About February 18th

Sun Sign
♒ Aquarius
Air · Uranus
progressive, original, independent, humanitarian
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Birthstone
Amethyst
Purple
Clarity, calm, inner peace
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Birth Flower
Violet
Primrose
Faithfulness, loyalty, modesty
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Celtic Tree
Ash
Nion
artistic, imaginative, intuitive, free-thinking
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242 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

9 Myocardial Infarction
7 Gunshot Wound
6 Pneumonia
5 Stroke
4 Disease

Top death years

9 2023
8 2017
7 2022
5 2015
5 2024

Deaths by gender

204 Male
38 Female

Top death places

9 New York City
7 Moscow
7 Los Angeles
6 Rome
4 London

Top 5 notable deaths.

Robert Oppenheimer

American theoretical physicist, known as "father of the atomic bomb" (1904–1967).

Born April 22nd, 1904 in Manhattan.

Died February 18th, 1967 at 62 years old in Princeton (laryngeal cancer).

Gene Hackman

American actor (1930–2025).

Born January 30th, 1930 in San Bernardino.

Died February 18th, 2025 at 95 years old in Santa Fe (hypertensive heart disease, coronary artery disease). [ref]

Dale Earnhardt

American racing driver (1951-2001).

Born April 29th, 1951 in Kannapolis.

Died February 18th, 2001 at 49 years old in Daytona International Speedway (basilar skull fracture).

Kerry Von Erich

American professional wrestler (1960-1993).

Born February 3rd, 1960 in Niagara Falls.

Died February 18th, 1993 at 33 years old in Denton (gunshot wound).

Jerry Buss

American businessman and real estate investor (1933–2013).

Born January 27th, 1933 in Salt Lake City.

Died February 18th, 2013 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer, kidney failure).

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Top birth years

16 1994
16 1990
16 1988
13 1985
12 1995

Birthdays by gender

462 Male
170 Female

Top birth places

12 New York City
6 Chicago
5 Moscow
5 Budapest
5 Reykjavík

Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown