About December 21st

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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228 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

13 Myocardial Infarction
5 Heart Failure
5 Cancer
3 Disease
3 Traffic Collision

Top death years

6 2022
6 2013
6 2014
5 2019
5 1990

Deaths by gender

199 Male
29 Female

Top death places

8 Los Angeles
6 Berlin
6 Paris
5 Moscow
5 London

Top 5 notable deaths.

George S. Patton

United states army general (1885–1945).

Born November 11th, 1885 in San Gabriel, San Gabriel Valley. [ref]

Died December 21st, 1945 at 60 years old in Heidelberg (traffic collision). [ref]

F. Scott Fitzgerald

American writer (1896–1940).

Born September 24th, 1896 in Saint Paul. [ref]

Died December 21st, 1940 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Edda Göring

Daughter of politician hermann göring (1938-2018).

Born June 2nd, 1938 in Berlin.

Died December 21st, 2018 at 80 years old in Munich.

Klara Hitler

Mother of adolf hitler (1860–1907).

Born August 12th, 1860 in Weitra.

Died December 21st, 1907 at 47 years old in Urfahr.

Richard Long

American actor (1927-1974).

Born December 17th, 1927 in Chicago.

Died December 21st, 1974 at 47 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

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Top birth years

10 1977
9 1981
9 1971
9 1973
8 1966

Birthdays by gender

375 Male
120 Female

Top birth places

12 New York City
8 London
6 Moscow
5 Saint Petersburg
4 Boston

Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare