About January 20th

Sun Sign
♒ Aquarius
Air · Uranus
progressive, original, independent, humanitarian
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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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203 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

7 Myocardial Infarction
5 Stroke
4 Heart Failure
4 Pneumonia
3 Cancer

Top death years

6 2022
6 2025
5 2026
5 2011
4 2005

Deaths by gender

164 Male
39 Female

Top death places

5 Vienna
4 San Francisco
3 Saint Petersburg
3 New York City
3 Los Angeles

Top 5 notable deaths.

George V

King of the united kingdom and the british dominions, and emperor of india (1865–1936).

Born June 3rd, 1865 in Marlborough House.

Died January 20th, 1936 at 70 years old in Sandringham House (chronic bronchitis).

Audrey Hepburn

British actress (1929–1993).

Born May 4th, 1929 in Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat, Brussels.

Died January 20th, 1993 at 63 years old in Tolochenaz (pseudomyxoma peritonei).

Meat Loaf

American singer and actor (1947–2022).

Born September 27th, 1947 in Dallas.

Died January 20th, 2022 at 74 years old in Nashville (COVID-19). [ref]

Barbara Stanwyck

American actress (1907–1990).

Born July 16th, 1907 in Brooklyn.

Died January 20th, 1990 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary emphysema).

Etta James

American singer (1938–2012).

Born January 25th, 1938 in Los Angeles.

Died January 20th, 2012 at 73 years old in Riverside (leukemia).

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Top birth years

13 1995
13 1983
13 1993
12 1981
12 1920

Birthdays by gender

479 Male
137 Female

Top birth places

10 New York City
8 Tokyo
7 Barcelona
5 Paris
5 London

It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson