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About April 2nd

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
Alder
Fearn
confident, self-reliant, charming, persuasive
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226 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

7 Covid 19
7 Myocardial Infarction
5 Heart Failure
4 Cancer
4 Disease

Top death years

9 2020
8 2024
7 2018
6 2016
6 2012

Deaths by gender

190 Male
36 Female

Top death places

11 New York City
5 Los Angeles
5 Budapest
5 London
5 Rome

Top 5 notable deaths.

Jennifer Syme

American actress (1972-2001).

Born December 7th, 1972 in Pico Rivera.

Died April 2nd, 2001 at 28 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).

John Paul II

264th pope of the catholic church (1978–2005).

Born May 18th, 1920 in Wadowice. [ref]

Died April 2nd, 2005 at 84 years old in Rome (Parkinson's disease, myocardial infarction, sepsis, senility). [ref]

Buddy Rich

American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917–1987).

Born September 30th, 1917 in Brooklyn.

Died April 2nd, 1987 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Estelle Harris

American actress (1928–2022).

Born April 22nd, 1928 in New York City. [ref]

Died April 2nd, 2022 at 93 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]

Amber Rayne

American pornographic actress (1984–2016).

Born September 19th, 1984 in Detroit. [ref]

Died April 2nd, 2016 at 31 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose). [ref]

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Top birth years

13 1983
12 1984
11 1986
11 1976
10 1972

Birthdays by gender

434 Male
112 Female

Top birth places

14 New York City
9 Tokyo
5 Moscow
4 Munich
4 Budapest

A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson