About August 18th

Sun Sign
♌ Leo
Fire · Sun
creative, passionate, generous, warm-hearted
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Birthstone
Peridot
Olive green
Healing, vitality, harmony
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Birth Flower
Poppy
Gladiolus
Imagination, strength of character
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Celtic Tree
Hazel
Coll
analytical, knowledgeable, discerning, efficient
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190 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

10 Myocardial Infarction
7 Cancer
3 Tuberculosis
3 Disease
2 Heart Failure

Top death years

9 2020
7 2009
6 2022
6 2013
5 1994

Deaths by gender

161 Male
29 Female

Top death places

5 Budapest
4 Moscow
4 London
4 New York City
3 Los Angeles

Top 5 notable deaths.

Subhas Chandra Bose

Indian nationalist leader (1897-1945).

Born January 23rd, 1897 in Cuttack.

Died August 18th, 1945 at 48 years old in Taihoku (burn). [ref]

Alain Delon

French actor (1935–2024).

Born November 8th, 1935 in Sceaux. [ref]

Died August 18th, 2024 at 88 years old in Douchy-Montcorbon (lymphoma). [ref]

Christopher McCandless

American hiker and explorer (1968–1992).

Born February 12th, 1968 in El Segundo.

Died August 18th, 1992 at 24 years old in Stampede Trail (starvation).

Phil Donahue

American media personality, writer and film producer (1935–2024).

Born December 21st, 1935 in Cleveland.

Died August 18th, 2024 at 88 years old in Upper East Side. [ref]

Kofi Annan

7th secretary-general of the united nations (1938-2018).

Born April 8th, 1938 in Kumasi. [ref]

Died August 18th, 2018 at 80 years old in Bern (disease). [ref]

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Top birth years

14 1988
11 1962
11 1976
10 1970
9 1975

Birthdays by gender

392 Male
123 Female

Top birth places

10 New York City
6 Chicago
5 Budapest
5 Los Angeles
5 Rome

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson