18 notable people died on January 7, including Vladimir Prelog, Alfred Kastler, Nagano Narimasa.
20th Century
9 deaths
Vladimir Prelog
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1975)
Alfred Kastler
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1966)
Lou Henry Hoover
geologistpolitician
First Lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933
Johannes Frischauf
astronomergeodesist
Austrian mathematician (1837-1924)
Richard Pribram
chemistuniversity teacher
Austrian chemist (1847-1928)
Bert Hinkler
aircraft pilotinventor
Australian aviator (1892-1933)
Virgilio Guidi
graphic artistpainter
Italian poet, painter and sculptor (1891–1984)
Emmanuel Rhoides
journalisttranslator
Greek writer
Jan Gotlib Bloch
bankerdiplomat
Polish banker (1836–1902)
19th Century
1 death
François-Vincent Raspail
biologistbotanist
French chemist, naturalist, physician, physiologist, attorney, and socialist politician (1794-1878)
18th Century
6 deaths
Florent-Jean de Vallière
marshalmathematician
French general (1667-1759)
Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti
agronomistbotanist
Italian naturalist (1712-1783)
Jacob Christian Schäffer
botanistlepidopterist
German inventor, professor, botanist, entomologist and ornithologist (1718–1790)
Jean-Étienne Guettard
botanistcurator
French scientist (1715-1786)
Árni Magnússon
historianuniversity teacher
Icelandic scholar and manuscript collector (1663-1730)
Carl Gustaf Tessin
art collectordiplomat
Swedish count, politician and art collector (1695-1770)
16th Century
1 death
Nagano Narimasa
military commandermilitary engineer
Japanese samurai and engineer
12th Century
1 death
Eysteinn Erlendsson
Catholic priestwriter
Archbishop of Nidaros (1120–1188)
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