13 notable people died on February 8, including Louis Renault, Luc Montagnier, Sir Robert Robinson.
21st Century
3 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)
20th Century
7 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)
Max Dvořák
archivistart historian
Czech art historian (1874-1921)
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José Gomes Ferreira
journalistpoet
Portuguese poet (1900-1985)
Alexandru A. Philippide
essayistpoet
Romanian poet
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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