13 notable people died on July 3, including Robert F. Curl Jr., José de Grimaldo, Frederick III of Sicily.
21st Century
2 deaths
Robert F. Curl Jr.
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1996)
Anne Barbara Underhill
astrophysicistuniversity teacher
Canadian astrophysicist (1920-2003)
20th Century
5 deaths
Viktor von Lang
chemistcrystallographer
Austrian chemist (1838–1921)
Julius Sabbe
journalistpublisher
Belgian writer (1846–1910)
Farah Antun
journal editorjournalist
One of the first Syrian Christians to openly argue for secularism and equality regardless of religious affiliation
Sara Solá de Castellanos
composerpoet
Argentinian writer (1890-?)
Nils Meinander
journalistpolitician
Finnish politician (1910-1985)
19th Century
2 deaths
Martin-Joseph Mengal
composerconductor
Belgian composer
William Hodgkinson
explorerjournalist
Australian explorer, journalist, gold miner and politician
18th Century
1 death
José de Grimaldo
civil servantminister
Spanish noble (1664-1733)
15th Century
1 death
Lodovico Lazzarelli
poetwriter
Italian poet
14th Century
1 death
Frederick III of Sicily
composerpoet
King of Sicily from 1295 to 1337
11th Century
1 death
Arialdo
canonwriter
Italian saint
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