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September 2nd
Top causes of death
| 7 | Cancer |
| 4 | Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| 4 | Myocardial Infarction |
| 4 | Pneumonia |
| 2 | Breast Cancer |
Deaths by gender
| 200 | Male |
| 23 | Female |
Top death places
| 5 | Los Angeles |
| 5 | New York City |
| 4 | Vienna |
| 3 | Moscow |
| 3 | Geneva |
Top 5 notable deaths.
J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist (1892–1973).
Born January 3rd, 1892 in Bloemfontein. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1973 at 81 years old in Bournemouth (bronchopneumonia, ulcer). [ref]
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese communist leader, founder of north vietnam (1890–1969).
Born May 19th, 1890 in Kim Liên.
Died September 2nd, 1969 at 79 years old in Hanoi (heart failure).
Jerry Heller
American businessman (1940–2016).
Born October 6th, 1940 in Shaker Heights.
Died September 2nd, 2016 at 75 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer). [ref]
Sidharth Shukla
Actor, model and host (1980–2021).
Born December 12th, 1980 in Mumbai.
Died September 2nd, 2021 at 40 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bob Denver
American actor (1935–2005).
Born January 9th, 1935 in New Rochelle.
Died September 2nd, 2005 at 70 years old in Winston-Salem (pneumonia, laryngeal cancer).
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Birthdays by gender
| 429 | Male |
| 110 | Female |
Top birth places
| 9 | Rome |
| 7 | London |
| 6 | New York City |
| 5 | Moscow |
| 4 | Brooklyn |
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz