About August 19th

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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216 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

10 Cancer
5 Stroke
3 Myocardial Infarction
3 Gunshot Wound
3 Lung Cancer

Top death years

6 2016
6 2019
6 2013
6 2014
6 2023

Deaths by gender

176 Male
40 Female

Top death places

9 Los Angeles
8 London
6 Moscow
4 Rome
3 Montevideo

Top 5 notable deaths.

Tony Scott

British film director and producer (1944–2012).

Born June 21st, 1944 in North Shields.

Died August 19th, 2012 at 68 years old in San Pedro (jumping). [ref]

Groucho Marx

American comedian (1890–1977).

Born October 2nd, 1890 in Manhattan.

Died August 19th, 1977 at 86 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (pneumonia). [ref]

Lee Thompson Young

American actor (1984–2013).

Born February 1st, 1984 in Columbia.

Died August 19th, 2013 at 29 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound).

Lou Pearlman

American talent manager and fraudster (1954–2016).

Born June 19th, 1954 in Flushing.

Died August 19th, 2016 at 62 years old in Texarkana (stroke). [ref]

Otto Heinrich Frank

Father of holocaust diarist anne frank (1889–1980).

Born May 12th, 1889 in Frankfurt.

Died August 19th, 1980 at 91 years old in Birsfelden (lung cancer).

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Top birth years

11 1983
11 1986
10 1994
9 1973
9 1944

Birthdays by gender

401 Male
121 Female

Top birth places

9 New York City
5 Moscow
5 London
5 Chicago
4 Berlin

The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein