42 notable people died on April 8, including Daniel Bovet, Pyotr Kapitsa, Peter Higgs.
21st Century
6 deaths
Peter Higgs
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (2013)
Waldemar Esteves da Cunha
King Momoshowman
King Momo in Brazil
Rayson Huang
chemistjustice of the peace
Chinese chemist (1920–2015)
Josef Svoboda
actorarchitect
Czech architect, designer, film director and professor (1920–2002)
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Charles Douglass
audio engineerengineer
American sound engineer
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Bertie Wijesinha
cricketerjournalist
Cricketer (1920-2017)
20th Century
18 deaths
Daniel Bovet
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1957)
Pyotr Kapitsa
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1978)
Loránd Eötvös
engineerinventor
Hungarian physicist (1848–1919)
Gyula Kőnig
deaneditor
Hungarian mathematician (1849–1913)
Tadeusz Estreicher
chemisthistorian
Polish historian and chemist (1871–1952)
Kyoshi Takahama
literary criticnovelist
Japanese writer (1874–1959)
Josef Weinheber
poetwriter
Austrian poet (1892–1945)
Lucjan Rydel
playwrightpoet
Polish writer (1870–1918)
Luis Alberto de Herrera
diplomatjournalist
Uruguayan politician (1873–1959)
Ethel Turner
children's writereditor
Australian writer (1872–1958)
Maria Veleda
suffragistwriter
Portuguese writer, suffragist
Hemchandra Kanungo
politicianrevolutionary
Indian Bengali revolutionary
Antonios Miliarakis
geographerhistorian
Greek historian (1841-1905)
Enrica von Handel-Mazzetti
poetwriter
Austrian writer (1871–1955)
Florence Turner Blake
painter
Australian artist (1873–1959)
PC
Paul Colin
art criticcritic
Belgian journalist (1895–1943)
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Nuși Tulliu
newspaper editorpoet
Aromanian poet and prose writer
Vaslav Nijinsky
ballet dancerballet master
Polish-Russian ballet dancer and choreographer
19th Century
7 deaths
Pauline Rifer de Courcelles
artistnaturalist
French bird artist (1781–1851)
William Augustus Muhlenberg
Anglican priestwriter
United States Anglican Episcopal clergyman (1796-1877)
István Széchenyi
politicianwriter
Hungarian nobleman, writer, politician and national revivalist (1791–1860)
Antoine-Félix Bouré
sculptorvisual artist
Belgian sculptor (1831–1883)
Juan José Carrera
military officer
Chilean politician (1782-1818)
Francisco Javier Muñiz
military physicianpaleontologist
Argentine physician, naturalist, and politician
Luis de la Carrera y Verdugo
military personnelpolitician
Chilean military officer (1791-1818)
18th Century
4 deaths
Karoline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt
art collectorbotanist
German artist, naturalist, art collector and entomologist (1723-1783)
Mihalj Šilobod
mathematicianmilitary officer
Croatian mathematician
Hiob Ludolf
orientalistphilologist
German orientalist (1624-1704)
Francis II Rákóczi
military leaderpolitician
Leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703–1711
17th Century
2 deaths
Payo Enríquez de Rivera
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Viceroy of New Spain, Roman Catholic archbishop of Mexico
Johann Michael Dilherr
librariantheologian
German librarian, author and theologian
16th Century
2 deaths
Ludwig Helmbold
hymnwriterphilosopher
German poet
Martin Chemnitz
astrologerlibrarian
Lutheran theologian and reformer
15th Century
1 death
Queen consort of Naples and suo jure Princess of Taranto
7th Century
1 death
Charibert II
monarch
Frankish king
3rd Century
1 death
Caracalla
monarchpolitician
Roman emperor from 198 to 217
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