About December 19th

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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233 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

10 Myocardial Infarction
5 Gunshot Wound
4 Covid 19
4 Hanging To Death
4 Parkinson's Disease

Top death years

9 2021
8 2020
5 2002
5 2012
5 2015

Deaths by gender

201 Male
32 Female

Top death places

10 Paris
5 Los Angeles
5 Berlin
4 Moscow
4 New York City

Top 5 notable deaths.

Emily Brontë

English novelist and poet (1818–1848).

Born July 30th, 1818 in The Brontë Birthplace.

Died December 19th, 1848 at 30 years old in Haworth (tuberculosis).

James Ransone

American actor (1979–2025).

Born June 2nd, 1979 in Baltimore.

Died December 19th, 2025 at 46 years old in Los Angeles (hanging to death). [ref]

Vincent Gigante

American boxer, mobster (1928-2005).

Born March 29th, 1928 in Manhattan.

Died December 19th, 2005 at 77 years old in Springfield.

V. C. Andrews

American novelist (1923–1986).

Born June 6th, 1923 in Portsmouth.

Died December 19th, 1986 at 63 years old in Virginia Beach (breast cancer).

Kim Peek

American savant (1951–2009).

Born November 11th, 1951 in Salt Lake City.

Died December 19th, 2009 at 58 years old in Murray (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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Top birth years

12 1980
11 1985
10 1967
10 1944
10 1969

Birthdays by gender

408 Male
137 Female

Top birth places

13 New York City
6 London
5 Barcelona
5 Chicago
5 Tokyo

It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young