Portal:History of science/Selected anniversaries/July 3

July 3:

 * 1672 - Death of Francis Willughby, English biologist (b. 1635)


 * 1749 - Death of William Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)


 * 1790 - Death of Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French chemist (b. 1736)


 * 1844 - The last pair of Great Auks is killed


 * 1886 - Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent Motorwagen - the first purpose-built automobile


 * 1977 - Death of Alexander M. Volkov, Russian novelist and mathematician (b. 1891)