About May 13th

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
Hawthorn
Huath
creative, multi-talented, ironic, curious
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210 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

9 Myocardial Infarction
4 Cancer
3 Gunshot Wound
2 Falling
2 Colorectal Cancer

Top death years

8 2025
5 2023
5 2008
5 2022
4 1985

Deaths by gender

179 Male
31 Female

Top death places

9 Moscow
5 Munich
5 Berlin
5 Budapest
5 New York City

Top 5 notable deaths.

Doris Day

American actress and singer (1922–2019).

Born April 3rd, 1922 in Cincinnati. [ref]

Died May 13th, 2019 at 97 years old in Carmel Valley (pneumonia). [ref]

Gary Cooper

American actor (1901–1961).

Born May 7th, 1901 in Helena.

Died May 13th, 1961 at 60 years old in Beverly Hills (prostate cancer).

Margot Kidder

Canadian and american actress and activist (1948–2018).

Born October 17th, 1948 in Yellowknife.

Died May 13th, 2018 at 69 years old in Livingston (drug overdose). [ref]

Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

President of the united arab emirates from 2004 to 2022.

Born September 7th, 1948 in Al Ain.

Died May 13th, 2022 at 73 years old in Abu Dhabi (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Dan Blocker

American actor (1928–1972).

Born December 10th, 1928 in Bowie County.

Died May 13th, 1972 at 43 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary embolism).

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Top birth years

16 1991
16 1981
15 1987
13 1982
13 1983

Birthdays by gender

452 Male
146 Female

Top birth places

10 New York City
9 London
6 Budapest
5 Brooklyn
4 Barcelona

Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz