7 notable people died on February 11, including J. Hans D. Jensen, Robert W. Holley, René Descartes.
20th Century
2 deaths
J. Hans D. Jensen
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1963)
Robert W. Holley
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1968)
17th Century
1 death
René Descartes
astronomercorrespondent
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
16th Century
1 death
John of Głogów
astronomergeographer
Polish philosopher
15th Century
2 deaths
Vittorino da Feltre
educatorhumanist
Italian Renaissance-Humanist and teacher
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
historianIslamic jurist
Egyptian Islamic scholar (1372–1449)
6th Century
1 death
Pelagius II
Catholic priestwriter
Pope and Bishop of Rome (r. 579-590)
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