About January 28th

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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256 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

14 Myocardial Infarction
6 Traffic Collision
6 Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
4 Covid 19
4 Gunshot Wound

Top death years

8 2021
8 2007
7 1986
6 2017
6 1983

Deaths by gender

206 Male
50 Female

Top death places

7 Cape Canaveral
6 Paris
5 Moscow
4 Buenos Aires
4 15th Arrondissement Of Paris

Top 5 notable deaths.

André the Giant

French professional wrestler and actor (1946–1993).

Born May 19th, 1946 in Coulommiers.

Died January 28th, 1993 at 46 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (heart failure). [ref]

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021).

Born December 19th, 1933 in The Bronx. [ref]

Died January 28th, 2021 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]

William Butler Yeats

Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939).

Born June 13th, 1865 in Sandymount. [ref]

Died January 28th, 1939 at 73 years old in Menton, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. [ref]

Thomas Hardy

English novelist and poet (1840–1928).

Born June 2nd, 1840 in Dorchester. [ref]

Died January 28th, 1928 at 87 years old in Dorchester. [ref]

Christa McAuliffe

American educator and astronaut.

Born September 2nd, 1948 in Boston.

Died January 28th, 1986 at 37 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).

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Top birth years

14 1985
11 1991
9 1984
9 1944
9 1945

Birthdays by gender

459 Male
136 Female

Top birth places

8 London
6 Moscow
5 Berlin
5 Tokyo
4 Frankfurt

For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker