2023 in Puerto Rico
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Events in the year 2023 in Puerto Rico.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Joe Biden (D)
- Governor: Pedro Pierluisi (D)
- Resident Commissioner: Jenniffer González
Events
[edit]January to May
[edit]- March 17 – The Puerto Rico national baseball team is eliminated from the 2023 World Baseball Classic in the quarterfinals, in a 5-4 loss to Mexico.
- April 11 – Governor Pedro Pierluisi declares a state of emergency on coastal erosion.[1]
- July 20 – The 20th Premios Juventud (Youth Awards) are held at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Deaths
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- January 17 – Rickin Sánchez, television broadcaster.[2]
- January 19 – Bert Peña, baseball player (b. 1959).[3]
- July 20 – Luis Hiraldo, jockey (b. 1992).[4]
- November 20 – Willie Hernández, baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers) (b. 1954).[5]
- December 24 – Kamar de los Reyes, actor (One Life to Live, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Sleepy Hollow) (b. 1967).[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Puerto Rico declares state of emergency on coastal erosion". AP NEWS. 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "Fallece el productor Rickín Sánchez, padre". wapa.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Muere expelotero Adalberto "Berto" Peña". noticel.com (in Spanish). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Fallece el jinete boricua Luis Hiraldo". 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Willie Hernández, MVP & WS champ in '84 with Tigers, passes". MLB.com. 2023-11-21.
- ^ "'One Life To Live' Star Kamar de los Reyes Dies at 56". People. 2023-12-25.
