9 notable people died on July 20, including Guglielmo Marconi, Abu al-Wafa Buzjani, Alexander MacWhorter.
20th Century
2 deathsGuglielmo Marconi
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1909)
Arthur Hamerschlag
electrical engineermechanical engineer
American engineer (1872–1927)
19th Century
2 deathsAlexander MacWhorter
ministerwriter
American clergyman
Johann Gottlieb Nörremberg
physicistuniversity teacher
German physicist (1787-1862)
17th Century
1 deathGuðbrandur Þorláksson
Bible translatorLutheran pastor
Icelandic bishop
14th Century
1 deathBartholomew of San Concordio
aphoristwriter
Italian jurist
13th Century
1 deathEudes de Sully
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Paris
10th Century
1 deathAbu al-Wafa Buzjani
astronomermathematician
Persian mathematician and astronomer (940–998)
4th Century
1 deathPope Timothy I of Alexandria
Eastern Orthodox priestwriter
Pope of the Coptic Church
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