About October 8th

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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221 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

6 Cancer
6 Myocardial Infarction
4 Hanging To Death
4 Pneumonia
3 Disease

Top death years

9 2023
8 2020
6 1985
6 2016
6 2025

Deaths by gender

189 Male
32 Female

Top death places

7 New York City
5 Moscow
5 London
5 Los Angeles
4 Chicago

Top 5 notable deaths.

Franklin Pierce

President of the united states from 1853 to 1857.

Born November 23rd, 1804 in Hillsborough.

Died October 8th, 1869 at 64 years old in Concord (liver cirrhosis).

Clement Attlee

Prime minister of the united kingdom from 1945 to 1951 (1883–1967).

Born January 3rd, 1883 in Putney.

Died October 8th, 1967 at 84 years old in Westminster Hospital (pneumonia).

Burt Young

American actor (1940–2023).

Born April 30th, 1940 in Queens.

Died October 8th, 2023 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Prescott Bush

American politician and us senator from connecticut (1895-1972).

Born May 15th, 1895 in Columbus.

Died October 8th, 1972 at 77 years old in New York City (lung cancer).

Premchand

Hindi author from india (1880–1936).

Born July 31st, 1880 in Varanasi.

Died October 8th, 1936 at 56 years old in Varanasi.

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Top birth years

12 1997
11 1993
11 1970
11 1981
10 1974

Birthdays by gender

463 Male
139 Female

Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. Buddha