About January 21st

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
Rowan
Luis
thoughtful, perceptive, idealistic, philosophical
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254 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

8 Pneumonia
8 Myocardial Infarction
8 Cancer
4 Stomach Cancer
3 Heart Failure

Top death years

10 2019
9 2022
7 2025
6 2018
6 1940

Deaths by gender

209 Male
44 Female

Top death places

6 London
6 New York City
5 Moscow
5 Berlin
5 Paris

Top 5 notable deaths.

Vladimir Lenin

Founding leader of the soviet union (1870–1924).

Born April 22nd, 1870 in Ulyanovsk. [ref]

Died January 21st, 1924 at 53 years old in Bolshiye Gorki (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

George Orwell

British writer and journalist (1903–1950).

Born June 25th, 1903 in Motihari. [ref]

Died January 21st, 1950 at 46 years old in London (tuberculosis). [ref]

Colonel Tom Parker

Dutch-american talent manager and concert promoter.

Born June 26th, 1909 in Breda.

Died January 21st, 1997 at 87 years old in Las Vegas (stroke).

Lewis Strauss

American banker and chairman of the u.s. atomic energy commission (1896-1974).

Born January 31st, 1896 in Charleston.

Died January 21st, 1974 at 77 years old in New Jersey.

Louie Anderson

American stand-up comedian and actor.

Born March 24th, 1953 in Saint Paul.

Died January 21st, 2022 at 68 years old in Las Vegas (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]

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Top birth years

15 1987
14 1985
12 1981
12 1980
12 1989

Birthdays by gender

495 Male
143 Female

Top birth places

7 Vienna
7 New York City
5 Paris
5 Moscow
5 Kraków

I don’t want to die without any scars. Chuck Palahniuk