About April 16th

Sun Sign
♈ Aries
Fire · Mars
bold, ambitious, courageous, independent
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Birthstone
Diamond
Colorless
Eternal love, strength, invincibility
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Birth Flower
Daisy
Sweet Pea
Purity, innocence, loyal love
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Celtic Tree
Willow
Saille
intelligent, practical, realistic, witty
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214 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

5 Cancer
5 Gunshot Wound
4 Disease
4 Covid 19
4 Myocardial Infarction

Top death years

9 2021
8 2020
7 2001
7 2016
5 2018

Deaths by gender

182 Male
32 Female

Top death places

6 Los Angeles
5 New York City
5 Rome
5 Paris
4 Copenhagen

Top 5 notable deaths.

Helen McCrory

British actress (1968–2021).

Born August 17th, 1968 in London.

Died April 16th, 2021 at 52 years old in London (breast cancer). [ref]

Rudolf Höss

German war criminal, commandant of auschwitz (1901–1947).

Born November 25th, 1901 in Baden-Baden.

Died April 16th, 1947 at 45 years old in Oświęcim, Auschwitz, Auschwitz I concentration camp (hanging to death).

Seung-Hui Cho

South korean mass murderer; perpetrator of the virginia tech massacre (1984-2007).

Born January 18th, 1984 in Asan.

Died April 16th, 2007 at 23 years old in Blacksburg (shot to the head). [ref]

Robert Urich

Actor (1946-2002).

Born December 19th, 1946 in Toronto.

Died April 16th, 2002 at 55 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer).

Harry Anderson

American actor and magician (1952–2018).

Born October 14th, 1952 in Newport.

Died April 16th, 2018 at 65 years old in Asheville (influenza). [ref]

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Top birth years

19 1990
15 1987
11 1986
11 1952
11 1988

Birthdays by gender

490 Male
132 Female

Top birth places

10 London
9 New York City
8 Moscow
5 Chicago
5 Paris

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