About November 17th

Sun Sign
♏ Scorpio
Water · Pluto
resourceful, powerful, brave, passionate
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Birthstone
Citrine
Golden yellow
Abundance, joy, mental clarity
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Birth Flower
Chrysanthemum
Peony
Loyalty, longevity, joy
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Celtic Tree
Reed
Ngetal
purposeful, inquisitive, truth-seeking, fearless
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216 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

8 Myocardial Infarction
6 Cancer
5 Pneumonia
4 Gunshot Wound
3 Heart Failure

Top death years

7 2021
5 2017
5 1936
5 1998
5 2012

Deaths by gender

179 Male
36 Female

Top death places

8 Moscow
6 London
5 Berlin
4 Kyiv
4 Rome

Top 5 notable deaths.

Bal Thackeray

Indian politician (1926-2012).

Born January 23rd, 1926 in Pune.

Died November 17th, 2012 at 86 years old in Mumbai (cardiovascular disease).

Young Dolph

American rapper (1985–2021).

Born July 27th, 1985 in Chicago. [ref]

Died November 17th, 2021 at 36 years old in Memphis (gunshot wound). [ref]

Ferenc Puskás

Hungarian association football player (1927–2006).

Born April 1st, 1927 in Budapest. [ref]

Died November 17th, 2006 at 79 years old in Budapest (pneumonia). [ref]

John Allen Chau

American missionary (1991–2018).

Born December 18th, 1991 in Scottsboro. [ref]

Died November 17th, 2018 at 26 years old in North Sentinel Island. [ref]

Esther Rolle

Actress (1920-1998).

Born November 8th, 1920 in Pompano Beach. [ref]

Died November 17th, 1998 at 78 years old in Los Angeles, Culver City (diabetes). [ref]

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Top birth years

15 1983
13 1944
10 1967
10 1978
10 1986

Birthdays by gender

398 Male
153 Female

Top birth places

9 Budapest
7 Los Angeles
7 London
5 New York City
5 St. Louis

For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran