16 notable people died on March 8, including George A. Olah, Anthony J. Leggett, Herbert Kroemer.
21st Century
4 deaths
George A. Olah
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1994)
Anthony J. Leggett
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (2003)
Herbert Kroemer
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (2000)
Sivaramakrishna Chandrasekhar
physicistuniversity teacher
Indian physicist (1930-2004)
20th Century
6 deaths
Annibale Rigotti
architectengineer
Italian architect (1870–1968)
Ting Chin-Pan
artistpoet
Chinese general (1894–1988)
Marinos Antypas
journalistlawyer
Greek politician
Krišjānis Barons
folkloristjournalist
Latvian writer and folklorist (1835–1923)
Stelian Popescu
journalistjudge
Minister of Justice, Owner of newspaper "Universul", Romanian journalist (1874-1954)
Manuel Gondra
diplomatjournalist
President of Paraguay (1872-1927)
19th Century
1 death
José Ignacio Abreu y Lima
journalistmilitary officer
Brazilian journalist, writer and politician (1794-1869)
17th Century
1 death
Honoré Fabri
astronomermathematician
French mathematician (1607-1688)
16th Century
1 death
Paul Luther
chemistphysician
German scientist (1533-1593)
13th Century
1 death
Shikishi-naishinnō
poetwriter
Japanese princess and poet, daughter of emperor Go-Shirakawa
12th Century
1 death
Stephen II of Hungary
monarchpolitician
King of Hungary from 1116 to 1131
3rd Century
1 death
Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
presbyterwriter
Head of the Church in Alexandria from 248 to 264
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