12 notable people died on January 18, including Adolf Butenandt, Konstantin Päts, Charles Nisbet.
20th Century
2 deaths
Adolf Butenandt
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1939)
Konstantin Päts
journalistjurist
Estonian politician (1874–1956)
19th Century
6 deaths
Charles Nisbet
civil servantminister
British minister and educator (1736-1804)
Juan de Lángara
cartographerexplorer
Admiral of the Spanish Navy (1736–1806)
Charles Dupin
economistmarine engineer
French mathematician, engineer, economist and politician (1784-1873)
Antoine Payen
naturalistpainter
Belgian painter (1792-1853)
Antoine César Becquerel
chemistengineer
French scientist and pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena (1788-1878)
Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix
astronomertranslator
French astronomer (1718-1802)
18th Century
3 deaths
Antonio Vallisneri
biologistbotanist
Italian scientist (1661-1730)
François-Xavier Bon de Saint-Hilaire
magistratenaturalist
French scientist and president of the Court of Auditors of Montpellier
Otto Mencke
mathematicianphilosopher
German philosopher (1644-1707)
12th Century
1 death
Duke and King of Bohemia (1110–1172)
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