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Top causes of death
| 13 | Myocardial Infarction |
| 7 | Cancer |
| 3 | Heart Failure |
| 3 | Drug Overdose |
| 3 | Gunshot Wound |
Deaths by gender
| 181 | Male |
| 32 | Female |
Top death places
| 8 | Los Angeles |
| 6 | Moscow |
| 5 | Berlin |
| 4 | New York City |
| 3 | Hollywood |
Top 5 notable deaths.
Hans Goldschmidt
German chemist & entrepreneur (1861–1923).
Born January 18th, 1861 in Berlin.
Died May 21st, 1923 at 62 years old in Baden-Baden.
Rajiv Gandhi
Prime minister of india (1984-1989).
Born August 20th, 1944 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1991 at 46 years old in Sriperumbudur (explosion). [ref]
Ray Stevenson
British actor (1964–2023).
Born May 25th, 1964 in Lisburn.
Died May 21st, 2023 at 58 years old in Lacco Ameno. [ref]
Phineas Gage
19th century american railway worker who survived a large brain trauma.
Born July 9th, 1823 in Grafton County.
Died May 21st, 1860 at 36 years old in San Francisco (status epilepticus).
Clint Walker
American actor (1927–2018).
Born May 30th, 1927 in Hartford.
Died May 21st, 2018 at 90 years old in Grass Valley (heart failure). [ref]
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Birthdays by gender
| 387 | Male |
| 133 | Female |
Top birth places
| 11 | New York City |
| 6 | Paris |
| 6 | Moscow |
| 5 | London |
| 4 | Chicago |
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir