classmates at a school in Belgrade, Serbia, killing at least eight children along with a security guard. On May 4, a second mass shooting takes place when an attacker opens fire in the village of Dubona, about 37 miles southeast of Belgrade, killing eight people.

May 5 - The World Health Organization announces Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency.

May 6 - King Charles’ coronation takes place at Westminster Abbey in London.

August 4 - Alexey Navalny is sentenced to 19 years in prison on extremism charges, Russian media reports. Navalny is already serving sentences totaling 11-and-a-half years in a maximum-security facility on fraud and other charges that he says were trumped up.

September 8 - Over 2,000 people are dead and thousands are injured after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits Morocco.

October 8 - Israel formally declares war on the Palestinian militant group Hamas after it carried out an unprecedented attack by air, sea and land on October 7.

November 8 - The Vatican publishes new guidelines opening the door to Catholic baptism for transgender people and babies of same-sex couples.

November 24 - The first group of hostages is released after Israel and Hamas agree to a temporary truce. Dozens more hostages are released in the following days. On December 1, the seven-day truce ends after negotiations reach an impasse and Israel accuses Hamas of violating the agreement by firing at Israel.

December 11 - Lawyers for Alexey Navalny say they have lost contact with the jailed Russian opposition leader and his whereabouts are unknown. On December 25, Navalny’s team says they have located him at a penal colony in Siberia.

December 21 - A shooter kills at least 14 people and wounds 25 others at a university in Prague in the deadliest mass shooting the Czech Republic has seen in decades.

Awards and Winners

January 9 - The College Football Playoff National Championship game takes place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The Georgia Bulldogs defeat Texas Christian University’s Horned Frogs 65-7 for their second national title in a row.

January 10 - The 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards are presented live on NBC.

January 16-29 - The 111th Australian Open takes place. Novak Djokovic defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to win a 10th Australian Open title and a record-equaling 22nd grand slam. Belarusian-born Aryna Sabalenka defeats Elena Rybakina in three sets, becoming the first player competing under a neutral flag to secure a grand slam.

February 5 - The 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony takes place in Los Angeles at the Crypto.com Arena.

February 12 - Super Bowl LVII takes place at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35. This is the first Super Bowl to feature two Black starting quarterbacks.

February 19 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins the 65th Annual Daytona 500 in double overtime. It is the longest Daytona 500 ever with a record of 212 laps raced.

March 12 - The 95th Annual Academy Awards takes place, with Jimmy Kimmel hosting for the third time.

March 14 - Ryan Redington wins his first Iditarod.

April 2 - The Louisiana State University Tigers defeat the University of Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85 in Dallas, to win the program’s first NCAA women’s basketball national championship.

April 3 - The University of Connecticut Huskies win its fifth men’s basketball national title with a 76-59 victory over the San Diego State University Aztecs in Houston.

April 6-9 - The 87th Masters tournament takes place. Jon Rahm wins, claiming his first green jacket and second career major at Augusta National.

April 17 - The 127th Boston Marathon takes place. The winners are Evans Chebet of Kenya in the men’s division and Hellen Obiri of Kenya in the women’s division.

May 6 - Mage, a 3-year-old chestnut colt, wins the 149th Kentucky Derby.

May 8-9 - The 147th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show takes place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York. Buddy Holly, a petit basset griffon Vendéen, wins Best in Show.

May 20 - National Treasure wins the 148th running of the Preakness Stakes.

May 21 - Brooks Koepka wins the 105th PGA Championship at Oak Hill County Club in Rochester, New York. This is his third PGA Championship and fifth major title of his career.

May 22-June 11 - The French Open takes place at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. Novak Djokovic wins a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title, defeating Casper Ruud 7-6 (7-1) 6-3 7-5 in the men’s final. Iga Świątek wins her third French Open in four years with a 6-2 5-7 6-4 victory against the unseeded Karolína Muchová in the women’s final.

May 28 - Josef Newgarden wins the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500.

June 10 - Arcangelo wins the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes.

June 11 - The 76th Tony Awards takes place.

June 12 - The Denver Nuggets defeat the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5, to win the series 4-1 and claim their first NBA title in franchise history.

June 13 - The Vegas Golden Knights defeat the Florida Panthers in Game 5 to win the franchise’s first Stanley Cup.

June 18 - American golfer Wyndham Clark wins the 123rd US Open at The Los Angeles Country Club.

July 1-23 - The 110th Tour de France takes place. Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard wins his second consecutive Tour de France title.

July 3-16 - Wimbledon takes place in London. Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 in the men’s final, to win his first Wimbledon title. Markéta Vondroušová defeats Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-4 in the women’s final, to win her first Wimbledon title and become the first unseeded woman in the Open Era to win the tournament.

July 16-23 - Brian Harman wins the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, Wirral, England, for his first major title.

July 20-August 20 - The Women’s World Cup takes place in Australia and New Zealand. Spain defeats England 1-0 to win its first Women’s World Cup.

August 28-September 10 - The US Open Tennis Tournament takes place. Coco Gauff defeats Aryna Sabalenka, and Novak Djokovic defeats Daniil Medvedev.

October 2-9 - The Nobel Prizes are announced. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all,” according to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

November 1 - The Texas Rangers win the World Series for the first time in franchise history, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game 5.

November 5 - The New York City Marathon takes place. Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola sets a course record and wins the men’s race. Kenya’s Hellen Obiri wins the women’s race.

December 9 - Louisiana State University quarterback Jayden Daniels is named the Heisman Trophy winner.