36 notable people died on October 7, including Sir John B. Gurdon, Sir Norman Angell, Demosthenes.
21st Century
5 deaths
Sir John B. Gurdon
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2012)
CO
Christopher Okojie
ministerpolitician
Nigerian politician
Clement Bowman
chemical engineer
Canadian chemical engineer
SP
Susan Parkinson
nutritionistwriter
New Zealand nutritionist (1920-2012)
AS
Aner Shapira
composerlyricist
Israeli who saved lives of eight people (born 2001)
20th Century
15 deaths
Sir Norman Angell
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1933)
Haakon Hauan
engineerpolitician
Norwegian politician
Théodore Turrettini
engineerpolitician
Swiss civil engineer and politician (1845-1916)
Florence Stoney
engineerphysician
Irish physician who was the first female radiologist in the United Kingdom.
Pedro Américo
naturalistnovelist
Brazilian painter (1843-1905)
Rupert Etherege Kingsford
lawyerlecturer
Canadian lawyer, magistrate, and writer
Anica Savić Rebac
classical philologisthistorian
Serbian writer, classical philologist, translator, professor (1892–1953)
Honoré Beaugrand
journalistpolitician
Former mayor of Montreal, Quebec (1885-1887)
Jorge Ángel Livraga Rizzi
mysticphilosopher
Argentine writer and philosopher (1930-1991)
Juan Alais
composerguitarist
Argentinian guitarist (1844–1914)
Leopold Bauer
architectdesigner
Silesian-Austrian architect (1872-1938)
Samuel Prowse Warren
composerorganist
Canadian composer (1841-1915)
Grigoris Asikis
composerlyricist
Greek singer (1890–1966)
Giuseppe Capogrossi
draftspersongraphic artist
Italian painter (1900-1972)
CW
Carl Walter
botanical collectorbotanist
German-Australian botanist and photographer (1831-1907)
19th Century
6 deaths
Marc Theodore Bourrit
composermountaineer
Swiss writer
Ema Saikō
artistcalligrapher
Japanese poet and calligrapher
Hanawa Hokiichi
historianlinguist
Japanese philosopher (1746-1821)
Isabella Colbran
composeropera singer
Spanish opera singer and composer
Julian Tenison Woods
botanical collectorbotanist
Australian priest and geologist (1832-1889)
Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
diplomatpolitician
Colombian general and political figure (1798-1878)
18th Century
3 deaths
Jonathan Dickinson
Christian ministerminister
American minister and co-founder of Princeton University (1688–1747)
Johann Georg von Zimmermann
authorbotanist
Swiss philosophical writer, naturalist, and physician (1728–1795)
John Woolman
theologianwriter
American Quaker preacher and writer 1720-1772
17th Century
2 deaths
Thieleman J. van Braght
Christian ministerpoet
Dutch writer
AR
Arnold van Ravesteyn
painter
Dutch Golden Age painter (1605-1690)
16th Century
1 death
Christoph Frankopan
military leaderwriter
Croatian count
13th Century
1 deathIA
Ibn al-Dubaythi
historianIslamic jurist
(1163-1239) Islamic scholar
12th Century
1 deathFK
Fujiwara no Kanshi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
4th Century BC
1 death
Demosthenes
diplomatorator
Classical Athenian statesman and orator (384–322 BC)
7th Century BC
1 death
Duke Huan of Qi
politician
Ruler of Qi state; head of the Five Hegemons during the Chinese Spring Autumn period
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