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About June 8th

Sun Sign
♊ Gemini
Air · Mercury
adaptable, outgoing, intelligent, curious
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Birthstone
Pearl
White / cream
Purity, integrity, wisdom
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Birth Flower
Rose
Honeysuckle
Love, passion, devotion
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Celtic Tree
Hawthorn
Huath
creative, multi-talented, ironic, curious
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218 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

9 Myocardial Infarction
5 Cancer
5 Cardiac Arrest
4 Traffic Collision
3 Gunshot Wound

Top death years

7 2018
7 2023
6 2020
6 2013
5 2017

Deaths by gender

178 Male
40 Female

Top death places

7 London
5 Paris
4 São Paulo
4 Rome
3 Beijing

Top 5 notable deaths.

Anthony Bourdain

American chef and television personality (1956-2018).

Born June 25th, 1956 in New York City.

Died June 8th, 2018 at 61 years old in Kaysersberg Vignoble (hanging to death).

Glenne Headly

American actress (1955-2017).

Born March 13th, 1955 in New London.

Died June 8th, 2017 at 62 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary embolism). [ref]

Abraham Maslow

American psychologist (1908–1970).

Born April 1st, 1908 in Brooklyn.

Died June 8th, 1970 at 62 years old in Menlo Park (myocardial infarction).

Pat Robertson

American media mogul and minister (1930–2023).

Born March 22nd, 1930 in Lexington.

Died June 8th, 2023 at 93 years old in Virginia Beach. [ref]

Satchel Paige

American baseball player and coach (1906-1982).

Born July 7th, 1906 in Mobile.

Died June 8th, 1982 at 75 years old in Kansas City (myocardial infarction).

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Top birth years

12 1981
10 1985
10 1983
9 1947
9 1951

Birthdays by gender

360 Male
127 Female

Top birth places

8 London
7 Los Angeles
6 New York City
5 Philadelphia
4 Berlin

Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore