15 notable people died on February 11, including Robert W. Holley, J. Hans D. Jensen, René Descartes.
21st Century
1 death
Lorentz Eldjarn
chemistoncologist
Norwegian scientist
20th Century
6 deaths
Robert W. Holley
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1968)
J. Hans D. Jensen
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1963)
John Langalibalele Dube
journalistpoet
South African philosopher, educator, politician, publisher, editor, novelist, and poet (1871-1946)
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Thomas Scott
journalistpolitician
Canadian military figure and politician (1841–1915)
Henri-Raymond Casgrain
criticessayist
Canadian historian (1831-1904)
Antonieta Rivas Mercado
activistjournalist
Feminist, writer and patron of arts (1900–1931)
18th Century
2 deaths
William Shenstone
gardenerhorticulturist
English poet and landscape gardener (1714-1763)
Carl Michael Bellman
composeroffice worker
Swedish poet, songwriter and composer (1740–1795)
17th Century
2 deaths
René Descartes
astronomercorrespondent
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
Anna Åkerhjelm
archaeologisttraveler
Swedish writer, lady-in-waiting
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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