19 notable people died on July 8, including Robert B. Woodward, Simon Kuznets, John Filipec.
21st Century
2 deathsSG
Sardul Singh Guraya
biologistphysiologist
Indian biologist (1930-2012)
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Karel Bartošek
historianhistorian of Modern Age
Czech academic and historian (1930–2004)
20th Century
13 deaths
Robert B. Woodward
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1965)
Simon Kuznets
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1971)
Albert Viger
ministerpolitician
French politician (1843–1926)
Sophus Bugge
linguistliterary critic
Norwegian linguist (1833–1907)
Guillermo Valencia Castillo
poetpolitician
Colombian poet (1873-1943)
Zhang Shichuan
entrepreneurfilm director
Founding father of Chinese cinema (1890-1954)
Moses Schorr
assyriologisthistorian
Polish politician and rabbi (1874–1941)
Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar
poetwriter
Indian writer
Julio Garmendia
diplomatjournalist
Venezuelan writer and diplomat
Stanisław Panczakiewicz
mechanical engineer
Polish engineer, designer
Armas Otto Väisänen
anthropologistethnographer
Finnish ethnographer (1890-1969)
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Harry Bartlett
farmerpainter
South Australian politician (1835-1915)
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Alexander McKay
geologistphotographer
New Zealand geologist and photographer (1841-1917)
19th Century
1 death
Oscar I of Sweden
composermonarch
King of Sweden and Norway between 1844–1859 (1799–1859)
18th Century
1 death
Robert South
theologianwriter
English theologian
17th Century
1 death
Cristóbal de Torres
theologianwriter
Roman Catholic archbishop
16th Century
1 death
John Filipec
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Oradea, and Administrator of Olomouc
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