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About September 1st

Sun Sign
♍ Virgo
Earth · Mercury
loyal, analytical, kind, hardworking
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Birthstone
Sapphire
Deep blue
Loyalty, wisdom, nobility
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Birth Flower
Aster
Morning Glory
Wisdom, valor, affection
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Celtic Tree
Hazel
Coll
analytical, knowledgeable, discerning, efficient
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215 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

9 Cancer
5 Lung Cancer
4 Disease
4 Pneumonia
3 Gunshot Wound

Top death years

6 2021
6 2025
6 1982
6 2013
5 2008

Deaths by gender

184 Male
31 Female

Top death places

9 London
5 Los Angeles
4 Moscow
3 Hollywood
2 Brisbane

Top 5 notable deaths.

Jimmy Buffett

American singer-songwriter (1946–2023).

Born December 25th, 1946 in Pascagoula.

Died September 1st, 2023 at 76 years old in Sag Harbor (Merkel cell carcinoma). [ref]

Tommy Morrison

Boxer (1969-2013).

Born January 2nd, 1969 in Gravette.

Died September 1st, 2013 at 44 years old in Omaha (sepsis).

Albert Speer

German nazi architect, government minister of armaments and war production for nazi germany and convicted nazi war criminal (1905–1981).

Born March 19th, 1905 in Mannheim.

Died September 1st, 1981 at 76 years old in London.

Ilse Koch

German war criminal, wife of camp commandant karl-otto koch (1906–1967).

Born September 22nd, 1906 in Dresden.

Died September 1st, 1967 at 60 years old in Aichach (hanging to death).

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Indian self-rule activist (1856–1920).

Born July 23rd, 1856 in Ratnagiri.

Died September 1st, 1920 at 64 years old in Mumbai.

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Top birth years

17 1989
12 1983
12 1975
12 1971
12 1993

Birthdays by gender

470 Male
138 Female

Top birth places

8 New York City
7 Philadelphia
5 Los Angeles
5 Paris
5 Vienna

To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling