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About January 19th

Sun Sign
♑ Capricorn
Earth · Saturn
responsible, disciplined, ambitious, practical
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Birthstone
Garnet
Deep red
Protection, strength, trust
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Birth Flower
Carnation
Snowdrop
Distinction, love, fascination
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Celtic Tree
Birch
Beithe
driven, ambitious, tolerant, resilient, stoic
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249 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

13 Myocardial Infarction
6 Heart Failure
5 Disease
5 Cancer
4 Gunshot Wound

Top death years

8 2000
8 2022
7 2024
6 1990
6 2021

Deaths by gender

211 Male
38 Female

Top death places

8 London
8 Rome
7 Moscow
6 Los Angeles
6 Paris

Top 5 notable deaths.

Hedy Lamarr

Austrian-american actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000).

Born November 9th, 1914 in Vienna. [ref]

Died January 19th, 2000 at 85 years old in Casselberry, Orlando (cardiovascular disease).

Rajneesh

Indian guru and leader of the rajneesh movement (1931–1990).

Born December 11th, 1931 in Udaipura. [ref]

Died January 19th, 1990 at 58 years old in Pune (heart failure). [ref]

Miguel Ferrer

American actor (1955-2017).

Born February 7th, 1955 in Santa Monica.

Died January 19th, 2017 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

Suzanne Pleshette

American actress (1937-2008).

Born January 31st, 1937 in New York City.

Died January 19th, 2008 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, lung cancer). [ref]

Denny Doherty

Canadian singer (1940–2007).

Born November 29th, 1940 in Halifax.

Died January 19th, 2007 at 66 years old in Mississauga (kidney failure). [ref]

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Top birth years

12 1993
12 1985
12 1984
10 1966
10 1969

Birthdays by gender

483 Male
134 Female

Top birth places

11 London
6 Rome
6 New York City
5 Budapest
4 Berlin

It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks