12 notable people died on December 30, including Sir J. Fraser Stoddart, Martin of Opava, Giles of Rome.
21st Century
1 death
Sir J. Fraser Stoddart
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2016)
19th Century
5 deaths
Wojciech Jastrzębowski
biologistbotanist
Polish biologist (1799-1882)
Girolamo Francesco Cristiani
economistengineer
Italian engineer and economist (1731-1811)
Johann Georg Specht
architectcivil engineer
German architect (1721-1803)
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
biologistbotanical collector
French physician, entomologist (lepidopterist) and botanist (1799–1879)
George Fletcher Moore
authorbarrister
Politician, public servant, diarist (1798-1886)
18th Century
2 deaths
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus
astronomerbotanist
German physician and botanist (1652-1723)
John Needham
Catholic priesteducator
English biologist and Roman Catholic priest (1713-1781)
16th Century
1 death
Johann Dryander
anatomistastronomer
German astronomer
14th Century
1 death
Giles of Rome
Catholic priestphilosopher
Roman Catholic archbishop
13th Century
1 death
Martin of Opava
canon law juristCatholic bishop
Czech medieval chronicler
11th Century
1 deathAbdallah ibn Al-Aftas
monarchpolitician
Emir of Badajoz from 1022 to 1045
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