About September 15th

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
Vine
Muin
indecisive, empathic, refined, elegant
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212 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

5 Cancer
5 Myocardial Infarction
5 Lung Cancer
4 Pneumonia
4 Tuberculosis

Top death years

5 1998
5 2018
5 1973
5 1995
5 2019

Deaths by gender

187 Male
25 Female

Top death places

6 Saint Petersburg
5 New York City
5 Berlin
4 Moscow
3 Barcelona

Top 5 notable deaths.

Harry Dean Stanton

American actor (1926–2017).

Born July 14th, 1926 in Irvine.

Died September 15th, 2017 at 91 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (respiratory failure). [ref]

Ric Ocasek

American musician (1944–2019).

Born March 23rd, 1949 in Baltimore. [ref]

Died September 15th, 2019 at 70 years old in Manhattan (heart disease). [ref]

Tito Jackson

American musician (1953–2024).

Born October 15th, 1953 in Ohio.

Died September 15th, 2024 at 70 years old in Gallup (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ottis Toole

American serial killer (1947–1996).

Born March 5th, 1947 in Jacksonville.

Died September 15th, 1996 at 49 years old in Raiford (liver cirrhosis).

Richard Wright

English keyboardist, co-founder of pink floyd (1943–2008).

Born July 28th, 1943 in London.

Died September 15th, 2008 at 65 years old in London (lung cancer).

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Top birth years

14 1977
12 1945
11 1986
11 1989
11 1993

Birthdays by gender

461 Male
129 Female

Top birth places

7 New York City
6 Buenos Aires
5 Vienna
4 Madrid
4 Amsterdam

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