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About January 26th

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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241 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

14 Myocardial Infarction
6 Pneumonia
3 Disease
3 Cancer
3 Heart Failure

Top death years

9 2017
9 2021
7 2019
6 1948
5 1957

Deaths by gender

198 Male
43 Female

Top death places

9 Moscow
5 Saint Petersburg
5 London
5 Bonn
5 Stockholm

Top 5 notable deaths.

Kobe Bryant

American basketball player (1978–2020).

Born August 23rd, 1978 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died January 26th, 2020 at 41 years old in Calabasas (helicopter crash). [ref]

Lucky Luciano

Italian american mobster (1897–1962).

Born November 11th, 1897 in Lercara Friddi.

Died January 26th, 1962 at 64 years old in Naples (myocardial infarction).

Nelson Rockefeller

Vice president of the united states from 1974 to 1977.

Born July 8th, 1908 in Bar Harbor.

Died January 26th, 1979 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Christian Brando

Son of actor marlon brando (1958–2008).

Born May 11th, 1958 in Los Angeles.

Died January 26th, 2008 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]

Abe Vigoda

American actor (1921–2016).

Born February 24th, 1921 in Brooklyn.

Died January 26th, 2016 at 94 years old in Woodland Park (disease).

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Top birth years

15 1993
13 1989
13 1991
12 1984
11 1986

Birthdays by gender

419 Male
130 Female

Top birth places

9 New York City
8 London
6 Paris
5 Los Angeles
4 Atlanta

Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy