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About March 9th

Sun Sign
♓ Pisces
Water · Neptune
compassionate, artistic, intuitive, gentle
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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
Ash
Nion
artistic, imaginative, intuitive, free-thinking
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253 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

8 Myocardial Infarction
7 Cancer
5 Stroke
4 Disease
3 Covid 19

Top death years

9 2021
8 2020
6 2010
6 2015
5 1997

Deaths by gender

210 Male
43 Female

Top death places

7 London
6 Los Angeles
5 Moscow
5 Bucharest
4 New York City

Top 5 notable deaths.

The Notorious B.I.G.

American rapper (1972–1997).

Born May 21st, 1972 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died March 9th, 1997 at 24 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound). [ref]

Robert Blake

American actor (1933–2023).

Born September 18th, 1933 in Nutley.

Died March 9th, 2023 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (heart disease). [ref]

Charles Bukowski

German-american writer (1920–1994).

Born August 16th, 1920 in Andernach.

Died March 9th, 1994 at 73 years old in San Pedro (leukemia).

George Burns

American comedian, actor, writer and singer (1896–1996).

Born January 20th, 1896 in New York City.

Died March 9th, 1996 at 100 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure).

Satish Kaushik

Indian film actor and director.

Born April 13th, 1956 in Mahendragarh.

Died March 9th, 2023 at 66 years old in Gurgaon (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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Top birth years

15 1985
14 1993
13 1984
13 1960
12 1986

Birthdays by gender

457 Male
138 Female

Top birth places

7 New York City
6 London
6 Budapest
6 Chicago
6 Vienna

Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs