27 notable people died on February 8, including Louis Renault, Luc Montagnier, Sir Peter Mansfield.
21st Century
6 deaths
Luc Montagnier
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2008)
Sir Peter Mansfield
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2003)
Ivan Silayev
engineerpolitician
Russian politician (1930–2023)
Borivoj Dovniković
animatorcaricaturist
Croatian film director, animator, cartoonist, illustrator and graphic designer (1930–2022)
Santokh Singh Dhir
poetshort story writer
Punjabi Writer
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Laure Ghorayeb
art criticjournalist
Lebanese painter, poet, journalist and critic
20th Century
14 deaths
Louis Renault
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1907)
Sir Robert Robinson
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1947)
Dennis Gabor
holographerinventor
Nobel Prize-winning physicist and inventor of holography
Colin Archer
design engineershipbuilder
Norwegian naval architect/shipbuilder of Scottish descent (1832-1921)
Thorsten Nordenfelt
business executivebusinessperson
Swedish arms manufacturer (1842–1920)
Joaquín Costa
economisthistorian
Spanish author (1846-1911)
Max Dvořák
archivistart historian
Czech art historian (1874-1921)
Franz Schnyder
film directorfilm producer
Swiss film director, screenwriter (1910-1993)
Alexandru A. Philippide
essayistpoet
Romanian poet
José Gomes Ferreira
journalistpoet
Portuguese poet (1900-1985)
Ashraf Abbasov
composermusicologist
Azerbaijani composer (1920-1992)
Ado Reinvald
writer
Estonian writer (1847–1922)
Prince of Greece and Denmark (1872-1938)
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Lilli Suburg
journalistpublisher
Estonian journalist (1841-1923)
19th Century
4 deaths
Martin Martens
botanical collectorbotanist
Belgian botanist and chemist (1797-1863)
Pascal Coste
architectart historian
French architect (1787-1879)
Noah Noble
politicianwriter
American politician (1794-1844)
Charles Wilkes
botanical collectorbotanist
Naval officer and explorer from the United States (1798-1877)
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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