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June 26th
Top causes of death
| 9 | Myocardial Infarction |
| 7 | Cancer |
| 5 | Traffic Collision |
| 5 | Disease |
| 4 | Heart Failure |
Deaths by gender
| 194 | Male |
| 42 | Female |
Top death places
| 7 | Rome |
| 7 | Moscow |
| 6 | New York City |
| 5 | Manhattan |
| 5 | Los Angeles |
Top 5 notable deaths.
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Hawaiian singer (1959–1998).
Born May 20th, 1959 in New York City, Honolulu.
Died June 26th, 1997 at 38 years old in Honolulu (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984).
Born October 15th, 1926 in Poitiers.
Died June 26th, 1984 at 57 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (HIV/AIDS, disease).
Strom Thurmond
American politician (1902–2003).
Born December 5th, 1902 in Edgefield.
Died June 26th, 2003 at 100 years old in Edgefield (heart failure).
Nora Ephron
American film director and writer (1941–2012).
Born May 19th, 1941 in Upper West Side. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2012 at 71 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia, acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Girish Karnad
Indian playwright, theatre personality (1938–2019).
Born May 19th, 1938 in Matheran.
Died June 26th, 2019 at 81 years old in Bengaluru (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
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Birthdays by gender
| 380 | Male |
| 130 | Female |
Top birth places
| 6 | New York City |
| 5 | Los Angeles |
| 5 | Brooklyn |
| 5 | Moscow |
| 4 | Budapest |
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi