▁John ▁Care w ▁E cc les , ▁Alan ▁Lloyd ▁H od g kin , ▁Andrew ▁Field ing ▁H ux ley ▁ ▁B irth s ▁ ▁January ▁ 4 ▁– ▁May - B ritt ▁Mos er , ▁Norwegian ▁neu ros cient ist , ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁in ▁Phys i ology ▁or ▁Medicine . ▁ ▁February ▁ 9 ▁– ▁Brian ▁Gre ene , ▁American ▁theoretical ▁phys ic ist . ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 0 ▁– ▁Viv ian ▁Wing - W ah ▁Yam , ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁chem ist ▁working ▁on ▁O LED s . ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 4 ▁ ▁– ▁Sa iful ▁Islam , ▁Pak ist ani - born ▁materials ▁chem is dt . ▁ ▁August ▁ 3 0 ▁– ▁Mag dal ena ▁Z ern ick a - Go etz , ▁Polish - born ▁development al ▁bi ologist . ▁ ▁W . ▁T ec um seh ▁F itch , ▁American - born ▁evolution ary ▁bi ologist . ▁ ▁Daniel ▁Jackson , ▁English - born ▁American ▁computer ▁scient ist . ▁ ▁Jin ▁Li , ▁Chinese ▁gen etic ist . ▁ ▁Death s ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 8 ▁– ▁Jean ▁Pic card ▁( born ▁ 1 8 8 4 ), ▁Swiss - born ▁American ▁chem ist ▁and ▁expl orer . ▁ ▁February ▁ 5 ▁– ▁Bar num ▁Brown ▁( born ▁ 1 8 7 3 ), ▁American ▁pale ont ologist . ▁ ▁April ▁ 6 ▁– ▁Otto ▁Str uve ▁( born ▁ 1 8 9 7 ), ▁Russian ▁astronom er . ▁ ▁May ▁ 1