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About May 10th

Sun Sign
♉ Taurus
Earth · Venus
reliable, patient, practical, devoted
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Birthstone
Emerald
Deep green
Rebirth, fertility, wisdom
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Birth Flower
Lily of the Valley
Hawthorn
Happiness, humility, sweetness
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Celtic Tree
Willow
Saille
intelligent, practical, realistic, witty
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211 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

15 Myocardial Infarction
6 Cancer
4 Lung Cancer
4 Pneumonia
3 Stroke

Top death years

6 2017
6 2012
5 1945
5 1979
5 2006

Deaths by gender

178 Male
33 Female

Top death places

9 Moscow
5 Rome
5 New York City
5 Munich
4 Los Angeles

Top 5 notable deaths.

John Wayne Gacy

American serial killer (1942–1994).

Born March 17th, 1942 in Edgewater.

Died May 10th, 1994 at 52 years old in Stateville Correctional Center (lethal injection).

Joan Crawford

American actress (1908–1977).

Born March 23rd, 1906 in San Antonio.

Died May 10th, 1977 at 71 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer, myocardial infarction).

Carroll Shelby

American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur (1923-2012).

Born January 11th, 1923 in Leesburg.

Died May 10th, 2012 at 89 years old in Dallas. [ref]

Stonewall Jackson

General of the confederate army in the american civil war.

Born January 21st, 1824 in Clarksburg.

Died May 10th, 1863 at 39 years old in Guinea (pneumonia).

Rolf Harris

Australian entertainer (1930–2023).

Born March 30th, 1930 in Bassendean.

Died May 10th, 2023 at 93 years old in Bray (frailty syndrome, head and neck cancer). [ref]

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Top birth years

16 1971
13 1985
13 1995
12 1981
11 1980

Birthdays by gender

478 Male
145 Female

Top birth places

7 New York City
6 Moscow
5 Berlin
5 London
5 Los Angeles

If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler