About May 24th

Sun Sign
♊ Gemini
Air · Mercury
adaptable, outgoing, intelligent, curious
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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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201 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

10 Myocardial Infarction
9 Cancer
7 Lung Cancer
3 Gunshot Wound
3 Pneumonia

Top death years

6 1981
5 2013
5 1969
5 1996
4 1968

Deaths by gender

172 Male
29 Female

Top death places

10 New York City
8 Moscow
5 London
4 Berlin
4 Los Angeles

Top 5 notable deaths.

Tina Turner

American-born swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023).

Born November 26th, 1939 in Brownsville, Nutbush. [ref]

Died May 24th, 2023 at 83 years old in Küsnacht. [ref]

Harold Wilson

Prime minister of the united kingdom from 1964-1970 and 1974-1976 (1916–1995).

Born March 11th, 1916 in Huddersfield.

Died May 24th, 1995 at 79 years old in London (Alzheimer's disease, colorectal cancer).

Duke Ellington

American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974).

Born April 29th, 1899 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Died May 24th, 1974 at 75 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]

Paul Gray

American bassist (1972–2010).

Born April 8th, 1972 in Los Angeles.

Died May 24th, 2010 at 38 years old in Urbandale (drug overdose). [ref]

John Bain

British game commentator (1984-2018).

Born July 8th, 1984 in Spennymoor.

Died May 24th, 2018 at 33 years old in Charlotte (intestinal cancer). [ref]

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Top birth years

17 1973
15 1994
11 1989
11 1982
10 1964

Birthdays by gender

404 Male
123 Female

Top birth places

8 New York City
8 London
5 Berlin
5 Chicago
5 Paris

Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach