8 notable people died on August 12, including Godfrey N. Hounsfield, Ernst B. Chain, James B. Sumner.
21st Century
1 death
Godfrey N. Hounsfield
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1979)
20th Century
4 deaths
Ernst B. Chain
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1945)
James B. Sumner
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1946)
Walter Hess
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1949)
Karl Ziegler
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1963)
19th Century
1 death
Eliphalet Remington
blacksmithentrepreneur
American firearm designer (1793–1861)
17th Century
1 death
Johann Sperling
physicianphysicist
German zoologist
9th Century
1 death
Yuthog Yontan Gonpo
academicLama
Tibetan lama
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