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About April 29th

Sun Sign
♉ Taurus
Earth · Venus
reliable, patient, practical, devoted
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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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237 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

11 Myocardial Infarction
6 Pneumonia
5 Cancer
4 Lung Cancer
3 Laryngeal Cancer

Top death years

13 2020
9 2019
8 2008
8 2021
6 2018

Deaths by gender

202 Male
35 Female

Top death places

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

Top 5 notable deaths.

Irrfan Khan

Indian actor (1967–2020).

Born January 7th, 1967 in Tonk.

Died April 29th, 2020 at 53 years old in Mumbai (neuroendocrine tumor). [ref]

Alfred Hitchcock

British filmmaker (1899–1980).

Born August 13th, 1899 in Leytonstone. [ref]

Died April 29th, 1980 at 80 years old in Bel Air (kidney failure). [ref]

Bob Hoskins

English actor (1942–2014).

Born October 26th, 1942 in Bury St Edmunds.

Died April 29th, 2014 at 71 years old in Bury St Edmunds (pneumonia). [ref]

John Singleton

American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1968–2019).

Born January 6th, 1968 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died April 29th, 2019 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (stroke, arterial hypertension, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951).

Born April 26th, 1889 in Neuwaldegg. [ref]

Died April 29th, 1951 at 62 years old in Cambridge (prostate cancer). [ref]

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Top birth years

13 1988
12 1987
11 1984
11 1980
11 1975

Birthdays by gender

459 Male
142 Female

Top birth places

9 New York City
7 Berlin
7 Budapest
6 London
6 Rome

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