About December 28th

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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228 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

12 Myocardial Infarction
7 Pneumonia
6 Heart Failure
5 Cancer
4 Lung Cancer

Top death years

9 2018
7 2021
5 2015
5 2010
5 1997

Deaths by gender

190 Male
37 Female

Top death places

9 Moscow
9 Los Angeles
9 New York City
5 London
4 Boston

Top 5 notable deaths.

Debbie Reynolds

American actress, singer, and dancer (1932–2016).

Born April 1st, 1932 in El Paso. [ref]

Died December 28th, 2016 at 84 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Brigitte Bardot

French actress, singer, animal rights activist (1934–2025).

Born September 28th, 1934 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died December 28th, 2025 at 91 years old in Saint-Tropez (cancer). [ref]

John Madden

American football coach (1936–2021).

Born April 10th, 1936 in Austin. [ref]

Died December 28th, 2021 at 85 years old in Pleasanton. [ref]

Lemmy

British rock musician (1945–2015).

Born December 24th, 1945 in Burslem.

Died December 28th, 2015 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure, prostate cancer). [ref]

Dennis Wilson

American musician (1944–1983).

Born December 4th, 1944 in Inglewood.

Died December 28th, 1983 at 39 years old in Marina del Rey (drowning).

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Top birth years

13 1981
12 1984
10 1979
10 1988
9 1972

Birthdays by gender

419 Male
122 Female

Top birth places

6 Los Angeles
5 New York City
5 Toronto
4 Budapest
4 Lima

Everyone dies. But not everyone really lives. Unknown