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About July 27th

Sun Sign
♌ Leo
Fire · Sun
creative, passionate, generous, warm-hearted
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Birthstone
Ruby
Deep red
Passion, protection, prosperity
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Birth Flower
Larkspur
Water Lily
Positivity, dignity, grace
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Celtic Tree
Holly
Tinne
noble, regal, competitive, confident
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226 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

8 Cancer
8 Myocardial Infarction
5 Disease
4 Prostate Cancer
3 Lung Cancer

Top death years

8 2021
8 2017
6 1968
6 2003
6 2012

Deaths by gender

186 Male
40 Female

Top death places

6 Moscow
6 Los Angeles
5 Berlin
5 Rome
4 London

Top 5 notable deaths.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Indian scientist and statesman (1931–2015).

Born October 15th, 1931 in Rameswaram taluk.

Died July 27th, 2015 at 83 years old in Shillong (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Mohammad Reza I of Iran

Shah of iran from 1941 to 1979.

Born October 26th, 1919 in Tehran.

Died July 27th, 1980 at 60 years old in Cairo (lymphoma).

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017).

Born November 5th, 1943 in Fort Sheridan.

Died July 27th, 2017 at 73 years old in Midway (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]

Bob Hope

American entertainer (1903–2003).

Born May 29th, 1903.

Died July 27th, 2003 at 100 years old in Toluca Lake (pneumonia).

James Mason

British actor (1909–1984).

Born May 15th, 1909 in Huddersfield.

Died July 27th, 1984 at 75 years old in Lausanne (myocardial infarction).

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Top birth years

12 1990
11 1982
11 1983
10 1977
10 1984

Birthdays by gender

400 Male
128 Female

For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker