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Top causes of death
| 7 | Cancer |
| 5 | Myocardial Infarction |
| 4 | Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| 3 | Cardiac Arrest |
| 2 | Cardiovascular Disease |
Deaths by gender
| 147 | Male |
| 31 | Female |
Top death places
| 6 | New York City |
| 6 | Los Angeles |
| 5 | London |
| 4 | Moscow |
| 4 | Rome |
Top 5 notable deaths.
Leon Trotsky
Russian marxist revolutionary (1879–1940).
Born November 7th, 1879 in Bereslavka. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1940 at 60 years old in Coyoacán (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
John Amos
American actor (1939–2024).
Born December 27th, 1939 in Newark. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2024 at 84 years old in Los Angeles, Inglewood (heart failure). [ref]
Robert Hansen
American serial killer (1939–2014).
Born February 15th, 1939 in Estherville.
Died August 21st, 2014 at 75 years old in Alaska Regional Hospital (disease). [ref]
Stefán Karl Stefánsson
Icelandic actor (1975–2018).
Born July 10th, 1975 in Hafnarfjörður.
Died August 21st, 2018 at 43 years old in Los Angeles (cholangiocarcinoma).
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Indian-american astrophysicist.
Born October 19th, 1910 in Lahore.
Died August 21st, 1995 at 84 years old in Chicago (cardiac arrest).
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Birthdays by gender
| 368 | Male |
| 105 | Female |
Top birth places
| 9 | New York City |
| 6 | Moscow |
| 5 | Los Angeles |
| 4 | Brooklyn |
| 3 | Budapest |
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