About April 5th

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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257 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

11 Myocardial Infarction
6 Pneumonia
5 Cancer
4 Disease
4 Heart Failure

Top death years

9 2022
8 2021
7 2007
7 2017
7 2005

Deaths by gender

218 Male
39 Female

Top death places

8 Rome
7 Moscow
5 Los Angeles
4 Paris
4 New York City

Top 5 notable deaths.

Kurt Cobain

American rock musician (1967–1994).

Born February 20th, 1967 in Aberdeen.

Died April 5th, 1994 at 27 years old in Seattle (gunshot wound).

Howard Hughes

American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer (1905–1976).

Born December 24th, 1905 in Houston.

Died April 5th, 1976 at 70 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction, kidney failure).

Douglas MacArthur

United states army general in wwi, wwii and korea (1880–1964).

Born January 26th, 1880 in Little Rock.

Died April 5th, 1964 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (kidney failure).

Chiang Kai-shek

Chinese politician, military leader, and president of the roc (1887–1975).

Born October 31st, 1887 in Xikou. [ref]

Died April 5th, 1975 at 87 years old in Taipei (liver cancer). [ref]

Charlton Heston

American actor (1923–2008).

Born October 4th, 1923 in Evanston.

Died April 5th, 2008 at 84 years old in Beverly Hills (Alzheimer's disease, pneumonia). [ref]

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Top birth years

16 1984
16 1989
12 1988
12 1974
11 1979

Birthdays by gender

484 Male
131 Female

Top birth places

6 London
6 Istanbul
5 Amsterdam
4 Budapest
4 Chicago

That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson