31 notable people died on October 7, including Sir John B. Gurdon, Sir Norman Angell, Demosthenes.
21st Century
4 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)
20th Century
14 deaths
Sir Norman Angell
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1933)
Haakon Hauan
engineerpolitician
Norwegian politician
Florence Stoney
engineerphysician
Irish physician who was the first female radiologist in the United Kingdom.
Pedro Américo
naturalistnovelist
Brazilian painter (1843-1905)
Théodore Turrettini
engineerpolitician
Swiss civil engineer and politician (1845-1916)
Honoré Beaugrand
journalistpolitician
Former mayor of Montreal, Quebec (1885-1887)
Anica Savić Rebac
classical philologisthistorian
Serbian writer, classical philologist, translator, professor (1892–1953)
Rupert Etherege Kingsford
lawyerlecturer
Canadian lawyer, magistrate, and writer
Jorge Ángel Livraga Rizzi
mysticphilosopher
Argentine writer and philosopher (1930-1991)
Leopold Bauer
architectdesigner
Silesian-Austrian architect (1872-1938)
Juan Alais
composerguitarist
Argentinian guitarist (1844–1914)
Samuel Prowse Warren
composerorganist
Canadian composer (1841-1915)
Grigoris Asikis
composerlyricist
Greek singer (1890–1966)
Giuseppe Capogrossi
draftspersongraphic artist
Italian painter (1900-1972)
19th Century
4 deaths
Marc Theodore Bourrit
composermountaineer
Swiss writer
Ema Saikō
artistcalligrapher
Japanese poet and calligrapher
Hanawa Hokiichi
historianlinguist
Japanese philosopher (1746-1821)
Julian Tenison Woods
botanical collectorbotanist
Australian priest and geologist (1832-1889)
18th Century
3 deaths
Jonathan Dickinson
Christian ministerminister
American minister and co-founder of Princeton University (1688–1747)
John Woolman
theologianwriter
American Quaker preacher and writer 1720-1772
Johann Georg von Zimmermann
authorbotanist
Swiss philosophical writer, naturalist, and physician (1728–1795)
17th Century
1 death
Thieleman J. van Braght
Christian ministerpoet
Dutch writer
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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