Today in Medical History

April 9 in Medical History

11 entries: discoveries, epidemics, drugs and the people who shaped medicine.

Events

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  1. 1925Bellyache Heard Round the WorldAt the height of his fame Babe Ruth rushed to hospital with a mysterious condition labelled “the bellyache heard round the world". Ruth reported dead by some newspapers.Notable person's healthOnThisDay
  2. 1984Canada Health Act, the country's public funded health insurance scheme (Medicare), passed by the Canadian House of CommonsPublic health / PolicyOnThisDay
  3. 1989Washington, D.C. march supporting 1973 Roe vs Wade decision (allow abortions)Public health / PolicyOnThisDay
  4. 2024Arizona Supreme Court upholds a 1864 law banning all abortions except to save a woman's lifePublic health / PolicyOnThisDay

Born on this day

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  1. 1785Sibrandus StratinghDutch physician and chemist (electric car), born in Adorp, Netherlands (d. 1841)Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  2. 1802Elias LönnrotFinnish physician and philologist (died 1884)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  3. 1910Abraham RibicoffAmerican politician, U.S. Senator from Connecticut, born in New Britain, Connecticut (d. 1998)Health leader / ActivistWikipedia
  4. 1929Fred HollowsNew Zealand-Australian ophthalmologist (died 1993)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  5. 1958Nadey HakimBritish-Lebanese surgeon and sculptorPhysician / SurgeonWikipedia

Died on this day

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  1. 1850William Proutphysician/chemist, diesPhysician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  2. 1922Patrick MansonScottish physician and parasitologist (Father of tropical medicine), dies at 77Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay

Sources: onthisday.com and Wikipedia's “On this day” (text under CC BY-SA 4.0), screened for medical relevance. Each entry links to its source.