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Top causes of death
| 14 | Myocardial Infarction |
| 8 | Pneumonia |
| 4 | Stroke |
| 4 | Cancer |
| 4 | Tuberculosis |
Deaths by gender
| 196 | Male |
| 43 | Female |
Top death places
| 7 | Paris |
| 7 | London |
| 6 | New York City |
| 6 | Moscow |
| 6 | Rome |
Top 5 notable deaths.
Bobby Fischer
American chess player (1943–2008).
Born March 9th, 1943 in Chicago.
Died January 17th, 2008 at 64 years old in Reykjavík (kidney failure).
Rutherford B. Hayes
President of the united states from 1877 to 1881.
Born October 4th, 1822 in Delaware.
Died January 17th, 1893 at 70 years old in Fremont (myocardial infarction).
Patrice Lumumba
Congolese politician and independence leader (1925–1961).
Born July 2nd, 1925 in Katakokombe.
Died January 17th, 1961 at 35 years old in Lubumbashi (execution by shooting).
Denis Law
Scottish footballer (1940–2025).
Born February 24th, 1940 in Aberdeen.
Died January 17th, 2025 at 84 years old in Aberdeen (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Evelyn Nesbit
American model and actress (1884–1967).
Born December 25th, 1884 in Tarentum.
Died January 17th, 1967 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
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Birthdays by gender
| 496 | Male |
| 143 | Female |
Top birth places
| 12 | Los Angeles |
| 11 | New York City |
| 7 | Moscow |
| 7 | Paris |
| 6 | Chicago |
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner