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August 16th
Top causes of death
| 13 | Myocardial Infarction |
| 5 | Disease |
| 5 | Lung Cancer |
| 4 | Cancer |
| 3 | Pneumonia |
Deaths by gender
| 190 | Male |
| 40 | Female |
Top death places
| 7 | Rome |
| 6 | Moscow |
| 5 | Los Angeles |
| 3 | Budapest |
| 3 | Belgrade |
Top 5 notable deaths.
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977).
Born January 8th, 1935 in Tupelo. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1977 at 42 years old in Memphis (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018).
Born March 25th, 1942 in Memphis.
Died August 16th, 2018 at 76 years old in Detroit (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Babe Ruth
American baseball player (1895–1948).
Born February 6th, 1895 in Baltimore.
Died August 16th, 1948 at 53 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (nasopharynx carcinoma).
Idi Amin
President of uganda (1971-1979).
Born May 30th, 1928 in Kampala, Koboko. [ref]
Died August 16th, 2003 at 75 years old in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre. [ref]
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Prime minister of india (1996, 1988-2004).
Born December 24th, 1924 in Gwalior.
Died August 16th, 2018 at 93 years old in New Delhi (diabetes). [ref]
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Birthdays by gender
| 426 | Male |
| 137 | Female |
Top birth places
| 11 | London |
| 8 | New York City |
| 5 | Toronto |
| 5 | Paris |
| 4 | Mexico City |
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld