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About September 20th

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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213 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

10 Myocardial Infarction
5 Gunshot Wound
4 Cancer
4 Heart Failure
3 Pneumonia

Top death years

8 2024
6 1945
6 2014
6 1999
5 1973

Deaths by gender

180 Male
33 Female

Top death places

6 Moscow
6 Los Angeles
4 Rome
3 Athens
3 Amsterdam

Top 5 notable deaths.

Jim Croce

American singer-songwriter (1943–1973).

Born January 10th, 1943 in Philadelphia.

Died September 20th, 1973 at 30 years old in Natchitoches (aircraft crash).

Brian Clough

English football player and manager (1935–2004).

Born March 21st, 1935 in Middlesbrough.

Died September 20th, 2004 at 69 years old in Derby (stomach cancer).

Annie Besant

British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator (1847-1933).

Born October 1st, 1847 in Clapham. [ref]

Died September 20th, 1933 at 85 years old in Adyar. [ref]

Simon Wiesenthal

Jewish austrian holocaust survivor and nazi hunter (1908–2005).

Born December 31st, 1908 in Buchach. [ref]

Died September 20th, 2005 at 96 years old in Vienna.

Roy Kinnear

British actor (1934–1988).

Born January 8th, 1934 in Wigan.

Died September 20th, 1988 at 54 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction, horse fall).

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Top birth years

17 1983
14 1968
13 1958
11 1980
11 1987

Birthdays by gender

429 Male
151 Female

Top birth places

13 New York City
8 Brooklyn
6 Rome
5 Toronto
4 Los Angeles

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