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Jacques Piccard

  • Brussels metropolitan area: July 28, 1922 celebration
  • La Tour-de-Peilz: November 1, 2008 celebration
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  • celebration Date of birth

    Brussels metropolitan area: July 28, 1922  

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    La Tour-de-Peilz: November 1, 2008  

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    1. oceanography
     

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    1. University of Basel
    2. University of Geneva
     

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    1. Hubbard Medal (2012)
    2. Howard N. Potts Medal (1972)
     

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  • Swiss oceanographer (1922–2008) | Hubbard Medal (2012), Howard N. Potts Medal (1972) | bathyscaphe | University of Basel, University of Geneva | Brussels

1. Rakoen Maertens

  • July 28, 1996 celebration

Belgian Esperantist | July 28, 1996 - Helsinki: March 28, 1899 | Rakoen Maertens | July 28, 1996 - Helsinki: March 28, 1899

2. Anna Barnacka

  • Brzesko: July 28, 1984 celebration

Polish astrophysicist | Jagiellonian University, University of the National Education Commission | Brzesko: July 28, 1984 - Paris: November 6, 1904 | Anna

3. Morten Albæk (Morten Albaek)

  • Uggerby: July 28, 1975 celebration

Danish businessman | Uggerby: July 28, 1975 - Chicago: May 22, 1935 | Morten Albæk (Morten Albaek) | Uggerby: July 28, 1975 - Chicago: May 22, 1935

4. Barbara Schaffner

  • Zurich: July 28, 1968 celebration

Swiss politician | Zurich: July 28, 1968 - Saint Petersburg: March 27, 1827 | Barbara Schaffner | Zurich: July 28, 1968 - Saint Petersburg: March 27, 1827

5. Eero Vainikko

  • July 28, 1963 celebration

Estonian mathematician and computer scientist | University of Bergen | July 28, 1963 - Kraków: April 16, 1888 | Eero Vainikko | July 28, 1963 - Kraków: April

6. Claudia Felser

  • Aachen: July 28, 1962 celebration

German professor of physics and chemistry | Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2025), James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials (2019), Tsungming Tu Award

7. Jonathan Pila

  • Melbourne: July 28, 1962 celebration

Australian mathematician | Fellow of the Royal Society (2015), Senior Whitehead Prize (2011), Carol Karp Prize (2013) | Stanford University, University of Melbourne

8. Harald Lesch

  • Giessen: July 28, 1960 celebration

German physicist | Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Award (2019), Otto Hahn Medal (1988), Pipe Smoker of the Year (2009), Communicator Award of DFG (2005), Cicero

9. Mike Yakir

  • Kyiv: July 28, 1958 celebration

Ukrainian scientist | Order of Merit, 1st class, People's Teacher of Ukraine, Excellence in Education of Ukraine Badge, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class

10. Dainius Junevicius

  • Kaunas: July 28, 1958 celebration

Lithuanian physicist | Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (2003), Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2019)

11. Madis Võõras (Madis Vooras)

  • July 28, 1955 celebration

Estonian engineer and businessman | Väike-Maarja Gymnasium, University of Tartu, Tallinn University of Technology | July 28, 1955 - January 1, -0300 | Madis

12. Young Hee Lee

  • Gimje: July 28, 1955 celebration

South Korean physicist | Kent State University | Gimje: July 28, 1955 - Belmont: December 3, 2023 | Young Hee Lee | Gimje: July 28, 1955 - Belmont: December 3, 2023

13. Kaare T. Pettersen

  • July 28, 1954 celebration

July 28, 1954 - Oslo: February 20, 1985 | Kaare T. Pettersen | July 28, 1954 - Oslo: February 20, 1985

14. Gerd Faltings

  • Gelsenkirchen: July 28, 1954 celebration

German mathematician | Dannie Heineman Prize (1983), Cantor medal (2017), The Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences (2015), Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit

15. Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba)

  • Solares: July 28, 1951 celebration
  • Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda: May 10, 2019 deceased

Spanish politician and chemist (1951-2019) | Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Civil Guard (2020), Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise

16. Corrado de Concini

  • Rome: July 28, 1949 celebration

Italian mathematician | Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences (1990), Caccioppoli Prize (1986) | University of Warsaw, University of Warwick

17. George Carter III

  • July 28, 1945 celebration

inventor | July 28, 1945 - Elizabeth: April 7, 1913 | George Carter III | July 28, 1945 - Elizabeth: April 7, 1913

18. Francisco Leocata

  • Catania: July 28, 1944 celebration
  • January 9, 2022 deceased

Argentine philosopher, historian, Catholic priest | Catania: July 28, 1944 - January 9, 2022 | Francisco Leocata | Catania: July 28, 1944 - January 9, 2022

19. Vladimir Nikolaevich Platonov

  • Kyiv: July 28, 1941 celebration

Soviet and Ukrainian scientist in the field of sports science | Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class, Honored Scientist of Ukraine, Order of Merit

20. John Finnis

  • Adelaide: July 28, 1940 celebration

Australian legal scholar and philosopher | Rhodes Scholarship (1962), Aquinas Medal (2004), Companion of the Order of Australia (2019), Fellow of the British Academy

21. John A. Osborn

  • Chislehurst: July 28, 1939 celebration
  • Strasbourg: April 23, 2000 deceased

British chemist | Grand Prix Achille-Le-Bel (1998), Liversidge Award (1995), Corday-Morgan Prize (1975) | Imperial College London | Chislehurst: July 28, 1939

22. William M. Hartmann

  • Elgin: July 28, 1939 celebration

American scientist | Rhodes Scholarship (1961) | Iowa State University, Lincoln College | Elgin: July 28, 1939 - Bloomington: November 21, 1955 | William M.

23. Genri Boganik

  • Saint Petersburg: July 28, 1935 celebration
  • Moscow: August 8, 2007 deceased

seismics (1935-2007) | Russian State Geological Prospecting University | Saint Petersburg: July 28, 1935 - Moscow: August 8, 2007 | Genri Boganik | Saint

24. Huzihiro Araki

  • Tokyo: July 28, 1932 celebration
  • December 16, 2022 deceased

Japanese mathematical physicist/mathematician | Henri Poincaré Prize (2003), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | Princeton University, Kyoto University

25. Nikita Morozov

  • Saint Petersburg: July 28, 1932 celebration
  • July 25, 2024 deceased

Soviet mathematician | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude, Order of Honour, State Prize of the Russian Federation (2000), Order "For

26. Lothar Berg

  • Szczecin: July 28, 1930 celebration
  • Rostock: July 27, 2015 deceased

German mathematician | Medal of the University of Jyväskylä (1973) | University of Rostock | Szczecin: July 28, 1930 - Rostock: July 27, 2015 | Lothar Berg

27. Leonid Milov

  • Moscow: July 28, 1929 celebration
  • Moscow: November 17, 2007 deceased

Russian historian (1929-2007) | Mikhail Lomonosov Award | MSU Faculty of History | Moscow: July 28, 1929 - Moscow: November 17, 2007 | Leonid Milov | Moscow

28. Baruch Samuel Blumberg

  • Brooklyn: July 28, 1925 celebration
  • Mountain View: April 5, 2011 deceased

American physician, geneticist and Nobel prize winner (1925–2011) | Canada Gairdner International Award (1975), honorary doctorate from the University of

29. Alan Howard Ward

  • July 28, 1925 celebration
  • December 2, 2021 deceased

British physicist (1925–2021) | Forest School | July 28, 1925 - December 2, 2021 | Alan Howard Ward | July 28, 1925 - December 2, 2021 | Forest School

30. Giovanni Prodi

  • Scandiano: July 28, 1925 celebration
  • Pisa: January 29, 2010 deceased

Italian mathematician (1925-2010) | Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences (1980) | University of Parma, Ariosto Spallanzani Sezz.Cl.E Sc.

31. Herbert John Ryser

  • Milwaukee: July 28, 1923 celebration
  • Pasadena: July 12, 1985 deceased

1923-1985, Professor of mathematics | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Milwaukee: July 28, 1923 - Pasadena: July 12, 1985 | Herbert John Ryser | Milwaukee

32. Jean Paumen

  • Mons: July 28, 1923 celebration
  • City of Brussels: March 27, 2012 deceased

Belgian philosopher (1923-2012) | Mons: July 28, 1923 - City of Brussels: March 27, 2012 | Jean Paumen | Mons: July 28, 1923 - City of Brussels: March 27, 2012

33. H. S. S. Lawrence

  • Nagercoil: July 28, 1923 celebration
  • Chennai: April 21, 2009 deceased

Indian academic (1923-2009) | Teachers College | Nagercoil: July 28, 1923 - Chennai: April 21, 2009 | H. S. S. Lawrence | Nagercoil: July 28, 1923 - Chennai

34. Jacques Piccard

  • Brussels metropolitan area: July 28, 1922 celebration
  • La Tour-de-Peilz: November 1, 2008 deceased

Swiss oceanographer (1922–2008) | Hubbard Medal (2012), Howard N. Potts Medal (1972) | bathyscaphe | University of Basel, University of Geneva | Brussels

35. Gerhart Friedlander

  • Munich: July 28, 1916 celebration
  • Setauket-East Setauket: September 6, 2009 deceased

American nuclear chemist (1916-2009) | Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry (1967) | University of California, Berkeley | Munich: July 28, 1916

36. Charles Hard Townes

  • Greenville: July 28, 1915 celebration
  • Oakland: January 27, 2015 deceased

20th-century American physicist | National Medal of Science (1982), Young Medal and Prize (1963), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, John

37. Ugo Fano

  • Turin: July 28, 1912 celebration
  • Chicago: February 13, 2001 deceased

Italian physicist (1912–2001) | doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (1979), Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics

38. Arturo Sampay

  • Concordia: July 28, 1911 celebration
  • La Plata: February 14, 1977 deceased

Argentine lawyer (1911-1977) | National University of La Plata | Concordia: July 28, 1911 - La Plata: February 14, 1977 | Arturo Sampay | Concordia: July 28

39. Pavel Cherenkov

  • Novaya Chigla: July 28, 1904 celebration
  • Moscow: January 6, 1990 deceased

Soviet physicist (1904-1990) | USSR State Prize, Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For Valiant Labour in

40. Karl Popper

  • Vienna: July 28, 1902 celebration
  • Kenley: September 17, 1994 deceased

Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and política e falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of

41. Nikolai Grigorievich Khlopin

  • Tartu: July 28, 1897 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: June 21, 1961 deceased

Russian biologist (1897-1961) | Order of Lenin, Stalin Prize | S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy | Tartu: July 28, 1897 - Saint Petersburg: June 21, 1961

42. Flavio Baracchini

  • Villafranca in Lunigiana: July 28, 1895 celebration
  • Rome: August 18, 1928 deceased

Italian flying ace (1895-1928) | Gold Medal of Military Valour | Villafranca in Lunigiana: July 28, 1895 - Rome: August 18, 1928 | Flavio Baracchini

43. Vlastimil Matula

  • July 28, 1895 celebration

July 28, 1895 - Sucy-en-Brie: August 21, 1937 | Vlastimil Matula | July 28, 1895 - Sucy-en-Brie: August 21, 1937

44. Marcel Duchamp

  • Blainville-Crevon: July 28, 1887 celebration
  • Neuilly-sur-Seine: October 2, 1968 deceased

French painter and sculptor (1887–1968) | Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2, Étant donnés, L.H.O.O.Q. | Académie Julian, École des chartes, Lycée

45. Stefan Pieńkowski (Stefan Pienkowski)

  • Młynów, Łódź Voivodeship: July 28, 1883 celebration
  • Warsaw: November 20, 1953 deceased

Polish physicist | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Work Flag Order, 1st class, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Commander with Star of

46. Inocenc Arnošt Bláha (Inocenc Arnost Blaha)

  • Krasoňov: July 28, 1879 celebration
  • Brno: April 25, 1960 deceased

Czech philosopher, sociologist, writer and university educator (1879–1960) | Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague | Krasoňov: July 28, 1879 - Brno

47. Guy Ballard

  • Newton: July 28, 1878 celebration
  • Los Angeles: December 29, 1939 deceased

American mining engineer, founder of the "I AM" movement (1878–1939) | Newton: July 28, 1878 - Los Angeles: December 29, 1939 | Guy Ballard | Newton: July

48. Marcel Viratelle

  • July 28, 1877 celebration

July 28, 1877 - June 18, 2014 | Marcel Viratelle | July 28, 1877 - June 18, 2014

49. Hans Boegehold

  • Sprockhövel: July 28, 1876 celebration
  • Jena: May 14, 1965 deceased

German physicist, mathematician and astronomer | National Prize of East Germany | University of Jena | Sprockhövel: July 28, 1876 - Jena: May 14, 1965 | Hans

50. Georgy Fedorovich Lang

  • Saint Petersburg: July 28, 1875 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: July 24, 1948 deceased

famous Russian scientist and founding father of modern therapeutic therapies. (1875–1948) | Order of the Patriotic War 1st class, Order of the Red Banner of

51. Ignacy Kosiński (Ignacy Kosinski)

  • July 28, 1874 celebration

Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta | July 28, 1874 - Delft: February 20, 1868 | Ignacy Kosiński (Ignacy Kosinski) | July 28, 1874 - Delft: February 20, 1868

52. Albert Jacques Joseph van de Velde

  • Ghent: July 28, 1871 celebration
  • Ghent: April 17, 1956 deceased

Belgian chemist (1871-1956) | Ghent: July 28, 1871 - Ghent: April 17, 1956 | Albert Jacques Joseph van de Velde | Ghent: July 28, 1871 - Ghent: April 17, 1956

53. Émile Masson (Emile Masson)

  • Brest: July 28, 1869 celebration
  • Paris: February 9, 1923 deceased

French writer | University of Rennes | Brest: July 28, 1869 - Paris: February 9, 1923 | Émile Masson (Emile Masson) | Brest: July 28, 1869 - Paris: February 9, 1923

54. Eugen Kühnemann (Eugen Kuhnemann)

  • Hanover: July 28, 1868 celebration
  • Karpniki: May 12, 1946 deceased

German philosopher (1868–1946) | Hanover: July 28, 1868 - Karpniki: May 12, 1946 | Eugen Kühnemann (Eugen Kuhnemann) | Hanover: July 28, 1868 - Karpniki: May 12, 1946

55. Theodor Wulf

  • Hamm: July 28, 1868 celebration
  • Hallenberg: June 14, 1946 deceased

German physicist (1868–1946) | University of Göttingen | Hamm: July 28, 1868 - Hallenberg: June 14, 1946 | Theodor Wulf | Hamm: July 28, 1868 - Hallenberg

56. Gustaf Komppa

  • Vyborg: July 28, 1867 celebration
  • Helsinki: January 20, 1949 deceased

Finnish chemist (1867–1949) | August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal (1940) | University of Helsinki | Vyborg: July 28, 1867 - Helsinki: January 20, 1949 | Gustaf

57. António Joaquim Ferreira da Silva (Antonio Joaquim Ferreira da Silva)

  • Vila de Cucujães: July 28, 1853 celebration
  • Santiago de Riba-Ul: August 23, 1923 deceased

Portuguese scientist, chemist | University of Porto | Vila de Cucujães: July 28, 1853 - Santiago de Riba-Ul: August 23, 1923 | António Joaquim Ferreira da

58. Theodor Lipps

  • Wallhalben: July 28, 1851 celebration
  • Munich: October 17, 1914 deceased

German philosopher (1851-1914) | University of Bonn | Wallhalben: July 28, 1851 - Munich: October 17, 1914 | Theodor Lipps | Wallhalben: July 28, 1851

59. Robert Forsyth Scott

  • Leith: July 28, 1849 celebration
  • Cambridge: November 18, 1933 deceased

Mathematician, barrister (1849–1933) | determinant | St John's College | Leith: July 28, 1849 - Cambridge: November 18, 1933 | Robert Forsyth Scott | Leith

60. Émile Boutroux (Emile Boutroux)

  • Montrouge: July 28, 1845 celebration
  • Paris: November 22, 1921 deceased

French philosopher and historian (1845–1921) | Concours général, Commander of the Legion of Honour | Lycée Henri-IV, Heidelberg University, École Normale

61. Howard Grubb

  • July 28, 1844 celebration
  • Monkstown: September 16, 1931 deceased

maker of scientific instruments (1844-1931) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight Bachelor, Cunningham Medal (1881) | July 28, 1844 - Monkstown: September 16, 1931

62. Ippolit Panaev

  • July 28, 1822 celebration
  • January 1, 1901 deceased

Russian writer and engineer | July 28, 1822 - January 1, 1901 | Ippolit Panaev | July 28, 1822 - January 1, 1901

63. Alphonse Le Roy

  • Liège: July 28, 1822 celebration
  • Liège: March 2, 1896 deceased

Belgian philosopher | University of Liège | Liège: July 28, 1822 - Liège: March 2, 1896 | Alphonse Le Roy (Crahay) | Liège: July 28, 1822 - Liège: March 2, 1896

64. James Curtis Booth

  • Philadelphia: July 28, 1810 celebration
  • Haverford: March 21, 1888 deceased

American chemist and educator (1810-1888) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia: July 28, 1810 - Haverford: March 21, 1888

65. Carl Fredrik Lindahl

  • July 28, 1807 celebration

July 28, 1807 - Wallisellen: March 2, 1987 | Carl Fredrik Lindahl | July 28, 1807 - Wallisellen: March 2, 1987

66. Ludwig Feuerbach

  • Landshut: July 28, 1804 celebration
  • Nuremberg: September 13, 1872 deceased

German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872) | The Essence of Christianity, Thoughts on Death and Immortality | Humboldt University of Berlin

67. Edwin Augustus Stevens

  • Hoboken: July 28, 1795 celebration
  • Paris: August 7, 1868 deceased

American engineer and inventor (1795-1868) | Hoboken: July 28, 1795 - Paris: August 7, 1868 | Edwin Augustus Stevens | Hoboken: July 28, 1795 - Paris: August 7, 1868

68. Pedro Vélez (Pedro Velez)

  • Zacatecas: July 28, 1787 celebration
  • Mexico City: August 5, 1848 deceased

President of Mexico (1787-1848) | University of Guadalajara | Zacatecas: July 28, 1787 - Mexico City: August 5, 1848 | Pedro Vélez (Pedro Velez) | Zacatecas

69. Johann Matthäus Hassencamp (Johann Matthaus Hassencamp)

  • Marburg: July 28, 1743 celebration
  • Rinteln: October 6, 1797 deceased

German academic | University of Marburg | Marburg: July 28, 1743 - Rinteln: October 6, 1797 | Johann Matthäus Hassencamp (Johann Matthaus Hassencamp)

70. Volckmar Wilhelm Stenger

  • July 28, 1656 celebration

July 28, 1656 - January 1, 1986 | Volckmar Wilhelm Stenger | July 28, 1656 - January 1, 1986

71. Robert Hooke

  • Freshwater: July 28, 1635 celebration
  • London: March 14, 1703 deceased

English natural philosopher, architect and polymath (1635 — 1703) | Fellow of the Royal Society (1663) | Hooke's law, Micrographia, Montagu House, Church of

72. Petrarch

  • Arezzo: July 28, 1304 celebration
  • Arquà Petrarca: July 27, 1374 deceased

Italian scholar and poet (1304-1374) | Poet's Crown (1341) | Africa, De viris illustribus, Il Canzoniere, Epistolae familiares, Secretum, Triumphs, Liber sine

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