19 notable people died on February 8, including Sir Robert Robinson, Sir Peter Mansfield, Louis Renault.
21st Century
5 deathsSir 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
10 deathsSir 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
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
José Gomes Ferreira
journalistpoet
Portuguese poet (1900-1985)
Ashraf Abbasov
composermusicologist
Azerbaijani composer (1920-1992)
Ado Reinvald
writer
Estonian writer (1847–1922)
19th Century
2 deathsPascal Coste
architectart historian
French architect (1787-1879)
Martin Martens
botanical collectorbotanist
Belgian botanist and chemist (1797-1863)
17th Century
1 deathCarlo Rainaldi
architectcomposer
Italian architect (1611–1691)
8th Century
1 deathAM
Agata Inukai no Michiyo
lady-in-waitingwaka poet
Poet
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