About May 11th

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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218 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

15 Myocardial Infarction
6 Cancer
5 Gunshot Wound
3 Stroke
3 Traffic Collision

Top death years

7 1996
7 2018
6 1945
6 2020
5 1944

Deaths by gender

187 Male
31 Female

Top death places

13 Moscow
9 New York City
5 Los Angeles
4 Paris
3 Berlin

Top 5 notable deaths.

Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981).

Born February 6th, 1945 in Nine Mile. [ref]

Died May 11th, 1981 at 36 years old in Jackson Memorial Hospital (lung cancer, melanoma, brain cancer). [ref]

Peggy Lipton

American actress and singer (1946-2019).

Born August 30th, 1946 in New York City.

Died May 11th, 2019 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Jerry Stiller

American actor and comedian (1927–2020).

Born June 8th, 1927 in Brooklyn.

Died May 11th, 2020 at 92 years old in Upper West Side. [ref]

Rob Hall

New zealand mountaineer (1961-1996).

Born January 14th, 1961 in Christchurch.

Died May 11th, 1996 at 35 years old in Mount Everest (hypothermia).

Douglas Adams

British science fiction writer and humorist (1952–2001).

Born March 11th, 1952 in Cambridge. [ref]

Died May 11th, 2001 at 49 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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Top birth years

12 1986
12 1993
11 1973
11 1981
11 1988

Birthdays by gender

444 Male
135 Female

Top birth places

5 Paris
5 Budapest
5 New York City
4 Boston
4 Brooklyn

To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan