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About March 22nd

Sun Sign
♈ Aries
Fire · Mars
bold, ambitious, courageous, independent
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Birthstone
Aquamarine
Pale blue-green
Courage, clarity, youth
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Birth Flower
Daffodil
Jonquil
New beginnings, hope, renewal
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Celtic Tree
Alder
Fearn
confident, self-reliant, charming, persuasive
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209 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

10 Myocardial Infarction
8 Cancer
6 Disease
5 Stroke
3 Hanging To Death

Top death years

6 2021
6 2017
5 1986
5 1945
5 2016

Deaths by gender

173 Male
35 Female

Top death places

8 Moscow
6 Los Angeles
6 London
5 New York City
5 Vienna

Top 5 notable deaths.

Gemini Ganesan

Indian actor (1920–2005).

Born November 17th, 1920 in Pudukkottai.

Died March 22nd, 2005 at 84 years old in Chennai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).

Jade Goody

English reality television personality (1981-2009).

Born June 5th, 1981 in London.

Died March 22nd, 2009 at 27 years old in Upshire (cervix uterine cancer). [ref]

Rob Ford

Canadian politician, 64th mayor of toronto (1969–2016).

Born May 28th, 1969 in Etobicoke.

Died March 22nd, 2016 at 46 years old in Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto (liposarcoma). [ref]

Phife Dawg

American rapper (1970–2016).

Born November 20th, 1970 in Brooklyn.

Died March 22nd, 2016 at 45 years old in Contra Costa County (diabetes).

Elgin Baylor

American basketball player, coach, and executive (1934–2021).

Born September 16th, 1934 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Died March 22nd, 2021 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

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Top birth years

12 1989
12 1966
11 1963
10 1972
10 1988

Birthdays by gender

452 Male
132 Female

Top birth places

10 New York City
7 Los Angeles
6 London
5 Kyiv
5 Baku

I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix