About October 4th

Sun Sign
♎ Libra
Air · Venus
cooperative, diplomatic, gracious, fair-minded
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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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194 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

8 Myocardial Infarction
7 Cancer
2 Gunshot Wound
2 Covid 19
2 Stroke

Top death years

5 2006
5 2009
5 1982
5 2000
5 2018

Deaths by gender

159 Male
34 Female

Top death places

5 New York City
4 Paris
4 London
4 Moscow
3 Kyiv

Top 5 notable deaths.

Janis Joplin

American singer (1943–1970).

Born January 19th, 1943 in Port Arthur. [ref]

Died October 4th, 1970 at 27 years old in Hollywood (opioid overdose). [ref]

Loretta Lynn

American country singer (1932–2022).

Born April 14th, 1935 in Butcher Hollow. [ref]

Died October 4th, 2022 at 87 years old in Hurricane Mills. [ref]

Henrietta Lacks

American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the hela cell line (1920–1951).

Born August 1st, 1920 in Roanoke.

Died October 4th, 1951 at 31 years old in Baltimore (Povilla, cervical adenocarcinoma).

Graham Chapman

English actor, comedian and writer (1941–1989).

Born January 8th, 1941 in Stoneygate.

Died October 4th, 1989 at 48 years old in Maidstone (oropharynx cancer).

Diahann Carroll

American actress, singer, model and activist (1935–2019).

Born July 17th, 1935 in New York City, The Bronx.

Died October 4th, 2019 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]

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Top birth years

17 1980
12 1983
12 1971
10 1984
10 1991

Birthdays by gender

433 Male
147 Female

Top birth places

8 New York City
6 London
5 Tokyo
5 Vienna
4 Buenos Aires

He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan