About February 9th

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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253 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

10 Myocardial Infarction
10 Cancer
7 Lung Cancer
7 Pneumonia
5 Stroke

Top death years

8 2025
8 2018
8 2022
6 2019
6 1943

Deaths by gender

213 Male
40 Female

Top death places

10 Moscow
9 New York City
8 Rome
6 Berlin
6 Paris

Top 5 notable deaths.

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

British princess (1930–2002).

Born August 21st, 1930 in Glamis Castle. [ref]

Died February 9th, 2002 at 71 years old in King Edward VII's Hospital (stroke). [ref]

Enrique Camarena

Dea agent murdered by cia (1947–1985).

Born July 26th, 1947 in Mexicali.

Died February 9th, 1985 at 37 years old in Guadalajara (blunt trauma).

Yuri Andropov

General secretary of the communist party of the soviet union (1914–1984).

Born June 15th, 1914 in Soluno-Dmitriyevskoye.

Died February 9th, 1984 at 69 years old in Moscow (kidney failure).

Rajiv Kapoor

Indian actor (1962–2021).

Born August 25th, 1962 in Mumbai. [ref]

Died February 9th, 2021 at 58 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Chick Corea

American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer (1941-2021).

Born June 12th, 1941 in Chelsea. [ref]

Died February 9th, 2021 at 79 years old in Tampa Bay area (cancer). [ref]

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Top birth years

15 1987
13 1993
13 1995
11 1982
10 1960

Birthdays by gender

444 Male
131 Female

Top birth places

7 New York City
5 London
4 Brooklyn
4 Berlin
4 Amsterdam

After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer