15 notable people died on August 24, including Roger Y. Tsien, Magnus Barefoot, Pierre Berthier.
21st Century
1 deathRoger Y. Tsien
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2008)
20th Century
3 deathsOdone Belluzzi
civil engineerengineer
Italian engineering professor (1892–1956)
Manuel Díaz Rodríguez
diplomatjournalist
Venezuelan writer and politician
Laurent-Olivier David
civil servantessayist
Canadian politician (1840-1926)
19th Century
7 deathsPierre Berthier
engineergeologist
French geologist
Jesse Hartley
architectengineer
British architect
Nicolas Carnot
engineermathematician
French physicist, the "father of thermodynamics" (1796–1832)
Carl Heyer
botanistforestry scientist
German university teacher (1797-1856)
Bjarni Thorarensen
judgelawyer
Icelandic writer and politician
Ferenc Kölcsey
literary criticpoet
Hungarian politician and writer (1790-1838)
Luís Gama
journalistlawyer
Brazilian lawyer, poet, abolitionist and journalist (1830-1882)
18th Century
2 deathsGiuseppe Averani
juristnaturalist
Italian jurist and naturalist
Karel Slavíček
astronomerCatholic priest
Czech astronomist, christian missionary, mathematician and roman catholic priest
16th Century
1 deathDiego Hurtado de Mendoza
ambassadoraristocrat
Spanish writer (1503–1575)
12th Century
1 deathMagnus Barefoot
monarch
King of Norway
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