About August 31st

Sun Sign
♍ Virgo
Earth · Mercury
loyal, analytical, kind, hardworking
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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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217 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

9 Myocardial Infarction
4 Heart Failure
4 Cancer
4 Disease
4 Traffic Collision

Top death years

7 2021
6 2002
6 2014
5 1967
5 1978

Deaths by gender

183 Male
34 Female

Top death places

6 Moscow
5 Saint Petersburg
5 Paris
5 Berlin
4 London

Top 5 notable deaths.

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the british royal family and princess of wales (1961–1997).

Born July 1st, 1961 in Park House. [ref]

Died August 31st, 1997 at 36 years old in Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (car collision). [ref]

Dodi Fayed

Princess diana boyfriend (1955–1997).

Born April 15th, 1955 in Alexandria. [ref]

Died August 31st, 1997 at 42 years old in pont de l'Alma (traffic collision).

Rocky Marciano

American heavyweight boxing champion (1923-1969).

Born September 1st, 1923 in Brockton.

Died August 31st, 1969 at 45 years old in Newton (aviation accident).

Pranab Mukherjee

President of india from 2012 to 2017.

Born December 11th, 1935 in Mirati.

Died August 31st, 2020 at 84 years old in New Delhi (COVID-19). [ref]

John Ford

American film director (1894–1973).

Born February 1st, 1894 in Cape Elizabeth.

Died August 31st, 1973 at 79 years old in Palm Desert (stomach cancer).

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Top birth years

12 1982
12 1969
11 1986
10 1988
9 1983

Birthdays by gender

374 Male
99 Female

Top birth places

7 New York City
5 Buenos Aires
5 Brooklyn
4 Detroit
4 Berlin

Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy