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About January 24th

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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257 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

8 Hanging To Death
6 Stroke
6 Myocardial Infarction
4 Covid 19
3 Heart Failure

Top death years

9 2021
8 1948
7 1983
7 2020
6 2012

Deaths by gender

216 Male
41 Female

Top death places

6 London
6 Los Angeles
6 Kraków
6 Berlin
6 New York City

Top 5 notable deaths.

Ted Bundy

American serial killer (1946–1989).

Born November 24th, 1946 in Burlington.

Died January 24th, 1989 at 42 years old in Florida State Prison (electrocution).

Winston Churchill

British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965).

Born November 30th, 1874 in Blenheim Palace. [ref]

Died January 24th, 1965 at 90 years old in Hyde Park Gate (stroke). [ref]

L. Ron Hubbard

American writer and scientology founder (1911–1986).

Born March 13th, 1911 in Tilden.

Died January 24th, 1986 at 74 years old in Creston (stroke). [ref]

Thurgood Marshall

Associate justice of the supreme court of the united states from 1967 to 1991 (1908–1993).

Born July 2nd, 1908 in Baltimore. [ref]

Died January 24th, 1993 at 84 years old in Bethesda (heart failure, cardioplegia). [ref]

Chris Penn

American actor (1965–2006).

Born October 10th, 1965 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died January 24th, 2006 at 40 years old in Santa Monica (cardiomyopathy). [ref]

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Top birth years

15 1991
12 1984
11 1986
11 1983
11 1989

Birthdays by gender

444 Male
151 Female

Top birth places

13 New York City
8 Vienna
6 Los Angeles
6 London
6 Moscow

Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø