About December 6th

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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231 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

17 Myocardial Infarction
5 Pneumonia
4 Cancer
4 Lung Cancer
3 Brain Cancer

Top death years

7 2023
6 2025
5 2003
5 1989
5 1956

Deaths by gender

194 Male
36 Female

Top death places

6 Paris
6 Los Angeles
6 New York City
5 Moscow
5 Mexico City

Top 5 notable deaths.

B. R. Ambedkar

Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956).

Born April 14th, 1891 in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Bhim Janmabhoomi.

Died December 6th, 1956 at 65 years old in Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial, New Delhi (disease).

Roy Orbison

American musician.

Born April 23rd, 1936 in Vernon.

Died December 6th, 1988 at 52 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction).

Jefferson Davis

President of the confederate states from 1861 to 1865 (1808–1889).

Born June 3rd, 1808 in Fairview. [ref]

Died December 6th, 1889 at 81 years old in New Orleans.

Frantz Fanon

French west indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925–1961).

Born July 20th, 1925 in Fort-de-France.

Died December 6th, 1961 at 36 years old in Bethesda (leukemia).

Frances Bavier

American stage and television actress (1902-1989).

Born December 14th, 1902 in New York City.

Died December 6th, 1989 at 86 years old in Siler City (myocardial infarction).

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Top birth years

11 1994
10 1975
10 1992
10 1988
9 1971

Birthdays by gender

423 Male
131 Female

Top birth places

9 London
6 Chicago
6 Berlin
6 Moscow
6 New York City

For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran