33 notable people died on February 8, including Sir Robert Robinson, Sir Peter Mansfield, Louis Renault.
21st Century
8 deaths
Sir Peter Mansfield
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2003)
Luc Montagnier
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2008)
Ivan Silayev
engineerpolitician
Russian politician (1930–2023)
Borivoj Dovniković
animatorcaricaturist
Croatian film director, animator, cartoonist, illustrator and graphic designer (1930–2022)
Eva Dahlbeck
actorfilm actor
Swedish actress and writer (1920-2008)
Santokh Singh Dhir
poetshort story writer
Punjabi Writer
LG
Laure Ghorayeb
art criticjournalist
Lebanese painter, poet, journalist and critic
JP
Juan Parrochia
architectprofessor
Chilean architect and urbanist (1930–2016)
20th Century
16 deaths
Sir Robert Robinson
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1947)
Louis Renault
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1907)
Dennis Gabor
holographerinventor
Nobel Prize-winning physicist and inventor of holography
Thorsten Nordenfelt
business executivebusinessperson
Swedish arms manufacturer (1842–1920)
Joaquín Costa
economisthistorian
Spanish author (1846-1911)
Colin Archer
design engineershipbuilder
Norwegian naval architect/shipbuilder of Scottish descent (1832-1921)
Tom Terriss
actorfilm actor
British actor and screenwriter (1872–1964)
Max Dvořák
archivistart historian
Czech art historian (1874-1921)
Franz Schnyder
film directorfilm producer
Swiss film director, screenwriter (1910-1993)
José Gomes Ferreira
journalistpoet
Portuguese poet (1900-1985)
Alexandru A. Philippide
essayistpoet
Romanian poet
Erwin Friedrich Baumann
architectsculptor
Swiss architect and sculptor (1890-1980)
Ashraf Abbasov
composermusicologist
Azerbaijani composer (1920-1992)
Ado Reinvald
writer
Estonian writer (1847–1922)
Prince of Greece and Denmark (1872-1938)
LS
Lilli Suburg
journalistpublisher
Estonian journalist (1841-1923)
19th Century
5 deaths
Pascal Coste
architectart historian
French architect (1787-1879)
Martin Martens
botanical collectorbotanist
Belgian botanist and chemist (1797-1863)
Noah Noble
politicianwriter
American politician (1794-1844)
Charles Wilkes
botanical collectorbotanist
Naval officer and explorer from the United States (1798-1877)
JR
Jean-Moïse Raymond
military officerpolitician
(1787 –1843) Businessman and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East
18th Century
1 deathNS
Nicola Salvi
architectsculptor
Italian architect (1697-1751)
17th Century
1 death
Carlo Rainaldi
architectcomposer
Italian architect (1611–1691)
12th Century
1 death
Japanese poet
8th Century
1 deathAM
Agata Inukai no Michiyo
lady-in-waitingwaka poet
Poet
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