About December 26th

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
Birch
Beithe
driven, ambitious, tolerant, resilient, stoic
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241 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

10 Myocardial Infarction
7 Pneumonia
5 Lung Cancer
5 Disease
4 Tuberculosis

Top death years

8 2018
7 2020
7 1966
6 2005
6 2010

Deaths by gender

208 Male
33 Female

Top death places

9 Los Angeles
9 New York City
6 Moscow
6 London
5 Rome

Top 5 notable deaths.

Gerald Ford

President of the united states from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006).

Born July 14th, 1913 in Omaha.

Died December 26th, 2006 at 93 years old in Rancho Mirage (arteriosclerosis). [ref]

Harry S. Truman

President of the united states from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972).

Born May 8th, 1884 in Lamar.

Died December 26th, 1972 at 88 years old in Kansas City (pneumonia, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).

Manmohan Singh

Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician and politician.

Born September 26th, 1932 in Gah.

Died December 26th, 2024 at 92 years old in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. [ref]

Savitri

Indian actress (1935–1981).

Born December 6th, 1937 in Guntur district.

Died December 26th, 1981 at 44 years old in Chennai (drug overdose).

Desmond Tutu

South african churchman, politician, archbishop, nobel prize winner (1931–2021).

Born October 7th, 1931 in Munsieville.

Died December 26th, 2021 at 90 years old in Cape Town (prostate cancer). [ref]

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Top birth years

12 1985
10 1986
10 1989
10 1987
9 1974

Birthdays by gender

391 Male
94 Female
2 Trans Woman

Top birth places

7 Moscow
5 Los Angeles
4 New York City
4 Buenos Aires
4 Tokyo

Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. Michael Landon