12 notable people died on August 3, including John Hume, Richard Willstätter, Martin I of Sicily.
21st Century
1 death
John Hume
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1998)
20th Century
3 deaths
Richard Willstätter
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1915)
Dinko Šimunović
playwrightsecondary school teacher
Croatian writer (1873–1933)
Alfredo Ottaviani
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Catholic cardinal (1890-1979)
19th Century
2 deaths
Michel Adanson
anthropologistbotanical collector
French naturalist (1727-1806)
Michel Bibaud
essayisthistorian
Canadian writer
18th Century
1 death
Guillaume-François Rouelle
chemistpharmacist
French chemist (1703-1770)
17th Century
3 deaths
Francesco Borromini
architectdraftsperson
Italian architect from Ticino and leading figure in Roman Baroque architecture (1599-1667), sculptor, engineer, stonemason and draughtsman (1599–1667)
Johann Daniel Major
authorhistorian
German naturalist (1634-1693)
Luigi Pellegrini Scaramuccia
art historianpainter
Italian painter (1616-1680)
16th Century
1 death
Giambattista Gelli
art historiantranslator
Italian writer
15th Century
1 death
Martin I of Sicily
monarchruler
King of Sicily and Infante and Crown prince of Aragon
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