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About November 4th

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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218 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

12 Myocardial Infarction
5 Lung Cancer
5 Cancer
5 Gunshot Wound
5 Pneumonia

Top death years

6 2015
6 1918
6 2011
5 1995
5 1980

Deaths by gender

180 Male
38 Female

Top death places

10 Los Angeles
5 New York City
5 Moscow
5 London
5 Paris

Top 5 notable deaths.

Michael Crichton

American author, screenwriter, film director (1942–2008).

Born October 23rd, 1942 in Chicago.

Died November 4th, 2008 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (lymphoma). [ref]

Dominique Dunne

American actress (1959–1982).

Born November 23rd, 1959 in Santa Monica.

Died November 4th, 1982 at 22 years old in Los Angeles.

Yizhak Rabin

Israeli politician, statesman and general (1922–1995).

Born March 1st, 1922 in Jerusalem. [ref]

Died November 4th, 1995 at 73 years old in Tel Aviv (gunshot wound). [ref]

Melissa Mathison

American film and television screenwriter (1950–2015).

Born June 3rd, 1950 in Los Angeles.

Died November 4th, 2015 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]

David Stirling

World war ii british army officer, and the founder of the special air service (1915-1990).

Born November 15th, 1915 in Lecropt.

Died November 4th, 1990 at 74 years old in Westminster.

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Top birth years

14 1986
10 1976
10 1969
9 1975
9 1988

Birthdays by gender

436 Male
120 Female

Top birth places

8 Madrid
8 London
6 Vienna
6 Moscow
5 Warsaw

The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein