About October 24th

Sun Sign
♏ Scorpio
Water · Pluto
resourceful, powerful, brave, passionate
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Birthstone
Opal
Multi-color iridescent
Hope, creativity, purity
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Birth Flower
Marigold
Cosmos
Warmth, creativity, passion
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Celtic Tree
Ivy
Gort
compassionate, loyal, sharp, tenacious
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241 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

15 Myocardial Infarction
6 Heart Failure
6 Cancer
4 Traffic Collision
2 Falling From Height

Top death years

7 2023
6 2017
5 2014
5 2010
5 1996

Deaths by gender

198 Male
43 Female

Top death places

11 Los Angeles
8 London
6 Moscow
4 New York City
3 Bucharest

Top 5 notable deaths.

Rosa Parks

Civil rights activist.

Born February 4th, 1913 in Tuskegee. [ref]

Died October 24th, 2005 at 92 years old in Detroit. [ref]

Jackie Robinson

American baseball player (1919–1972).

Born January 31st, 1919 in Cairo.

Died October 24th, 1972 at 53 years old in Stamford (myocardial infarction).

Leslie Jordan

American actor (1955–2022).

Born April 29th, 1955 in Memphis. [ref]

Died October 24th, 2022 at 67 years old in Hollywood (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Maureen O'Hara

Irish–american actress and singer (1920–2015).

Born August 17th, 1920 in Ranelagh.

Died October 24th, 2015 at 95 years old in Boise. [ref]

Julia

Puerto rican actor (1940–1994).

Born March 9th, 1940 in San Juan.

Died October 24th, 1995 at 55 years old in Manhasset (stroke). [ref]

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Top birth years

17 1989
13 1986
13 1954
12 1990
11 1974

Birthdays by gender

447 Male
143 Female

Top birth places

7 London
6 New York City
5 Moscow
4 Munich
4 Saint Petersburg

No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.