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About December 11th

Sun Sign
♐ Sagittarius
Fire · Jupiter
curious, energetic, generous, idealistic
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Birthstone
Tanzanite
Violet-blue
Good fortune, success, communication
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Birth Flower
Holly
Narcissus
Foresight, good will, hope
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Celtic Tree
Elder
Ruis
deeply thoughtful, free-spirited, honest, transformative
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192 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

5 Myocardial Infarction
4 Cancer
3 Gunshot Wound
3 Disease
3 Pneumonia

Top death years

7 1998
7 2023
6 1950
5 2011
5 1937

Deaths by gender

148 Male
44 Female

Top death places

7 New York City
5 Paris
5 Los Angeles
4 London
4 Rome

Top 5 notable deaths.

Sam Cooke

American singer and songwriter (1931–1964).

Born January 22nd, 1931 in Chicago, Clarksdale.

Died December 11th, 1964 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound).

Andre Braugher

American actor (1962–2023).

Born July 1st, 1962 in Chicago.

Died December 11th, 2023 at 61 years old in South Orange (lung cancer). [ref]

Ravi Shankar

Indian sitar player (1920–2012).

Born April 7th, 1920 in Varanasi.

Died December 11th, 2012 at 92 years old in San Diego (heart failure, respiratory failure).

Anne Rice

American writer.

Born October 4th, 1941 in New Orleans.

Died December 11th, 2021 at 80 years old in Rancho Mirage (stroke). [ref]

Bettie Page

American pin-up model (1923–2008).

Born April 22nd, 1923 in Nashville.

Died December 11th, 2008 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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Top birth years

12 1985
12 1987
10 1931
10 1986
10 1988

Birthdays by gender

376 Male
135 Female

Top birth places

6 Vienna
6 Philadelphia
6 New York City
5 Berlin
4 Chicago

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