17 notable people died on February 8, including Sir Peter Mansfield, Louis Renault, Luc Montagnier.
21st Century
5 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)
Santokh Singh Dhir
poetshort story writer
Punjabi Writer
Borivoj Dovniković
animatorcaricaturist
Croatian film director, animator, cartoonist, illustrator and graphic designer (1930–2022)
20th Century
9 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)
Max Dvořák
archivistart historian
Czech art historian (1874-1921)
Alexandru A. Philippide
essayistpoet
Romanian poet
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José Gomes Ferreira
journalistpoet
Portuguese poet (1900-1985)
Ashraf Abbasov
composermusicologist
Azerbaijani composer (1920-1992)
19th Century
2 deaths
Pascal Coste
architectart historian
French architect (1787-1879)
Martin Martens
botanical collectorbotanist
Belgian botanist and chemist (1797-1863)
17th Century
1 death
Carlo Rainaldi
architectcomposer
Italian architect (1611–1691)
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