13 notable people died on September 8, including Hermann Staudinger, John F. Enders, Willard F. Libby.
20th Century
5 deathsHermann Staudinger
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1953)
John F. Enders
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1954)
Willard F. Libby
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1960)
Paul J. Flory
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1974)
Eileen Chang
journalistnovelist
Chinese-born American essayist, novelist, and screenwriter
19th Century
3 deathsLeopold Biwald
Catholic priestphysicist
Jesuit teacher in Graz
Edward Bancroft
chemistexplorer
British naturalist and chemist (1745-1821) (1745 in New-Style dating)
John Edwards Holbrook
herpetologistichthyologist
American zoologist (1794-1871)
18th Century
2 deathsBernard Forest de Bélidor
engineerhydraulic engineer
French engineer (*1698 – †1761)
Carlos Mardel
architectengineer
Hungarian-born Portuguese architect and military engineer (1695-1763)
17th Century
1 deathFrancisco Quevedo
novelistpoet
Spanish writer (1580-1645)
13th Century
1 deathGertrude of Merania
queen
Queen consort of Hungary (*1185-†1213)
11th Century
1 deathMáel Sechnaill mac Domnaill
military commandersovereign
High King of Ireland, King of Mide
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