About October 28th

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
Reed
Ngetal
purposeful, inquisitive, truth-seeking, fearless
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216 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

12 Myocardial Infarction
7 Disease
4 Cancer
3 Aviation Accident
3 Pneumonia

Top death years

9 2024
6 2010
5 1941
5 2019
4 2005

Deaths by gender

176 Male
40 Female

Top death places

10 Los Angeles
7 Rome
7 London
7 Moscow
5 New York City

Top 5 notable deaths.

Matthew Perry

American-canadian actor (1969–2023).

Born August 19th, 1969 in Williamstown.

Died October 28th, 2023 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (drowning, drug overdose). [ref]

Jerry Lee Lewis

American rock 'n' roll musician (1935–2022).

Born September 29th, 1935 in Ferriday.

Died October 28th, 2022 at 87 years old in Nesbit (pneumonia). [ref]

Ted Hughes

English poet and children's writer (1930-1998).

Born August 17th, 1930 in Mytholmroyd.

Died October 28th, 1998 at 68 years old in Southwark (myocardial infarction, colorectal cancer).

James MacArthur

American actor (1937-2010).

Born December 8th, 1937 in Los Angeles.

Died October 28th, 2010 at 72 years old in Jacksonville (cancer). [ref]

Richard Halsey Best

Us navy pilot (1910-2001).

Born March 24th, 1910 in Bayonne.

Died October 28th, 2001 at 91 years old in Santa Monica.

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Top birth years

14 1985
12 1988
11 1957
11 1982
9 1968

Birthdays by gender

399 Male
136 Female
2 Trans Woman

Top birth places

9 Vienna
8 London
6 New York City
4 Columbus
4 Berlin

That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis