About April 8th

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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265 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

10 Cancer
7 Myocardial Infarction
5 Covid 19
4 Stroke
3 Heart Failure

Top death years

12 2020
8 2021
7 2008
7 2013
7 2026

Deaths by gender

214 Male
51 Female

Top death places

8 New York City
7 Paris
6 London
6 Berlin
5 Moscow

Top 5 notable deaths.

Margaret Thatcher

British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013).

Born October 13th, 1925 in Grantham.

Died April 8th, 2013 at 87 years old in The Ritz London (stroke).

Pablo Picasso

Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973).

Born October 25th, 1881 in Málaga. [ref]

Died April 8th, 1973 at 91 years old in Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie de Mougins (pulmonary edema, heart failure). [ref]

Linda Tripp

American civil servant (1949-2020).

Born November 24th, 1949 in Jersey City.

Died April 8th, 2020 at 70 years old (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Annette Funicello

American actress and singer (1942–2013).

Born October 22nd, 1942 in Utica.

Died April 8th, 2013 at 70 years old in Bakersfield (multiple sclerosis).

Ryan White

American aids spokesperson and "poster boy" (1971–1990).

Born December 6th, 1971 in Kokomo.

Died April 8th, 1990 at 18 years old in Indianapolis (death from AIDS-related complications).

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Top birth years

13 1983
11 1994
11 1991
11 1989
10 1980

Birthdays by gender

443 Male
134 Female

Top birth places

8 London
7 Los Angeles
6 Vienna
6 New York City
5 Copenhagen

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine