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Top causes of death
| 9 | Myocardial Infarction |
| 7 | Cancer |
| 5 | Heart Failure |
| 5 | Hanging To Death |
| 4 | Lung Cancer |
Deaths by gender
| 182 | Male |
| 30 | Female |
Top death places
| 11 | New York City |
| 7 | Los Angeles |
| 6 | Rome |
| 5 | Philadelphia |
| 4 | Budapest |
Top 5 notable deaths.
Victor Hugo
French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885).
Born February 26th, 1802 in Besançon. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1885 at 83 years old in Paris (pneumonia).
Langston Hughes
American writer and social activist (1901–1967).
Born February 1st, 1902 in Joplin. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1967 at 65 years old in New York City (prostate cancer).
John Derek
American actor, director and photographer (1926-1998).
Born August 12th, 1926 in Hollywood.
Died May 22nd, 1998 at 71 years old in Santa Maria (cardiovascular disease).
Philip Roth
American novelist (1933–2018).
Born March 18th, 1933 in Newark. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2018 at 85 years old in Manhattan (heart failure). [ref]
Joseph Colombo
Boss of the colombo crime family (1923–1978).
Born June 16th, 1923 in Brooklyn.
Died May 22nd, 1978 at 54 years old in United States.
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Birthdays by gender
| 452 | Male |
| 140 | Female |
Top birth places
| 12 | New York City |
| 7 | Vienna |
| 7 | London |
| 6 | Madrid |
| 5 | Los Angeles |
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk