10 notable people died on October 2, including Peter Medawar, Selim I, Roman Svyatoslavich.
20th Century
1 deathPeter Medawar
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1960)
19th Century
2 deathsFrançois Arago
astronomerbiographer
French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician (1786-1853)
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
engineermilitary engineer
French inventor (1725–1804)
18th Century
1 deathJohann Conrad Barchusen
chemistuniversity teacher
German chemist
16th Century
3 deathsSelim I
monarchpoet
9th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520
Guru Nanak
gurupoet
First Sikh Guru and founder of Sikhism
Johannes Agricola
philosopherProtestant reformer
Reformer, humanist (1494-1566)
15th Century
1 deathLương Thế Vinh
mathematician
Vietnamese scholar and mathematician
14th Century
1 deathWalter of Winterburn
Catholic priestphilosopher
English cardinal and theologian
11th Century
1 deathRoman Svyatoslavich
monarch
(1052-1079)
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