7 notable people died on June 20, including Kurt Alder, Ivar Giaever, Jack Kilby.
21st Century
2 deathsIvar Giaever
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1973)
Jack Kilby
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (2000)
20th Century
1 deathKurt Alder
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1950)
19th Century
2 deathsFerdinand Berthoud
encyclopédistesengineer
Franco-Swiss horologist (1727–1807)
Richard Daintree
botanical collectorgeologist
Australian geologist and photographer (1832–1878)
18th Century
1 deathFélix Vicq-d'Azyr
anatomistbiologist
French anatomist (1748-1794)
12th Century
1 deathMinamoto no Yorimasa
military personnelpoet
Japanese court noble, samurai and poet
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