About February 8th

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
Rowan
Luis
thoughtful, perceptive, idealistic, philosophical
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282 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

11 Myocardial Infarction
11 Pneumonia
6 Lung Cancer
5 Cancer
4 Disease

Top death years

8 2016
8 2023
7 2021
7 2017
6 2008

Deaths by gender

236 Male
46 Female

Top death places

7 London
7 Berlin
7 Rome
6 Moscow
5 Los Angeles

Top 5 notable deaths.

Anna Nicole Smith

American actress and television personality (1967–2007).

Born November 28th, 1967 in Houston.

Died February 8th, 2007 at 39 years old in Hollywood (combined drug intoxication). [ref]

Josef Mengele

Nazi ss doctor and military officer at auschwitz (1911–1979).

Born March 16th, 1911 in Günzburg. [ref]

Died February 8th, 1979 at 67 years old in Bertioga, Maringá (stroke). [ref]

John von Neumann

Hungarian and american mathematician and physicist (1903–1957).

Born December 28th, 1903 in Budapest.

Died February 8th, 1957 at 53 years old in Washington, D.C. (brain cancer).

Burt Bacharach

American pianist, composer, producer (1928–2023).

Born May 12th, 1928 in Kansas City.

Died February 8th, 2023 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Robert Conrad

American actor (1935–2020).

Born March 1st, 1935 in Chicago.

Died February 8th, 2020 at 84 years old in Malibu (heart failure). [ref]

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Top birth years

13 1983
13 1988
12 1989
11 1990
11 1991

Birthdays by gender

464 Male
149 Female

Top birth places

10 London
8 New York City
6 Vienna
6 Los Angeles
5 Paris

That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson