About December 23rd

Sun Sign
♑ Capricorn
Earth · Saturn
responsible, disciplined, ambitious, practical
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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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244 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

12 Myocardial Infarction
7 Hanging To Death
4 Disease
3 Pancreatic Cancer
3 Pneumonia

Top death years

8 2013
8 2022
7 1948
7 1953
6 1962

Deaths by gender

203 Male
41 Female

Top death places

16 Moscow
9 London
7 Paris
7 Los Angeles
7 Sugamo Prison

Top 5 notable deaths.

Lavrentiy Beria

Soviet politician and nkvd police chief.

Born March 29th, 1899 in Merkheuli.

Died December 23rd, 1953 at 54 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).

Michelle Thomas

American actress (1968–1998).

Born September 23rd, 1969 in Boston.

Died December 23rd, 1998 at 29 years old in Manhattan (stomach cancer). [ref]

P. V. Narasimha Rao

Prime minister of india (1991-1996).

Born June 28th, 1921 in Laknepalli.

Died December 23rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Delhi (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Hideki Tojo

Japanese general and politician (1884–1948).

Born December 30th, 1884 in Kōjimachi-ku.

Died December 23rd, 1948 at 63 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging to death).

Joan Didion

American writer (1934-2021).

Born December 5th, 1934 in Sacramento.

Died December 23rd, 2021 at 87 years old in Manhattan (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

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Top birth years

11 1976
11 1987
10 1979
10 1983
9 1943

Birthdays by gender

369 Male
135 Female

Top birth places

9 London
8 New York City
6 Moscow
4 Madrid
4 Budapest

Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn