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About November 17th

Sun Sign
♏ Scorpio
Water · Pluto
resourceful, powerful, brave, passionate
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Birthstone
Citrine
Golden yellow
Abundance, joy, mental clarity
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Birth Flower
Chrysanthemum
Peony
Loyalty, longevity, joy
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Celtic Tree
Reed
Ngetal
purposeful, inquisitive, truth-seeking, fearless
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552 Notable birthdays

Top birth years

15 1983
13 1944
10 1967
10 1978
10 1986

Birthdays by gender

398 Male
153 Female

Top birth places

9 Budapest
7 Los Angeles
7 London
5 New York City
5 St. Louis

Top 5 notable birthdays.

Rachel McAdams

Canadian actress (born 1978).

Born November 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in London.

Martin Scorsese

American filmmaker (born 1942).

Born November 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Queens.

Danny DeVito

American actor, comedian, director and producer.

Born November 17th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Neptune Township.

RuPaul

American drag performer, actor, and musician.

Born November 17th, 1960 (age 65 years) in San Diego.

Tom Ellis

Welsh actor.

Born November 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Cardiff.

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216 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

8 Myocardial Infarction
6 Cancer
5 Pneumonia
4 Gunshot Wound
3 Heart Failure

Top death years

7 2021
5 2017
5 1936
5 1998
5 2012

Deaths by gender

179 Male
36 Female

Top death places

8 Moscow
6 London
5 Berlin
4 Kyiv
4 Rome

Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears. John Lennon