Did you know about Galileo Galilei
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei, commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei or mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer and polymath.
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January 8 has 107 recorded notable deaths across history, from 307 to 2025. This page lists every one of them, with the best-known people first.
Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (born 1564)
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Did you know about Galileo Galilei
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei, commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei or mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer and polymath.
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