About January 6th

Sun Sign
♑ Capricorn
Earth · Saturn
responsible, disciplined, ambitious, practical
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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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244 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

11 Myocardial Infarction
7 Cancer
6 Alzheimer's Disease
5 Pneumonia
3 Hanging To Death

Top death years

6 2014
6 1945
5 2016
5 2011
5 2017

Deaths by gender

208 Male
36 Female

Top death places

9 Los Angeles
8 Rome
7 Moscow
5 London
4 New York City

Top 5 notable deaths.

Theodore Roosevelt

26th president of the united states from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919).

Born October 27th, 1858 in Manhattan.

Died January 6th, 1919 at 60 years old in Sagamore Hill (pulmonary embolism).

Sidney Poitier

Bahamian and american actor and diplomat (1927–2022).

Born February 20th, 1927 in Miami.

Died January 6th, 2022 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Om Puri

Indian actor (1949–2017).

Born October 18th, 1949 in Ambala.

Died January 6th, 2017 at 67 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).

Gregor Mendel

Moravian scientist and augustinian friar (1822–1884).

Born July 20th, 1822 in Hynčice. [ref]

Died January 6th, 1884 at 61 years old in Brno (nephritis, kidney failure). [ref]

Peter Bogdanovich

American film director (1939–2022).

Born July 30th, 1939 in Kingston.

Died January 6th, 2022 at 82 years old in Studio City (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

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Top birth years

15 1986
13 1970
12 1964
12 1985
12 1994

Birthdays by gender

507 Male
158 Female

Top birth places

10 London
9 New York City
8 Moscow
7 Berlin
5 Montevideo

I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen